The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-07
EXTRA SESSION
TALK RENEWED
Washington Hears Congress
May Yet be Called
TARIFF QUESTION B0THERS
Officer Seekers Are to Invade Capital
by the Thousands--No Rest for
the Successful DEM
ocrats.
TARIFF QUESTION B0THERS

Washington, Nov. There were only
a few Democrats of prominence il
Washington yesterday These men tax,
a serious view of the responsibilities OF
! their party in the near future. For the
/ first time in sixteen years the Demo
Gratis will control the executive and
legislative branches of the government
When they went out of power in 1897
! they had made "a sorry record and their
Reputation by the voters was almost
as complete as that of the Republicans
Tuesday. The free silver issue, tenn
lporarily attractive, served to break the
force of their fall. From party of pro-
/ test the Democratic organization is sud
denly invested with the power and abli-
cation to do constructive work.
The first task before the Democrats
is the tariff question. The leaders adj
NIT this. viii President Wilson call an
extra session soon after March to re-
wise the duties downwardy
1t is whispered among the Democratic
statesmen here that the president elect
while he was still in the candidate stage,
suggested that the party should move
slowly in tariff matters and that an ex-
ira session would not be necessary.
won't there be an extra session 2"
exclaimed Senator Bacon yesterday.
you just wait and see"
Senator Bacon believes there will be
one. Representative Oscar Underwood,
chairman of the Ways and Means COM
mittee, is said to be convinced that there
must be an extra session. He holds that
the Democrats forced President Taft's
hand on tariff legislation" chatting I'M
der restraints and that they must now
make good and lift the burdens" as
soon as possible.
Trust questions, it is expected, will
go over, but tariff legislation must be
had at once or the new president will
many of his party leaders
Patronage is one of the subjects that
worries the Democrats in Congress, Six
teen years is a long time to be away
from the pie counter, There may be |
some haste and scramble when the |
gong sounds on March 4. Before the |
last session closed Democratic senator's |
and congressman We're getting appliea |
tons for post Offices in view of the /
favorable prospect for Wilson's election. |
There viii be many thousands of Of
ice seekers in Washington early in
March. Most of them win be disap-
pointed. Will a man of Gov Wilson's
iabits and state Of mind be patient with
he opportunities for office that will be
timed at him dailyf This is question
hat appeared to give concern to some
Democrats here to-day. There will be
he family iealousies.
There is Bryan said one. Like the
'oor, we have him with us always"
His friends declare he nominated Will
on at the Baltimore convention. They
elieve he can demand anything Mt the
ands Of the president elect. VIII he be
a the cabinet If so, will his voice be
in party mattersf
Speaker Clark, il is assumed. win be s
eelected. He would hardly be on good
'orking arraignment with an admins =
ration of which W. j. Bryan was :
rominent factor.
Again, Bryan is said to be out TO drive l
Underwood from his floor leadership in :
ne House. The quarrel is one of long !
.anding. 4
Thomas +. Ryan's heavy contribution 7
} the Underwood pre-convention cam i
iign will afford Bryan the excuse he I
eks. II is reported here that he has 9
IMPLY been awaiting the close of the U
mpaign to call public attention to the v
yam incident and point out that the s.
emocratic party should live up TO the y
solution of the Baltimore convention q
ID eliminate the Ryan interests from II
.rty councils.
The first announcement to come from z
. president-elect will probably be his
dice of secretary. The names of Will A
I'm +. McCombs and Dudley Malone
e mentioned most frequently here.
The secretary of state viii probably
me next. If Bryan will accept. there b
feeling here that it will be offered to ia
N. Some OF his closest friends here Sc
not believe that he would accept m
lev think Bryan viii be a candidate in II
10, relying on the platform pledge
posed on Gov. Wilson at the Balti- Sc
IRE convention not to seek reelection.
tside the cabinet Bryan could be much to
're free to carry out his purposes bl
rthermore. he could continue his ac- gr
titles on the lecture platform and in ca
literary way, which means much to re
n financially. Br