The National tribune., 1910-09-29

dent has talked with numssE Of the
members OF this eommfttes, made UP of
one RspusIiesn from each StatS. Qns
OF the shrewdest members Of the Ma
tional Committee. Senator W. Murray
Pfesident's most trusted political ad-
wiser. but has been frequently in con-
sultation with the President dusing the
last month.
| National Consnittssmen W. L. Ward.
| of New York: =. w. Estabrook. Of New
Hampshire: chayles F. Brooksr. Of Con-
! necticut, and quite q list Of others have
seen the President in recent weeks at
Beverly. He has seen the Chairmen Of
number of Republican State Commit
| tees. and thru other sources has been
advised of the local situations. The
great difficulty with the Republicans in
many localities this year Is ts get any
considerable number of party workers
to attend to business. II anyone could
advise the President how to get lot Of
these men started up ne would be do
| ing the party real service. The voters
are disgruntled. not easily aroused to
| interest, and the workers have little
heart for their usual political tasks.
| That was the experience the party lead
ers had in rock-ribbed old Maine. The
candidates for office We're running TO a
few of their leaders. appealing for help.
but unable to accomplish much OF any
thing themselves.
Big Convention Week.
This is the biggest convention week
| of the campaign, because of the two
conventions in New York State. and the
/ President and his Cabinet have been
! watching developments there very
| cIoseR New York and Massachusetts
are the last of the big States to put
| their candidates into the running. The
| New York Republicans are fighting it
| out at Saratoga early this week, and
| the New York Democrats are getting
their ticket afield a little later in the
week at Rochester.
Because of the pivotal character of
New York State the fight that Col.
Roosevelt has been making for the
! leadership is attracting attention the
country over While he seemed to have
won a majority of the delegates to the
State Convention, the fight was so close
| that he had comparatively little to go
| on. When it is remembered that the
bulk of Col Roosevelt's delegates came
| from New York City and County. which
is a Democratic stronghold, it is appar-
| ent that the larger part of the New
| York Republicans have not been in en-
| tire accord with the Roosevelt ideas
But in any event the outcome in New
York State will be of great party i'm
portance. 1t seems almost certain that
the New York Democrats will nominate
Mayor VIM. GaynOr, and the impression
is that he will carry the State by an
oVerU helming vote. However, there is
no telling what turn the campaign may
take. Wm. r. Hearst, who has been
very ambitious to become the dominant
Democrat in the Empire State, seems
virtually to have gone over to the Re-
publican Party, especially if Gaynor is
nominated. The Mayor. whom he once
rO-oprrated with cordially until the
Mayors political future seemed to
throw Mr. Hearsts political future into
the shade. is now the target for the
most bitter Hearst invectiveS. The lat
ter probably has quite a following in
New York City and State, and how
much trouble he can make for the
Democrats and the Mayor is something
of problem. It has been demonstrated
again and again that the Judgment of
good politicians about what will hap
pen in New York State may be widely
erroneous. The State is simply so big
and the popular currents so varied that
no man can tell accurately what is like
" to he the issue of a State election.
Next Years Appropriations.
Aside from politics the President is
giving q deal of attention this week to
the scaling of estimates for the next
fiscal year When Congress convenes
in December there will be a great de-
mand for more economy III dppropria-
tions on the Presidents part, but a
short session of Congress. in which sit
ns.ny members who failed of re-elec-
ton and therefore have ceased TO be
exceedingly keen about the active dis
charge Of their duties, is not always an
auspicious time for the application Of
the pruning knife.
Defeat OF Tawney.
During the last few days Representa-
tive James A, Tawney, of Minnesota,
Chairman of the House Appropriations
Committee, has been defeated for re-
nomination. in considerable part thru
the hostility of Col. Roosevelt. This
is because Mr.. Tawney, as the respon-
sibIc head of the Appropriations Com
mittce. thought it wise to restrict the
expenditures for the Secret Service and
for sp. ciaI agents in the divers Depart
mcnts and also because in the same
capacity Mr.. Tawney wished to place
restrictions about the growing cXpeudi-
lures for the Forest Service.
Naturally Mr.. Tawney will not have
much heart for using the pruning knife
during the few remaining months he
has to serve as a member of the House.
His defeat for denomination has caused
much depreciation among thoughtful
men at Washington. lest it forecast the
day when Congressman. fearful of their
public careers, surrender much of their
independence of thought and action
touching the welfare of the Government
in safeguarding appropriations. 1t is
pointed out that with all the popular
demands for Federal appropriations it
has become an eXcecdiT 2ly onerous and
thanklcss task to oppose such grants of
funds.
1t may be that President Taft will
take care of Mr.. Tawney in some good
public office The Mnnesotan, what
ever his faults. has. rendered a great
service at the head of appropriations,
and probably, but for Democratic votes
cast against him in the Minnesota pri-
mary, might have won out against the
campaign of misrepresentation.
Another effort to get the postal saw
mgs banks into operation before the
elections is being made by the Presi-
dent this week. The popularity of the
bank law is attested by the way some
Democratic candidates are championing
it in their canvasses for nomination and
election this year.
The COmnander-i Chiefs Staff.
Headquarters Grand Army of the Re-
public, Atlantic City, n. j., Sept
2S, 1910
General Orders No. /.