New-York tribune., 1910-01-16
THE DAWN WA SHINGTON

Iowa District has announced that he will
not be candidate for reelection. to the
great regret OF many of his colleagues. who
expected great things OF him. Mr.. Daw-
sons course is the result OF the activities
Of the insurgents. who have brought about
situation which makes tho election OF a
Republican member from the I'd Iowa Dis
trict welnigh impossible. The Withdrawal
OF Mr.. Dawson. who. although a young
man. enjoyed the experience of long
training under the eye of Senator ALI
son before he came to the House, means
distinct loss to the Republican strength
In the House 1t Is highly significant,
moreover, of the havoc created by the in
surgent movement-a havoc which. in the
opinion OF some OF the shrewdest judges
Of political conditions constitutes a grave
menace to Republican success next No
vember. Indeed. were the men who re-
gard the loss of the House by the Repub-
licans as probable to speak out openly. it
would create CONSERVATION IN the Repub-
lican ranks.
Representative Champ Clark. who has
returned to Washington fresh from the
lecture platform, insists that he has trust
worthy information to the effect that Re-
publican insurgents of the Middle West
have sent q personal representative to
meet ex-President Roosevelt and beg him
to return to the United States by way of
San Francisco. 4apropos OF which ssser-
ton Mr.. Clark says: III Mr.. Roosevelt
makes trip across the country the ac-
claim with which he will be greeted will
exceed any ovation ever given to mortal
man. 1t will be the biggest demonstration
since the morning stars came together in
chorus
Even if Mr. Clark's information is ac-
curate, it is doubtful if Mr.. Roosevelt
would give the slightest encouragement to
a messenger presenting such plan. 1t
is fact, however, that the former Presi-
dent has promised to deliver an address
at the University of California soon after
his arrival in this country, so that those
who are anxious to give him an ovation
will doubtless enjoy the opportunity twice,
as he goes West and as he returns
The President has been informed by the
Secretary of State that the Tariff Board
has closed its Investigations. and the De-
partment of State has completed it's
negotiations in the case of twelve foreign
countries, so that it would be even now
possible for the President to issue the pro-
CARNATIONS which will entitle these coun-
tries to the minimum tariff rates No in
formation is vouchsafed regarding the
identity of the twelve countries which have
established to the satisfaction of the
Tariff Board and the Secretary OF State
the fact that they practise no undue dis
elimination against the imports from this
country, although it is assumed that Great
Britain, The Netherlands. Denmark and
Switzerland are among the number. Nego-
tiations with Germany are still in progress,
and neither of the parties thereto will
acknowledge that he is hopeless of success,
although it is said that a satisfactory ad-
justment of the several contentious is at
tended with the utmost difficulty. Negotia-
,ttons with France to the same end are
being conducted daily, and that country
has yielded to some OF the contentious of
the Department of state, but there are SO
many difficulties still IL the way of salts
factory settlement that prediction of
ultimate success would at this time be
hazardous. G. G. II.