The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-05-12
Washington Letter.
.lFrOm Our Regular Correspondent

Nfrom our Regular OOrTespohucue.t
WASHINGTON May 1st, 1899.
The hint has been passed around
among the western membtrs OF the
house that the Hanna Mckinley candle
date for speaker, will be q western man.
There is much curiosity to know why 1t
was done 90 eariv in the game. There is
only one eastern candidate-Sherman,
Of N. Y.,-who is thought to have any
chance ct ell, and he 10 understood to be
Mr.. Reeds choice. Perhaps that ex-
plains 1t. Hanna may havesthouGht 1t
necessary to drop that hint to head of
any democratic members Who might be
inclined to place their votes for Sher-
man, or 1t may have been pot out as
bluff to try to make Sherman pledge
himself to stand by the HaDna.McKin'
ley programme, If given their support.
Henderson, OF Iowa, and Hopkins, OF
Ills, are the most actively pushed Of the
western candidates, but many doubt II
either OF them will get the Hanna Nc
Kinley support.
Including the $4,000, 900 psid to
Spain, through the French ambassador,
the treasury deficit for april was $24,
oSs, ,4S7.
Commissioner Of pensions Evans does
not seem to be ereatly worried because
the Kansas e. A. r. asked for his re-
moval and the appointment of another
commissioner "who will execute the
Law % in accordance with the true spirit
which prompted their enactment"
Speaking of the matter, Mr.. EvanI
said 'I did not make the laws. They
are the same " Lich have been IN exist
ence since 1890. and am governed by
them. The pension Bureau is an i'm
. mense business. We have nearly mil
lion pensioners on our lists, ahd thu
Office is managed with the greatest pos
sibls generosity towards the old soldiers
but, ct the same time, We must conside
. the interests OF the taxpayer. DecisioI
have been made affecting the eutiT
! country, aud it may be that they hav
, applied mo:e generally 10 Kansas thai
{ in other stAtes."
Mr. McKinley's riends are alarmed q
i reports Of deiections among western IL
publicans, which have reached WaeL
ington. That these reports are nt
1 without foundation is shown By tn
statement Of Mr.. W. G. Newman.
J, lifelong republican, who is the agent @
the Cattiemen's Protective Associations
J OF Montana, and who has been sent eal
!. zee If something eannot be done to :e
Q vivs the once prosperous foreign catIl
y trade. He eaid: ''Ii the Adminis'ratio
e had come out boldly and allowed 81
= open and honest investigation of tn
; meat scandale, it would have crestei th
d impression abroad that this country wa
L sincere in its efforts to furnish ..Ite bes
of meat to the domestic and foreign COZ
Il sumer. AZ 1t is, it viii require years t
n overcome the prejudice the admisira
. TONS unwise action has caused. A greH
\ revulsion Of feeling has tsAen place i
If the west within the past few wetks.
't tecently attended atemi-2olitical meet
g ing OF ranehmeu and farmers in Souther
= Montaas, and. unless something unfoI
q seen takes place, the adminIstEation'G
of attitude vill imperil Mr.. Mckinley
y support by the western states at th
/. next national convention The back
sr bone and sineW OF the republican party
in the west is thoroughly disgusted wit
= lts present national leaders"