New-York tribune., 1912-02-21
THEDA VINWASHINGTOW

have long regarded that state as esSehtaHy
La Toilette territory. even more so than
Wisconsin, from which a number OF Iat'
deIeastes- arc expected. ConscquentlS no ei-
fort has been made by the Taft forces TO
sncuro North Dakota delegates, or even to
have tho name of the President placed OH
the primary ballot whereby the Delegation
will be chosen. Nevertheless, woro can'e
from North Dakota short time ago tha'
the name or Mr.. Taft would appear on 'he
urinary ballot along with that OF Coiohe'
Roosevelt and that of Senator La Fohetle'
Az 10 steps looking 10 this end had Oeeh
taken by the Taft people an inquiry loi-
lowed. and 1t develops That wafer i1'
Uouser. the manager Of tho La foHet'e
ramnaign. il responsible for puttihs INV
Presidents name on the ballot houser
course Is construed here as indicating that
tbA In Toilette people would prefer TO see
ur Taft nominated to seeing the noiniha-
dion On 10 Mr. Roosevelt. whom they charse
with treachery to their hero
DEMOCRATS ALARMED. Senator VIII
iams's bin for the erection OF nloiuiI'e"'
IN confederate sailors in the Nlchspuis
national Military park arose Ike snos'
90 alright the Democrats of the senate 10
dav n majority OF whom assented wiilinsls
40 Alibu%or to escape the neccssi'! VI
,.o,,,o- ~, H. The entire time of the session
60, dovo,ad 10 reading the reports on 'he
,,...,,a,go, case while the Senator'S Cos
s,npod on the floor. The Republicans wouin
.,,,ator not to ydtr on the measure as II
,,,o,ld arouse strife and lead TO such ciaSheS
nc have already occurred between oe"'
tors Ueyburn and Williams on TWO oC'"-
sions The Republicans are far less Co"
cerned that the Democrats, however INC
Underwood supporters we're particularly II.
tive I'm trying to persuade Mr.. "hian'n ~
,,,,,harou tho measure on the ground that
a. ,,.o,,,d hiring about split between the
Nortbern and southern Democrats ana De
disastrorls 10 the political aspirations oi
the representative from Alabama A"1
Nor,hern Democrats are anxious 10 aNolu
going on record on the question.
WOULD HANG HOBSON.-'R Richmoho
Pearson Hohson should be hanged That
Is the verdict of prominent MEMBER VI
tho MetropoIitan Club. who in "a moment
~ inadyertence read the lucid ana coih-
prehensive description given ny hepre-
sentative Hobson in the debate on the
army bill of the effects of alcohol on the
human system Mr. Hobson was opposing
the restoration of the army canteen' ana
the indictment which he brought asaihs.
alcohol az beverage was so sweeping ana
bis biological descriptions Of the havoc
wrought in the body by this pernlcious
toxin" were so graphic that more than one
member of the club confesses that ne mas
no. taken II drink with any marked degree
NJ Measure since he read the terrifying
onathema Some members, 1t is alleged
have doubled their daily allowance on the
ground that they cannot live without the
etuff and II they must commit SUICIDE
they prefer that 1t be more rapid while
ono more tender hearted than the rest
has actually sworn off, because as he eN-
nIains. ever since he has realized what
the frirhtful decoction does to the poor
little white corpuscles he has felt IKE
the servants of Herod who perpetrated
the massacre Of the infants G. q. H.