Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-04-10
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Subsidies Republicans Quarrel
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From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April, 3rd, 1896.
The party flag has been hoisted over
Democratic headquarters, in Washing.
ton, and the work OF the campaign be-
gun. An entire building has been
secured on Fifteenth Street, Just above
Pennsylvania avenue. 1t will be oc-
cupied as headquarters for the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee, and
the National Association Of Demo-
cratic Clubs. the two having the same
Secretary Mr.. Lawrence Gardner.
There will also be room in the build
ing for the National committee, should
it desire to established in Washington
either branch or its principle head
quarters. Senator Faulkner, the chair
man of the Congressional committee,
and all the other members are prepar-
ing to make very determined effort
to overthrow the present enormous
Republican majority in the House,
and they are perfectly satisfied that
there is much more than fighting
chance for success. A careful study OF
the returns of the '94 elections in all
the Congressional districts shows an
unusually large number of districts
carried by very small majorities by the
Republicans, and a comparison of the
votes in the same districts for '92 will
show that this result was brought
about in many OF them simply by Dem
ocrats remaining at home. There is
very little doubt that majority of the
next House will be Democratic, if the
full Democratic vote can be got out.
The Congressional committee will
make special efforts in that line, in
districts which are naturally Demo-
cratic. The failure OF the Republicans
of the present House to keep the
promises they made on the stump will,
it is expected, help the Democrats in
all districts where the class of voters
who never permanently ally them
selves with either party hold the
balance of power. Many of that class
voted with the Republicans in '94, who
may be induced to vote for Demo-
crat this year.
Senator Villas, who was President
Cleveland's first Postmaster-G General,
is specially we'll qualified to speak on
the subject of government mail sub
sides. He made the Senate amend
ment to the Postoffice appropriation
bill, giving $50 900 additional conpensa-
ton to the Oceantic Steamship Com
pany for carrying the mails from San
Francisco to Hawaii and other points,
the text for some interesting remarks,
in which, he said that the mail subsidy
system. which he opposed when he
was Postmaster-General, had entirely
failed to give more expeditions or
better mail service. The supporters of
the subsidy defended the amendment
on the ground that it was made neces-
sary by the competing subsidized
Canadian line of Pacific Steamers.
There is rather nasty row among
the Republican members of the House
committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds over the old question OF a
site for new Government Printing
Office. While no open charge has been
made, it was stated by Representative
White, of Ill.,, that Chairman Milliken
had rsilroaded bill through the COM
mittee which provides for the purchase
Of site at q price twice as high as
site just as good could be bought for.
On the other hand Chairman Milliken
intimates that Mr.. White is over
friendly to those who are interested in
the much talk about Malone site,
which has figured somewhat dis
reputably in this matter for some
years. That much is publicly said.
What is privately said il of such |
nature that it would not be safe TO
print unless you had indisputa BILE legal
proof to back it up with.
According to the opinion of Mr..
Henry E. Queen. a prominent Ken
tuckian now in Washington, Secretary
Carlisle will be the Democratic candi.
date for President. Mr.. Queen SAYS of |
Mr.. Carlisle as candidate: "He
would carry Kentucky by an least 49,
GOO majority, and he would not fail of |
success in q single southern State.
To the Eastern and Middle States
Democrats he would be particularly
acceptable. AS far as Kentucky is
concerned, there is an end of party
dissensions, and henceforth the Blue
Grass Democrats will be found work
ing in harmony. and the electoral vote
of the State will be cast for the Demo.
cratic nominee, whoever he may be-"
There will be no political reorganiza-
ton of the employees OF the Senate.
This was definitely settled at a confer
ence OF representatives of the Republi-
can and Democratic Senators, and was
brought about because the Republicans
did not want TO agree to the demands
made by the Populists for voting with
them to elect the Secretary and
Sergeant-at Arms nominated by them
early in the session, nor the Democrats
to make deal with the Populists to
vote against them. Under the new
arrangement the Democratic Secretary
and Sergeant-at.Arms will be retained,
and each Senator, regardless O! politics,
will be given his pro rata share of the
minor pOsitiOns nru