Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-03-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Frsn Oar Regain, Correspondent.

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realization that q contrary course
would cost thousands of votes
Oh election day have induced
Speaker Cannon to permit tho
OF q resolution provid- !
ing for an investigation OF Rep |
resentative Lilley's charg of brie /,
berry, In connection with the ap-
preparation forsubmarine boats.
The report of the Rules Commit
tee, which accompanied the res
olution and which set forth the
charges of MIR. Lilley, merely
serves to excite wonderas tohow
the Speaker could hayefor q mo-
ment contemplated suppressing
these charges. The men who are
to conduct the investigation are
Representative Boutell, OF I'LL
|nois, Stevens of Minnesota, Olm-l
stead, OF Pennsylvania, Republi-
cans; and and Howard OF Geor-
|gia, and Broussard of Louisiana,
Democrats. It is earnestly hoped
by the Democrats at least, that
they will be able to probe this
matter to the bottom and some
of them expect that if they do
they will unearth some very t1n-
savory matter
Apropos OF Speaker Cannon,
the news comes from South Car
olina that the two delegates
whom it was reported had been
elected to the Republican nation
| III convention and instructed for
Cannon were elected at q fake
convention composed Of a little
group OF negroes headed IN d
managed by q negro who has
just completed a term in jail. II
this is the character Of delegates
with which the anti administra.
ton forces purpose to carry the
national convention against TAFT
lit will mean, in the Judgment ol
lprominent members OF Congress,
Ia walk-over for Mr.. Bryan.
There is every indication that
the strongest assistants Mr.. Bry
an will have this year are the Re
|pnblicans who are seeking to de-
feat Mr.. Taft in the racefor nom
Iination. There is Senator Crane
lof Massachusetts,, for instance
He has gone to Boston to try
land prevent delegates from in
structing for Taft. Senate
Lodge, on tho other hand, ha,
come out with astateTentto to th'
, effect that he is for Taft. Every
one who knows Massachusetts il
Iconvinced that il these two state'
men once break the combination
by which they have 80 long con
trolied the State the Republican
party will go down to defeat !,
this normally Republican strong
, hold, but in the bitterness Of theil
opposition neither Lodge no
. Crane appears to take that fac
into consideration.
So, too, in New Hampshire
: Senator Gallinger. who is repu
tied to have been elected to th
: Senate through the friendly as
sistance OF the Boston & Main
Railroad, is engaged in war Il
the knife against TAFT. This is al
very well, 80 far as Mr.. Calling
, er's personal interests are con
cerned, but this is the sort DIVA
!. fare which Democrats have go O
= ten engaged in to their loss an
!. II the Republicans can be indnce
to keep it up the Democrat
gains next November will be am
ling both from their extent an
from the quarters in which the
win be made.
RI Another Senator has passed t
his long rest since the first OF tt
o session. Senator Proctor Ct We
a mont died last week; Senate
d Lattimer two weeks previou
:. Probably Senators are not mo-
superstitious than other peopl
,s but they appear TO be unable I
= avoid the thought, who will
the third? for like many 9th
people they believe, as arull