Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-26

likes, either for Congress or lieutenant gov
ernOr, the democratic ticket. Half a
dozen Tammany men are grooming them
selves for the Congress nomination in the.
fourteenth district. If Mr.. Chanler retires.
They admit that he has proved to be a
good congressman and is the strongest
candidate that Gould be named to run
against Mr.. Quigg. Mr.. Chandler was
elected over Mr. SQuigg in 1898 by $685.
votes. Two years before Mr. Quigs carried
the district for the republicans by 1872, so
that Mr.. Chanler changed 15,707 votes
most of which were cast as a personal
tribute to him. - 20
Women are to figure prominently in Col
Edward E. Brttton's fight for the con-
gressional nomination in. the third district
of Brooklyn. The women in the district
have been declaring that with half chance
they could deliver more delegates to any
candidate of their choice than all the men
folk put together. That women are power
In politics in the third district Is recog-
nized by the republican leaders in that sec
ton of Brooklyn, and their power was made
especially manifest during Lieutenant Gov
ernor Woodruffs campaign. Mrs. Woodruff
aided her husband materially in his can
vass, as she has done much in adding to his
popularity throughout the country. 1t is
just such campaign that the gallant colo
mel intends waging. In this he will have
the assistance of his talented wife. The
women folk with any idea of politics are
crowding to her side. The first gun of this
unique campaign fired on Friday night
form of a trolley party, to which all the re-
publican workers in the third congressional
district, together with their mothers sis
terS wives, auntS, cousins and SWeetheartS
were invited.
The candidacy of Col BrItton for the re-
publican congressional nomination from
the third district is attracting considerable
attention among military men, 1t was he
whose influence saved the ST. OO, 900 Ma
uonal Guard appropriation bill from defeat
and. according to his own statement, his
candidacy was suggested to him as the best
means of forwarding the National Guard
reform measures of which he is the parent
He has invariably insisted that the National
Guard should be under control of the vari-
Gus states in time of peace, but subject to
the call of the President whenever occa-
sion should require.
These Are Courageous.
There Is at least one democratic represen-
tative in Brooklyn who has the courage of
his convictions. He is Dr. Frank E. Wilson
of the fifth district DR.. Wilson stood for
sound currency In the last Congress, and he
is strongly opposed to free silver that he
has decided not to seek a denomination this
fall. His friends have tried to induce him
to run again, but he has declined stead
tasty to commit himself to a doctrine
which he believes to be unsound and un-
democratic.
DR.. Wilson for gold and CONGRESSMAN
Mitchell May of the sixth district for sill
yer seem to be the only two representa-
tiVeS from Kings county who have he
courage to say how they stand. The Other
three0Driggs, Clayton and FitzgeraldNare
claimed to be muzzled by WilIonehby
street They voted for sound currency in
the House, but now appear to be wiling to
obey WiIIoughby street and to sun1ort
Bryanism. Adolph Sanger, president Of The
Brooklyn Saengerbund is after the dem
ccratic nomination in Wilson's district
Jacob Worth's boom for Congress il ex.
panding every day. Register Howe and
other prominent republicans are backing
him ii
Former AssembIyman Frederick L. Storm
of Bayside. L. L. lis to be nominated by
the republicans Of Queens. Nassau and
Suffolk counties for representative from