The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1899.
(Coulnun' cated).

but will probably make some
speeches from the rear platform
of the train upon which he will
pass through Ohio on his coming
trip to and from the West. 1t
really looks as though that trip
had been arranged solely for the
purpose of giving Mr.. Mckinley
an opportunity of making some
speeches in Ohio, which he has
been assured by his party man.
ayers are very much needed.
He and his party managers may
call them "rear- platform" or any
other kind of speeches they please,
but the people will know them for
the stump speeches they will be,
and they will not be inclined to
think any more of the President
of the United States who is will
ing to engage in such business,
even to help to pull his party out
of very deep hole.
Boss Platt has been in Wash
ington, and it is believed that he
tried to make a deal for the Vice
Presidential nomination for a
New Yorker, it being now pretty
generally understood that Mr.. Ho-
bart is to "voluntarily" retire,
and that Governor Teddy" does
not want the nomination. 1t is
said that Plat told Mr.. McKin-
ley that any man from his State
would please him, but suggested
Senator Depew and Secretary
Root as available men. One of
Mr.. Depew's close friends says
that having just secured full
term in the Senate, he would not
for a moment think of giving it
up to accept the Vice-Presiden-
tial nomination. Secretary Root
might take it if he could get it..
Since Reeds retirement there
has been much talk about mem
bers of the House being allowed
more liberty at the coming SEES
sion of Congress. Those who did
this talking believed in it, but an
announcement of Speaker to- be
HendersOn's program for the Re-
publican financial bill, does not
indicate an increase of liberty for
members: only a transfer of 81
lent obedience from Gar Reed
to King Caucus. 1t is said to be
Mr.. HendersOn's intention to
bring the financial bill before a
Republican caucus, as soon as
Congress meets and to get it en-
dOrSed and ordered passed. Then
the bill will be railrOaded through
the House before the committees
are announced. The excuse given
for this action, which will be de-
cidedly unusual, in dealing with
one of the most important sub
jects that Congress is ever called
upon to handle-the country's
money-is that if the bill was al
lowed to take the usual course. il
might never get out of the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency
to which it should properly be re
ferred after being introduced il
the House or might be changed
by that committee. If this pro
gram is really to be carried out
the House caucus should first vote
to abolish the Banking and Cur
rency Committee.
Representative Berry, of Ken
lucky, has been somewhat annoy
ed by being misrepresented as t.
his attitude towards Colonel Bry
an. While in Washington, a day
or two ago, Colonel Berry tool
occasion to say with an emphasi
which left no doubt of his mean
ing every word: "My opinion i.
that Bryan will be the nominee
of the Democracy, and l have {
further opinion that he will ge
votes enough to elect him Presi
dent of the United States"
The kicking of Senator Wei
lington out of the Chairmanshil
of the Maryland State Committe,
has, in the opinion of those VIII,
know the situation thoroughly
made the carrying of the Stat,
by the Democrats certainty. 4
Maryland Republican is quotet
as having said: ~ would not b
surprised if Smith would be elect
ed Governor by 10000 plurality
The Wellington incident, the in
dependent revolt, and the Schle
affair have given the Democrat
an advantage that cannot now b
overcome" Democrats have ez
pressed confidence in redeemin
the State from the beginning {
the campaign. The turning dow
of Wellington makes it certai
that he will join Senator's Hoa
and Mason in attacking the Phi
ippine policy of Mr.. Mckinley i
the Senate, and with the ASST,
tance of DemncraLic Snnatnr.