The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-10-20
Our Washington Letter.

WARRINGTON d. T., OCT, 10, 1917.
MEETING OF CONGRESS.
At noon to-day the wheels of legislation will
once more begin to revove. The CITY is full OF
members and strangers, and the tradespeople
who have been scudding through the dullness
of the summer are happy The old faces that
have been conspicuous in the lobby for years,
are again seen beaming with hope and conf.
dence Of q rich harvest out OF the credulitv and
veldancy Of people having business before
Congress.
THE sPEAKERsHP.
The result OF the contest for the Speakership
astonished no one. The plans OF Randall were
ripe for action in June last, when it was prOpos.
ed to hold the extra session then. and were only
strengthened by the lapse of feur months, The
manner in which Randall worked up his inter,
ests is highly creditable TO his skill and discre-
tlon, and then to hold his strength intact thro'
four months, with his antagonists battenng
away without even making q waver along his
whole line, is even more creditable. The con.
test, when it came to the point was short, sharp
and decisive. The candidates BEGAN to arrive
here about week ago. Sayler being the las, on
the ground, being delayed in ONO to participate
IN the elections there. The members did not
reach here IN any numbers until Thursday.
This was the moment for action amongst the
opposition led by Sayler, GoOte Morrison and
Cox, each Of whom fHttered himself that he was
the coming man. 1t did not require long to de.
monstrate very cOncluslvely that not one of
them could muster cOrpOraps guard anG the
| most astonishing fact Of all was that there was
not q single state delegation in which there
were Democrats. that Randall did not have
| some votes. and In many Of them even on the
| first ballot solid vote. AT lhis iuncture say.
| Ter, GoUde, Il Co., through heir friends, tried
| the efficacy OF proposition to form q coalition
| upon one OF their numUeT, ana thus give the Op.
| position a united front against Randall but
| two important circumstances interpOsed here /:
| one the fact tnat after himself the majority Of
the said canUloates' voes would go to kan0all
and the other that each candidate claimed the
| benefits OF the coalition. They next tired negO
| taLlOns with the Republicans, but most of these
would have supported Randall as against any
other Democrat and the Democrats WHO were
WI ing to resort to Republican aid were II the
oombusubie sort. and therefore Woulo not sup
RANDALL HAs A WALK OVER
| Thus thwarted IN every direction, three Of
| these opposing candidates abandoned the field
before they went INTO caucus. Randall was
nominated on the FIRST ballot, the result being
Randall, OF Pa. lO9i GoOde, of Va; % Sayier,
| OF o., ". The other officers e 6cted were g. M.
Adams, Of KY Clerk, re elected; j. q. lhomp.
| son. of O.. Sergeant-at-Arms, re, elected Col.
| Poke. OF Mo-, DOOr-keaper; J. Nj. Stew art, OF
Va, Postmaster, re elected Rev. DR.. pOisel, OF
the Nj. K. church South, Cnap ain. Adams for
Clerk made narrow escape. But for the break
| nthe Georgia delegation, his antagonist, Cald-
| well OF Alabama, won have been elected.
The House will Of course raJity these Caucu,
| nominations to day
the LENGTH OF THE EXTRA SESSION.
There Is much interest tsKen here IN the prob.
able duration OF the extra session. There is no
occasion for the session to last more than Gen
days. The President will transmit such mat.
