The citizen., 1899-10-20
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 1899.
(COiulnunicated). J.

hlHltg llcS is ldSO lVdOhlIS "h
acute stage. 1t is no longer a
secret that Senator Proctor is
grooming Dewey for the Presi-
Dental nomination next year,
and a statement made to Ver-
mont friends that ''no man has
ever yet refused to accept the
Presidency" is significant of his
belief that he can count upon
Dewey's acceptance, If he can
show him that he can be nOmi-
mated. Said prominent Repub-
lican official: "Proctor's attitude
must be highly enjoyable to Tom
Reed, whom he betrayed in 1896.
AS a reward for betraying Reed
at a time when McKinley's nomi.
nation was in doubt, Proctor has
been given the disposition of
more patronage under this adj
mlnlstration, than any one man,
| excepting Hanna, of course, has
had, and now he is showing his
gratitude" ProctOr's political
shlewdness is unqueStiOned, and
II the Democrats can only carry
Ohio, he will get all the assis-
tance he wishes in booming
Dewey for the Republican nomi-
nation next year. Nothing short
OF overw whelming Republican sue.
cess i'll Ohio, can give Mr.. Me
kinley a reasonable degree of GER
talnty that he will be re-nomi-
mated, and that seems doubtful
indeed, at this time. A Yer
mon jer, who claims to know
Senator PrOctor's plans. SAYS he
has no intention of bringing
Dewey out as candidate unless
he Is certain that he can be nom.
mated, and that he is only pre-.
pairing things so that he can use
hlm to Supplant Mr.. Mckinley.
II he thinks it advisable to do so.
Col. Isaac Hill, who has been
an official Of the House for many
years, says of the Ohio campaign.
Ill which he has been participat,
ing; ''The Democrats have the
best chance they have had in
many years to carry this falls
election III the Buckeye State.
They will poll the full strength of
the party and capture many
votes besides, while the di,aflec-
ton among the Republicans will
Keep several thousand OF them
from the polls. The Mclean
forces are thoroughly united, and
making the greatest canvass ever
conducted by the Democrats in
ONO. | am going back i'll Il few
days to again take part in the
c0mlpaign."
Admiral Schley's respone to a
committee FROM the Woman's
National Industrial League.
which called on him to present a
copy OF a resolution adopted bv
the league, asking contributions
from industrial workers to pur
chase home for him, was worthy
0l the man and his record. He
sad: :" hlle feel deeply touch
Ell by the desire of your commit
Tee, which the resolution brings
10 my attention, and sincerely
appreciate the purpose and wishes
YOU so kindly suggest to me. |
|. feel that | ought to ask Won to
deter this matter until the wants
ana needs of a cold winter now
coming on, have passed. and its
demands i'll the households of
some OF the great army of indus
trlal workers have first been met
before any provision is made for
me. With expressions of deep
gratitude to you, the matter is
lett to your considerations"
Representative elect Roberts
OF Otah, now in the East. saws
the fight against him is largely
political and that he intends 70
stand up for his rights all the
way through. He says he was
elected as Democrat, not as a
Mormon; that prominent Nor.
mons were on the stump against
nm, and that he carried a mum.
Der of non Mormon voting dis.
trlcts. He denies that he came
East to avoid u warrant issued
Tor HIM III Utah; also that he has
never violated the anti polvaamy
law. lie expresses confidence
that he will serve his full term in
the House. The fight against
Mr. Roberts promises to be one
OF the bitterest ever made against
any mans retention of his seat
III either branch of Congress.
There is no limit to the claims
that Republicans are willing to
make for the administration bnt
tnere is a limit to the imposition
tnat can be practiced upon intel.
Ilgent men. 1t is simply ridicu-
l0uS for the administration to
claim credit, as it is now doing
l0f the acceptance by Canada Of