Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-16

Just at present there is extra interest in Frye, Gray and Morgan on account of the Hawaiian controversy. Senator Frye is not at all like the ideal eastern man. In mo. ments of excitement while delivering his great speech on Hawaii he seemed more like the old time Kentucky orator, roaring, brandishing his arms wildly and purrin9 out words in what we call the forid south western style.
 Senator Gray seems to the onlooker in the gallery a great big strong man, who talks like solid lawyer very careful of what he says. There is unusual interest in Senator Voorhees, as chairman of the finance committee. and old habitues of the capitol, when conveying friends, are always careful to point out to them the senators who are alleged to be conservative on the tariff" meaning those Democrats who will not vote for the Wilson bill unless sugar, coal iron and some other things are taken care of And this about ends the list of those who interest visitors of all sections, for even in the senate, as in the house, there is not very large percentage of men of truly na- tional fame.
 Feels 1t In His Bones.
 Of course prospective candidates for tho presidency are pointed out and studied with great interest, and none in either house so much as Tom Reed It is taken for grant ed by everybody that he is a candidate for the nomination, and, as I think unjustly; also taken for granted that all his present motions are with that end in view. Pre- dictions are always rash, and rashest of all are those about future presidents, but after taking note of Mir. Reed for some time feel perfectly certain that he will never b" president of these United States. Ofcour,e cannot prove this by logical process Of reasoning. but feel it in my bones.
 Among the Democrats there is but one voice that comes to my ears, and 1t speaks these words, We must go west for a can. didate." As to who that candidate is to be there is scarcely whisper In the house there is a very large number of men ol whom one is about as prominent as any other, and no one so prominent as to make the others recognize his superiority.
 Too Old or Too Young.
 The question is occasionally asked, Will it do to go south for candidatep But it is still asked in a whisper and Is generally answered by a sorrowful shake of the head Even John G. Carlisle is supposed to be barred by the fact that his home is a few hundred yards south of the Ohio river. As to the senate, there have been strange changes in current opinion as expressed iu Washington. German is not nearly so prom ising as he was, and neither is Gray. Voor hees enjoys present prominence, but men tion of it is generally accompanied with the statement that his career has been riotously irregular on t he now all important questions of tariff, silver, greenbacks, etc. Several others in both parties are rejected as too old and almost as many as too young.
 If it could be decided now by a count of votes as show, ;H opinions given here, then no other Republican would stand any chance as against Governor Mckinley, and some of the comparatively new western Democrats would stand the best chance for the nomination against him. But there have been many changes recently in the west. and many more must be looked for before the summer of 1896. Advocacy of