Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1891-08-06
WASHINGTON NOTES,
The HeWs From the National Capital as il
Effects the Interests of the West
eyn Farmers.
Our Correspondent Tells What Our Of
fciaIs are Doing in the Capital

fciaLs are Doing in the Capital
City. .....
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 23.-Special
Correspondence: Representative Crisp,
in making his canvass for the Speaker
ship of the House, has managed to
arouse the enmity of considerable
number of more or less influential men in |
his party, although friendship for some
of the other candidates has probably had
more to do with the enmity of these
gentlemen than anything that Mr.. Crisp
has actually done; that is to say as far as
your correspondent knows. He is charg-
ed by those opposed to his candidacy
with having done many things, not the
least of which are what they claim are
his promises of his chairmanships of
committees and places on the most pro-
minent committees in exchange for pro-
misses of votes for himself for Speaker.
This promising of committee places,
and chairmanships is doubtless a very
reprehensible practice, but it would be
perfectly safe to say that every one OF
the prominent candidates have made
similar promises, and it is certain that no
speaker of either party has ever been
elected without having done precisely
the same thing. Giving Mr.. Crisp all
that his most sanguine friends claim for
him, he is still considerably short of
enough votes pledged to control the dem
ocractic caucus. Another charge, and a
far more serious one, is made against
him, and if it can be proven, it alone will
defeat him. That is, that he is the
candidate of the lobbyists. The DEM
ocrat who made this charge says that he
will prove it at the proper time if it is
necessary to defeat Crisp. That is all
that ]. know about it. Judge Crisp has
always been regarded as an honorable
man, and anything connecting him with
lobbyists would certainly create much
surprise here, and the evidence will have
to be of the most indisputable kind in
order to obtain credence in Washington.
Mr.. H. w. Aver, in charge of the
Farmers Alliance bureau of information
here, says the circular which is being
sent to the farmers does not contain
either advice or suggestion, as the farm
ers are entirely capable Of doing their
own thinking. The business of the bur-
eau is to lay the facts before the farmers,
and that's what this circular does con-
cerning the kereal crop of the world this
year, and they can act ON the informa-
tion by holding back their crops if they
see fit, and if they can hold back half or
even a third of the crop they will doubt
less profit largely by securing better
prices. Mr.. Aver says it is simply ridi-
culous to charge that the bureau is try
ing to organize wheat trust, and that it
is simply trying to give the farmer
pointer that will enable him to get better
prices for his wheat
A story that belongs to the |'importan
if true" class is in circulation here. 1t
says that when Secretary Proctor be-
comes Senator Edmonds' successor, ex-
Gov. Cheney of Vermont is to become
Secretary Of War. This story was dis
credited at first because it was thought
| that Mr. Harrison would if Secretary
| Proctor becomes Senator, take advantage
of the opportunity of strengthening
| his party in the northwest by selecting a
man from that section for Secretary of
War, but it appears that Senator Chandl-
er and other New Englanders who are re-
lied upon to send Harrison delegates to
the national convention have served
notice that Secretary Proctor must be
succeeded by a New England man and
| Mr.. Harrison's prediction for Gov.
Cheney has caused him to be selected
| The source from which the story emanat-
ed is one that is friendly to Mr.. Harrison,
and for that reason it finds many be-
! levers.
There are signs of great activity among
the friends Of Secretary Blaine and there
are reasons for believing that quiet Or
| ganized movement is to be started having
| for it's object the election of delegates to