The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-04
NATIONAL CAPITAL
fBY 8. a. EDW7ci;r1

tBY @. A. EDWARnaf
ri Washington. December q eli
= cisl. )-There Is . lot q sinv
; the rounds here that a so-csilsd
a has been formed between Rsp,9
: elect jefferson NJ. Levy q NJ
; Hon. james Hamilton Levi. g f.
Wash. the picturesque rspresentsS q
! Pacific coast. T.
; have previously advertef y X
az one of the new faces That M ~
in the next congress and - p;
Lewis as one that will be missss ~
Levy and Lewis are both GENT, :. NJ
take themselves seriously. The 1{:
ference between them Is thar i 81
brains ard Levy has money. 49,
be picturesque and pyro,echnic NJ y
the gayety OF nations by struttt. 1
sitting down. but he is earnest ~ A
and he says good things and ~ y
on his feet. "a
Mr.. Levy's chief distinction 49,
owns Thomas Jefferson's old bornx 2
ticello. Va, and charges felix's an s|
fee to see it. He hasn't got a. mn =
as string OF dead cat fish. l; 4
cast up as a congressman with tn rs
and jetsam Of the goldbug democy.ai
tory in New York City this fall. ~
creature of Croker and win be NJ
| his bidding. His overweanin~ rs
coached by Croker, got him tangaxd 3
the belief that the goldbugs wou,t
the destinies of the democratic partv E
next congress and that they needaS "
| leader. IA;
He also became enamored Of -
that he was the man for lead, }
straightway announced that fact Il (
Ling world and that he would as,o<
duties now performed by Hon. To- Y
of Texas. Since he took charge "
democratic party he has been amazsds +
amount OF work he will have to Nv
and his correspondence has increaxss
alarming degrees. He has, it is IA
the sore need Of an able assistant n J
suit with him auent.
Constitutional and other matters Il
import, such as leaders are compsiIj|
wrestfs with. and his choice fell IN
sartorial sinner from the Pacific cosa
The story goes that Mr.. Lewis ~
cepted the position as Mr.. Leyy'sI
ant without salary and without ps3S
that only glory will grow out OF che 4
ton, as Mr.. Levy has promised kl1
second placa on the democratic It'd
1900 along with an Eastern goldbug&
crat. $
This part of the story makes Il ~
because whatever Jim Ham" LeWb
be from a sartnr,ial standpoint and
poseur. he Is neithe:' a fool nor Jul
principle. He is not only a gen'tleYa1
a sure enough democrat.
Some time ago animadverted III
in store for our Thomas CT
Of New York. who was responsible X
Of Colonel "Tshdy" Rote
for governor On the republican tick&l
troubles have begun. On tomorrow
mel Teddy" will move on Albany ~
lrce the works and capture the gul
.orial citadel on Saturday or Mondays
inaugural address has been fimishet
while Plat & Co. have been allow
zee it. they have not been aliowx
OF dotting an 81" or croad1
st."
This is considered an extraordinayI
,arture on the part of the goyernor-d<
hat is, a republican governor. But
,xactly what l predicted and whA
Of man like Roosevelt.
'elt has wrought one refrom even in1
document. He has abolished the Platt
ay school which used to meet with q
ike regularity every Sunday at thsSH
Avenne hotel, New York City. durilgf
essions of the Legislature at Albany
cod many years. All the leaders Ola
epublican party in New York iron IS
overnor down were required to attentf
eceive instructions to govern thsir ~
uct during the week. No excuses IS
ccepted and the discipline maintalnA
eachsr Plat was excellent. ROOM
as made a Rough Rider charge into
.hool and busted" il completely. H
ismissed the old teacher and orderei
lass to assemble at Albany, and will
fter do tine pedagogue act himssat
i've out the lessons. Watch the fun
ae how Plat acts in the role OF pun
.ead of teacher "Te5dy" Is an iconoa
During the past week there has
snewal of the talk IT an extra sesan
e Fifty-sixth congress. The adminu
on is said to be coming around
pint where Vt believes an extra seat
and can hardly be avoided.
1t appears now that there is lka
3 more opposition TO the army reofJ
ltion bill than was at first anticl
hat Will take up much time that
} given to other matters. Senator
anna has given 1t as his opinion fro
Try beginning that there should y
ira session and in the last analysis.
e administration. A little girl hen
her day, the daughter of a friene
inc, most pertinently asked her
'apa. would Mckinley still be pre-
Mark Hanna should die?" There
0 in a nutshell.
A close friend of Senator Hanna ~ |
J today: The house has made
'gress with the regular appropfa1
Is. but it has not tackled anythi1y
out of the routine character.
II be. from present indications,
ing against the army bill in the
d all hands are not agreed on
Kan legislation proposed or what y
be done regarding the Nicaragua
. Reed can. of course. stifle opp
he wishes to do so. but. on III
nd, he can also let the opposido1
\ swing II he so elects. No one