The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15
MANY CANDIDATES
FOR HIGHER HONOR
Members of the Lower House
Who May Run for Cover
nor This Fall.
REPEAL OF THE 0LEo LAW
PROTECTION NEEDED AGAINST
CHEAP WARES FROM ORIENT.

Washington, May 14.@There are more
than the usual number of gubernatorial
aspirants in the House this session
They are about equally divided between
the Democrats and Republicans Indi-
cations are that the gIbernatorial
lightning may strike some OF them. In
the New York delegation, Representa-
tives Sulzer and Bennett are each being
groomed by their respective following
Representative Sulzer is the dean of
the New York Democrats. He is con-
sidered by the Democrats in the House
as an available candidate to carry the
Empire state into the Democratic col
umn this fall. If the New York Democ-
racy can be influenced by the House
Democrats, Mr.. Sulzer will be nominated
for governor by reclamation
Representative Bennett stands we'll
with the Republican organization of
New York, and is one of the House reg
ulars. He is we'll thought of by Speaker
Cannon, and is frequently called BIZ him
10 preside over the House. Mr.. Bennett
has not announced his candidacy, but
is in the hands of his friends"
Others who are after the guberna-
torial nomination in their respective
states include Representa- tive Eugene
y. Foss of Massachusetts, who recently
carried A Republican district by large
Democratic majority; Representative
Ben Johnson of Kentucky (DemocraO;
Alien OF Maine (Republican(; Hughes
of New Jersey CDemocrat): Longworth
Of Ohio Republican,: RothermeI of
PENNSYLVANIA (Democrat), and Hayes of
California Republican insurgent)
Concerning Mr.. Longworth ii can be
SAID that while he is not making a
strenuous fight for the nomination ii
Is known that if the nomination for
governor comes his way, ne will not
refuse it to remain in the House.
OIeO Legislation.
Some twenty-five years ago" said a
veteran employe of the House, the
newspapers were filled with stories OF
The legislative fight in progress on The
Hatch bill, better known as the 'oIeo-
margarine bill 1t was the farmers
who started the cry against cleo, and
they were strong enough TO get what
iney wanted 1t was a Democratic
House that passed the Hatch bill, but
Il was Republican votes that put the
DiH through. Now, with the prevailing
lied effort TO repeal the tax on oleo
me hight for the repeal is led by or
ganized and unorganized labor and
as the average congressman does not
care 10 anita gOniZe labor il is pretty
Sate to assume that there VIII be some
legislation on this subject before the
adjournment of Congress. The cleo law
was class legislation. pure and simple
and IL illustrates what can be done by
a Dand of organizers engaged in work
ing up sentiment for special laws"
Was a Personal Fight.
The House Insurgents have now made
never more serious than now about
wishing the rules amended for the pur-
pose OF permitting the majority to do
business. Their fight on SDaa ker Can
non has from the beginning been ner-
Sohai- This is shown by the fact that
with rules committee elected BY the
house more than six weeks ago, the
ITst resolution has yet to be reported
70 the House. favoring the adoption
OF a resolution OF any CHARACTER The
insurgents have demonstrated trat a
= Of
doing this they have broken the baciI
bone OF the House organization as COR
trolled by the majority of the Repub-
leans. Inc regulars are saying that
II the insurgents had made their fight
inside the party lines and not Joined
forces with the Democrats the Presl-
dents legislative program, so far as
the House is concerned, would have
been put through. and whatever The
cause OF delay the responsibility would
be with the Senate.
Little Legislation Needed.
o,i Repres sn ATTY Finley Of South Car
committee on pOstoffices am post roads
Tor so many years, says there is but
little need for legislation in the mat
ter Of new laws for the pOstoffice de-
partment. Under the general law. he
says, the postmaster general, by ex-
eSutlVe order can correct any of the
ABUSES that are known. TO exist.
As an example Mr.. Finley called at
tenuon 10 what the postmaster gen
eral has done in an effort to reduce the
deflclt. That official, he said had in
creased the cost of registry fee from :
10 10 cents, but this had caused no
great hardship. It has. however. had
an appreciate effect on the revenues
of the department. There are MANY
other little things that can be done
oy executive order, Mr.. Finley said
that wodld improve the service with
out necessitating an appeal to Con
gress.
The tariff will be a very lively is
sue IN a few years" said Representa-
tive Weeks Of Massachusetts to a
party of friends. 1T is much alive
now, but II viii be from a different an
gle in a few years. Recent statistics
SHOW that China and Japan are making
sucn rapid strides in manufa eturire
goods that this condition makes it most
interesting to the people of the Cnfrei
States As the Chinese are excIu led
from this country because of their
cheap labor, the next thing will be TO
protect our labor by so arranging the
tarl1r as tc prevent the importation of
chinese articles, by tariff making up
the difference in. the price of labor
and cost OF production Alread-
Japan and China are sending much of
their mineral wealth TO the Pacific
coast, Mr. Weeks said, and he believes
1t VIII not be long before labor or
ganlzations will be petitioning Con-
gresS for relief
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