New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-24
The WIN WASHINGTON


WIFI have sufficient votes to carry theil
point They declare that they have per
suaded a sufficient number Of Senators who
voted for the Bristow amendment TO change
their vote 10 give them a majority OF the
Senate, and that they Will therefore. pass
the Borah proposition unamended The
opponents OF this plan do not concede the
loss of any portion Of their strength. but II
is obvious that they view the approaching
contest with some misgivings
CHICAGO CLAIMS CONVENTION
With characteristic modesty. Chicago is
already asserting that the next Republican
National Convention will be held in that
city. or course. decision on this point rests
with the Republican National Committee.
and final action will be taken at its meet
ing in Washington next December. II is
difficult TO understand. therefore. how the
Windy City can be so cocksure that
the convention Will go there unless. OF
course, its citizens have determined 10
raise a sum OF sufficient magnitude TO out
bid all competitors. for as a rule TIE ma
tional conventions do not go by favor. out
are knocked down TO the highest bidder,
tional campaigns. or course. Chicago is a
prime favorite as a convention city. both
because the climate is usually favorable
and on account Of the great capacity OF the
Chicago hotels. Then. too. that city has
an auditorium which is quite satisfactory.
although 1t is not as well suited 10 the pur-
pose as those OF Denver and Kansas City.
HITCHCOCK's EXTRAVAGANCE. 49,
There is Jubiiation in the House committee
investigating the Postoffice Department A
case OF 'damnable extravaganza" on the
part OF Postmaster General Hitchcock
who, by the way, has wiped out the postal
defcit-has been discovered. Its huge pro-
portions were unearthed by the committee
to-day. Mr.. Hitchcock has been for no one
knows how long throwing away the empty
boxes and packing cases in which postal
supplies are shipped. Why do you not
sell these old cases to the highest bidder
Numbered Representative Redheld at
Thomas Grove. an employe of the supply
division. Mr.. Grove did not know. He
thought they were generally too badly split
up in opening Then why do you not use
nail-puller and avoid splitting them?
demanded Mr.. Redfeld. "And buy an anvil
and straighten the nails and sell them,
murmured a Republican member. soto
voce. Other members Of the committee in
sisted that Mr.. Grove must know why, ami
remarked that this extravaganza undoubt-
cdly cost the government thousands Of dol
lars a year Mr.. Grove ventured TO re-
mark that the old cases were so yalueless
that il had been with difficulty that any
one was persuaded 10 haul them away, but
his explanation was received with con-
temptuous skepticism by the committee.
Finally Mr.. Grove promised TO look into the
matter, and he was dismissed with a warn
ing that # would ne we'll for him If he
looked into it instantly. IL not sooner. The
committee evidently thought that Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock would be in better
business IL he saved this serious loss AT the
spigot than If he devoted his time TO wipins
out the 100000 deficit, and for some time
after the committee adjourned its members
were Boosting that they had unearthed a
box scandal
PICKS A WINNER.-The Republican
Progressive League has finally picked "a
winner. lie introduced to-day = bill pro-
viding that residents OF the United states
should enjoy the same privileges with re-
gard 10 parcels post az the citizens Of the
foreign members of the international postal
convention. The domestic postal rate for
merchandise is l6 cents a pound and par
GELS are limited TO four pounds I'm weight.
Parcels received from foreign countries pay
only ~ cents a pound and the limit OF
weight is eleven pounds. Senator Bourne.
alias "the Republican Progressive League.
las not met with much success with his
referendum and initiative and recall propo-
sitions. but he believes he has picked win
ner this time. and there seems TO be little
doubt that his new proposition will COM
nand much popular approval. u q. II.