Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-07
CONGRESS COULD
GET AWAY IN A
FEW DAYS, IT,
But When the End Will Come Is
Observation-Disclosures Viii
sons Letters Praising Con-
gressional Candidates Becom-
ing a Drug on the Market

Washington, d. c., Oct 6.-(SpeciaD
There are eagerness and industry at
Washington which bespeak an end of
the session of Congress. The House
can easily finish its tasks in short ord
er, within something like a week, but
the question of surcease from Con-
| gressional activity hinges on the Sen
ate and especially on the war revenue
bill.
The city would be emptied very
speedily of its Congressional popula-
ton if only an agreement to adjourn
could be made. This is the very time
of year when all Congress wants to
be at home attending to the campaign.
Last year in October it was not so bad
| because very few states held elections.
AT present there is a good attendance
| of Senators and Representatives in
town, in spite of the campaign exigen-
! cies. A number of the New England
| Republicans are away. One of them is
Senator Gallinger, waging his cam
| paign for reelection in New Hamp
shire. Another is Senator Dillingham;
of Vermont, who is away on a similar
errand. Ditto Senator Brandegee of
Connecticut. All these have been nom
mated for another term and are in
fair way to succeed, but the fight at
home is so determined they think it
/ desirable to be on the ground them
/ selves.
President Wilson is writing some
letters daily in praise of Democratic
congressman who are fighting to get
back. The Democrats are leaning
heavily on the President, with real
iZation that he is stronger than his
party and can probably be of some as
sistanee in helping them to pull
through. The Presidents letters, of
course, will be quoted far and wide and
will attract attention because of the
fact that they were written by the first
official in the land. But so many of
these letters are being written, it be-
comes something of a question wheth-
er the edge of public appreciation
therefor may not be dulled. The Pres
ident prefers this method to going out
smong the people himself and making
addresses In behalf of the Democratic
candidates.
The newer element in Massachusetts,
has been "hogging" the patronage
much to the disgust of the President
and his cabinet. This element has TAX
en- practically every post mastership
in Massachusetts fast as it became va :
cant and Democrats of the native stock
were not granted a "look-in" In be-
slowing these Offices, like an Assistant
Atty. Gen. and governor of the Fed
eral Reserve Board, the President and
members of his cabinet have disre-
garded entirely the recommendations
of the Massachusetts Democrats in
Congress. The latter must be recog
nized in bestowing the misunderstanding
but that is all.
New England has been overlooked sc
much at Washington under this ad
ministration and Maine so especially
that it would seem probable the Presi-
dent would ask some big Maine Demo
crat to come down to Washington and
hold some big federal office one OF
these days. He might have an oppor-
tunity. for example. when he makes up
the new Federal Trade Commission OF
five members with a salary of $4,000
each. The New England representa-
ton on the Interstate Commerce Com
mission was cut off some months age
when Charles A. Prouty of Vermont
was transferred to the valuation com
mission and it might be expected that
New England would be given repre-
sentation on the Federal Trade body.
New Hampshire got a good federal
plum the other day when Allen Hollis
of Concord, was named one of the di-
rectors of Glass G for the regional Re-
serve Bank at Boston. The appoint
ment is not entirely above criticism
but the fact remains that it was very
apparently given as reward to Sen
ator Hollis of New Hampshire who has
been doing the bidding of President
Wilson's administration ever since