The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-11-29
Washington Letter.
ttrom our regular correspondent.l

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Nov. p, 1899.
Senator FarselI's yalisc ia missing and
the news sends 4 terrific thrill through the
Republican party in Illinois. The valise
was first missed by the Senator after his
arrival here last week. 1t is just an ordi-
nary English frame. seal club bag, known
to the trade as a long Is, but inside its
throbbing heart it contained about nine
teen pounds of applications and endorse
ments for office that the Senator had prom
Used to file at once. There were hundreds
of letters OF endorsement in the lot that
must ave caused trouble and expense to
secure. And just whose papers they were
the Senator does not know. He has no
list of them and the human memory quails
at the task of recollecting them. He is
fully aware that every man Jack who has
applied for office through him will fear that
his papers were in the lot and will curse
his luck, if he does not GO further and at
tribute tn the Senator connivance with the
thief who stole them. In the meantime
the Senator feels as if the gods had visited
upon him an undeserved calamity.
The Post this morning prints a classified
ton by states of the probable first ballot in
the Republican caucus to elect a speaker.
During the past week the doubtful votes
have been greatly decreased in number.
One of the features of the contest during
the last few days has been the dwindling
of Mr.. Reeds strength in the West. While
lie still holds the lead as to the first ballot,
the united attacks of the other candidates
AVE badly injured him. The loss of
strength in the West is largely due to the
fact that the n~ewspaperso OF that section are
insisting upon a Western speaker. And in
this cry there is danger for Mr.. Mckinley.
The far Western men say ''The East, New
York, has the Vice, p President; the Center,
Indiana, the President; let the country
West of the Mississippi have the third
officer Of the government" One is almost
satisfied that Major McKniey's henchmen
made a mistake in raising 4 sectional Issue.
The Posts estimate is as follows: Reed,
IS; Mckinley, AZ; Cannon, "a; Henderson,
13; Burrows, 12; the other II votes are
held to be in doubt. These will, as a
whole, go to the candidate who shows on
the first ballot the chance of winning. In
this table Gen. Henderson is credited, be-
sides the solid vote of Iowa, with one vote
from Missouri, one from Nebraska and one
from South Dakota. He himself does not
strange to say, claim them. His opponents
concede them. The situation is unique. TIT
idea of a candidate who does not claim
even what is conceded bewilders one.
DR.. Ealenta, the Brazilian minister, OF
Saturday urged upon the Secretary of Stat
the suitability of formally recognizing thu
United States of Brazil. 1t is reported
that our minister to Brazil, Judge Adams
has already established relations with tn,
new government. The conference wa,
productive of no definite result. TIL,
State department will probably wait unit
the Brazilian Congress meets next month
and elects a chief executive. That will b.
the formal organizing of a new government
and the State department is prone to re
gard the present as only a transitory period
The reported recognition of the new gov,
eminent by the 9th er South American Re
pubiics, together with the peaceful
acquiescence of Dom Pedro, might impel al
earlier recognition. The greatest Republic
in the world should not be over cautious ir
recognizing the flag of a new Republic.
1t may even be that an Immediate
recognition would cement the good fellow.
ship that the Pan American Congress ha,