The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-06-23
AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON, DC.
Current News of the Week and Events of
Importance in Which the State of Wash
ington Figures

SuIEtni VIEWS OF lne WSeh dHu LNentS Oi
importance in Which the State of Wash
ington Figures
Washington, D. C., June 10.
There has been an endless amount
of discussion growing out of the reports
from leaders of the Progressive Repub-
icans, OF dissatisfaction arising out Of
the candidacy Of Senator LaFollette for
the Presidency. President Taft's ad-
visers confidently assert that every west
ern state with the probable exception
of Wisconsin will go into the National
convention in 1912 with Taft delega-
tons. They carry their claims far
enough to state that this represents the
situation even if these delegations are
headed by men like Senators Cummins
of Iowa, Bristow OF Kansas, and Works
Of California. The positive announce
ment is made that Senators Cummins OF
of Iowa, Borah of Idaho, Brown OF Ne
braska, Dixon of Montana, and Kenyon
of Iowa, will support President Taft for
denomination.
There is an apparent determination
to investigate anything, everything,
and everybody, and to do it right
away! In Washington it is well known
that the state department has always
spent small sums of money for secret
investigations, most OF which have
been carried on in foreign countries.
There never has been a time when
such expenditures have been brought
into question The Democratic prob
ers have been picking out the items
that appear in the record of the state
department, and by insinuation have
sought to cast discredit upon Secretary
Knox and other officials. Of course,
Washington understands all this, and
pays no attention to this last attempt
to make political capital, but in the
country itself the necessity of expen-
ditures Of this character are not so well
understood, and it is part of the
peanut politics" that are being played
in the capital to attempt to create an
impression that a great branch of the
federal government has been subjected
to petty graft.
Senator Poindexter was scheduled
to address the Veterans OF the Spanish
American War the other night, and
arrived in the hall where the meeting
was in progress on schedule time.
The outer guard promptly admitted
the Senator into the Secret session of
the Nelson A. Miles Camp, Number
One. AS soon as his presence was
discovered a hasty recess was declared,
and it has not yet leaked out whether
the outer guard, who is supposed to
guard the door against "cowans and
eaves-droppers,' was reprimanded for
making a distinction in the case OF the
famous Western Senator. Anyhow,
Mr.. Poindexter made an address that
attracted widespread attention. He
declared that the relation between man
and woman is not stronger than the tie
which binds men who have fought to-
gether on the same battle field. He
commended the Spanish War veterans
for keeping alive the spirit of patriot
ism, and remarked that when the Ma
TONS welfare is at stake, it is not the
man Of business interests, not the man
who makes the trusts, nor is it the
man OF Judicial or legislative impor-
tance who comes to the rescue-it is
the man IN the ordinary walks OF life.
Continuing his remarks he urged the
necessity for maintaining Democratic
form Of government in fact as we'll as
in principle and he commended the
course of the Spanish War veterans in
upholding the fundamental principles
Of government. Representative L. c.
Dyer of Missouri, also spoke and he
declared that the Spanish War veter-
ans are the rightlul heirs to the posi-
ton now occupied by the Grand Army
of the Republic, and il is hoped that
they will receive proper recognition OF
the Grand Army in Washington" 3"
Mr.. Dyer has introduced number of
bills along the lines Of general and