West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
CAPITAL CHIT CHAT AND CUR
RENT COMMENT FROM THE
~ HOME OF JUNGLE SAM"
Items Of Interest and News and Notes
Concerning Congress.
From our regular correspondent.

Speech making is the principal
Industry OF the Senate jnst now,
while the House Is railroading APP
proprating bills, SO as to be ready
for I'D early adjournment.
HHH
Secretary Olney has furnished
Congress with all the inform alton
IN his possession concerning tho
Cuban revolution. The hot heads
IN Congress are still Advocating
immediate recognition Of Cuban
bclligerency, but tho conservatives
who counsel moderation for while
longer, are still holding back.
IHHn
Tim Campbell, who for CON
siderable period represented one of
the New York city districts in the
House. and who, when he failed
10 secure the Ftmmany nominstlon
Fan as an independent Democrat
aud was defeated by Henry Miner,
the Fammlny candidate, has been
turned down by one of the Home
Election Committees. lie contest
ed Miners seat, but the committee
decided against him. Tim says he
will try again. Personally Tim Is
very popular in Washington. He
originated the expression. whats
the Constitution of friends" which
was jocularly quoted by Senator
Hill the other day.
HHHl
The departure of Miss Clara
Barton, president of the Red Cross
Society, for Armenia, and the re-
porting of resolution expressing
sympathy for the Armenians and
calling upon the European powers
to give the protection guar lnteed
them by treaty. to the Senate,
brought that matter quite promi-
nently to the front this week.
Although Secretary Olney does not
believe that the Sultan Of Turkey
will allow Miss Barton to enter
Armeni. for the purpose of dis
sributing money by our people for
the destitute Armenlans, after his
recent order against it, he has in.
strucied Mr.. Terrell, our minister
TO Turkey, to aid Miss Barton in
every way he can.
1910
Although there arc lots of strong
silver men among the Democratic
members OF the House and Senate,
with the exception Of Representa-.
tive Bell, Of Colorado, who is more
"t a Popullst than Democrat, not
one OF them took part in the SILVER
conference held IN Washington this
week, for the purpose of making
arrangements for holding a nation
al silver convention to nominate a
Presidential ticket. All of the
silver democrats were invited to
participate IN this conference, but
regarding It as merely tail to the
PopulIst kite, they declined doing
80. In fact nearly all the members
OF Congress, even the Populis
seem to have turned the cold
shoulder to the silver conference.
which was composed Of nearly the
same men who at the last silver
conference nominated Sibley. Of
Pa, for President.
Hi
Col. ). @. Clark, Of Alabama.
president Of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad, is expressing some very
robust political opinions around
Washington just now. For in.
stance, he says "1'be only chance
the Democracy has to win is to put
forth Flank in the National plat
form declaring for silver in unmis
taxable terms No straddles or
equivocal language will be accepted
6y the people. They have boon
fed on that kind Of stuff long
enough. There are 1J7 electoral
votes in the Southern States that
can be carried Old straight silver
platform-one that SAYS what u
means and means what IL saws
but they cannot be had for a gold
standard candidate on a SINGLE
standard platform. The people are
hungry Tor q real, live issue and
they ought 10 have tbe chance Of
being recorded on this one. n the
Democrats throw away this oppor-
tnn'ty another such may not come
ior many years"