Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-12-11
Louis. both of which have industrious
propogandists actively at work.

propogandists actively at work.
Several weeks ago the Windy City
seemed to have everything its own
way, for outside OF little idle gossip
about Kansas City, Philadelphia and
Atlantic City, none Of which, however,
made even the mildest sort of a strug.
gle for the honor, the progressive in
surgents and the regulars had come to
the conclusion that St. Louis did not
care to enter the lists. Now, there
is a change, and an alert and virile
delegation of st. Louisians are but
tonholing every arriving member of
the committee insistently claiming
that St. Louis is the logical point. AS
the fight stands today, it is only a
toss-up between the rival cities.
No chairman is to be selected at
this time for the coming campaign, as
it is whispered that President Taft is
opposed to the naming of man be-
fore the field has been we'll scanned.
have heard, however, that the honor
has been offered Captain John Win
gate Weeks, of Massachusetts. Cap
tain Weeks is a stalwart among stall
warts, is wealthy banker and CON-
manded the Massa chusetts Naval Bri.
gaGe, serving with conspicuous BRAY.
cry during the Spanish American war.
II is not generally known that he is
graduate of Annapolis, our great
naval academy, and that he served in
the United States navy for several
years. learn that he has turned
down the offered position-w;th court
eous regrets.
Two important questions are to be
settled by the committee. and upon
both of them some reliance is being
placed by political prophets because
they suggest that the strength devel-
oped upon vote will show beyond
all doubt the exact status of the pro-
gressive LaFollette movement.
One of them will be presented by
Senator Bourne, the hopeful presi-
dent of the National Progressive Re-
publican League, who will demand
that the committee shall recommend
the holding of presidential preference
primaries in every state in the coun-
try for the selection of othe men who
are to head the national ticket. The
other question will come in the shape
of the the frequently recurring de.
mand for horizontal reduction of
the southern representation in the
coming summers convention. There
are lots of progressives, and for that
matter, few stalwarts, who feel that
the administration can and will exer-
else too much power in the nomina-
ton convention through the Office
holding patronage of the Sunny South.
1t is confidently asserted that several
of the states along the Canadian bor-
der will line up their representatives
for the proposed change.
That both of these so-called de-
mands will be voted down is fore.
gone conclusion, but, despite that fact,
the strength which they will exhibit |
will be regarded as a significant indi. |!
cation of the way in which the presi-
Dental wind is blowing. One thing |
Is also assured, and that is the re-
of President Taft as evil
denced by the number of the members |
Of the committee who will by vote
and voice give needed and forceful
emphasis to the party fealty of the
states which they respectively repre-
sent.
Tire is a big difference of opinion
among the members of the senate
on immigration over the
that an attempt ought to
be made at this session of congress
70 put through general revision of
he immigration laws, or whether ef-
'orts shall be directed only towards
enacting reforms regarded as really
imperative at this time. That diff
ference is to be argued out Tuesday
It called meeting of the committee.
which Senator Lodge will convene for
hat purpose. There are few men,
oers of the committee who think that
he featurs of the existing law that
'equire to be changed should be TAX
IN up in separate measures, and
should also press for the enactment of
,nly imperatively needed reforms.
eaving the others to later Ongress.
rhe others object to this project as
,eing nothing more or less than piece
neal legislation. Senator Dillingham;,
Who was chairman of the immigration
commission which spent several years
Investigating the immigration ques-
ion and which has presented a vol
lminous report covering forty-f1ve
'ulky volumes, has introduced a bill
n the senate providing for the gen.
raj revision of the laws regulating
liens coming to and residing in this
ountry. It is a we'll digested and
measure.
Diplomats here, as in Berlin are ,
aving lots of amusement over the {
eicsion of the United States am
assador, Mr.. Lieshman, following in :
he footsteps of one of his predeces.
ors, Charlemagne Towers, of Phlia-
elphia, that members of the Ameri-
an embassy staff shall appear at the T
ourt of Emperor William of Ger k
lany, in uniform instead of their or
mary black cloth garments. At a L
ecent ceremonial audience, Ambassa- @
or Leishman presented his creden- Y
ais the emperor, and every individ-
al member of the American embassy b