Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-03
With Maine Democracy to
Support Harmon.
Buckeye Democrats Proclaim
Understanding as a Certainly.
Many Washingtonlans Now In Maine
To Spend Summer Months.

Washington, ID. c., Aug. 2.-1SpeeiaD
-Maine's Democratic activity IN Con-
gress, which includes Democratic
House and a near Democratic Senate,
is nothing to marvel at these fine,
ccol Washington days of waning sum
mer The frequent roll calls Of the
Senate show the name of Senator
Charles +. Johnson voting right along
with his Southern and Northern Dem
ocratic friends. He stands by them on
tariff and everything else that comes
along, and favors shcing off the duties
that have afforded protection for the
uphuilding Of New England industries.
Sam" and Dan and the senator
will have opportunity to vote often,
perhaps several times a day for a lit
tie while because business at the Cap
itol is throbbing. The House Democrat
ic caucus comes pretty close To telling
them how to vote every time the little
silver-toned bells ring in corridor and
committee room. They only have to
follow their leaders and fortunately
for them their names come some dis
lance down the rosters. They proba-
bly, VIII have a chance to stay in
Washington right through August and
answer loyalty to their names when
the clerks call out
Some folks are wondering whether
the Democratic House and the near
Democratic Senate viii keep up its tar
if antics so that President Taft can
not get away to Beverly till into Sep
tember when it Will be too late for
him to take his projected cruise along
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trail Maine Fair at Waterville. 1t is
still said that Congress ought to ad-
j0urn BY Aug. 15 perhaps few days
earlier but il may take the Democrats
and the Insurgents two or three weeks
10 fix up their tariff bill compromises.
If So. Congress must in the mean time
twiddle its thumbs and wait for fl
nal vote till the dickering has been
done Tie fact that President Taft in
tends now to veto whatever these al
lies may Cook up" does not modify or
Influence their tariff plans apparently
in the slightest.
The President has been counting on
his 5bility to get Ia Beverly some time
I'm August and predicted on that, he
has been planning his visit to Maine.
But # Congress keeps him here till into
September he viii have precious lit
tie time for travelling and may even
have to abandon his long Western trip.
to say nothing of his trip to Maine,
Just what the outcome will be no man
can tell for a week or so yet. The
House Democrats haughtily decline to
consider the wooden bill revision in con-
ference till after they get through with
their cotton bill. They say they pro-
pose to proceed leisurely and really do
not care whether Congress adjourns
right away or not Theirs is the power
as well as the responsibility and. of
course, they will do as they please.
After all, the President will do all
he can not to disappoint the Maine
people in the Kennebee valley with
reference to his trip to the Pine Tree
state. He really wants to go there and
as Maine is not such long way from
Beverly. he will probably find time to
get there in early September, provid-
ed only that Congress has adjourned
by that time Maine certainly will be
as favored in this regard as any 9th
er of the New England states. for the
Maine trip is as extended as any the
President is planning to take prior to
his departure Tor tlle west.
Many of the prominent residents oil
Washington have gone to Maine for
the summer months. The Pine Tree
State is favorite with both the res
| ident and official folks of Washington.
But the migration of ofhclal people
| to- Maine except for the diplomats has
been unusually small. That is because
nearly all the prominent official folk
are detained in washington because of
| the midsummer session of Congress
and in many cases, their families are
staying in Washington with them.
The claim is made here that the
| Maine Democrats have been gwen
| over TO the support of GOV. Judsoh
| Harmon of Ohio for their Presidential
nominee reXt year The ONO Demo
| Gratis in Congress are proclaiming TINS
as a certainty. The statements are
probably little too strong, but II does
look as though there had been some
preliminary dickering in that dlfectleh'
Some eff the Maine Democratic con-
gress,nen and some of the Ohio Dem
ocratic congressman are pretty thlck
around here They do say that Harmon
sinews have been provided and that
the procession of Harmon supporters Is
forming and that a lot OF lean anu
hungry Democrats are being persuad-
ed by the hullabaloo into belieNlns
that Harmon is the true friend OF the
people.
Representative Asher Kinds of Port
land. the lone Republican of the Name
delegation now in Washington, contifl-
ues To dig away at that sugar inFestt-
cation, He is performing his part as
minority member of the committee
with industry and intelligence and Is
proving himself of real service II
wrestling the secrets of the big ttus
operations from the witnesses.