The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-05-15
LOCAL CONGRESSMAN GIVES OUT
AN INTERVIEW ON PoLlT-
lcAL SITUATION.
He Talks to a Savannah Newspaper
Man Concerning the General Out
iook-Praises Harmon, Bailey and
Others.

Congressman W G. Brantley is ex-
pected to arrive in the city tomorrow
or Tuesday. The congressman is at
present in Blackshear and is expected
to come from that place to Brunswick.
He was in Savannah Friday and while
there gave out an interesting inter
view on the general political situa-
tion. The Savannah Press contained
the interview with the Brunswick
congressman as fellows
Republicans and Democrats alike"
said Mr. Brantley, are expecting the
next house to be Democratic The
regular Republicans would rather
welcome a wave of this kind as they
could use it as good material to whip
the insurgents into line for the fight
two years from now To have
Democratic house would also relieve
Joe Cannon cf much care and responr
silility and would give him a chance
to get out Of a bad position with good
grace.
Probably be Harmon.
Looking a little further ahead than
the next campaign for congress, it
would appear that the Democratic
candidate for President is to be Har-
mon OF Ohio This seems to be tae
idea at this time His running mate
will be some good Democrat from the
East. and with such combination
the Democrats will. have a chance to
defeat Taft. who win probably be the
candidate OF the Republicans If some
uplSoked for development does not ar
rive with the homecoming Of Roose-
welt. aMuch depends upon the return
of the ex-President and everybody is
w lndering what his attitade upon
public questions and the Republican
leaders are to he.
Asked about the situation in the
United States senate, Mr.. Braniley
said that Aldrich seems to he retiring
because he is simply tired of the
political game Tie Republicans will
find hard time getting man TO
take the place of Aldrich. because he
Knows men and politics so thoroughly
and has served for so long in the
senate,
Hale a Beaten Man.
Hale. Of Maine, is not ing to Of
fer for re- election, said Mr. Brautley
because he is in deadly fear Of de-
feat. 1t is possible he might be allie
to 90 back to the senate again but it
would require a hard fight and at
his age he doesn't care to make it..
The general impression in Washington
10 thar the Maine statesman is out of
the running again, not so much be-
ca1se he wished to quit, as because he
feared the result of battle. When
AIdrich is gone and HaJe's term has
evnired do not know who will lead
the Republicans in the senate, but
the smartest man they have on that
floor is Reed Smoot, of Utah Smoot
ts very bright man and is an aggres-
siye Republican"
Bacon as a Leader.
The congressman was asked II sen
ator Bacon would become the leader
of the minority in the senate. He sad
he hoped So tA that in MS OPINION
the most brilliant man in the senate,
Including the membership of both par
ties is Bailey, of Texas. If Bailey was
not under cloud he would easily be
the greatest man the senate has upon
nc roll Mr.. Brantley stated. The
Tevas statesman is Of very aggres-
l,ro and nugnacious disposition and is
not a man to concilliate those who are
onnosed to him. This, in the opinion
of Mr. Brantley, has mad much to do
U,itb his differences with his Texas
onnrnents Mr.. Brantley was very
.aIcb y rleased, of course, to know that
,iiUo-- n he sent back to congress
tb5e time without opposition.