The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-06-07
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
Especial Correspondence to the Cit.zen.)
Washington, June 5, 1912.

VenUOn drawing near, members of Con-
gresS in both Houses are beginning to
discuss the availability" of candidates
for the Democratic nomination The
shifting sentiment in the Republican
ranks which makes it impossible to pre-
dict the winner of the Chicago Conven-
ton is causing leading Democratic mem
berS OF the House and Senate to consider
seriously who among the men running
for the Democratic nomination would
prove strongest against the Republican
nominee whoever he may be. Particularly
is this question interesting the members
from pivotal StateS-States that it will be
necessary for the Democracy to carry if
victory is to come in November. There
is to be no dissenting voice among the
leading Democrats in the House who
represent the so-caled doubtful States
that Speaker Clark would be by far the
strongest candidate.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson is following up
his successes in New Jersey. Minnesota
and Texas with victory in North Corolina.
which State will have "a votes in the Bal
timore convention. Three OF the Con
greSsional dirtricts in North Carolina
have acted and Gov Wilson was given
FIVE out of the six delegates chosen.
That Woodrow Wilson is the Demo
crat who appeals most strongly to the in
dependent vote Of the nation and that his
nomination at Baltimore would mean his
certain election in November, is the opin-
ion of Representative Albert s. Burleson
of Texas, Chairman of the Democratic
House caucus.
Senator Dixon and other Roosevelt
workers charge Harry s. New, chairman
OF the Committee on Arrangements at
Chicago, with irving to pack the conven-
ton hall with Taft rooterS. Mr.. Dixon
denounces New for refusing to give him
tickets for Roosevelt S family and imme-
date friends, said Senator Dixon:
The White House denies that Presi-
dent Taft has arranged to get William
Barnes, Jr, of New York, a proxy as
National Committeeman in order that he
may sit in the deliberations of that com
mlttee next week. According to the
White House there is no way in which
this can be done.
RooSeVelts assertion that because he
carried Ohio by 80 900 any attempt on
the part OF the Taft managers to claim a
single delegate-at-large from that State
would be nothing more than fraud was
declared to be some more Roosevelt
buncombe" by the friends of President
Taft today.
President Taft and his managers re-
ceived the Colonel's statement with a
declaration that Notwithstanding all Col
Roosevelt said Mr.. Taft would get the six
delegates -at-large from Ohio.
Appropriation bills will be passed, the
tariff revision fight continued the Lori
mer election case debated and other leg
islation discussed in Congress this week.
Every effort possible is being made to
get the Government supply measures
through on right of way understanding
in both houses, so they may be secure
regardless of time for final adjourn
ment, which is still speculative. Prob
ably in June, was the guess today of
Senator Smoot, of Utah, one of the Re-
publican leaders, while some of the Dem
ocratic Senators, including Culberson, of
Texas. said they believed an adjournment
in August more likely. A few Senators
still believe there is bare chance for ad-
journment this month.
The hight on the Naval Appropriation
bill probably will be precipitated in the
Senate late in the week, with indications
iavorlng the Administration two battle
ship annual increase program, to be de-
termlned by the Senate Committee on
Naval Affairs, probably tomorrow. The
committee already has tentatively added
to the House bill $500, 600 appropria-
ton for the establishment of coal and
other fuel depots for warships This is
considered by the Navy Department as
absolutely necessary at this time to carry
out its comprehensive scheme of provid-
ing stores OF coal at such strategic points
as Pearl Harbor, Caballo Island, Thur
on, NarraganSett Bay, Guantanamo, Bos-
ton, New York and Hampton Roads.
The legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation bill, including the retention
of the Commerce Court, voted against
by the House, will be considered bv the
Senate, while the sundry service appro-
priation DILL, involving a probable fight
on the Presidents travel allowance, and
Panama Canal expenditures will be re-
ported in the House. The investigation
of Judge Archibald, of the Commerce
Court, will be resumed by the House Tu-
dietary Committee, and the Senate
amendments to the House metal tariff
revision bill will be considered by the
House Ways and Means Committee, with
probable disagreement TO the Canadian
reciprocity bill repeal rider The House
chemical tariff revision bill is pending in
the Senate this week
The possibility of a strike among hotel
employees here in sympathy with the
striking New York walters was forecast
at a largely-attended mass meeting.
Grant Hamilton, national organizer of the
American Federation of Labor. address,
ed the hotel workers and counseled them
to organize. 1t was voted to ask the In
ternational Hotel Workers Union in
New York to send an organizer here so
that the local workers could form a
Washington organization affiliated with
the striking body Should the strike de-
velop it has been suggested by the local
hotel workers that Saturday would afford
an opportune time tor action as on that
day thousands of visitors will be here for
the dedication Of the Columbus statue.
An analysis of the vote in all the Re-
publican primaries in every State that has
held primary election where Roosevelt
has won, will show TO the observant citi-
zen that there has not been 30 per cent.
of that vote polled in any State. That
| absolutely proves that the greatest por-
ton OF the voters of the country who have
| hitherto been Republicans are Thoroughly
disguised with the manner of campaign
that is being made by these two doughty
warriors in the Republican ranks for the
Presidential nomination, and that they
have studiously stayed at home. That
means that they want neither Taft nor
Roosevelt. They are sick and tired OF
this sort OF politics, not only the weak