Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-06-18


ers made his headquarters in the Of
flee of Representative TCarX of WIS
consin, in the House Office Building;
and had, something in the neighbor-
hood of zoe aids about him making
Ia persistent Office canvass, petitions
and penrials being piled in from every
union source. T~called at>the White
House, and being unable to see the
president because of. engagements,
took the matter up with his secretary,
who showed the greatest interest and
declared he, believed the president
would take personal part in the fight,
and this the president did "Wednesday
night.
i In->the meantime, after an hour S
conference with Mr.. Dwight, the whip
OF the House, at" his Office the pro-
gram was outlined and carried out
to The letter. the Colonel was CIV
en- list of Ia names, some Democrats
some Republicans, who voted with
Hughes. He accomplished his work
so successfully that of the IA but
one failed to either absent himself
Of. vote with US yesterday. I com
municated with Mr.. Bird requesting
certain telsgraphiG assistance through
| his Office, and this was carried out.
with extensions suggested by hia1iA
self, with splendid success. In the
meantime we hammered the : South
and West, and while we charged but
two southern votes on the roll call,
28~Democrats who voted with Hughes
on the last roll call remained away
and were as good as votes for US
,srn friends can do is most encourag-.
ing. Especial thanks are due TO Capt.
Chamberlain. of Chattanooga, the
Georgia Industrial Associa zion, who
influenced the Savannah. Atlanta, and
Columbia and New Orleans members,
who did likewise with their fepresen-
ttaqttiiyEes'
r., At, ME- Drights] request, I called
Wednesday night on. Judge Madison,
THE insurgent Representative from
Kansas, who formerly sat on the
bench. '"dt was felt that if he could
0e induced to speak on the floor on
t his subject it would exert a great
influence over. insurgent Republicans.
After a, long discussion he agreed to
speak and was supplied with all the
data which this office could give, and
made, as you will see from. the Re
| cord, most effective speech, indeed,
the. language Of the-debate was bold
Ier and pobler than have ever hea4 d
ION the floor, both Tawney and Madi-
fsOn declaring they would leave their
llseats in the House before they would
| support such proposal
l cannot emphasize too strongly the
confidence, with which Hughes and
the labor people approached this wore.
| We know from newspaper men that
they had kilograms and statements
prepared for distribution through the.
lpress, and that it was felt that if. the
fHouse retained its position the Sen
Late, after this last vote, would recede
| from its position. While l have an
assurance of two Senators that hey
would fight this issue to a finish, |
| have also the best of authority for be-
I1ieyipg that the Senate conferences
would have recommended. the aband-
opment Of their position if the House
by large majority had continued to-
! insist upon the amendment. ~.
r. The motion, as presented to the
House, was that the House recedes
from its amendment and concur in the
SENATE amendment, striking out the
! Hughes proposal On this motion the
1'ayes we're 1873, noes 1870, answered
present 16, not voting los. On
Tuesday last the vote to insist on the
! Hughes amendment was 1854 to los.
A majority Of 40 was thus overcome,
and we had 4 votes to spare, which
were not. used, the Speakers vote
and three members who would have
changed cham from; not present. to aye if
! NECESSARY. = ..'.A :, .-'r...' s.
The debate on this subject is com
paratively brief. but so instructive
land educational, especially as the as
Esoeiation was sharply critized by Mr.
lHughes, the whole matter being pre-
Isented as our. fight that have order
j ed several copies of the. debate, as
taken from the Record, for distribu-
tion. The number can be Increased
in accordance with an ysnggestiop you
may make. We can procure franks
. and distribute the matter as part .un-
der way in +, the Senate, which may
/ delay. matters. Unexpectedly. a.. =
] -, Sore, fears are also expressed, that
1.-THE President may be, inclined to re-
! yixe his. Injunction program; If Con-
! gress- is ! further delayed in adjourn
ment, as he occupies a peculiarly pow
.,terful strategic position, the .so-called
E."pork" bills being in his, hands for
signature, and of course, no other sub
jec& lis 500 dear, to the Congressman
as public buildings in his district, and
he will do anything to get them. The
kbest information at present is, how
ever, that there is no danger in this
| matter unless Congress should be I'M
duly and Unexpectedly delayed in ad-
| journment 20 a+-' ~ sc.'f ~r'ro~
Very truly yours, rr:
------------- ! - JAMES A. EN-.
| (Copies~-to Messrs. Jarvis, Hanch,
ScMedtm&n, and BifdC