Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-05

Senate as much influence as III. Ooinon'
There have been democrats who nave hsd as
much influence with the democrats ana re-
publicans who have had more influence with
the republicans, but no other Senator mas pos
sessed the same influence with both sides OF
the Chamber. The democrats support AID |
follow MIN for his wise policies and great DO.
yotion to the party. The republicans respect
his fairness. his candor. his courtesy and his
sense OF iusrice He has had in remarkable
degree the confidence of both sides. AS chair
man of the democratic caucus, his admins
ration was simply all that could be desired.
His leadership against the force bal IN 1851
and 1891. was never surpassed in Skill, conr'
age, and success In sll parliamentary history;
cannot recall one fault that ne committed
or one opportunity that he neglected Ill tEat
ever to be remembered controversy. AS mem
bar of the democratic national committee
fr,m MARYLAND in the canvass, of 1884,
50 and 1892. his services were indispen.
q ,ble and invaluable. On that committee, as
i, the Senate. his resources never failed him,
and tie committee almost without an e1cep-
ton adopted his suggestions of policies. GO
not pretend to say that Mr.. German has at all
times been right, but am satisfied that at all
times he has been faithful to his convictions
of duty, and that his chief aim has been for
the good of the democratic party and the well
fare of the country, and am happy to know
that this is now the conclusionsoi his asso
GATES in the Senate who sometimes differed
most widely with him"
Ex-senator Butler of South Carolina.
talking about Senator German, this
morning, said he heard he would be re-
elected and he hoped sincerely he
would be, not only for his, Germans,
own qualification, and for the good OF
the democratic party, but also to de.
feat the 80. called Cleveland democrats
who have been attempting for years to
drag him down, the "holier than thou"
men in his own party, who really are
working for their own profit, and who
to secure that would let every body
else's interest go to ruin. No man
living, said the ex-senator, has done
the democratic party more or better
service than German, who is, by far,
an ADLER man and purer politician
than any of his detractors. The e1-
Senator also said the alleged revived
| prosperity had not reached his State,
and he doubted if any body but those
who had wheat to sell and the bond and
md stock dealers had been benefited
~ it.
Virginia democrats here say there
| will be great many more contested
legislative tickets in their State than
| thew expected, Notwithstanding tha as
sertion of the administration wing OF
| the republican party in their State that
elections are so fraudulent in Virgins
! that it is useless 10 hold them. They
also say. what the democrats OF some Of
he districts would do well to remember,
| thai more of those contests will be
! closer than many people suppose.
| Capt. Pat. McCaull has disposed OF
| as interest in the Mirror, weekly re
| pu blican newspaper OF this city, and
| that paper is now no more. rs new
,roprietors have changed its name, and
- will be published in the interest Ct
the ticket to be nominated in Lynch
burg to day.
Both wings of the republicans i'll
| Prince Georges county, Maryland,
nave been here recently and have had
conferences with Postmaster General
| Gary of their State. They tried to
come to some agreement, but were en-
tirely unsuccessful. 1t is understood
that the same condition exists through
out their State. MIR. Gary thinks the
State is lost, and told them it certainly
would be unless they came together.
President Mckinley has decided to
to allow A. Benzinger, en- artist who
resides at Brunnen, Switzerland, but
Who has studios in Paris and New
York, to paint his portrait. Mr.. Ben
Finger painted full length portrait Of
| Vice President Hobart, and his work
was warmly commended.
The yellow fever bulletin by the Ma
rine Hospital Service sent out o.day
summarizes yesterdays progress of the
| yellow fever as follows: New Orleans,
"a new cases, no deaths; Biloxi, IL new
cases, no deaths; Edwards, Is new
| cases, 2 deaths; Militia Yuma, Miss, 2
new cases, no deaths; Ocean Springs.
| Miss, no new cases and no deaths;
| Mobile, report delayed. At Scranton
1 on the LIST, 2nd and 3rd there were 80
\ new cases and on the 3rd two deaths.
The President to-day made the fol-
| lowing appointments; Lauhits s. Sven
| son, of Minneapolis, minister plenipo-
lentiary to Denmark; Edward Bsdloe,
of Pennsylvania, consul at Canton;
William G. Myers and Harry L. Tay
lor, to be first assistant engineers in
the Revenue Cutter Service.
The recently discovered omission Of
Thomas Moore's name from the roll of
poets inscribed on the walls of the new
Congressional Library has aroused the
Ancient Order of Hibernians in this
city, and they are formulating an ap
peal to the 100000 other members OF
the order in this country to bring pres
sure upon Congress to have the omis-
sion rectifed. Their complaints have
developed the fact that Moore wrote
number of bitter poems against Amer
lea while in this country and, unlike
Dickens and some other other English
literary writer's, did not con6ne his
structures to America at large but wrote
number OF pointed, unpleasant and
almost unprintable things about Jeffer-
son, who was at that time President of
the United States. These Poems Re-
lating to America" have been collected
in single volume and it was upon
this showing of deliberate insult to the
then President of the United States
that the library officials say the name
of Moore was omitted from the honor
roll Of poets.
Judge McComas, Congressman Nc.
Donald and George Alfred Townsend
accompanied delegation from Hagers.
town, Md, to the White House to day