The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-10-12
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From our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINeroN, Oct. lo. awyers 80,
the Dc Tense SCI dom bring out any tes-
timony agaicst the accused The
members OF the Mckinley war investi.
cation commission the Alger relief
commission is what local paper
calls it--who have put the questions 20
the Witnesses who rave SO far testified
may not consider themselves Secretary
Alger's lawyers, but, IL they were,
their questions could not in the opin-
Ion Of many unprej JUDGED persons have
been more carefully prepared to pre-.
vent the giving of undesired evidence d.
One witness, Col Lee, who started 10
tell about some OF the war depart
ment's mismanagement, in the matter
OF transportation without being ques-
toned upon the subject, 'was at once
commission was not ready TO enter
that branch OF the investigation, lie
TODD the hint and thereafter only an
swered such questions as were asked
Gen. f V. Boynton reiterated his the
ory that flies were responsible for so
much sickness at Camp Thomas, and
another witness, a brigade surgeon,
endorsed g. Instead of trying to fud
out, the commission seems TO be trying
not to find out anything derogatory to
Secretary Alger's management Of the
war department. ltsppears to desire
only evidence that will be comph-
mentary to the department
There is much sympathy expressed
for Mrs. Mckinley who left Washing.
ton for Canton, Ohio, Saturday night,
to attend the funeral Of her brother
who was killed, supposedly by jeal-
GUS woman, Friday evening. She was
to haye started for the Omaha Expo
sition today with MIR. Mckinley and
party OF officials and their wives The
party went and will be joined at Can
ton by Mr. Mckinley, but Mrs McKiu.
lee will probably not go.
Ex-senator Blackburn, OF kentucky
now in Washington, said: The poll
tical outlook in Kentucky is as salts.
factory as democrats could wish. or
the eleven congressional districts they
will carry nine certainly, aud OF the
remaining two there is more than an
even chance OF carrying one. the
Louisville district. 1T seems to me that
there is every reason TO regard the
condition OF the democracy throughout
the nation, with complacency, and
believe that the gains made by the
party in Novembe will be large In "a
majority OF the states
Col. Phil Tompson, once n member
OF the House from Kentucky, who
spends much OF his time In New York
has been telling his Washington
friends about the campaign. He said
81 believe that Judge Van Wyck will
beat Col. Roosevelt, for governor, by a
heavy majority. There is an element
in the republican party that dosen't
like Roosevelt and will secretly rejoice
in his downfall, lie is cordially hated
by the saloon keepers and their friends
for his course while police commissions
er, and they will work like beavers 10
roll up the ballots for his opponent.
Then, too, Judge Van Wyck is an
amiable and upright man, with no
blemish in his record, and conserve
tive people think he will make far
better executive than the brilliant, but
rather imprsticable rough rider. The
strongest card however, for the demo
Gratis is the bad record OF the republ
can state administration The tax
payers are up in arms over the canal
improvement fraud, and when they
come to vote they are going TO take a
sure way OF maniiestiug their displo as
ure with Coy. Blacks regime
Mr.. Mckinley is said TO be very
much disgusted at the position taken
by Teddy Roosevelt, that his election
to be governor OF New York is neces-
sary as an Endorsement OF the admin
istration and the war, and IL would
not be surprising IL he should take
some way Of letting it become knewn
that he would not consider Roosevelt's
defeat an affront TO himself Or his ad-
ministration, although pressure is be-
ing brought 10 keep his mouth shut.
The arrest OF Senator Quay FOR con
spiracy Ia eonnec ion with the failure
OF Philadelphia bank, has been
much talked about In Washington.
Opinion is not unanimous as 20 wheth-
er Senator Quay is innocbnt or guilty
OF this particular charge, but, aside
from a few men who are under per
sonal obligations to him, the letters
from Quay TO the cashier OF the bank,
who committed suicide after the bank
closed its doors. have added to the
opinion long held by most persons wbc
know his business habits that Quay is
utterly untitled TO hold scat la the
United States senate. Quay Is, and
has been for years, regular stock
gambler, and has never hcsitated tC