The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-12-01
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Washington. November IS. 1911.

W d>uluStou. NuNeulDeT 20. 1911.
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane. OF
Massachusetts. has offered his support
to Theodore Roosevelt for the Republi-
can Presidential nomination next year.
This highly significant statement,
which for obvious reasons is likely 10 be
contradicted either by Senator Crane, or
by the former President, is made on the
authority of a reliable man, who asserts
that he knows what he is talking about
and who says that il is absolutely true.
This man IS on terms of intimacy with
Colonel Roosevelt, and is known to have
talked with the Colonel within the week.
A story was printed in various papers
a few days ago, TO the effect that "a pro-
pressive Republican Senator" had writ
ten 10 the former President urging him
TO again become a candidate for the
Presidential nomination and pledging
hun his support in the event that he
decided to do so. 1t was not progress
i've Republican Senator who wrote this
letter. il now appears, but one of the
leaders of the stand patters, the
Junior Senator from Massachusetts. who.
by the way. is one OF the most astute and
active managing politicians in the stand
pat Camp.
People in Washington who are follow
ing up closely the developments OF the
Presidential politics were prepared for
the announcement that Senator Crane
had offered to support Colonel Roose-
welt for the nomination as against Taft,
by reports that reached here from Massa-
chusetts ten DAYS ago.
A friend of the Senator, returning here
Ii i
the political affairs with him, reported
that Senator Crane admitted that it
would be exceedingly difficult, if not
impossible, TO re-elect TAFT, but pointed
out that the party usage practically fore
ed the Republicans to reuominate him
Besides, there was no other available
man in sight, enator Crane is reported
to have said.
Later, ii would now appear. the Sen
ator has decided, that there was another
available man in sight, and that he lived
in Oyster Bay, and he then wrote his
letter to the former President and urged
him to become a candidate against Pres
ident Taft, and pledging him his support
if he would do 50. But Colonel Roose-
welt declined to consider the proposal
of the Senator and wrote him letter to
that effect
The significance of Senator Crane ;
action can hardly be overestimated.
While it is well known that many stand
pat Republican politicians OF prominence
believe that the chances of rejoicing
! President TAFT are very slim, indeed,
Senator Crane seems to have made the
first actual attempt to find a candidate to
replace him.
1t marks the beginning Of break
away from Taft among the leaders of the
stand pdtterS. That the movement tc
find another candidate will not stop here
is the general belief IN Washington. 1t is
also believed that the movement will not
progress very tar when its complete sue
cess will be assured by the announcement
from the President himself that he viii
not be a candidate for denomination
The President is represented by his
intimate friends as feeling entirely con
tident OF denomination without a serlUiS
struggle But the President has been
informed from many sources that even
in his own State of Ohio the opposition
to him is very strong and is well organ
lied, and that he can hardly hope &c
( secure a solid delegation from the State
10 the National Convention.
The Plumbing Trust, which the gov
j ernment officials say controls the sale o
the plumbers supplies in most of The
Rocky Mountain States and the Pacific
Coast regions has Cap. ulaed 10 the De
partment OF Justice and IS seeking &c
avoid court proceedings. Representa-
tives OF the trust, it became known here
today, will present their ideas Of dlssolu
ton and compliance with the Sherman
law al a conference to be held at the de
partment later in the week
The evidence against the combination
II was said today is very strong indeed
United States District Attorney McCor-
mick, of Los Angeles California who is
familiar with the workings of the ombi
nation, has been ordered 10 Washington
by Attorney General Wick rsham to be
present at the conference.
PENNSYLVANIA contributed generously &c
the grand total of internal revenue re-
ceipts of the Federal Government in the
last fiscal year, her contribution having
been S27, COO, 500 54, which sum was ex-
Ceeded only by the States of Illinois.
New York, Kentucky and Indiana.
The total collections of internal rev.
enue for the year were the largest in the
history of the government, S322.526,
299.7S running over SI2 100000 ahead OF
the year 1866, which had previously held
the record
Much thought has been given by the
( Porto RIcan government towards the
establishment of an educational system
best suited to the local needs of the
island. To secure the most progressive
and expert help in the correct solution OF
this most important problem Governor
Cotton and the Commissioner Of Educa
ton Dexter. have invited Meyer Bloom
field. Director of the Vocation Bureau
OF Boston, and the lecturer at Harvard
University, and Assistant Superintendent
Raiter. of the Boston public schools to
visit Porto Rico and to make a study OF
the educational needs and conditions Of
the island.
The authorities in Washington are in
hearty accord with the views OF The Porto
Rcan authorities, that an educational
system fitted to the economic and indus.
trial demands of the island IS of vital i'm
poriance to its healthy and happy devel.
opement.
Buried by the Grave of His Wife