The Washington herald., 1909-10-10

others concerned. and by Speaker Can
non. but Parsons smiled and reiterated II
all
In an interview at Chicago the Speaker
was quoted as saying IF Parsons is
looking for a scrap. he'll have plenty OF
chances for It. Why, the Speaker WASH {
in danger. The danger was in the rules
that might be passed-whetlAer the La
Follettes and their followers, Clark and
the Bryan Demoerat-Populists, should
make the rules. I don't know anything
about their affairs down there in New
York, and II there was such a deal |
knew nothing about II. I don't know
what political exigency forced Parsons
10 make this statement" Later Cannon
intimated that Parsons was sore about
his committee assignments. In question
ing the sincerity Of Ralnes. Parsons
called attention to the fact that son OF
Raines had been holding Office under the
Tammany regime. Raines said: Par
sons is dreaming. There was no such
deal as he is talking about" He added
that the reform bills were beaten be-
cause they were found TO be too cumbec-
some In operation. Leader Murphy. of
Tammany. contented himself with saying
that the Tammany Congressman gave
reasons for their votes and that Parsons
is getting excited ever nothing"
Upon his return to Washington. Chief
Forester PinChot repeated his charge that
the waterpOwer trust Is being formed.
and asserted that Congress must enact
remedial legislation at the coming ses-
sion II this natural resource is to be pre-
served. He would not talk OF the con-
troversy with Secretary Ballinger. but
remarked emphatically: Il am not go
ing to resign"
The Massachusetts Republican conven-
ton at Boston. on October ?. renominated
Gov. Draper and named a fun ticket,
on platform which praises the Aldrich
tariff and avoids the direct issue Of the
proposed income tax amendment to the
Constitution. Ii refers TO the fact that
for more than fifty years an income tax
has been collected in that State. but
asks that the whole question OF whether
the State or the nation should collect
an income tax. should be left by the
people OF Massachusetts, 70 their legls-
lature. mot as a political issue, but as
a practical question"
At a big meeting OF the Independence
League and the admirers OF Hearst in
Cooper Union. Wednesday night, a sort
OF popular nomination for mayor OF New
York was rendered 10 Hearst. although
he had protested that he could not run
A committee was named 10 carry out
the legal formalitles necessary 20 get his
name on the ballots. Later Hearst ac-
cepted. ard will make an active cam
paign.
Just as Charles r. Crane, the Chicago
business man. appointed TO represent the
Taft administration in China. was about
10 sail from San Francisco. Tuesday. he
got a telegram from Washington which
caused his immediate return TO the Cap
ital. No official reason was given out,
and much mystery surrounded the sud-
den change in his sailing plans. Inquiry
at the State Department at first brought
out only that Crane had been recalled
for further Instructions But this flimsy
flo would not go down. and II soon was
rumored that Secretary Knox had per-
sOnally recalled Crane to explain certain
frank phrases in his recent speeches.
Another rumor was that there had oc-
CURED some important change in our
policy in the Orient owing to the atti-
tude OF japan IN Manchurla,
Ruth Bryan Leavitt has announced her
candidacy for Congress from the FRS,
Colorado district on the Democratic tick.
et. As president OF the Jane Jefferson
Club she hopes 20 command the support
OF the women voters as well as Of many
Of the men. 1t is said that the Republi-
cans intend to nominate a woman in the
same district