The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-02-21

SYATOOuA0SS0 - sSA4skSs EAS6 AssAAAssA 0pS7uOS
on the anti ROOSEVELT crowd con-
trolling the National Committee.
Whether they can or not remains to
be seen. =s$z5s ..z.#
'.Who is the administration
candidate now, is. the question one
hears dailyin Washington. It is not
always easy to answer but that is not
the case this week After trying and
rejecting Cortelyou, Knox, Fairbanks
and Hughes, the allies have gone
back to Speaker Cannon. "'Uncle
Joe", as they call him, is all out and
out "stand-patter" and they believe
that he can be groomed in such way
as to attract the united support IF the
extreme protectionists and protected
interests. Moreover, Mr.. Cannon has
been opposed to most of the labor
legislation which has been proposed
and this endears him to a great many
interests which regard with adherence
any curtailment of their power to deal
with labor as they see fit. Finally,
they say that Mr.. Cannon is the only
man available. Some of the more
farseeing ones, however believe that
Mr.. Cannon would make very hard
candidate to elect because of his re-
cord for vulgarity. Many people
have not forgotten the fact that in
1890 Mr.. Cannon was guilty of such
foul language in open debate on the
floor of the House that ladies left the
gallery and that when the news went
back to the folks at home in Illinois
they were 80 Disguised with their
Representative that they failed to re-
elect him and that for one Congress
he remained in private life. 1t is re-
allied that it is not good politics to
select a man who has such blot on
his public record.
The Secretary of War has just
created new division of the War
Department, the Militia Division, and
has named Col. E. M. Weaver as it's
chief. This is move which the ma
tional guardsmen have been urging
ever since 1903 and they will be re-
joiced that the step has finally been
taken. This means that hereafter the
relations between the militia and the
regular army will be closer than they
have ever been before and that the
national guard of several states will
have headquarters in the War De-
partment and an officer whose duty
it will be to look out for the interests
of the militia on every occasion. Colo
mel Weaver il a man of delightful per-
sonality. He has had considerable
experience with the militia in con-
nection with the Coast Artillery, of
which he has been assistant chief, and
in every instance where he has come
| in contact with national guardsmen
he has won their respect and regard.
The President expects to send to
the Senate in the near future mum
Der of new arbitration treaties, made
in accordance with the general treaty
known as the Hague Convention. The
principal of the SO treaties is an agree
ment to arbitrate all differences whict
may arise, except such as affect
the honor, the territorial integrity Of
the vital interests of one or other O.
the contracting parties. Similar
treaties we're sent to the Senate fou
] years ago but amended before being
ratified, so that the President did no
II exchange the amended copies.
Ex-Governor Frank Black of New
York has made violent attack CT
; President Roosevelt, speaking in tn
interest Of Hughes, but Republican
in Washington insist that such di
a atribes merely strengthen the Presi
1 dent in the popular favor. Similar
: ly, Rep. Champ Clark OF Missouri
r made humorous attack on the Presi
: dent in the House this week, bu
l. while Mr.. Clark's wit was hearth
enjoyed it is safe prediction that hi
Q speech will not change single vote
4 Congress IS doing little else, tthes
i days, but listening to political speech
r es and passing the routine appre
, priation bills. There seems to be c1
) cellent prospect, however, that th
pay of the army will be increased
! The officers and mon have had no If
9 crease of pay for twenty years.