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in debate. II is nevertheless true that
II the correspondent who objected to
being called liar and some other
things which he was not, had not
shown his resentment In the way he
did, the words of the member uttered
on the floor would have gone into the
record. and for all time one Washing
ton newspaper man would have ap-
peared in the governmental reports as
miserable creature generally, and as
liar of the first rank. The CORE
spondent has been punished by exclu-
sion from the capitol for ten days, but
he and his fellow newspaper men
have the satisfaction of knowing that
the words Of the member of congress
have been stricken from the record Of
the days doings.
The Nellie custIs Place.
Recently something was written
about the old home of the Masons Of
Virginia which is still standing, and
about which cluster memories of the
stirring Revolutionary days. The diff
ferent Virginia estates near the city
Of Washington, with their old colonial
mansions, recently have been brought
into notice by the attempt to erect q
penal institution near Mount Vernon.
The story of the attempt and its de-
feat already has been published broad
cast.
,Woodlawn, known as the Nellie
Custis place." is another of the old
Virginia homesteads near the Mason
place. and is situated Just a little way
from Mount Vernon. Some people
think that Woodlawn has about as
much interest as Mount Vernon itself.
for the original place. which COM
prised about 1000 acres, was given by
George Washington as a wedding pres
ent to his ward, Nellie Custis. who
was married on the last birthday
which George Washington lived to cei-
ebrate. Nellie Custis married Mai
Lawrence Lewis.
The Nellie Custis house still stands,
and 1t is of the colonial type. II has
passed into the possession of Miss Eliz-
abeth Sharp, who is a Virginian by
birth, and whose family still resides in
that state, although Miss Sharp her.
self is making her home in the north.
Thousands of dollars have been spent
by the present owner to maintain the
place as 1t was in the days gone by.
Interest IN Next Campaign.
Both Democrats and Republicans,
even in the hard work of these clos
ing hours of the session, are showing
an active interest In the next presi-
Dental campaign. going so far as to
| give consideration to questions of the
advisability of holding their respec-
tive conventions in this city or that
city.
! President Taft's campaign for re-
nomination already is on In quiet
way, and It is expected before long
that there viii be active manifesto
tions Of desire on the part Of Rob
ert M. La Follette's followers to Sc
cure preference for his name over that
of Taft at the next Republican
convention. On the Democratic side
Champ Clark is known to be amoi
tious, and active campaigning has be
gun on behalf OF Governor Harmon OF
Ohio and Governor Woodrow Wilson
of New Jersey.
Talk Of Convention City.
A strong local effort is being made
to have the next Democratic conven'
ton called for Baltimore. It is long
time since Maryland had a Democrat
ic convention and Baltimore thinks
that the time has come when the
honor should be conferred upon II
i again. There is a difference of opin'
ion In the Democratic party as to the
advisability OF selecting Baltimore as
the convention scene. Some Of the
members do not think 1t wise to hold
the convention in the east. and as q
matter of fact this seems to be the
chief objection offered to the choice
of the city as the meeting place.
st. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati
| Cleveland and Kansas City already
have advocates in the field. although
the choice of the convention sites
is not to be made until next Decem
ber or January. Much the same scenes
are enacted in Washington when the
convention city is under consideration
as when the boomers are here asking
congress to name a certain place al
that for the holding of great ma
tional exposition.
Effects of an Extra Session.
II is somewhat curious to note how
differently the members of the two
parties view the effect of an extra ses
sion of congress. If the president
shall make up his mind to call one In
case reciprocity Is foredoomed to de
feat at the present session.
It seems to be the belief of the fol
lowers of Mr.. TAFT that. while he maj
lose prestige with the party leaders
because OF his insistence on reciproc
ity, he viii gain the support OF the ul
timate consumer class. the men who
are neither farmers. importers. mol
manufacturers. and the presidents
friends say that the support he vii
gain from the consuming ranks will
Offset all his losses.
The friends Of each OF the Demo
cratic candidates say they know thai
II the party which soon win come into
power in the house shall pass mod
crate tariff revision measure cutting
the schedules on certain of the neces
saries Of life. the people will turn t.
the Democrats In 1912 AS an offse