Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-02-08

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which Is probing the food quett or,
Pipckney. who was steward st she
Whit Htuse during the Roosevelt re-
CINE, was very indiguan. over Whit he
considered a ref clion upon bis, as we'll
&c Mrs. Roosevelt's housekeeping. "1t'
all fslsehood," said Pinckney. Pinck-
ney is q colOred man who was brougl t
from Ojitr Bay With the Boossvelts.
When they LETT hs White HoUse be YES
msde messenger 10 the executive tffice.
President Taft today is grsvely coz
sdering whether be will have t. tu his
bach t } The wall, sad "mlx ip' y II The
big fosncisl j, t,rfsls, as wall ss VITA
Congress, in oIdeS to put through bis
ltgislst We program. From tie begiD-
uing lere has been tremendous smt Il 1t
OF advice from the interests 10 the m ef
Of the Presidents programme, sud Mr.
Ia { has hsd hard work pointing out
t1tt his radical measures ere DIT Ued t,
ultimately" ben,fi. ca, its. Every
6nsncisr snd rail ssy migrate who calls
It the Whit II uIc t dls(u 3 legislation
Irsgs foslh that fesrsJme bue aboc-a fla.
acc 81 panic and proceeds show that
radical l,gisl On on will ia t1e
county. At some p inis this has BIZ
come slmos, q threat, which the prts!-
Dent DOES not felisb. ii ciiDgs tina.
ciousIy to his o, timed programme, aOd
Is n prepared TO relirqu.sh any iu>
taptisl feature. BIT If Wsll street's
temporary epileptic IT ytst rdsy vas The
,esu CT the Il tio6u iiou Of the prssl-
15nts feds al ioc)fpor On bill In On
gress, Wsll sire I hiss .Fesched q poii t
where Il is frightened By shadow. The
president does not intend forcing the
federal incorporation bill t. pssssge this
year. 1t Is extremely d(u ,iiul II he
could prod Congress into passing II ever
If be 80 desired. BIT he decided weeks
ago that The measure was to be left over
uptil next session iUr attiou. Is in'rC-
ducion al this time Is to allow plenty CT
time to thrash out tbe fouls aud VII
tues OF TIE bill 90 the floor
To po.it cal obseiv rs at he cap tll,
the announcement o. Assistant Attorney
Wsde Ellis to become chairman ut he
Oajo ,tale republican Pxetu ise commit
lee, Indicates tho intense interest OF The
Taft administration 10 the 70. thcomirg
contest for the goVerrship Of thsi tie,
From now oU, apparently, the best eff
fcrt and the beet tslentit the preaideL
command are 10 be directed toward em-
comprising the defeat Of Gov. IL Imon
ter reelection, for 1t Is forrgone con-
clnsIUn that the democrats will renom'-
cate hin. Ellis "ss CHOSEN as The besl
available nan to unity the republican
patty 10 the stste and to conduct the
campaign. The sdmni' stion has no.
lost siSbt of the barring that the Ohio
election will have on the next Da,ioual
campsign. Should Humon be elected
governor, be would become It oDg
candidate fer the democratic nomination
for president. Republicans In Wash.
ington believe be would make better
race than Brysn or sny ttler democrat
thst could be named. But, II Harmon
ceu be defeated for reelection as Cover
nor bis position in national pol t &c
would necessarily be weakened.
Secretary OF The Treasury MacVesgb
Is having bis portrait painted TIE
srtIst Is Adolph B9fis, Third, who re-
Gently received medal at the Phil.
d alpha Art exhibition which recognized
him as being The bts! portrait painter
developed 10 this country In the last
three years. Ju,. now Ibe secretary Is
confined 10 bis b u q by cold and sore
thro and ODE cOncludsd That while
he was t u tskirg an enforced re cure
/. would be 8 good oppor aily to die
pose Of this other Gu , of contributing
bis portrait to t1e Treasury gslleriep.
Recommending legislation to validate
the c'a ms of injured employers OF the
government disabled while at work on
the Panama Csn3l before the passage Of
the employers liability Jaw, President
Taft transmitted a short special message
to Congress today.
Che name Of crsZy man is llsged to hare
been on the Official ballot in the fifth Fir
eiDia congre ssional election, and because OF
It's presence the Q, the present holder Of the
seat 4. w. Saunders, may be removed.
John NJ. Parsons rep, is centesting
Saunders seat before elections committee No.
Of the House, and amO'g his allegations
claims th4t n number If vots were cast for
Elliot g. Mathews, patle1t suffering from
'rfcurrent insanity" Mathews got on the
ball, I by sending his name to the secretary
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