Norwich bulletin., 1918-09-03

row Of the gallery. where at a word of command from him they gave an exhibition of the need. adjustment and workings of gas masks that told the whole story in less than two minutes. When the question of trench and hand grenades was up, it was Tilson who threw q noisy but harmless gran ade right in front of the members of congress. It nearly scared them to death, but they knew the value of grenades when Tilson got through talking When Johnson of Washing ton stole Tilson's thunder by trying out a little deTaonstration of his own to show that boys of IS were not fit for the draft. Tilson got wird of the scheme and in jiffy had four IS year old marines in the gallery to prove that Johnson was wrong and that boys of that age were the cream of the country. The best part of it is that Tilson is never caught mapping. Til son is nothing of a politician. You might beat a drum along that line and he wouldn't catch the meaning, but his ear is turned to catch the first rustic of an unpreparedness plan and he is invariably has on tap practical method of defeating it. The New York Sun recently referred to Col. TiIson as
 
 common sense, but that he must al so have an Intelligence department of his own, to judge from his resource fitness in proving his points"
 Congressman Lonerqan has extend ed an invitation to Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo to address the Ma tional Concil Insurance Federation at their annual meeting to be held at A nota TJI. secretary has not yet replied whether or not it will be possible for him to attend. The National Federation em- braces the state federations of F states.
 New England will have a finger in mapping out congressional campaigns in all of the 48 states, through com mittees. The congressional republican committee is rejoicing over the fact | that Dr. s. D. Foss of Ohio accepted the chairmanship on the retirement of | Frank A Wood of Iowa, a few days ago. Dr. Foss is one of the best organ izers in the house and he is q member i of the powerful rules committee and as 9 campaign speaker is not excelled 1 in congress. Moreover he has the 1 promised the support of the national l republican committee and other lead ] CTS in mapping out a fall campaign and his election as chairman of the l committee will give added zest to congressional campaign work. Dr. Foss went to Chicago today to meet I Chairman Hays of the national com
 mittee, in conference with the state
 chairman from each of the IS states l The Connecticut member of the con gressional committee is Hon. John O Tilson of New Haven. The senate and house are each making a tough fight through their special committees, tC
 secure party control. The democrats are working solidly under the super vision of the democratic national com mittee. New England is coming for z
 big share of attention, and three of the
 four high officers of chairman or sec
 retary of the two congressional com.
 mittees has been given New England
 men Senator Gerry of Rhode Island heads the newly reorganized senatoria committee Congressman Lonergan O
 Connecticut is secretary of the demo
 cratic congressional committee, Con gressman Wason of New Hampshir'
 secretary of the congressional republi can committee, of which Dr. Foss ii