The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-06
NEWS FROM
WASHINGTON
All Guessing on the Outcome in
Maryland
CAMPAIGN COST MUCH MONEY
The Republican Leaders Stand in Fear
That the Usual Sources of
Supply Will Be MIXED
Dry.
CAMPAIGN COST MUCH MONEY

Washington, May Opinions are d.
vided how Maryland will go in the presi-
Dental preference primary, but impair
tial judges think Taft ought to carry
the state. The negro vote is feared. 1t
numbers 10000 in the city of Baltimore
alone. It is usually open to financial
persuasion. Nobody has given this a
thought until suddenly Col. Roosevelt be-
gan crying out against vote buying and
then people, especially Taft people, be-
gan to suspect something. Was the
colonel crying stop thief" to cover the
tracks Of his managers was asked. At
all events vote buying will be closely
watched to-day. The state is important,
in that at this election the 10 dele
gates the state is entitled to in the Chi
cago convention are voted for as a
whole. The delegates are not at all
elected by districts Attention is be-
ing directed to the enormous eXpendi-
lures the candidates are under at these
primaries An estimate here is that
100000 has been spent in Massachu-
sets by the combined Taft and Roose-
Welt forces. The Roosevelt forces spent
$4,000 in the city of New York alone
All this means that by the time the ma
tional campaign begins the usual sources
Of revenue win he found MIXED quite
dry. In other words, the presidential
campaign is going to cost twice as much
as heretofore. A Republican senator
said Saturday: "A tariff campaign would
enable us to fry some fat out OF the
industries. They would be glad to sub
scribe to he saved from the Democrats.
At all events, that is all we have left
in the way of recourse for campaign ex
penses."
The employers liability bill is to pass
the Senate to-day. the hour for vote
not having been agreed upon. 1t is
said that the Republican side is solid
for the bin and that a large number
OF Democrats votes viii be cast for il.
The bill has been subject to some at
tack, even to filibuster on the Demo
cratic side, and there has been much
wonder over this. Labor favors il. 1t
is charged that the senators hostile to
the bill are identified with law firms
which make a great deal Of money out
Of prosecuting claims for injuries. and
the bill wipes out this practice, giving
to the claimant all that he is entitled
to instead OF the lawyer getting by far
the larger share. II remains to be seen
how far these claims lawyers will be
in the House. where the bill
has yet to be passed.
The House Saturday, despite resist
ance on the part of the Republicans
adopted stringent rule making the M
merous amendments to the legislative
executive and judicial appropriation bill
that are drastic legislation in order |
The rule is sweeping but has its pre-
'edent. Such rules are extraordinary |
md very czar-like, but they have their |
Justification. They enable the Demo
rats to do their business. and the Demo /
rats know what they want done. The /
prefers 10 see a majority able /
md willing to help itself instead of |
around helpless. What if I
consistency is violated? It is indeed |
rue that what the Democrats have ar I
'anged in these appropriation bills is |
open to objection and even to severe