Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-06-06
TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1899.
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent I

WASHINGTON, June 2, 1S99.-
President Mckinley has not definite,
~ decided to issue 81 call for volun-
teers for the Philippines, but it is re-
garded as practically certain that be
will do so in few days, the number
of volunteers to be called for to be
decided by General Otis, who has
been asked to state how many more
men be wants. Secretary Alger says
that General Otis has understood
from the first that he could have as
many men as he considered necessary
to put down the Filipino revolt
There will be no difficulty in getting
as many volunteers as may be called
for. A number of governors haveno
titled the pre- sldent of the willingness
OF their states to furnish as many as
may be wanted, and Governor Otero,
Of New Mexico, called in person to
tell President Mckinley that his state
is ready to furnish regiment at a
days notice; that the four companies
OF Roosevelt's rough riders from
that state are ready to man to en-
list for the Philippines.
Count de ARGOS, the new Spanish
minister, arrived in Washington this
week and formally re-established
diplomatic relations between the
United States aud Spain.
Colonel Henderson's candidacy for
the speakership is havinga big boom,
and his friends are claiming that his
election is already practically assur-
ed. Representative Babcock, Owls
cOnsin, whose familiarity with things
congressional and his known opposi-
ton to making claims for effect, said OF
the speakership campaign: 'fThe &C.
ton OF the Wisconsin delegation
means that Colonel Henderson will
be recognized as the only Western
candidate wit hin thirty days, and
practically assures his election as
speaker. Michigan will declare for
him, when its delegation meets next
week, as will Indiana, and there is no
doubt where Minnesota stands We
will get Ohio also, and the speaker
ship will be decided long before con.
gress meets" Friends OF other can.
didates do not, of course, admit all
the claims made by the friends Of
Colonel Henderson, but they all ad
NIT the existence of a Henderson
boom.
Another old-time Democrat who
sees nothing ahead of his party but
overwhelming defeat IS ex-Represent
atiVe Weadock, of Michigan, who is
In Washington on business. He SAID
of the political outlook: 81 do not
see wherein there is any solid ground
for hope Of Democratic success as
1t must be evident to every well-in
formed student of politics that the
men who upheld the Democracy in
times past, who represented the
brains, dignity and true worth O.
the party, are now in their tents
They are going to remain in them
too, a long while, before they will
Join hand with the popuistic crowd
that took possession in '96, and Who
have made shipwreck of a great DO
lxtical organisation. The talk q
healing the breach between the fac.
tions is Idle, for there can be nc
basis Of agreement between those who
uphold the doctrines promulgated at
Chicago and those who are loyal to
the time honored principles of the
Democratic party"
The business of the United States
patent Office is a barometer of the
progress and prosperity of the coun
try. Although applications for pat.
ents are more numerous than before
the business Of the patent Office has
been brought so nearly up to date by
Commissioner Duell that patents are
often granted in from four to six