The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-12-08
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks IN
General About Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON. Dec. /. 1899.
ltuuiiiun' "a ri

Sneaker. after one Of the longest
caucuSeS ever held. got the vote
of every Democratic member OF
the House today. He was not,
. of course. elected: the Republic
! cans having the most votes,
elected Representative Hender-
son Speaker. and adopted the
old Reed rules. but Mr. Richard
son will be the Democratic floor.
leader Of the House during the
life of the Fifty Sixth Congress.
There may be more snowy and
brilliant men on the Democratic
side of The louise, bat that he
will make a Shrewd and safe
leader i conceded by all. His
>hrewdueS> would have been
shown hy tie manner in which he
c'hul''td MS campaign Tor the
nomination ct Speaker. had it
not been, we'll established lo,o
.,, II. r...i..l ~ ,r,,,.,,n
''' : '''''' '''i'N ca MS success
than those extended BY his three
rivals for the honor.
Leaving Rober,s ana his ,olyr
amy entirely out o., ti,. c,Ias+i,,,
the u.>jfiou aiken hy f5r Da,ro.
Gratis in the first seem of rho SOS
sian which orrurral vbar oh;..
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a. p.b.r,s .lat .,,a Iion.n la
no rioh+ 10 uo hr3iud fine official
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when he ,.rr.pnts nrn,.r rradnn
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win when = Haior;ty !. Jn,.rmin
ell tn do tho o,Lor +h;nr r.
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onlclal oath Ii this be done.
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i' "I' ''...,, uo, '''oI 'o'oheS uiilaw-
,"i "pi'"'l '"leh' mas not ii single
"'T r,' ~ support II.
nav our pension laws are III
neou u rev lSloh, everybody
Nio"S' ou' "neil they VIII get 1t,
VI Nnether tne revision will
h n,"Ne onelil petter OF worse, is a
r Vi "lio'her color The Sec,