The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-09-21
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS.

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The Prohibition party OF Rhode
Island has named Willis H. White Of
Providence for governor
Representative Miles Poindexter of
Spokane may become a candidate for
the seat of United States Senator
Piles of Washington.
Governor T. I. Campbell of Texas,
whose term expires this year, is likely
to enter the contest for the senate
seat now held by Senator gilbert
son.
Massachusetts Prohibitionists, IN
their recent state convention, adopt
ed a platform declaring in favor Of
an income tax, election Of United
States senators by the people. wom-
an suffrage and a tariff commission.
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati,
Representative Nicholas Longworth
and ex-Secretary of the Interior
James Garfield are already mention
ed as aspirants for the seat of Unit
ed States Senator Dick, whose term
expires March 8, 1911.
Leigh r. Freeman, a pioneer of the
northwest and who is widely known
as the father of good roads and ir-
rigation," will make an active cam.
paign at the coming primary election
in Washington for the Republican
nomination as United States Senator.
Henry Crosby Emery, who has
been named by President Taft to
head the new tariff board, has de-
voted many years to the study of
economics. with specialization along
political lines Since 1900 he has
been professor Of political economy
Of Yale.
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, the de-
feated Democratic candidate for
governor Of New York in 1908 and
for two years lieutenant governor of
the state, intends to become a Demo-
cratic candidate for the general as
sembly at the election this fall.
Congressman Charles C. Reid. who
has represented the Fifth district of
Arkansas for the past eight years,
has declined to become a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
governor of Arkansas. His present
plan is to retire from public life at
the expiration of his term in the
house.
The opinion prevails in Washing
ton that congress will do little more
than mark time and pass appropria-
ton bills the coming session. With
the tariff situation awaiting the dis
position of the income tax and rail-
road legislation hating for a decis-
ion of the supreme court in the Mis-
souri, rate case defining the rate-fix-
ing powers of the Interstate COM
merce commission, the field may be
left open for a limited grist Of cor
poration law, but not much more.
If the next house of representatives
is Democratic Champ Clark of Mis-
souri, will probably be speaker and
Representative Underwood Of Alaba-
ma chairman of the ways and means
committee. If the Republicans con-
tinue In control Mr.. Cannon will in
all probability again be speaker and
Representative Payne OF New York
again chairman of the ways ana
means committee. Such at least
seems to be the calculation from the
Washington point of view.
The Republicans have begun a
spirited campaign for the governor
ship in Virginia. The party leaders
are making roseate predictions of
carrying the state. The more sober
judgment of we'll informed politi-
clans, however, is that this is not 70
be expected, but that it is possible
that the Democratic majority may
be cut into heavily. The Democratic
party in the state is divided into fac
lions. while the Republicans seem
united.