tiers only as require immediate consideration
ing all the regular business OI Congress- for the
regular session III December. The Military Dlll
wnen under consideration last session, went
through all the rAmihCatiOnS preliminary to the
final aciiOn Of the two Houses, and Ony failed
of passage ON account Of the rejection by the
Of the troops @ in the south, wRic3 % Was insisted @
upon by the House. AS President Hayes has
removed that obstacle by the withdrawal OF the
troops there Is no reason why there should NJ
anv delay in ITS passage now Tho Naval pay
about $50 OOO. and Department OF Justice de
neiencies. S2oO, 900. should not consume NOR,
than day. The recommendation that the in
VltatOn OF the French Government to partici
. pate in the Exposition at Paris In 1878 be accep
ted, and that The necessary funds be apprOp
ated for thyt purpo,e. Will perhaps occasion
some discussion, particularly in view Of tine fac
that the late administration was indignant a
the conduct OF the members OF the French Com
mission AT our own Exhibition IN 1876, and there
, fore did not encourage the acceptance of the in
, vitaion when II was transmitted TO Congress
I two years ago. sec etATy Eyarts is heartily Ii
. favor OF the Government OF the United state
participating
TuE OHIO ELECTION.
The result Of the o liO o e.eCtlOn has rather per
= ple1ed the Administration, especially as the de
, tail> OF the contest show that 1t was not due 4
! | the increased strength OF the Democratic party
! Uut To the apnthy ana ii dscOnlent OF the RepuU
! licans thousands OF whom dld not vote al al
! The lesson has somewhat st! stled the senses 0
r over Shelming Oefeat, The cOmpqigh demons
! trated Two Things; one that enOuvh RepuOl
I cans are dissttlsded with the course Z! Inc Pit
sidenJ To defeat the party. and oil willing to el
eIclse taat power; and the other tdRt 'ai
shurz's appointment INTO the Calumet Us con
I | phment TO the Germans has anded no strengt
10 the party in that direction, As rule III
Z Germans do not take much stOoS in hIm.
ADMINISTRATION VIEWS.
i In this dilemma there is ne outlet 10 the rear
J. a TelOgrade movement would be inevitabl
disaster, anu TO go forward Will require YER
/ delicate plotting II IL claimed members of Il
|. umInisfratlOnln Vindicati0n Of the President
Il course, that he ucteG Tor the more permauen
= interests Of tue Republican party that III
/ Repu bl cans, for The last tive years, have bee
J. losing ground upon tho Old issues anu prejud
l. ces OF the war, and therefore new issues wer
necessary TO supplaDt The old winch we're n
T longer in sympathy WI h the spirit OF the Uiue
r OF the ViewA oil the majority Of the Amarlc Il
l. people that the Republican party IN the SOut
/ was rapidly dismem0ennR beyond the pOssibl
E ty Of resuscltaIIun, under the old order o
q things that Congress had restored the Who'll
II southern people 10 the null enjoyment Of poi
y tical lGnts, and step by step the hold on GeOl
10 gla, Mississippi. Alabama and Arkansas ha
D. vanished, ana DY tue natural course Of event
u the same condition OF Things had arrived 1
NJ SOHtn Carolina, FlOridi, and Louisiana aud a
st General Grant indicated at the close OF his aI
D. nlinislrauon. to stem tle tide by the exercis
" Of military power would only be to HggIayat
& the disease, and still further tend to the di
u. memberment OF the Republican patty.
a. IL was stated by another member of the Cal
- met, That the Administration had never an
le other Interest than tnat OF the future sTrengt
" ana success ol tue republican party in natOl
NJ al seuse-nOt the hepubhCAn party of III
~ North, hut OF the whole cyuntTy-Tejuvepa
d DV new issues, and lnvIgOraI ed by policy
or accord with the intelligence of the DeODle an
10 tine interest ofall section that cvl rev luiiOI
20 are the WOrS OF SLOW processes aud often deVlOl
aud mysterious Waysi that the President hi
ly always been keenlY sensible to the respOnsIbl
On ~ OF his position, and 10 The great ask lie HI
I'd undeNtaken that IN the Light OF recent even
"a he tgs not sWerVed from wnat he egards n
'e- uut! 10 the country, aud to the future welfar
Nt interests, success Of the party whlcd eleotI
li hun that II the Presiden. IL leil unsustainC
es by his parry, they viii ceTCainly reap the III
dc 10 &C Of the calamity OF another defeat" III