The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-07-24
A REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Ex-Congressman McComas on the Polit
ica1 Situation.


ical Situation.
A party consisting of Ex-Congressman Louis
F. McComas, his father, Mr. T. c. McComas Mr.
+. W. MeComas, Miss Mary MeComas, Mr. and
Mrs. l.. W. Humrichouse and DR.. J. w. Hum
riehouse, of Hagerstown; Mr.. and Mrs C. W.
Mckeehan, Miss Florence MeKeehan, Mr.
Charles L. McKeehan, and Miss NJ L. Baird, OF
Philadelphia, and Mrs James Wallace, OF Cam
bridge, Md, arrived yesterday in private car
and went to the Rainier hotel They are on a
pleasure tour, and will spend some days in the
Sound country.
Hon. Louis Emory McComas was a member of
the House OF Representatives from the Sixth
Maryland district. He was born in Washington
county, Nd, and educated at ST. James college
and Dickinson college From the latter institu-
ton he was graduated in 1866. For two years he
studied law and was then admitted to the
Hsgerstown bar. where he has since practiced
his profession He was Republican candidate
for the Forty-fifth congress, but Hon. William
Walsh was returned as elected by fourteen
majority. Mr.. McComas, however, was elected
to the Forty eighth, Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and
Fifty first congresses. IN his 1888 election he
received 1906 votes against II, 422 for Henry
Kyd Douglas his Democratic opponent He was
member of the important committee on ap-
preparations, and also of the committee on edu.
cation and the election of president and vice
president. His vote with his party for the fed
eral election bill cost him many votes last fall.
and he failed of an election. He is a brilliant
and forcfble speaker and this fall will take the
stump for Mckinley in Ohio.
Last night he said: "Since congress closed on
March 4 have been travelling on various bust
ness matters over half of the Southern states
and most of those of the North and West l
find that everywhere the Republicans are recoy-
ering from the disaster of last fall. A decided
reaction has set in for the Mckinley bill, which
IN fin,, 10 Oh.
lent measure, and all things are working to-
gether for us. The Lord is not with the Farm
ers Alliance this year. The crops are too
good, and an abundant harvest is nron.
ised everywhere The farmer finds that
he Is getting more for all his
products. his hay, grain, vegetables and hops
while at the same time.he pays less for what he
buys-less for wool goods calico, china, glass
sugar and SO on. This practical demonstration
OF the effects of the Mckinley bill will bring
him into the Republican ranks. The Alliance
will be out in the cold.
add TO that the excellent record of the last
congress, and the fact that since the time of
George Washington no administration has been
cleaner and more free from scandals, and you
Will see what a strength the Republicans
possess"
Mr. {. ". McKeehan, who is one of the most
successful lawyers of Philadelphia. related an
interesting fact regarding the notorious defalea-
ton OF the city treasurer, Bardsley.
This man." he said, twas highlyrespectable,
and one Of the most trusted men in Philadel-
phia. He had been in the city council-a posi-
ton for which the only pay is the honor-and
he was the best informed man in Philadep hia
on municipal affairs IL had no bad habits so
far as can be learned. lie specialized
in stocks, but so far as these speculations can
be traced, he made money. So the mystery is to
hud out what he did with the hundreds OF
thousands he took from the city treasury.
1T is little bit early to say who will be the
choice of the Pennsylvania Republicans for
president. Blaine is the most popular man per
sonaily. When he spoke in Philadelphia last
fall the immense hall was packed, aud thou
sands jammed the streets. But when the presi-
dent came Tor Memorial day there did not begin
q be such s. demonstration