The Washington herald., 1909-01-29

''Treachery. brother, treaehery-
Just another example Of the faliacy Of
the direct primary"
TO bad TO be beaten after such a long
career
1T all goes to show that after all you
never can tell"
No; this isa't symposium Of the false
starts OF a historian trying TO start some
thing about the political situation
II is Just the fragments OF a few tidbits
Of conversation CLEANED from the banquet
last night AZ the Raleigh to the chair
man and officers OF the Republican Con-
gressionaI Committee and a few old
timers given by their active colleagues
and associates.
Meets Every Year
Once & year this committee gets to-
gether--a gathering OF men whose names
are powerful throughout the country-to
talk over the political situation. to re-
minisce. 10 draw moral from what has
been, 10 direct q moral at what is to
come. and incidentally to make away with
a dinner fit 10 make one LucuIius green
with envy.
The 'old timers were Joseph G.
Cannon. Speaker OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives: James S Sherman. Vice
President-elect: Joseph W Babcock. Of
Wisconsin. and Jesse Overstreet. OF In
diana
Those Present.
The others were:
James c Needban. California: Herbert " Bo-
nyngs. Colorado Hiram R. Burto1. Delaware; Bur
tOn l. French. Idaho; James p. Mann Illinois;
Albert F. Dawson. Iowa. james II. Miller. Kansas
Edwin G. BurieiZh. Maine. John y. Weeks Massa-
shusetts: Joseph v Fordnsy. Michigan: Richard
Bartholdt, Missouri; Cha-les y. Pay. Montana /.
George :. Nixon. Nevada: AISLE J. Gronna. North
Dsko,a; Nicholas LougTuTth Ohm: Bird ;. Nc
CURE Oklshozaa; William R Ellis Oregon: ].
Hampton Moore. Pennsylvania; Adm b Cap7on.
Rhode Island; Walter p BroTuloW. TeunsSSes.
joseph Howell Utah. Rittredge Haskins Vermont.
O. BaSCom Siemp. Virginia; james A HuEhes
Vest Virginia; James n Davidson Wiscons,n;
Frank " MondsI. Wyoming: Jonah K. Kaia-
ulanaoie. Hawaii; William H Andrews New Mex
ico: Frank Il. Bs-to William J. BroEuing J. White
BElsbey. Francis Curtis. r Z Devsndorf. John e.
ETersmsn. y Q. Messenger. David AIoOTs Horace
D. Norton Norris D Parf-am and Edward Reichzrd
II takes a banquet Of old associates 10
get things said Last night the feast
Of reason" took a secondary place 70 the
flow OF SOUL and the affair developed
into a love feast. in which Speaker Can
ful boys" on the shoulder. and many
things were said from the inside with
csndOr and good viii.
Just as in the very midst OF life there
IS death. so a few warnings were sounded
that were received with a laugh and g
jocular You'd better take something for
that. which. nevertheless, were Needed
and Of which mental note was made.
Mr. Babcock. former Representative
from Wisconsin. sounded one OF
these warnings when he counsefed the
greatest cooperation among the mem
bers OF the Lower House in order that
the approaching Congressional election in
the fan OF 1910 might result n another
Republican victory.
Pays Glowing Tribute.
He paid a glowing tribute 10 the work
OF the Congressional committee. saving
his association with it had been the most
pleasureable feature Of his public life
Turning TO Mr.. Cannon. he said:
There IS the best Speaker that has
ever sat al the head OF the House Of
Representatives. He has withstood the
attacks upon him, and come out Of the
fray representing the best OF American
manhood
Continuing he said;
1T is only the Republican party that
can take up the great matters that have
confronted It. and deal with them wisely
and comprehensively Whenever the
Democratic party has tried it, it has
fallen b. the wsyside."
Turning again 10 Speaker Cannon. Mi.
B2bcock found him penned I'D by Mr.
Loudenslager
Call Loudenslager of" he shouted
I want TO say 10 you, Mr. Cannon. that
you have got the greatest Job on your
hands a Speaker Of the House has ever
had The Republican party has got to
stand together The brains OF the House
must come 10 the front, and I fear
greatly that the members having them
are showing 4 tendency TO hang back
The brains OF the party must come 70
the front If the party Is 70 keep itself
the dominant factor in the legislation Of
the county
viii Find TnanimIty.
To which Mr.. Cannon, although he had
already spoken. responded:
Z have 10 doubt that whenever
caucus Of the Republican members Of
the House is taken We shall find the
unanimity that is necessary to the best
interests Of the party"
Representative William 3. Mckinley of
Illinois. chairman Of the Congressional
Committee was the man to whom the
banquet was chiefly given With him as
honored guests were James a Tawney.
or Minnesota, vice chairman Of the com
mittee; Charles G. Dawes. treasurer. who
was present IN spirit. but not in BODY:
Henry c. LOudensiager. Of New Jersey.
secretary, and Col Henry Casson. assist
ant secretary.
The committee in charge OF the BANQUET
was; Albert F Dawson, James T. David
sen, J. Hampton Moore. C. Bascom SIemp.
and John " Weeks.
Moore II TOastmasteg.
Mr.. Moore was POSTMASTER During the
part OF the evening devoted to eating he
read number Of kilograms purporting
10 be from the political fight in Illinois"
The first was from Springfield. directed
10 Mr.. Cannon. as follows:
The tweBty-third ballot shows an i'm
provement over the twenty-second. The
vote row stands: Cannon, I; Mckinley,
!; Lowden, !: Mann, / Think We can
get EverSman over. but Mann and Low
den stubborn.
L. WHITE BUsBEY"
The second was to the Hon. William B.
Mckinley
Tried 10 get Busbey down on twenty
fourth ballot. and may on tvventy-ffth.
Lowden foxy, and can't understand Mann.
Vote on twenty-fourth ballot: Mckinley.
!; Cannon. I: Mann, I; Lawden. /
JOHN c. ETERSAAN''
With the banqueters wrought I'D 10 a
high pitch, the third telegram was read
70 the Republican Congressional Com
mittee. New York City. as follows:
Busbey and Eversmau together and
I am out. Twenty-ffth ballot shows
Cannon. 2; Mckinley. , Mann with