The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-24
1ew Speaker fourteen chairmanships,

Accounts, Banking and Currency,
Coinage and Printing-to distribute
among his supporters, and 81 vacan-
cies to fill on eighteen Of the import
ant committees 1t is said that these
hold-overs intend to form combine
to prevent the election Of any candi-
date who will not agree to their plans.
Representative De Vries, who will
have the honor of being the only
Democrat from California in the next
House, is in Washington. He says
the Governor is going to appoint
Burns to the Senate, with the under
standing that he is to be seated at
the same time Quay gets in, and that
the appointment will give the State
to the Democrats.
General Joe Wheeler returned to
Washington this week, but not upon
any order from the War Department.
He has no immediate expectations of
being ordered to the Philippines, be-
cause the administration is too busy
hoping that the fighting is over to be
thinking of ordering officers to go
there.
Representative Gaines of Tennes-
see is IN Washington on business.
Speaking of the political outlook he
said: "The Democrats have only to
stand firm, renominate Bryan, make
some additions to the Chicago plat
form, and they will sweep the coun-
try in 1900. Bryan's denomination
is assured, for he is just as mach ad-
mired in the strongholds Of the party
as he was in '96. The next platform
will declare for free silver, but will
also declare against expansion, mil
itarism, aud the trusts, which
threaten the destruction of the
ration. What makes the prospect all
the brighter FOR the Democracy is the
torn and divided state of the Repub-
licans. When Congress meets and
the majority tries to enact iron-clad
gold standard legislation, it will find
out the true sentiment of the country
on the financial question. .
Representative Henderson's candi-
dacy for the Speakersbip may be
hurt more than helped by the work
that is being done in his behalf by
the old soldier organizations, which
are asking votes for BIN on the
ground that he will organize the COM
mittees of the House SO as to insure
more liberal pension legislation. 1t
would seem to an uDprejudiced OBJ
server that the country has already
gone to the extreme limit in the
matter of pension iberality, and the
election of a Speaker who would ia
vor going further in that direction
would be regarded as anything else
than blessing outside of those who
would receive the money or be di-
rectly benefited by further increase
iu the already enormous pension pay
ments annually made by this govern
ment.
Kentucky Republicans were per-
fectly willing to have the gold Dem
ocrats vote with them !o-carry that
State, but they are not willing to
have the gold Democrats rewarded
with the Federal Offices, and they
have, through Senator Debee, fled
vigorous protest with the administra-
ton against Senator Lindsay of Ken
lucky being allowed to name six out
of the thirteen census supervisors the
State is entitled to. Mr.. Mckinley
has lost 10 opportunity to show his
gratitude to the men without whose
votes he would have been defeated,
and the chances are that the original
idea will be carried out, regardless of
the protest.
The alacrity with which three of
the blg-headed young oficeholders-I
Assistant Secretary Yanderlip of the
Treasury, Assistant Secretary Allen
of the Navy Department and Assist
ant Postmaster General Perry Heath
themselves national
committee to receive contributions
that are being made all over the
country to buy a home in Washing
ton for Admiral Dewey was little
bit astonishing even to the old-timerS
who are accustomed to the freshness
of the oficehoIders of the association
brand. However, as their selfmade
credentials seem to have been ac-
cepted by the country, the matter is
only mentioned to show how easy it
is for man of gall TO push himself
along after he gets a little start,
They were wise enough to elect Mr..
Treasurer of the United
States, treasurer of the committee.
Present indications are that much
more than the price OF the most ex-
pensive residence in Washington wall
be contributed.