The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-02
Massachusetts Requires Care
in the Handling
THE HOUSE COM. REVIVAL
Is Development Of Much Possible I'M
portance- Increased influence fol-
Congressman Foster Of Yer
mont.

Washington, D q, March 2. The Taft
movement seems to have caught an I'M
usually good puff Of wind and FOR the
moment, at least, to be making fine
Roadway. The Taft workers are ii buoy
ant spirits. a significant indication q.
the trend was given Saturday ~ /
congressman from state that has fre-
quently been credited to Hughes. He
said he thought the state was now
swinging to Taft, but he Insisted that
nothing be printed as vet which would
I'm any way reveal his identity He said
that in few days there would probably
be something for him to give out. APP
parently he j. getting ready 10 Jump
into the Taft camp. There seem to be
good many others who have favored
various candidates in the past but who
now feel that Taft's nomination cannot
be prevented, and that ii is nearly time
to get in line The only development
adverse TO Taft is the discovery that
Mr.. Bradley, the newly-elected Repub-
lean senator from Kentucky, Is firm
friend Of MI. Fairbanks, but this is more
interesting than important.
In spite OF the fact that the general
situation is 50 encouraging to them, GER
tain Taft workers are likely Ia be more
cautions for some time to come in nut.
ting forward schemes to e0erce Massa.
chusetts. The word already received
from the state in regard TO the scheme
to oppose Senator Crane and ex. Cover
nor Bates as Delegates at large has taken
away what bottom there was in that
idea. Congressman GiIlett's prompt re
pudiation Of it and denialth he even
knew Of ii will further discredit it. But
that the scheme was talked of BY Taft
workers here admits OF no question
The chief significance Of the episode Is
its indication Of the ineptness Of some
over Jealous persons who an inctlmhrance
rather than an aid to the Taft candi
dacy
One Taft worker, when recently out
lining coereive tactics in Massachusetts,,
was reminded that the effect would be
bad for the states Republican party ia
elections other than for the presidency
His reply that he did not care about
anything but the Taft candidacy typities
an attitude which has worried at least
one Of the avowed Taft men IN the Mas
saehusetts delegation A difficult situa
ton for Senator Lodge i being made
only more difficult by such tactics. There
seems reason to believe that some of the
hunglers have been sat upon" Even
at the White House some Of the wild |
schemes Of the last day or two are sin
cerely deprecated
The resolution adopted Saturday rel
viving the House committee upon ex-
penditures in the various executive de- |
partmeuts Is a development Of much pos
sible Importance. Practically all Of these
committees have become mere sinecures,
never meeting 81 performing any active /
service. although ia some cases their /
chairmen have energetically blt vainlv /
to secure authority from the
House The adoption Of the resolution I
Will give increased influence to Congress
man Lawrence. chairman Of the com
mittee on expenditures in the war de-
partmcnt, and to Congressman Weeks,
chairman of the committee on expendi
lures in the state department. and to
man Foster of Vermont, chair
man Of the committee on expenditures
III the department Of commerce and
labor