Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-13
TUESDAY, JUNE Is, 1899.
VI aSIiingtoa letter
IFrom our ReguIa : Corresponde


WAsHINGToN, June 9, 1893
President Mckinley attended the en-
campment of the UniJed Daughters
OF the Confederacy, held ut Glen
Echo, near Washington, on Wednes-
day and Thursday. The encamp-
ment would have been a dead failure
in point of attendance had not i fair
crowd OF WashingtOnians turned out.
The first day, which W as on the pro-
gramme as Virginia Day." was a
failure anyway. ''Maryland Day"
the second. which was attended by
the president and a number OF prom
Inent men, was little better, but
neither was successful enough 80 War
rant the holding OF another encam D
ment in the vicinity Of the national
capital
Ii Colonel Henderson could have
heard all the good words that have
been said Of him since it became
certain that he would be unanimous
~ nominated by the Republican
caucus for speaker OF the house he
would have realized how very pOpu-
lar he is. It Is no dIsparagement Of
the other gentlemen who were canul-
publlCans OF the house was so over
WhemlngIy expressed for Colonel
Henderson, to : that no better
choice could possibly have been made.
He has every qualification needed to
make a good speaker, and he IS so
well acquainted with the merits Of
all OF the old members of the house
that he can arrange all the committee
assignments before congress meets,
or nearly all Of them, and being en-
tIre!y free from pledges to any he can
make his selections upon merit, some
thing that every speaker has not been
able to do.
Senator Hanna, whose physician
has ordered him to Europe on &C.
count of his health, has expressed
the wish that he would not be asked to
remain at the head of the Republican
National committee, in the presi-
Dental campaign. He says that
President Mckinley is bound to be
triumphantly elected even if there
were no National coTnmitte in exist
ence. But, unless Mr. Hannas
health gets a great deal worse than
some rheumatic pains, he is likely to
be chairman OF the committee again,
as he admits that he will accept if it
is insisted upon, and with the same
fICket and the same issue, it will be
natural enough to insist on having
the same manager who won the first
fight.
1t doesn't take much to build a
rumor in the atmosphere of Wash
iEgtOn. Just because ex-Spe8k er
Reed did not send his resignation as
q representative to the governor OF
Maine before leaving for Europe, the
Washington rumor-mongers built up
a long story alleging Mr.. Reeds in
tention TO retain his seatin the house
in addition to his membership in
that New York law firm. One of Mr.
Reeds strongest points is his
thOrOughness and that story does not
30 at ALL
A. iat'fentiat '6eleg@liea CT Mrs
sour Republicans came 90 Wash
dngton this week to protest a-ainst
the intention of Superintendent Mer
Tiam, of the Census bureau, to give
half the census supervisors fol
lhe state to the Democrats. Elk
representative Frank, one of the del
egation, handled the subject without
gloves when hesaid: 'Imagine Dem
ocratic census superintendent giving
half OF the best offices at his disposa
to Republicans. The thing is absurd
We have not yet reached thep olitica
millennium and when that COLDER
era dawns there will be no turthe
need Of opposing parties. Until thel
It is but natural and right for tn