Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-04-09
Hold Attention Of Many at
National Capital.
Democratic Tribute 10 Former
Congressman BurIeIgh.
Westinghouse Confident He Will
Go TO United States Senate.

Washington, d. c., Apr S.-(Spe-
cial)-Eyen as far away as the Ma
tional capital many people are await
ing the Bangor convention on Wednes-
day They are anxious to see what
changes, if any, are made in the
State committee and what the plat
form will be.
The friends here of Governor Bur-
leigh some time since became convinc.
ed that in the primaries the u. s.
senatorship contest would be all one
way--for Burleigh. They are suspl.
cious. consequently, and probably un-
duly so. of any unusual action on the
part of those opposed to Mr.. Bur-
legh.
Reading the Maine newspapers, daily
and weekly, even to the Democratic
Bangor Commercial where the con.
vention is to be held, Washingtonians
find support almost unanimously for
Governor Burleigh as candidate for the
nomination for L. S. senator.
A strongly partisan Democrat re-
marked to your correspondent, yester
day: Maine probably has no man,
of any party. SO well equipped and SO
acceptable to all the people, to repre-
sent her in the U. S. Senate. as for
mer Congressman Burleigh. We all
know him here and respect him. We
know that as a worker for his con-
stituency he has had few equals. Few
men are blessed with the physique
and mental capacity to withstand all
the work and to grasp all the prob
lens that have been handled by our
friend Edwin C. Burleigh. He is tire
lnGE n ftFax rC IN n
hear the case of any man from his
State, and to give it, if just one, ev
cry attention of which he is capable
regardless of the politics of the appli-l
cant.
Il am a Democrat and am consider
ed a somewhat radical one, but
know of no one in whose advice 7
should repose more confidence on a
matter of vital Importance to our
country, than Governor Burleigh.''
1t is certain that Governor Bur-
leigh has very many strong friends in
Washington, among all parties. and
that they hope to see him returned te
Congress, this time in the upper
house.
There will be spirited scenes at the
to all the signs and portents. Issues
will be Joined between the Senate and
the House on hundreds of matters,
many of which will not interest the
public profoundly, but none the less
viii contribute to the general hilarity
and go far toward making up the
character of record to be handed
down with reference to this particular
legislative aggregation.
For instance, suppose that a cot
ton revision and wooden revision
get to the President and he signs his
name at the bottom of them. There
would not be SO very much left of
the tariff issue. And yet lots of peo-
pie are on the tiptoe of expectancy
that the great issue of the campaign
will be tariff, As has often been
pointed out, any tariff bill that passes
a Democratic House and 81 nominally
Republican Senate and is signed by 6.
Republican President will not lend
itself to very exciting campaign dis
cussion. The Democrats could not
criticize it and the Republicans could
not criticize it. OF course there would
be all kinds of claims for credit Thu
Democrats would say they started il
and that there would have been moth
ing in the way of revision, had it not
been for Them And the Republicans
would say: "Oh, fie! we were for re-
vision in schedules when it could be
done along scientific lines and our
President refused to approve of any
revision till it was the proper kind Of
revision, as tested out by his tariff
board.