Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-15


! t,uo that the " wet element Is not
going to show its hand in any con-
test between now and November
! 1916. when the prohibition law goes
! into effect. for fear that more drastic
legislation may be urged.
| Nevertheless it is a fact that d
large number of voters would vote
! for Carlin simply because be is a
wet" man, and for the same reason
! would vote for Harry st. George
Tucker. but it would be practically
;,norcanized movement without any
/ fare of triumpets.
Ii can he easily seen that II MI.
Tucker stays out of the race and Mr.
Carl!n enters. that providing Messrs.
Ellyson, Byrd and Pollard all "stick
Cari;n having the wet vote would
have more than chance. BY the
same reasoning should the dry trio
stav in the race, Mr.. Tucker. who
was prominent as an anti prohibI-
.ionists in the liquor PRIMARY COM
paicn. would have an advantage be
securing the united wet vote with
out urging the liqnor question as a
campaign ssue.
Charles c. Carlin was elected to the
Sixtieth Congress. on November D,
1907, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Congressman John F.
Rixey, and has remained in Congress
since.
For the reason that he represents
the district lying across the river
from Washington, he is not nearly as
well known throughout the State as
are any Of the other Virginia con-
pressemn. But over in his district his
Democratic constituents swear by
him. No matter what they want,
Jobs, seeds. advice or anything at all
they come to Washington and call on
Carlin, and he either gets it for them
or gives them good advice regarding
it.
When the correspondent went 70
Carlim's office he found him closercd
with one constituent and nine others
waiting to see him.
do you have them lined up like
this all day waiting for you?" he WAS
asked.
mo, about Il year ago found
that if kept it up / wouldn't be able
to do anything else, 50 make office
hours here from apottt 5wo, t0 f"uS
o'clock when 7 will see them all, and
the rest Of the time ] have to devote
to the House or to committee meet
ings," he replied.
Carlin is the ranking member ct
The Judiciary Committee, one Of the
most important in Congress. As a
member Of that committee he held
an important place in the passage
of legislation since the Democrats
came into power. He was chairman
of the subcommittee of the Judici-
ary Committee, which drafted the
trade commission bill and the three
other trust bills, known as the Three
Brothers. and later passed rs nae
measure. These bills were TO prevent
ipterlocking directorates in corpora
tions engaged in interstate commerce,
and amendments TO the Sherman an
ti-trust law undertaking to define
more clearly what were combinations
in restraint Of trade in view of the
decisions of the United States Su
urcmc Court on that question.
The subcommittee was composed of
Congressman Clayton, Floyd and Car
lin, and it fell to Carlin'S lot to carry
Dn the cooperation between the
judiciary Committee and President
Wilsonli in the formation Of these
important bills. During the period
IF year and half CT more that
his legislation was in formation Car
lin held almost daily conferences with
President Wilson, and has close
friendship with the chief executive.
In factional politics in Virginia
Carin has belonged to what is some
times termed the Organization or
machine" But this line Of demark-
alton is being rapidly erased between
members of the delegation as all
have backed up the Wilson admins
tration in every particular, have stood
together on all national legislation,
regardless Of what might he con.
strued as progressive or reactionary
and have been treated fairly by Pres
ident Wilson in regard to patronage,
Zach member getting just about what
he was entitled to, resulting in the