The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-05-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.


President Taft is away 10 Massachusetts
stumpiug for dear life, trying TO save
enough from the party wreck to assure
his nomination at Chicago. Elk Presi-
dent Roosevelt. TOO, is out stamping for
dear life and trying to get little more
lead that will land him within sight OF
the White House for third time.
What wonder is there that one can find
nothing to chronicle about Congress in
such jnnctnre ? Not but what Congress
IS doing something, but who cares what
tits? How can you interest the public
ID the deliberations over the Post Office
appropriation bill and parcels post when
everybody is seeking details about the
vote 10 every State that is electing dele
gates7 Well, how about Nebraska aud
Oregon and Iowa and Kansas, and what
is Massachusetts going TO do at her pri-
mary on April 3o7 How can you talk
about the various schemes for parcels
post when such queries are rising to the
minds Of every blessed mothers son at
the Capitol?
The Senate is plodding away, having
voted upon the immigration bill and
adopted it, but having done nothing in
particular yet about the tariff bills. Long
drawn-out hearings are still in progress
before the Senate Finance Committee.
There has been revival of interest in
the regulation of wireless telegraphy
since the geplorable disaster 10 the
Titanic, and some legislation in that re-
gard may be feature in The near future
in Congress.
Of course. Republican. Washington is
very much in the doldruhs just now, not
that it cares so much about President
Taft, but because of prospects of ugly
times ahead. The West does not care a
rep about the third-term issue. but this
side Of the mountains it will be heavy
load for the party to carry, and already
one hears scores of Republicans in Wash
ington saying they will never vote for
Roosevelt if he is nominated They might
change their minds about it; but whether
Taft is nominated or whether Roosevelt
is nominated, or whether some other Re-
publican can be Nfonnd TO step forth as a
compromise candidate, the outlook
ahead is dark for the Republicans.
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The Democratic Presidential campaign
has been entirely submerged. The sew
eral managers none the less have been
plodding away against an adverse situa-
ton and awaiting the moment when
their campaign would blaze into prom
inence again. The Governor Woodrow
Wilson boom gst big boost in the PEN
nsylvania primaries. He won practically
all Of the delegates, and his managers
now figure that he has more pledged
strength than Speaker Champ Clark.
Be that as it may, those two leading
candidates are running neck and neck.
They have been strainiug TO learn the
latest reports from the Oregon and
Nebraska primaries, chalking up the
added delegates. and starting the barkers
and the braggers out TO explain what a
great victory it was The progress of the
Harmon Eight in Nebraska was followed
with interest, for it was the first appear
ance of Gov. Harmon as Presidential
candidate on primary ballot anywhere
outside Of his own State. And while
Gov. Harmon was speaking in Nebraska
and William Jennings Bryan was return
ing the compliment BY invading Ohio in
the interest of Gov. Woodrow Wilson'S
candidacy the Alabama State Convention
was assembling and pledging delegates
to Representative Oscar W. Underwood,
Chairman Of Ways and Means, and the
majority floor leader Of the House.
Mr.. Underwood now for the first time
has few delegates TO his credit.