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...President conferred with Representative John Quillin Tilson, Republican House Leader, who said: "Nothing can be done to stabilize the prices of farm products and take care of the surplus," and predicted that the Democrats would make no gains whatsoever in the autumn elections...
...President Coolidge last week withdrew his nominations for three Federal appointments in Georgia-Tilson for U. S. Judge, Deaver for U. S. Attorney, Parvis for U. S. Marshal-as a courtesy to the Georgia Senators, who had intimated to the Senate Judiciary Committee that Tilson was a carpet bagger...
...That is Nick Longworth, the Speaker. He and his cronies run the House by dint of goodwill and numbers -because, you see, politics in the House isn't half so individualistic as in the Senate. Everybody likes Nick. He is the likable boss, although that lean stiff man, Tilson of Connecticut, bears the formal title of Republican leader. The impressive old man over there is Burton of Ohio. He used to be a Senator, but now is back in his old haunts. For all his 74 years, he is astonishingly able, active...
...next morning after this information was imparted to the press, at 7:30, a select gathering of Congressional notables assembled at the White House about the breakfast table. There were Senators Curtis, Smoot, Wadsworth, McNary, Speaker Longworth and Representatives Madden, Tilson, Dickinson, Begg-the galaxy of Republican party managers and financial commanders in Congress- and the gist of what they had with their sausages and wheat cakes was the same as what the reporters had had without refreshments the day before...
...Felicitated Representative Tilson (Conn.), Republican floor leader, upon his 65th birthday...