Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-06

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From ON Regular Co.rcspon tent.
WASHINGTON, Sept. -, 1899.
Nothing could more clearly show
the Republican fear that Mr.. Mclean
will be elected Governor Of Ohio than
their frantic efforts to make it appear
that Mr.. Mclean is a secret enemy OF
Col. Bryan, and that if elected Cover
nor OF Ohio, he will seek to prevent
Col. Bryan's nomination for President
next year. Their object, of course,
being to make the Ohio Democrats
who wish for Col. Bryan's nomination,
lukewarm in their support of Mr.. Nc
Lean. The trick is too transparent to
fool anybody. 1t is we'll known in
Democratic circles that Mr.. Mclean is
entirely favorable to Col. Bryan's
nomination, and equally we'll known
that Col. Bryan is willing and anxious
to do everything in his power to help
Mr.. Mclean carry Ohio this year.
There is nothing in the story that Mr..
Mclean had asked Col. Bryan not to
speak in Ohio. When Mr.. Mclean
was first nominated Col. Bryan noti-
fled the Ohio State Democratic Com
mittee that he would speak in the
State, if the committee deemed it adj
visable, and that is just where the
matter stands to-day. If he doesn't
speak there, it will only be because
the committee may decide, as con-
trast to the wholesale importation Of
speakers by the Republicans, to con-
fine the Democratic speakers to citi-
zens OF the State.
The administration has again
climbed the mountain of hope, and all
sorts of mysterious hints of an early
peace in the Philippines are being
scattered around Washington semi-of-
ficially. All the foundation that these
gorgeous air-castles have is the grant
ing several days ago by Otis of a re.
quest that two Filipino officers be al
lowed to 60 to Manila to negotiate for
the surrender of the American prison.
ers held by Aguinaldo. The admins.
'ration has apparently jumped to the
conclusion that Aguinaldo wishes to
surrender, although there was nothing
in the cablegram from Otis, as pub
lished, to justify any such conclusion.
The anxiety of the administration for
speedy and successful closing of the
war in the Philippines is growing go
great that it cannot be hid.
Although Mr.. Wayne MacVeagh,
leading counsel for Capt. Garter
reached Washington early this week.
the argument he is to make before the
Attorney General, for which that Of
fetal claims to he waiting to hear be-
fore making q recommendation to the
President in the case, was postponed
until next week. Attorney General
Griggs feels 60 sore over the general
criticism of the delay in disposing OF
this case that be took the extraordi-
nary course of making public, through
an authorized interview, a defense of
himself and his department.
The Washington bar is considerably
worked up over report that Mr.. Nc
Kinley has decided to appoint an Ohio
man United States District Attorney
for the District of Columbia, and a
meeting of the Bar Association has
adopted a strong resolution in favor of
home rule, but, of course, the Wash
ington Bar Association does not WELD
any influence 10 Ohio politics, and if
Boss Hanna says that another Ohio
man must be given q Washington of.
fee, it is likely to be done.
The following letter from ex-Sena.
tor Henderson, of Missouri, whose
home has been in Washington since
he retired from the Senate, was re.
ceived by the Secretary OF the Anti
1mperialist League, recently organized
in Washington: "I shall be home in
q few days and shall join the League
with pleasure. If Imperialism goes up
to success, this Republic will 60 down
to ruin"
Mr.. Lawrence Gardner, whose re-
semblance to Mr.. Cleveland resulted
in both annoyance and amusement
during the two terms of President
Cleveland, and who has been closely
connected with the Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee, and
the National Committee, of which he
was the District of Columbia member,
died this week. Mr.. Gardner had
been a resident of Washington for
forty years, and every Democrat
who has attained national prominence
during the last twenty years was his
personal friend.
Like the good sailor he is, Rear Adj
miral Schley says he will obey the Or
der for him to assume command of
the South Atlantic Squadron, if it is
issued by the Navy Department. So
far the only order issued directs him
to hold himself in readiness to take
that command. Meanwhile, Schley,
the man whose honors in the Spanish
war are second only to those OF Admit
raj Dewey, will 60 to New York to
participate, as a private citizen, in the
welcome of his old friend, Dewey.
Such is the result of not standing in
with the clique. Dem.
Harry Hayward and the Crank
al have hpen in tho fbaotor h,,,;