The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-04-03
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond ent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
Especial to the Citizen.J

WASHINGTON, March Both, 1896.
Hon. William F. Harrity, Chairman
of the National Democratic Committee,
is not disheartened over Democrat
ic prospects. He said while in Wash
ington: 1.-THE condition of the Demo-
cratic party is far from hopeless, and
sudden change in the tide may put tin
excellent condition before November.
Many things may happen in American
politics inside of thirty or sixty days,
and no party is so firmly intrenched
that it has sure thing on carrying
the country in a National election.
While the prospects of the Democracy
are not superlatively rosy, they are far
from desperate. 1t is time in its his
tory when its ablest men should go to
the front and take counsel of each
other, so as to avoid mistakes. My be-
lief is that when the delegates come
together in Chicago, they will act for
the best interests of the party, and
that the convention will be full of en-
thusiasm. l do not believe there is
any probability of a bolt at the conven-
tiou.''
The much advertised revolt against
Speaker Reeds control of the legls-
lation in the House took place last
week, but it wasn't much of revolt
and accomplished nothing more tam
gible than loss of two days consider
alton of the appropriation bills, which
Mr.. Reed wishes to rush. By a vote
of 142 to n, the House decided to de-
vote Friday to private bills, in accor-
dance with the House rules, instead of
to the sundry civil appropriation bills,
in accordance with Mr.. Reeds wishes,
and later by a vote of 103 to rs to ad-
journ until Monday instead of sitting
on Saturday. Whether the revolt is to
he real will be seen when another vote
is taken with larger attendance. The
Democrats are, of course, helping
along the revolt as far as they can.
The present program is for the House
to agree to the conference report in fa-
vor ot lis accepting the Senate Cuban
resolutions without any considerable
debate, but there have been other pro-
grams OF late that were not carried
out. The chances are, however, in ia
vor of this one.
Senator Faulkner, who is Chairman
of the Democratic Congressional Cam
paign Committee, said in the course of
the debate on the attempt of the Re-
publicans 10 sneak political legislation
INTO all appropriation bill, through
clause i'll the legislative bill changing
the time for the meeting OF the Terri
tOriOl Legislature Of New Mexico, from
next December to May 1897,
and that the sneak was made on the
hope that Republican President
would be elected and seated before
that Legislature met. Senator VOL
colt, thinking to be very smart,
said: "Do understand that the Sen
ator says Republican President will
be elected?" NO." promptly replied
Senator Faulkner; "only those of the
most vivid imagination and who dream
when they are awake will say that"
Senator Hill, who first called attention
to the little sneak game fathered 10y
Senator Elkins and Delegate Catron,
had the satisfaction of seeing it struck
out of the bill by a vote of the Senate.
Democrats in Congress are deeply
interested in the series of joint finan-
cial debates between Secretary Hoke
Smith and eX-Speaker Crisp, which
begins at Augusta, Ga, this week, and
will, it is believed, play ali important
part in deciding not only who will be
the suct essor of Senator Gordon. whose
term expires next March, but the fl
nancial status of the Georgia delega-
ton TO the Chicago Convention. The
personal relations of tine two gentle
men are entirely pleasant, SO their dis
cussion will be limited to financial mat
tiers. The majority of the Democrats
in Congress hold the opinion that Mr..
Crisp Will win the Senatorship and
that the Georgia delegation to the
National Convention will be for silver.
Representative Faris, of Indiana,
who knows that Reed would prefer the
devil to Harrison, gave one of the
Speakers lieutenants chunk of cold
comfort when he said: 'Only one man
can defeat Mckinley for the nominal
ton at this late day, and he is Benja-
min Harrison. He could be nominated
if he permitted his name to go before
the convention. 1t may as well be un-
derstood, however, that he will make
no deal to secure the nomination.
Platt, Quay aud the other leaders must
support him without exacting any
promises. He will make no promises.n
Ii is quite certain, Notwithstanding
their present vicious onslaught on Nc
Kinley, that Platt, Quay and Reed
would all much rather see Mckinley
nominated than Harrison.
Col. John A. Wise, who is Repub-
lican, had this TO say about the pros
poets of his party in New York:
Mayor Strong and Teddy Roosevelt
would wreck any party, and two more
grotesque political failures cannot be
found in modern history. The Repub-
lican party is in bad way both in the
city and in the State"
President Cleveland and his Cabinet
have been invited to attend a Demo-
cratic gathering on Jefferson's birth
day-April 13th-at Monticello, Va,
the great Democrats birthplace.