The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-04-09
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April 9th, 1906.

over democratic headquarters, in
Washington, and the work of the cam.
paign begun. An entire building has
been secured, on Fifteenth Street,
just above Pennsylvania avenue. 1t
will be occupied as headquarters for
the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee, and the National Association
of Democratic Clubs, the two having
the same secretary Mr. Lawrence
Gardner There will also be room in
the building for the National commit
tee. should it desire to establish in
Washington either a branch or its
principal headquarters. Senator Faulk-
ner, the chairman of the Congression-
al committee, and all the other mem
bers are preparing 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 care
ful study of the returns Of the 'o4
elections in all the Congressional dis
tricts shows an unusually large num-
Der of districts carried by very small
majorities by the republicans, and
comparison of the votes in the same
districts for 'oa will show that this re-
suit was brought about in many of
them simply by democrats remaining
at home. There is very little doubt
that majority ofthe next House will
be democratic, if the full democratic
vote can be got out. The Congress-
ional committee will make special
efforts in that line, in districts which
are naturally democratic. The fail
ure of the republicans Of the present
House to keep the promises they
made on the stump will, it is expect
ed, help the democrats in all districts
where the class of voters who never
permanently ally themselves with
either party hold the balance of
power. Many of that class voted
with the republican in "a, who may
be induced to vote for a democrat
this year
Senator Villas, who was President
Clevelands first Postmaster General,
is specially we'll qualified to speak on
the subject of government mail sub
sides. He made the Senate amead.
ment to the Post office appropriation
bill, giving $4,000 additional COM
pensation to the Oceanic Steamship |
Company 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 oppos
ed when he was Postmaster General, |
had entirely failed to give a more ex- !
peditious or better mail service. The |
supporters or the subsidy defended |
the amendment on the ground that it
was made necessary 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
site for new Government Printing
Office. While no open charge has
BEEN made, it was stated by Repre-
sentative White, of ILL.,, that Chair
man Millikan had railroaded bill
through the committee which pro-
vides for the purchase of site at a
price twice as high as a site just as
good could be bought for. On the
other hand Chairman Millikan init
mates that Mr.. White is over friendly
to those who are interested in the
much talked about Malone site,
which has figured somewhat disreputa-
bly, in this matter for some years.
That much is publicly said. What is
privately said is of such nature that
it would not be safe to print unless
you had indisputable legal proof to
back it up with.
According to the opinion of Mr..
Henry E. Queen, prominent Ken
tuckian now in Washington, Secretary
Carlisle will be the democratic can
didate for President. Mr.. Queen
says of Mr.. Carlisle as a candidate
"He would carry Kentucky by at
least 10000 maj ority, and he would
not fail of success in single southern
state To the Eastern and Middle
States democrats he would be particu
larly 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 reorgani-
zation of the employees of the Senate.