The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-10-06
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Cournun'catcd).
WASHINGTON, Oct. >. 1899.

Admiral Dewey is the guest,
during his present stay in WASH
ington, of Mrs. Washington Me-
Lean. the mother OF the Hon.
John Mclean. candidate for Gov,
ernor of Ohio. The ovation
given him upon his arrival in
Washington, and during the civic
parade he reviewed. was greater
than was ever given to any other
Individual. 1t was enthusiast.
cally participated in by every
body, regardless Of politics, race
or sex, showing that the people
recognized the difference between
"a real national hero and man
temporarily prominent through
partisan politics. The admins
trati0n would gladly have mad9
this occasion a Republican cele-
bration, but the people would not
have it that way-they are per.
feet willing that the Republicans
should have the present war in
the Philippines for their own, but
they know that the war with
Spain was not a Republican
party affair.
Oh, no! the rear platform
speeches which Mr.. Mckinley is
to make in Ohio are not to be 20.
litical. 1t is just a mere coinci-
dence that he will make speeches
at Cleveland and Toledo, where
the Republican dissatisfaction
is strongest. AT least, that is
the sort of talk the Republicans
are handing out. Nobody be-
lieves a word of it.
The influence of Mr.. Mckinley
is being openly used to compel
the few anti Hanna Ohio Repub-
lican Federal office holders in
Washington to speak and work
for the Hanna ticket. For in
stance, eX-CongreSsman Watson,
who was the source of so much
worry to Boss Hanna that he was
given nice position i'll Washing
ton to keep him out of the State,
has gone home to take the stump
for Nash, at the personal request
of Mr.. Mckinley, although he
hates Boss Hanna as the old boy
is credited with hating a certain
kind of water, and does not hest
tate, when no campaign is on, to
say so with emphasis.
! Local protests were unavailing
and that Ohio man, General
Thomas ii. Anderson, was APP
pointed United States Attorney
for the District of Columbia, be-
ause of the eXigencies of politics.
Naturally enough there is much
kicking, especially among the
Republican members of the
Washington bar, who thought
that the place should be given to
one of their own members. An
other Ohio man, DR.. A. b. Rich
ardsOn, of MassillOn- has been
appointed Superintendent of the
Government Hospital for the in
sane, (St. Elizabeth's) at Wash
ington, although the position is
in the classified civil service and
should properly have been filled
by the promotion of the Assistant
Superintendent.
Quite a number of Tammany
men, who came over from New
York to participate in the Dewey
festivities, talked freely of the
fight that is being waged inside
that organization against Mr..
Richard Croker, and some ex-
press very positive opinions that
Mr.. Croker would, before long
recognize the inevitable and re-
! tire from the leadership to save
:, himself from being forced out OF
it, aud that with his retirement,
there would be an end to one
man rule in Tammany.
1t is difficult to resist the be
lief that recent pOp-gun cam
paigning in the Philippines was
directed from Washington fol-
political purposes. General Otis
: informed the country that an :
part of the general forward
movement, an army of three di
, visions, under command Of Gems
Macarthur, Wheeler and Whea
ton advanced upon and captured
, Poran, which had been garrison
ed by about six hundred Flip
mos. The next day it wa'
,, quietly announced in the regular
press dispatches that our troops
have abandoned POrac and re
treated to Angeles. General Oti
, has succeeded in getting himsel
retained in command in the Fill
ippines, if he has not succeeded
in winning much from the Flip
e mos. His pull with the admin
l istration has proven stronger
! than the advice of many prOmi