Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Washington, July 9th, 1900.
If there are any democrats in Wash.
ington who are not enthusiastically
pleased with the ticket and platform
made by the Kansas City Convention
they are not showing themselves or do.
ing any public talking. 1t cannot be
said that any part of the Convention
was surprise. The only thing that
could be considered open when the con-
vention assembled was the nomination
for vice president. The head of the
ticket had been fully settled by the
instruction Of more than the necessary
two-thirds of the delegates for Col.
Bryan, and the important planks of the
platform were practically settled In
advance by those same instructions, as
there had not at any time been any
doubt of the position of Col. Bryan,
whose consistency is one of his strong.
est holds on the rank and file of the
democratic party, upon any question
that would be handled in the platform.
A candid republican, prominently
connected with the administration who
made no pretense to conceal his disap.
pointment at the failure of the attempt
to modify the silver plank, said: "That
convention was wiser than thought it
would be. The platform will lose votes
for the ticket in States where they
could not have affected the result, but
Lam afraid it will gain enough votes
to give the democrats several states
they could not possibly have carried
had they straddled silver" The conf
dence shown by democrats argues well
for democratic victory this year. Re.
publicans are, of course, keeping up q
bold front in public, but it is no secret
that privately many of them are ex.
pressing fear of defeat.
Mr.H. II. Spencer, of Utah, now in
Washington, said of the political out
look in his State: "The electoral vote
of our state will be found in the demo
cratic column again this year. Neither
party will attempt this year to send {
polygamist to Congress. The demo
Gratis will undoubtedly elect the Con
; gresham, and the indications are tina
, William II. King will be the demo
cratic nominee. Mr.. King is q Norman
but not polygamist.'
= The administration hasn't got Gen
Macarthur as well trained as it ha,
= Gen. Otis during his stay in the Philip
: pines. Otis would report anythin
that he got hint from Washington wa
, desired. Nc Arthur makes his report
regardless of the wishes of the admin
istration. For instance, he has just re
q ported that it would be unsafe to re
move any considerable number 0
, troops from the Philippines for month
. to come. In addition to interferin
= with some of the plans of tho admin
, Istration for sending troops from tn
: Philippines to China, that report ha
knocked the bottom out of one of Bos
n Hanna's pet vote-getting schemes
n 4uov oSuOluO WOO " duuVuuCo lev
= weeks before election that, owing t
: the complete pacification of Filipinos
all the volunteers in the Philippine
would be at once brought home. If Gen
, Mac Arthur isn't more particular abou
how he handles the naked truth in hi
official reports, the administration wi
j, discover that he is unfttedto comman
in the Philippines and he will be OF
dered home "for his health The Wa
Department is now preparing to sen
$4,000 regulars to the Philippines, a
: legged to be for the purpose Of takin
the places of the 10000 volunteers VIII
o are to return home. The volunteer
in the Philippines who get home befor
! expiration of the two years for whic
J, they. volunteered will either be sic
men or very lucky men.