Evening star., 1916-07-25
PRESIDENT TO CITE
RECORD Of PARTY
Determined to Delay Notifica-
ton Ceremonies Until Con-
gress Adiourns.
SESSION MAY NOT END
AUGUST 20, AS PLANNED
Mr.. Wilson Faces Delicate Task In
Getting All Legislation That
He Desires Enacted.

President Wilson was still determined
today that he will not receive the notih-
cation OF his nomination at st. Louis
until Congress has disposed of the work
before It and he is able to complete his
own record. The assumption of the
President and Vance Mccormick, the
chairman Of the democratic national COM
mittee. who was in conference with him
yesterday. Is that Congress will adjourn
some time near the 20th of August. which
will permit the notification to take place
the last week in August. when the Pres
ident. in his speech of acceptance. will
carefully review the record of himself and
his party in Congress for the three and
q half years of his term of office.
The almost unanimous view of con-
Rressional leaders of experience Is that
there is little chance of adjournment of
Congress by August 20, and many lead
ers look upon September Is as nearer
the time for shutting up shop than
August 90
Will Compncate Plans.
The failure of Congress to adjourn
before early in September will compll-
cate the tentative plans of the Presi-
dent and the democratic campaign
managers. Mr.. McCormck's announce
ment that the democrats will delay
their campaign until September ana
then make grand rush for the votes
Of the country, sending speakers every
where. is based upon the belief that
before the last of August Congress Will
have adjourned: tie democrats In con-
Rress under the leadership of the Pres
fdent will have completed a program
of legislation regarded by them as ex-
cellent. and that the country VIII De
told time and time again of the leSis-
lative achievements of the party in
power. comparing it with the repub-
lican record for years back
The President is understood to believe
that the legislative record OF the demo-
Gratis is so satisfactory to the voters that
In his letter of acceptance he will en-
phasize this record from many points Of
View.
Trouble Is Likely.
The closing weeks of Congress promise
serious complications that must be passed
upon by the President. too, it was ascer-
tAined today One of these is in the
revenue BILL now before the Senate. Sem
ator Sauisbury of Delaware is an illustra-
don. Thirty-eight hundred Delaware
1tockholders in powder companies sup
plying ammunition for the European war
are protesting against what they declare
taxation imposed in the revenue bill upon
the products of their company. Delega-
dons OF them have told the senate that
the proposed taxation is entirely unfair.
Senator Salisbury, who called at the
White House today, but did not take the
question up with the President, is in the
same boat with a number of other sena-
tors from states similarly affected The
charge 10 made that many concerns that
have grown rich out Of sales to European
nations are not taxed at all. while few
much -talked-of- concerns must pay enor
nous taxes to the government.
For Child Labor Bill.
The President still stands for the
child labor bill. which is almost unani-
mously opposed by southern senators.
and II the bill becomes law he will
have to fght for it every minute to
put it through. 1t was stated today,
directly from the President, that MIR.
Wilson stands for the Senate naval
bill, which has been radically
changed since leaving the House. and
where there are threats of using the
knife when the bill goes to conference
and finally comes to vote. Then there
10 the shipping bill. which has had such
o hard road to travel. and is still in
rough water.
Altogether. It was plain today that
the President has some exceedingly
delicate work ahead of him to adjust
the differences in Congress and to OBJ
over. this has to be done In less than
FAM -naLc f.onoresa ia fn conclude