The Washington times., 1916-04-01

u
Weeks has the backing Of the more
conservative element OF the New Eng
land Republicans. Beyond that, he 10
regarded as particularly the candidate
OF Sidney w. winslow. head OF the
United Shoe Machinery Company. and
the putative financial dominator OF the
Boston Herald and Boston Traveller.
Going back over the years OF MT.
Weeks opportunity to make a showing
OF his opinions OF public issues. II Is
found that his votes in House and SEN
ate include these:
lie voted against the Dolliver-Hepburn
railroad rate regulation legislation.
He voted against popular election OF
United States Senators.
lie voted at every opportunity to
sustain the Cannon regime and the
Cannon rules in tho House OF Repre-
sentatives.
He voted throughout the Payne-Ald-
rich tariff session in favor OF the OBJ
Ijectiona Bile features OF that bill. and af-
terward opposed a series of tariff
measures intended TO modify some OF
its excuses.
lie voted against Statehood for Arr
IONA and New Mexico.
He failed to vote on the resolution CIV
ing proper powers to the House Commit
tee on Banking during the monetary In
lvestigation preliminary to the estab-
lishment OF the Federal reserve banking
and currency system.
He was recorded as not voting" on
the service pension bill.
He was recorded as mot voting" on
general Hen,sSH SS85o fSr Ss S
He voted against the bill providing q
system OF Government railroads In
Alaska.
He voted repeatedly for measures de.
signed. in the interest of the express
companies, to hamper the development
of the parcel post.
He voted against the resolution sub
hitting woman suffrage to the States
On Secret Sessions.
He voted against abolishing secret
sessions OF the Senate.
He voted against the famous Senate
resolution, which carried almost unani'
nnously. declaring that the President
was justified in using armed forces II
necessary to protect American interests
In Mexico.
| He voted against authorizing the De
partment OF Agriculture TO study snt
| reDort upon methods for promoting co
operation among farmers and TO IN
prove rural cre1it.
He permitted himself to be recorded a
| mot voting OH the ConBressloHa
mileage graft"
He has on almost all occasions voteC
against labor legislation.
lie failed to vote at all on the reso
luton to ir,peach Federal Judge Archi
BALD. A.,
He voted against the creation OF tn
Federal Trade Commission.
He was recorded as mot voting OF
the famous amendment to the river an
harbor act Of 1914. which smasheu ~
the ends OF the river and haroor por'
barrel. ~ Ill -.
ord. likewise, shows him UNIFORM sup
norter Of AIGrichism in policy and leg
ds yote1 against submitting thu, IN
come tax amendment to the Cohsl'u
ton. .,,... .ha coun
teryailinE duties on IetrS Toted with tn
standard OIL interests on TINS t, Gue ~ IN
'Tbc most common explanation Oh ~,
Weeks candidacy Is that the uI.r &c -
scrvative wing of the hepup, t ssn,rsSsit
in New ENGLAND GnSnd dSit %n thoroughly REF
SasemtatiVe of its attitude, In WHO'S
name could be crystallized the supply
~ The delegates from that sectlon' WI
The expectation that at the rlsnt so H,,i
~ n convention fight these votes S9u,
OF 49, 70 helm nominate any candidat
oe TI Satisfactory to New Englan
conservatives.
With Tory Element.
r,,..o 10 nothinC in the record OF Mi
Weeks to justify the presumption .n'
II nominated he would oe satisiaO|o.
10 the members OF the Progressive par.
: or to the liberal element OF the hepu,
: lican party. on the conurar .yv ",
, 6ilated with what is commonly Know
as the tory element of the party. ~
A Termination would be satisfactory TO ~
: Buines- Penrose wing, and eminent
unsatisfactory to u, eism this ractiO S
In the last few weeks there mas pee
, an increasing disposition to regard M
} Weeks candidacy as a sort OF staiklhl
4 horse proposition, not to be taken vel
seriously EXCEPT BY people ne,S wmp s TsnI
soIidly opposed to anything like con
nronise or composition with the Pr
gressive factors Of the party.
! II has been especially intimated tn
delegates gathered up IN the name
Weeks were ultimately to be delivers
4 10 the cause of Mccall, and that 90
y ernor Mccall was really the candida
. on whom the extreme conservative DO
: ton expected ultimately to unite al
v place him in nomination.
I So circumstantial and insistent NJ
= been this report that II Is necessary
weigh the Weeks record and the Weel
candidacy with the Mccall record al
q the possibilities of the Mccall cant
: dacy always in mind. The Oongre
: sional voting record OF Mr.. Mccall h
| heretofore been analysed. In a ge
: erai way Mr.. Weeks has been the sar
a kind OF Congressman that Mr.. McCi
was; he has been the same KIND