The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-17
The Chairman's Health Is En-
tirely Restored.
DEMOCRACYIS CONFIDENT
Sure OF Success in Nearly All of the Con.
tested States This Fall-Republi-
cans Forced to Put Up a Big
Fight in Ohio.
Washington Bureau of the Standard, I
No. l145 G. Street n. w.

man of the democratic national commit
tee will be at the helm in campaign man
agement during October. He will thus
be able to keep a watchful eye upon the
party interests in the states of Ohio,
Maryland, Kentucky, Iowa and Nebraska,
where important campaigns are in pro-
gress. The senator is now in Scotland,
but has engaged passage for home and
will arrive about Oct. s. His son and
private secretary, James Jones, who has
already returned from Europe, says his
fathers health is completely restored and
that he will take hold of his political work
with vigor.
The democratic managers are very con-
fdent that success will be with their par
ty in a majority of the states named, and
are hopeful of winning in all of them.
Maryland appears to be exceptionally
easy, owing to the great popularity of the
democratic state ticket and the undspu-
ted fact that most of the independent
democrats have returned to their former
political moorings. Ohio affords field
for a fine political battle. Kentucky is
a dark and bloody ground in which many
things are possible, but democratic de-
feat is not considered among the proba-
bilitieS. 1t is certain that William J.
Bryan will speak in both Ohio and Ken
lucky and his appearance is expected to
have a very good effect IN getting out the
democratic vote, which is highly import
ant in off-year elections, particularly in
Ohio. John r. McLean's nomination in
| Ohio is regarded as very helpful in Ken
| lucky, owing to the wide circulation and
| great influence of the Cincinnati Enquirer
| in the eastern part of the state.
The republican managers here seem to
| be impressed with the necessity of maxi
| ing strong fight in Ohio. Chairman
| Dick of the Ohio state committee, a man
| Friday to Chairman Hanna has been here
| this week arranging with the republican
| orators in the departments to stump the
| state and there will be great exodus
| to Ohio on the part of the republicans
| with good berths in the government ser
! vice in October.
Good reports come from Iowa. where
| the Germans are outspOken in their de-
| nunciation of imperialism and the pro-
| posed Anglo-American alliance, The nom
| inee for governor. Fred l.. White, is him
| self a German, and is well remembered in
| the national capital. He served two years
| in congress from Iowa and was the autDor
of the most forcible tariff-reform speech
| that has been made in the house in many
| years.
| If there should be war in the Transvaal
| it Is believed the Dutch voters of the
| United States would be as badly disaffect-
| ed by the Anglo-American alliance as the
| Germans. There Is heavy Dutch vote
in Iowa and Nebraska.
The chances now favor the dispatch of
General Nelson A. Miles to command the
American army in the Philippines. The
Ia1
OTIS, but the manifest unpopularity of the
| present commander among the returned
| volunteers has led his advisers to urge
| that some officer of higher rank be sent
| to the Philippines to take active charge
| of the campaign against Aguinaldo. Only
| three officers of the regular army hold
| higher rank than OTIS They are Miles.
| Merritt and Brooke, all regular major gen.
| erals. Brooke will not be withdrawn from
Cuba and Merritt has no desire to go back
| to the Orient. Miles would be very glad
| to go, and the present secretary of war
| believes it is both polite and proper to
| send the ranking officer of the army to
| the most responsible post of duty. Ger
tainly General Miles is a this time nearer
| to active employment in the service than
at any time since he sailed from Porto
Rico.
| 1t Otis is superseded in the general COM
| mand in the Philippines he will undoubt-
| eddy be retained as military governor of
| Manila, and in this capacity will continue
| to have charge of the obnoxious censor
| ship. The war department still believes
| in the drastic and absurd news regula-
| lions, revised at will and to suit every
new case. which have been established by
| Otis. 1t is an interesting fact that no
| censorship is attempted here in Washing
| ton and that the whole plan of Roots
| new campaign in the islands was publish
| ed here this week. This involves the
| landing of the new regiments at Lingayan
| bay and the operation of two Independent
armies in Luzon. This information given
out here without the least effort at con-
| cealment, is certainly as important as any
| of the alleged secrets which have been
betrayed by the newspaper boys at Ma
| Mia.
While the war department is getting
ready to reinforce the American troops
in the Philippines and to displace the in
efficient land commander, all Washington
is preparing a splendid welcome for the
naval hero whose dash and spirit got US
into all this trouble. Admiral Dewey will
have royal welcome when he reaches
here early in October. The ovationS he
will receive en- route will be stupendous.
but his real homecoming will be here at
Washington. The historical feature of the
native land will be significant. About
the central feature, which will be the
presentation to him by the president of
the United States of the magnificent
sword voted him by congress on behalf
of the people of the union, will revolve Il
series of brilliant and impressive events
There will be an imposing parade at night,
in which all available military and naval
forces, the National guard and full rep
resentation of all the organized bodies in
the District of Columbia will participate
There will be a general illumination of
the city and the procession will be re-
viewed by the admiral and the president.
The presentation will take place upon
stand erected on the steps leading into
the rotunda of the United States capitol
building at its east front, where the in
augurations occur. The great plaza ex-
tending eastward will permit many thous-
ands of people to view the presentation.
1t is believed that the home for Admiral
Dewey in Washington, which is his favor
lite city beyond all other places in the
world, and which is also being subscribed