The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-10
MAY TAKE RECESS
UNTIL OCTOBER

Washington. July e.-These is con-
siderable talk here about Congress
taking : recess until late in the fail.
lrobab bly, the early part OF October
This discussion has oeen brought
about because OF the knowledge that
q large amount OF legislation is still
on the House and Senate calendars
Unattended 10 and the almost impos-
sihiiity OF maintaining q quorum in
either body
AS they expected. it was difficult TO
get mslnbers to come back TO Wash
ington and give serious attention to
matters OF legislation after the demon
a!izins affects OF two conventions fo;-
lowing Immediately after each other
iracTSally three weeks devoted 10
SELECTING the nominees OF the two
I$rr'cs placed members in a frame OF
mind where they found = hard TO al
just themselves again TO the slow sno
uninierest!ns grind OF daily legsla
ton, especially under tor.id sun
beating down mero!lessly from above.
After the conventions. many mem
hers Of both the House and Senate
found It advisable TO 20 home 10 mend
up broken fences and drive in few
POLITICAL nails here and there
some o. these have not returned. and
the result is that both Vice President
Sherman and Speaker Clark are fire.
qrently placed IN embarrassing posi-
tons because they have no quorunis
win which TO dispatch business IN
their respective houses. This situation
has resulted In the talk about d recess
Il IS not unlikely that such 3 course
Will be followed. On the other hand.
the legislative wheels will slowly grind
along. House and Senate conferees
VIII little BY little adjust their differ
ences, in time passing the necessary
appropriation bills. then the leaders
Will get together, pass a resolution
a greeirs 10 Quit, and end what in many
respects has been one OF the most in
terestng sessions OF Congress in the
country's history.
\ question that has been asked here
many times recently while President
Taft and his supporters have been
casting about TO choose a campaign
manager for the present nght is:
Where is Hitchcock. the TAFT mana
ser OF four years ago?'
In the presidential fight OF 1905.
when Bryan and Kern were lighting
their way toward the White House
against the Taft forces, Ii was Postmas-
ter-General Frank H. Hitchcock VINO
led the Taft fighters and who kept the
Bryan and Kern men at bay. Astute
and an excellent leader. Mr.. Hitchcock
saw his party victorious. With this
record behind him II was believed thar
he would be asked to lead the same
forces again this year but nothing
came OF 1T. and those who are familiar
with political matters here declare that
the disagreement between Mr. Hitch
cock and his chief last winter. when
the former advocated government cwn-
ership OF the telegraph lines. was deep
or and of more Importance than then
realized. At any rate there has been
no talk here OF Mr. Hitchcock in con-
nection with the matter. 1t leads TO
the belief that II President Taft should
be reelected Mr.. Hitchcock Will not
again he Postmaster General.
GolnnS Time Limited.
President Taft will have TO foreEo
much of hts golnns during the remain
der OF the summon. II In fact he has the
opportunity OF INDUCING his pastime
at all
IN short tinle the regular cam
paign schedule Will be mapped out
which wifi require more speech MAX
ink than golf playing between this
time and the November election.
With four strenuous months ahead
OF his-;nonths will In many respects
be tho difficult ones OF his career
there vii! be little time for idling
Just enough exercise will be taken
by tho President TO keep himself in
good condition and 10 hold down his
weight. Aside from this. business.
and plenty OF it, will be the order OF
the day.
sunny Jim Takes 1t Easy.
Whatever serious business may con-
front the President, sunny Jim Sher
man ie taxing things easy. He has
nas0e engagements with friends for
all the baseball games Ia Washing ton
for the next month, II. does not pro-
pose to miss one cf them, ana so Tar
1s the Senate lie concer-.~-. that's
matter tina, Oh intake care of itself
when there is a bail game or,
P. ii. MEG.