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OTHER POLITICAL NEWS
General Opinion is That President
Taft Has Gained Strength on His
Western Trip-The President be-
clares That the sherman Anti
Trust Law Shall lie Vigorously
Enforced and the Decisions Of the
Court Faithfully Executed-Attor-
ney General Says There Must BE "A
Real Dissolution OF the Tobacco
Trust-Mr. Bickett's Sudden Ac-
uvities Causing Smiles and Com
ment.
Special 10 The Caucasian.
Washington, ID. c.. October "a
Senators and Representatives than
are usually found at the capital this
long before the opening OF Congress
The fact that We are approaching
presidential election and that one
branch of Congress is Democratic and
the other Republican and that the
leaders on both sides are planning
for political advantage is the chief
cause Of the early arrival Of so many
of the leading statesmen Of both
/ parties.
The Trend of Political Talk.
During the past week the trend Of
political discussion by these early ar
irving statesmen and by men Of more
or less prominence from every quar-
ter of the country, who are dropping
into the capital on business or on
pleasure, is as to the effect of Presi-
dent Taft's western trip, and also the
probable strength of the La Toilette
boom for President. Views on these
subjects are very varied, and are OF
course very much colored by the per-
sonal predictions Of each. The gen.
eral concensus of opinion, however.
is that President Taft has been gain
ing strength constantly on his west,
ern tour, most of which has been
through the heart of what is known
as the ''insurgent country"
On the other hand, the Progressive
Republicans have opened headquar-
ters here inWashington and Is sending
, out enormous quantities of literature
in support of the principles and poll
| cfes announced by the Progressive
: Republican League Organization. The
recent meeting of the Progressive
League and its supporters from man!
States, held in Chicago, that formerl!
} announced Senator La Follette's can
5 didacy for the Republican presiden
t tial nomination, followed by the al
4 nouncement that Senator La Follett'
4 and a number of Progressive Repub
= lican Congressman and Senator
8 would make a series of speeches II
: the west before the opening of Con
gress, have attracted no little atten
= ton.
8 Senator Cummins is quoted as say
inng that the progressive sentimen
has not been lessened by Presiden
T. Taft's trip out west, but that 1t ha
grown steadily; and he Is furthe
q quoted as saying that in his opinion
the East will change its mind abou
the advisability of nominating Presi
II dent Taft and either join the pro
g gressives for their candidate or joi
. with them in putting up comprom
ise candidate that both sides will SUP
% port. On the other hand, the Pres
d dents friends point to evidences
disintegration in the progressive Re
publican movement and say that tn
party will be more united than eve
by the time the next National cor
vention meets. One thing seems
be conceded by every one, and tha
. is that the Progressive Republican
II have no idea of going to the Demo
cratic party; that they are Repubi
III cans and for protection and will figt
d for their progressive views inside tn
a party.
~ Roosevelt and Hughes.
s. Justice Hughes Of the Supren
9. Court and former President Roos
,e Welt are frequently mentioned as tE
Id possible nominee Of the Republics
party to bring about harmony b.
tween all of the elements il such
n movement should seem wise an
necessary. In this connection. hov
ever, it should be noted that Pres
dent Roosevelt has distinctly state
recently that he was not candida
for the nomination and did not wal
ic his friends to consider his nam
d. And it is understood that Justi;