Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-05
WILL FLEE CAPITAL
MOST OF the MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS WILL ATTEND THE
CONVENTIONS.
/ LEADERS TO HOLD THE FORT
Those Who Remain in Washington
: Will Be Kept Posted on Doings in
Beth the Chicago and the ST. Louis
Gatherings.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

Gatherings.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-Was Washington is getting
ready to attend the national conven-
tions. If congress still shall be in ses-
sion while the conventions are in
progress it is safe assertion that 1t
will be a difficult thing to secure a
quorum in either house during the
time of the continuance of the great
political gatherings.
-Four years ago when the conven-
tions were on there was sort of a
gentlemen'S agreement" entered into
in the house of representatives which
made it certain that no matter of
great moment should come up for
vote while the masses of the repre-
sentatives were not present. Congress
men recognize that a good many of
their members are delegates to the
| conventions and that in being such
they are simply carrying out part of
| their duties as American citizens. Of
course there is recognition also that
! good many congressman go to the con-
ventions in other capacities than those
OF delegates, but it is recognized that
there is deep interest involved, and SO
the speaker and a comparatively few
members are willing to hold the fort
of the house with only a corporal's
guard present.
Not one of the senior correspond
ents having membership in the press
gallery in Washington will be in this
city when the conventions are in
| progress. OF course. representatives
of the press associations will be here
and so will the Junior members of the
staffs of all the newspapers that are
represented in this town. Young men,
sCme of them of the age when they are
still known as "cub reporters" will
hold down" the jobs for men who
have seen years of service in the two
galleries of congress.
Leaders viii Stay at Posts.
The speaker of the house of repre-
Bentatives has given notice that he
will not attend the convention of his
party. 1t is pretty well assured also
that the floor leaders of the majority
and the minority will be found at their
posts during the days of the political
gatherings and the great political ex-
citement. There have been occasions
when men who stayed in Washington
have been hit by lightning" 1t just
escaped hitting Speaker Champ Clark
four years ago, who, although the
Democratic convention was in session
in Baltimore, only 40 miles away, in
sisted on staying in the house of rep
resentatives to preside over handful
of his fellow countrymen.
1t is not expected that the vice pres
ident, who presides over the delibera-
tiaps of the senate, will attend the
convention of his party. Neither is it
expected that the floor leader Of either
party will desert the senate during the
convention days. It is a pretty safe
reckoning, however, that most of the
other senators will find it convenient
to be in ST. Louis or Chicago during
the middle June days. Legislation, un-
less perchance congress shall adjourn
early in June, will mark time during
the mid-June weeks
Will Be Kept Well POSTED.
In these days of telephone and tele-
graph a man who stays in Washington
is not so far aloof from St. Louis and
Chicago as otherwise he might be
Telegraph and telephone loops will be
: installed in many residence in this
town just prior to June 7, when the Re
publican delegates gather at Chicago
The White House will have instant
: knowledge of everything that is done
r in the Republican convention at Chica
: go and, of course, later in the Demo
cratic convention at ST. Louis.
? 1t may perhaps be said without feal
S of going wrong that Mr.. Wilson il
: more interested, in a way. in what i:
/ going to happen in Chicago than he il
f in the happenings at st. Louis HC
8 knows, or he ought to know, that IN
less something of an earthquake ma
J. ture happens he is going to be nomi
mated by his party in convention as
o sembled. He does want to know un
r Questionably, however, as quickly a
:, possible, whom he is going to meet il
k the field. The White House will fol
e low hour by hour the doings Of tn
e Republican convention with absorbinj
d interest, and later it will keep its ca
y to the telephone and it's eye ready TO
the telegram when the deliberation
v and the discussions are at their heigh
s. in the city on the banks of the Mis-
sissippi.
/ A national party which is in powe
@ in all the branches of govern
ment and which is about to enter int
K national convention likes to have it
y congressional record pretty well writ
ten up. The Democrats probably vii
B want to point to the legislation eI
s acted this winter as one of the res
1t sons for being returned to power |
is on this desire of the majority part
IT on the eve of the convention that rest
'i some hope in Washington that COZ
10 gress may get through its work an
10 adjourn at even an earlier date tha
, most of the members seem now t
III think is possible.
Is Some Hints for "Plebes."
+ Following legislation this winter
10 the number of cadets at the Mi
itary academy at West Point wi
"a be doubled Many young Amer
n cans will have an opportunity to Ell
le Beautiful Flower in Variety.
o A Kansas City newspaper man. VIII
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