The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-02

~ hbAttd HOL W EeI opplHcT ana uUIu
any conferences on the subject Of the
nomination until after
they arrive at Chicago. Then men
from every section of the country and
representing all shades of political
opinion cur express their views.
One Of the nos prominent members
OF what Is called "the old guard In
telling me about the determination OF
the leaders not to confer on the sub
ject of the presidential nomination
Il do not know for whom | shall vote
at Chicago, nor do | know what other
delegates and other men In my posi-.
ton will decide to do. We have pur.
posely avoided conferences on this
subject, deeming IL wise to wait until
the delegates can confer among
at the convention. We
hope that some good Republican will
be selected, and we are willing to sup
port any good Republican that Is nomi.
mated"
Cannot Read r. r..
We can scarcely read any inclina.
ton to support Colonel Roosevelt in
that statement, and yet / suppose the
man who made 1t will support Roose-
Welt II he should be nominated. Mean.
while Ii begins to look as If the so
called leaders among the Republicans
were determined not to have Roosevelt
nominated If they can control enough
delegates to prevent Ii.
McLemore's Advice.
Congressman McLemore, he of the
famous resolution that brought him so
much notoriety, has recently addressed
himself TO President Wilson in a ''leave
TO print speech" In which he used a
n ~favorlte method of expression by the
president.
1.-The path to power leads through
Parral," is the way McLemOre puts Ii,
and then oes on to tell the president
not to withdraw the troops from Mexi-
co, but keep them there and chase
down villa. killing or capturing him
before the troops are withdrawn. Nc
Lemore asserts that this would silence
the criticisms of the presidents Mexi
can policy.
It Is quite possible that the president
is not inclined to take much advice
from McLemore, as it was McLemore's
resolution that gave the foreign policy
n severe jolt.
Giving IL Away.
Leader Kitchin in the house while
trying to arrange a program of legisla.
ton gave away the fact that under
standings" and "gentlemen's agree
ments" are made with the minority.
lie explained that when they were dis
cussing arrangements to pass the naval
bill there did not seem TO be much OPP
position TO the proposition and that
I'VE all pretty much agreed upon the
and that. while naturally you
would have to vote against
any rule, yet from my conversation
with the gentlemen | took 1t and I'M
that some of you would be
glad for us TO run that rule over you"
In other words. they were to have a
sham battle upon the biggest piece of
In the present congress.
Champ Declares Himself.
There was "A sparring match over a
question OF rules. In which some fine
technical points became involved.
THE speaker cannot ignore the journal
of the house," remarked Congressman
Fitzgerald.
THE speaker IS not deaf and blind
and knows exactly what happened
here" retorted Champ. who was not
going to be bound by technicalities, al
though the exact record might have
against him.
Tiilman Very Frank.
Senator Tillman has not tried to be
a demagogue while a member OF the
A number OF times he has
been known to try to get everything he
could for South Carolina. including a
duty on rice. a duty on tea. appropria-
tons for the Charleston navy yard and
river and harbor appropriations for the
harbors and streams In his state. and
ON most occasions he has said that he
intended that South Carolina should
get her share OF what was going On.
Sometimes he called these things a
'%'ateal," and when in a recent speech
he repeated some of the remarks be
made In his vigorous days he caused
considerable amusement. But what
amused the senate more than anything
else was the fact that Tillman said
that he was not n candidate for re-elec-
ton again. and he was not going to
vote for any more of these steals"
What Ashurst Has Missed.
The subjects of golf and Colonel
Roosevelt were mentioned In a II "
sation with Senator Ashurst Of Arizo-
ma. and he made this remark. There
are two things | have never seen-a
golf game and Theodore Roosevelt"