The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-23
BURKE OF NORTH DAKOTA
VICE PRES. POSSIBILITY
Congressional Supply of Soft
Drinks Cut Off by Bris-
tow Committee.
BY RALPH M. WIIITESIDE.
= Leased Wire to The Tribune.

| boom for the presidency seems TO have
more life this hot weather than almost
any other thing political around wash
ington- Hardly a day passes that some
thing does not develop showing that the
heart of the Democratic masses beats
warm for the gallant Missourlan.
For instance. Hon. Winfield Scott
| Hammond, the Minnesota Democrat who
succeeds regularly In breaking Into con-
gress, and who has just been home 90
northwestern states. says:
Speaking of politics and the sentiment
OF the great northwest. ] was much i'm,
pressed with the applause which followed
my reference To Speaker Champ Clark
| during my speech. | had referred to him
as the wise ana watchful minority lead
vigilant speaker OF the house after the
accession OF our party to power There
WIS an immediate ovation when I men
toned the speaker, and II was spon-
! taneous as well az impressive. 1t clear
| ly Indicated TO me that our western
states have been looking upon Champ
| Clark as a presidential candidate There
was undoubtedly, strong sentiment for
! Clark among all the members OF our
| st. Paul conference. and much OF that
sentiment was expressed in private con-
1T was the more encouraged by the
renewed announcements OF Mr. Bryan
presidential proposition next year, and
he made it clear that he was very much
| in earnest
Burke for Vice President.
"Hence the inclination toward Champ
Clark, which. with Bryan present.
seemed tho more significant, Another
member of a ST. Paul conference given
| much attention was Governor Burke OF
| North Dakota There were frequent eX-
pressions that II the next Democratic
nominee for president should be taken
| from the east or near east Governor
Burke would be very much in line for the
vice presidential nomination. Western
Democrats have known Governor Burke
| and have admired him for some time
back. He is a lawyer who has been
elected the Democratic governor OF North
! Dakota three times although II is n
strong Republican state. Burke is what
! 7 designate n genuine Democrat. n relia-
BILE one, the sort Of man and Democrat
YOU can depend on no matter what hap
pens"
La Toilette Sentiment.
"Of course the Republican organlza-
tion people in the state are for Taft but
1t will be admitted among the strongest
supporters of the president that there
is much sentiment against him In his
own party, 1t must not be overlooked
that there is n large following for Sena-
tor La Toilette in Minnesota and in the
adjoining states. The La Toilette senti-
,nent is we'll understood and appreciated
I by the regular Republicans OF the. Taft
organization. but they feel confident that
they can tighten things up when 1t comes
Id
Toilette will not have a single vote In
Minnesota
at cannot be denied that La Toilette
has some able men on his side in my
! state, but they cannot reach in Il contest
with the regular organization crowd.
which will be ably aided, no doubt. by
the full power OF the administration here
in Washington. and we all know what
that means when 1t comes TO the actual
contest.
II can hardly, admit that there is
much actual enthusiasm for the presi-
dent. but there Is q general admission
that he Will have little trouble In secur-
ing denomination
Going little further to the west we
nave this opinion from former Senator
Turner of Washington:
Admire Speaker Clark.
There is a strong sentiment for
| Champ Clark as the coming Democratic
candidate for president, and the Wash
ington Democrats are giving him much
only In my state bu! throughout the
west, an increasing admiration for the
speaker and feeling that ne would make
Mr. Turner thinks La Toilette prob
| ably will get Washlngtons vote in the
Republican convention,
Shut Off Lemonade Supply.
Senator Bristow Of Kansas is having
some hard things said about him. for,
sad TO relate. in one of the hottest carly
summers Washington has known there
! Is no lemonade in the senate wing OF the
capital and this Kansas man is held
/ largely TO blame. For years past the
senate has done everything but swim in
lemonade during the hot season 1t has
| been supplied In the cloak rooms the
committee rooms and even In rho ,rI
Natc rooms OF senator's Not only lemon,
ade, but all sorts OF bottled mineral wa
lers. Win tons OF Ice to keep them cold
with these harmless beverages al al
most every turn and corner of the north
| wing.
The lemonade season. according to pre-
ccdeht should have opened six weeks
ago. But there is wave Of reform and
tnc senate Is closed as tight as Mayor
GSSaSynor thinks Ne" York is on Sunday.
There is not even lemonade slde-door
Plenty of plain ice water Is to be had
and that is all
There is committee with the sounding
Title TO Audit and Control the Contin-
! gent Expenses Of the Senate" This is
| the committee that used to supply the
iGm9nade. IL is Likewise responsible Tor
shutting II off. There Is a story going
around that the. qunsh,ng OF lemonade
and mineral water privileges is saving
the people OF the United States $1,000 II
| month. Political wise men point To this
as another Indication that the senate Is
undergoing fundamental changes and is
breaking Its rusty chains.
The five senators who arc responsible
! for the dry thronts and husky or.ltory in
! The chamber are Briggs of New Jersey
| iDllInGham of Vermont Bristow of Kan
sas. Clarke of Arkansas and Williams or
Mississippi. Bristow is principally ac-
yuScd.
House Has Power.
! Through its control of the purse the
house Of representatives has the power
TO force the passage OF It's tariff revision
bills. and should Insist upon these meas
ures even II It means absolutely blocking
the wheels of the government" declares
Judge Edgar n. Farrar OF New Orleans
president OF the American Bar associa-
tion.
Judge Falrar is free trader. In favor
OF abolishng all custom houses except
such as are needed 10 collect taxes on
imports OF foreign liquors and cigars,
1T was one OF the greatest caamities
In the history Of the country when the
supreme court declared the income tax
unconstitutional said the southern jur-
isl, II would favor an amendment to
the constitution taking away from the
states and lodging In tho central govern
mcnt the sole right to lay and collect
taxes incomes and inhcritances.
E, The Democratic house was elected as
the result OF tho popular revolution Inst
year" he continued. and It has duty