The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-02-19
NATIONAL
CAPITOL
Events Of Interest From
the Seat Of Gov
ernment
The Mcdowell Times Bureau,
Washington. ID. O., Feb. q.
tBy j. r. Jones.)
McADOO AND TUMULTY

son-in-law McAdoo doss not attempt
70 deny that he 10 . grandfather; but the
world has grown % swift that some
people reach that relationship 10 thei,
descendents rather early In life. secre-
tary McAdoo looks like . young man.
acts like one. and undoubtsdley feels
like one. Anyhow, he 10 % enerRs tic
that he and Private Secretary Tumulty
have grown a. be considered the young
msn" Who csrry The grssssss OF The
Presidents burdens in ths sccumulasins
rows with Senators and Representative.
Boti have been very much in evidence
in the senate oorndon and galleries
during late weeks, and the critics of the
administration have frequently refsrrs q
to McAdoo and Tnmulty - iobbyists
The remaining member OF the presidsn-
tiai triumvirste 10 Secretary Bryan. and
while the latter dos not get out on the
firing line" - do the other two, yet he
has been active from the frst in calling
obstreperous statesmen into conlultation,
and in advising them to 'gss off your
foot" when they esssyed TO question
the wisdom OF the presidential way"
PRESIDENTIAL ISTERFERENCE''
senator Clapp has answered . sum-
mons from the White House, and has
refused 70 listen TO the Presidents ad-
vice upon the shipping bill. The sens-
tor once remarked that "high ss hold
. seat in this great body will retire 10
private life before any man shall retire
70 private life before any many shall be-
come the keeper of my conscience and
Judgment" Only once before in recent
yeas has . senator refused 70 listen 20 .
President, and that was when senator
Lafollette declined President Tafts in
viistion To call. AZ the tine IL va.
claimed that this was because of person-
al ill-feelins between the two distin-
guished gentlemen. But there 10 nc
strain betvesn President Wilson and
the Minnesota senator. and while the
latter takes bis stand on the ground ths,
he 10 resisting "prssidsntisl intsrfer.
eDce," the most of ws<hingtonians have
been saying that since Senstors do little
else but listen 10 other peoples views
upon public questions. and advise con
stantiy with their fellow men, that thsy
fail 10 eet the point a. b Why Senator
Clspp should draw the line - rixidIy
vith the President Of the United state-
On the occasion Of the visit senator
Clspp remained with the President for 9
time, and tlsey doubtls~s found the
weather neutral territory for continuing
their little chat
SOUTHERN DELEGATES
When Harrison va President and de.
fested Blame IN securing hi. second
Dominstion the country rang with The
sccusstion u.sf 10 va< bscsuss of the
manipulation Of southern delexste-. -
The same complsint followed In ths
e.-ss Of Mckinley, Roo~sveit and Taft.
and the Republican convention Of 1912 si
Chicago vss ssid 10 have been decided
by the Southern del-r.ts-," who vose,
ior the rsnominstion Of Mr.. TAFT. Ths
Republicans have had . sort Of refsrsn.
dun. m which fhsy submitted The quss-
ton of representation 10 the states Ths
result has bs>D thst the Southern dele.
sste-'' vill 6nd mat there has . shear.
ing be- when be shows mp sf ths nexI
Nst'ooai convention, - the Southern
states viii Ice fully one-half of rh~i'
representation under the ne~ plan
THE BUsISEss sHRINKAGE