The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1899-06-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Corres2o1deat.


When the Influences which were
brought to bear in his favor were con-
sidered, the case with which Henderson
OF Iowa, knocked out all the other can
didates for Speaker and made his own
election certain had nothing wonder
full about it. It was a simple case OF
cause and effect. The principal factor
in his speedy success was the tip given
out by the administration in his favor.
That tip was little bit puzzling at
first, because it had been understood
that the administration was rather in
clined to favor Sherman when Reeds
retirement first be came known. There
were several reasons for the transfer OF
the favor of the administration from
Sherman to Henderson. Mr.. Mckin-
ley was jealous of the influence that
Tom Reed would have with Sherman,
wished to jolly the West by aiding it
to capture the Speakership, and was
most anxious OF all to put man in the
Speakers chair who could not become
candidate for President Henderso rs
birth place was Scotland. The great
personal popularity of Henderson made
it easier to engineer the stampede to
him than it would have been to any
other man who was named as a can
didate. While no man In Congress Is
stronger partisan than Dave" Hen
dersen, no man in Congless has fewer
personal enemies than hs. What his
policy rs Speaker will be is yet to be
ascertained.
The most interesting bit of political
gossip of the week is that in addition
to practising law in New York, MIR.
Reed intends to retain his seat in the
House and to take an important part
in all discussions that will give him q
chance to pay off an old score. or to
push himself to the head Of his party.
Although this is only a ruror, with the
probabilities stronger against it, there
is alarm in administration circles
on account of it. There is no doubt
! that Mr. Reed cosld mako q lot Of
trouble for the administration should
he set up as free lance on the floor Of
the House, as he is known to be op-
posed to the policy of the administra-
tion on g. number of important ques-
tions. Mr.. Mckinley would much
sooner have Reed in the Speakers
chair, where his party responsibility
would act rs Is restraint, than to have
him on the floor armed with a club and
| looking out for heads to crack, with no
responsibility to anything except his
| constituents. This gossip is likely to
continue until Mr.. Reed resigns as
member of the House, which nobody
| seems to know when he will do, if e.
| all.
Ex- Congressn an Follet, OF Ohio, is
sapguine that the democrats have more
| than fighting chance TO carry that
State this year. He said" The demo-
Gratis of Ohio have solid grounds Tor be-
lieviug that they can elect the Gov.
this year. The revolt among the repu-
blicans who dislike Senator Hanna and
his methods, and who are dissatisfied
with the nomination OF Judge Nash,
will split the republican party asunder.
In fact, the breach between the factfons
is too wide to be healed, and all talk of
harmony is for effect. The Ohio demo-
cracy is going into this campaign unit
ed, confident and enthusiastic, while the
opposition, conscious of the division in
its ranks, is timid and dubious of the
result
A handsome and life-like marble bust
of Hon. VIM. j. Bryan, made by order
of number OF W ashipgton democrats
to be presented to Mrs. Bryan ON her
birthday, is on exhibition in Washing
ton
Tho difference between enthusiasm
and cold cash is boing exemplified by
the slow growth of the fund for the
purchase of Washington house for
Admiral Dewey. Subscriptions come
in slower and slower and the total is
still less than $1,000:
No official news from the Philippines
has been given. out this week, althous
it is known that long dispatches have
been receives both from, Gen: Otis and
from Mr.. Schurman,, President of the
Philippine Commission. 1t is known
that these dispatches did not agree in
conclusions reached. Replies were sent
to both, and Secretary Hay made public
an official denial of the report that the
civil commissioners were to be ordered
home.