West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-02
The Democrats Claiming the Doubt
ful States Of the Middle West.
The Post ONCE RascaIity In Cuba To
BE Held Up TIL After the Election.
Special correspondence OF Tmn Anous.

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Special correspondence OF TmK ARGUS
Washington, July 28, 1000
Chairman Richardson, of the Dem
ocratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, returned to the Wash
ington headquarters this week from
a trip to New York, and is now en-
gagged upon the speech he will make
as chairman of the committee to
notify Col Bryan of his nomina-
ton, at indianapolis, August 8.
Mr.. Richardson reports the Con-
gressional campaign in New York to
be entirely satisfactory to the Dem
ocrats, but says he will not go far
at this time as to claim more than
a fighting chance for the electoral
votes of the State. Information
sent to Democratic headquarters
form the Middle West is decidedly
cheering. Instead of claiming
Illinois and Indiana to be doubtful
States, there is now a disposition to
put them in the certain Democratic
column, and many believe that the
desertion of the Republican party
by German voters who cannot stand
Imperialism will also give Wisconsin
to the Democrats. Illinois has "a
electoral votes, Indiana IS, and
Wisconsin IL, all of which Mr. Nc
Kinley received in 90. Democrats
around headquarters are not really
claiming as much as the news re-
ceived would justify them in doing,
because they do not wish to create
the impression that they are chasing
rainbows. Every day the pro
liabilities increase that the next
House will be Democratic and that
Bryan and Stevenson will be elected,
if the Democrats throughout the
country keep up their present
aggressive attitude.
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The statement previously made
in this paper, that the Senate Com
mittee ordered to investigate re-
ceipts and expenditures of money
in Cuba, would not begin work in
time to make report before the
election, has been practically con-
firmed by Senator Plat, of Con-
necticut, chairman of the COM
mittee. Directly after Congress
adjourned Mr.. Plat said he would
call the committee together as soon
as detailed statement of expendi-
lures and receipts, which the War
and Post Office Departments had
been asked to prepare as basis for
the committees work, was ready.
Now, he says that the War and
Post Office Departments are con-
Quoting investigations and that he
will not call the committee together
until they have finished and fur
ished him copies of the result.
This is all twaddle. Mr.. Plat
knows that the party bosses have
ordered the Senatorial investigation
held up until there will be no dam
ger of its affecting the election and
that everybody else knows it, too.
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Although carefully edited by |
Postmaster General Smith before it |
was made public, the report of
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow on the stealings of |
Nicely and Rathbone, and their gang, |
and other crookedness connected |
with the Cuban postal service shows
that disgraceful state of affairs
existed in Cuba, in which rascally |
Republican officials showed the
Cubans that they could Guido the
Spanish officials in stealing and ex-
travagant expenditure Of public |
money. Still, there are. persons
who express surprise because
Cubans do not recognize Americans
to be superior to them.
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A message from Minister Conger,
dated July 4, has been received at
the State Department, saying that
Pekin was in state of anarchy and
that the foreigners who were all
cooped up in the British legation
and under constant fire, were bound
to be killed if help was not at once
had. This message seems to
corroborate the opinion of those
who think that the administration
has allowed itself to be completely
hoodwinked by the Chinese Minister
in Washington. Mr.. Mckinley has
been negotiating with the govern
ment Of China and promising to act
as a mediator in its behalf, when
according TO Mr.. Conger's dis
patches, there is no government OF
China, the Capital being in state
of anarchy. Some go so far as to
express the opinion that the Chinese
Minister at Washington, who still
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