Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-09-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington. Sept. 9, 1899.

Washington. Sept. 8, 1899.
The republcan claim uf il walk.over in
Ohio. this fall, has been hollow PIE
tense from the first, and it has grown hol'
lower every day since the d, mocrats
nominated Hon. John X. Mclean for
governor. 1t will not be denied that Mr..
Mckinley knows OHIO politics thoroughly.
1t is significant, therefore, that the first
thing he did, after his return to Wash
ington, was to hold conference with
several Ohio republicans, and that one OF
| the results OF that conference was Il cable
gam to Boss llama, telling him to
hurry home from Europe in order to take
charge of the campaign OF his ticket. Mr..
Mckinley regards Mr.. Mclean rs
strong and dangerous candidate and he
knows that il Ohio goes democratic this
year, it will give such boom to the AL
ready rapidly Frightening democratic
prospects that the election Of democratic
president will become we'll nigh GER
tainty. lie i determined to prevent this
if he can possibly do so, and in addition
to Hanna's methods, which will be
worked to the Limit, the whole power Of
the administration will be used to help
| Hanna's ticket.
Although MIR. Mckinley only remained
in Washington from Saturday afternoon
until today, when he went to Phiadel
pla to attend the G. A. X. encampment,
where he hopes to put III some yOO,I Io-
litical licks and incidentally TO prevent II
fight being made upon the present man.
agement CT the pension bureau 10y the
old soldiers, he found time to sec some
Of the capitalists Who, for purely selfish
reasons, are trying to get the government
to mix itself up in the revolution in Santo
Domingo, by declaring a protectorate
over the most turbulent and belligerent
mob Of ringers" ever known to exist in
any portion Of the world. With all his
anxiety to please these capitalists, it is
not believed that Mr.. Mckinley will dare
to do what they wish him to do. lie
has troubles enough now, without hunt
ing for new ones.
The Sampson clique in the navy de.
partment, which has been able to keep
Sampson in command OF the North At
lantic Squadron, when other officers ere
entitled to that honor, will have him or
dered to shore duty, after the Dewey re-
| -, V1rl, MI - will NJ
endeavor to prevent the arrival Of Admiral
Howison, who is SIMPSONS senior Off
Ger, in New York, whittier he is bound
from the South Atlantic, on the cruiser
Chicago, in time to participate in the
Dewey ceremonies. Not satisfied with
having done so much for Sampson, the
clique is.still working to prevent Schley
getting an important command, although
he is clearly entitled to the sea duty he
asked for many months ago. There are
three men eligible to succeed Sampson
as commander Of the North Atlantic
Squadron-Schley, Remey and Farqul,ar
but if the efforts Of the clique are sue
cessful, as now seems likely, Schley's
name may I've considered out o. it.
Gen. Fitz Lee gave the war department
a little more than it expected when it
asked him and the other department
commanders in Cuba, to make reports on
condition OF affairs under their iurisdic-
ton, by adding the following recon-
mendations to his report: "That a census
of the island be taken as soon as posi-.
BILE; that the question Of suffrage be care
fully considered and decision reached
regulating the same; that modern sys-
TEN Of jurisprudence be introduced, Sc
that elective officers can be voted for
that general election be ordered for a
president or chief magistrate, vice
president and congress or legislature, to
consist of two branches, and all other
officers of republic, as we'll as municipal
elections ;all of which can be determined,
regulated, and prescribed by a conven-
ton composed Of delegates in proper por-
portion from the different provinces
which shall meet as soon after the census
is taken as possible. In this way the
pledged faith Of the U. S. government to
Cuba can be kept" Orders were given
in the war department to suppress this
report but somehow it got out.