The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-06
OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER'S RE-
CENT DEFEAT.
He Arrives in Washington and Cracks
Joke at His Own EXpense-Sena
tor German Lively Political
Corpse.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Washington, Nov. 26.-Among the
prominent Democratic congressman who
have returned to Washington is Repre-
sentative Springer. AS is well known.
Mr.. Springer was one of the victims of
the late landslide and n story is now be-
ing told in connection with his defeat
which likely has in it great deal of
truth. During the recent session of
congress it will be recalled that the most
bitterly fought contest was the O'Neill-
Joy case from Missouri. 1t appeared
from the evidence presented before the
elections committee that Mr.. Joy had
most excellent right to the seat he was
then holding, but on strictly partisan
vote he was unseated and O'Neill sworn
in. This was only accomplished after
hard fight, number of Democrats voting
for Mr.. Joy. Among his most active OPP
pOnents twas Representative Springer,
and it is said Mr.. Joy held him more re-
sponsible for his defeat than any other
one man. 1t now transpires that in one
of the counties represented by Mr..
Springer there are about 300 members of
the Joy family who have heretofore been
warm supporters of the SangamOn states
man. They were greatly displeased at
the craftsmanship displayed by their rep
resentative and during the recent election
successfully fought him at the polls. On
the other hand, however, Mr.. Joy was
again returned by handsome majority
from his district He is extremely pop
ular among his party associates and it is
said will probably be appointed chairman
of the elections committee. What an
excellent chance he will then have to
square matters with the Democrats.
The rumor that the president had
sprained his ankle by stepping on a loose
stone at his country place, WOodley, n
few days ago was the basis of joke
Mr.. Springer evoked at the White House
yesterday. During a call there he in
quired Of Secretary Thurber, as it true
that Mr.. Cleveland stepped on a pebble
and is disabled so that he cannot attend
to businessY"
$50 the newspapers report" was the
reply, -,
stepped on dynamite in my district, yet
here am attending to business just the
same as ever"
GORMANISM IN MARYLAND.
Is it not barely possible that those peo-
pie who have been so vigorously claiming
that the recent phenomenal Republican
gains in Maryland have put an effectual
duietus on Senator German have been
little previous in making their claims
The announcement last week that Gov
ernor Frank Brown of that state would
not be candidate for reelection came in
the nature Of a big surprise. While he
made the announcement that his with
drawal from politics was simply for the
purpose of attending more strictly to his
personal business affairs, number of
people believe that other and stronger
motives have Influenced him. Mr.. Cor
man has long been the recognized and
\ de facto boss of Maryland politics. 1t
is known that for some time past there
has been a frigid coldness existing be-
tween the senior senator and the COVER
nor 1t is also known that Mr.. German
is an active supporter of State Senator