The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-28
WASHINGTON.
'rom our ReguIar Correspondent.
Washington, Sept. 2s,

w WAO1llNUlUN.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Sept. ss, 1900.
Nothing could more clearly show
the Republican fear that Mr.. Mclean
will be elected Governor of Ohio than
their frantic efforts to make it appear
that Mr. Mclean is secret enemy
OF Col. Bryan, and that if elected
Governor of Ohio, he will seek to
prevent Col. Bryan's nomination for
President next year. Their object.
OF couIse, being to make the Ohio
Democrats who wish for Col. Bryan's
nomination, lukewarm in their sup
port of Mr.. Mclean. The trick is
too transparent to fool anybody. 1t
is well known in Democratic circles
that Mr.. Mclean is entirely favora-
BILE to Col Bryan's nomination, and
equally we'll known that Col. Bryan
is willing and anxious to do every.
thing in his power to help Mr.. Nc
Lean carry Ohio this year. There is
nothing in the story that Mr. Mclean
had asked Col Bryan not to speak in
Ohio. When Mr.. Mclean was first
nominated Col Bryan notified the
Ohio State Democratic Committee
that he would speak in the State, il
the committee deemed it advisable,
and that is just where the matter
stands o.day. If he doesn't speak
there, 1t will only be because the COM
mittee may decide, as a contrast to
the wholesale importation of speakers
by the Republicans, to confne the
Democratic speakers to citizens of
the state.
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The administration has again
climbed the mountain of hope, and
all sorts of mysterious hints of an
early peace in the Philippines are be-
ing scattered around Washington semi
officially All the foundation that
these gorgeous arcastles have is the
granting several days ago by Gen.
Otis of request that two Filipino Of
hcers be allowed to go to Manila to
negotiate tor the surrender of the
American prisoners held by Aguinal-
do. The administration has appar-
emily jumped the conclusion that Ag
uinaldo wshers to surrender, although
there was nothing IN the cablegram
from Otis, as published, to justify any
such conclusion. The anxiety of the
administration Tor a speedy and sue
cessful closing of the war in the Phil
ippines is growing so great that it can
not be hid.
Although Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh,
leading counsel for Capt. Carter,
reached Washington early last week,
the argument he is to make before the
Attorney General, for which that Of
ficial claims to be waiting to hear be-
fore making a recommendation to the
President in the case, was postponed
until this week. Attorney General
Griggs feels SO sore over the general
criticism of the delay in disposing Of
this case that he took the ordinary
course of making public, through ar
authorized interview, a defense o.
himself and his department.
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The Washington bar is considerably
worked up over a report that MIR
Mckinley has decided to appoint al
Ohio man U. S. District Attorney TO
the District of Columbia, ard a meet
ing of the Bar Association has adopt
ed strong resolution in favor O
home rule, but, Of course, the Wash
ington Bar Association does not wel(
any influence in Ohio politics, and
Boss Hanna says that another Oh
man must be gwen Washington Of
fee, 1t is likely to be done.
The following letter from Ex-Sens
tor Henderson, of Missouri, who's
home has been in Washington sine
he retired from the Senate, was re
ceived by the Secretary of the Ant
Imperiallst League, recently organ
lied IN Washington 81 shall b
home in few days and shall JOIN tn
league with pleasure. If imperiallsI
goes up to success, this republic wi
90 down to ruin"
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, whose r
semblance to Mr.. Cleveland resulte
in both annoyance and amnsemel
during the two terms of Preslde'
Cleveland, and who has been close
connected with the Democratic Co
gressional Campaign Committee, al
the National Committee, of which
was the District of Columbia mer