The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-17

Inc tendency OF the Germr1 VOC .-...
h@hus, Just now. the very close 4.,l.-..--
/ OF Congressional campaign u...-.-. 4.
'hIS cry. At Republican hr1.r......-
scores OF German newspapers. r........
III the Eastern section OF ths ea--.-- ..
received daily AID carefully sra--.s .-.
an expert Anguiss fer indications Of --..-
pohtlcal faith. All editorials or ....-
paragraphs showing an inclir1i1r trr.--
the Republicans or the Defnu--ars ...
carefully preserved and brou-lc Go -..
( Hotlee OF the men who are conLGerlre .r-
campaign. iris work az RepUbI.eaa
quarters covers, Of course. onj- So.
east OF the Ohio River, and doss aat lie
crude the distribution 90 material g.. r..-
hcduon in German, tha- being look! Cd.
Ior at the Chicago burzl1.
such an evidence Of the tHor1,,-r-.-
with which Preparations are maxim s.-
the election Of Il Republican Corrrsss ..
/ wen duplicated a the metropolitan F--.r
where the DemCcra-jc Congressional ,srr.
! quarters for the entire United ~f1-as ar.
! Located. \ German bureau for ina Iis.-..
/ octicn Of German literature IL baing N .f.-
tanned at the Metropolitan In charge a.
/ Dr. L. W. Habercom. who had caFr..
| OF similar work for the Eeuu5llagrs ,e..
years ago. and who recently ANNOUNCE
| himself as a supporter OF BRYAN Be-.
/ was engaged by Chairman Richards. -.
prepare political material for the German
newspapers.
No DefeetiOns in the East
As far Is the Republican field OF rr----
walton is concerned, there are no evidences
yet OF detection on the part c- .rf,r.rr
| Germans. The German r.v...-...
throughout New York. Pennsvlvara 81.
Jersey, and Maryland. and here az. Mans.
| OF them. counting the daily. we.krr AMI
monthly editions Of various kinds. .rr..-
| quite as stanch IN their LOYALTY r. V.-
hlnley as four years ago. II is realized
| tnat the campaign is ,et too young 3D.
arrive at any certain conclusions aiu.-
/ the course of many OF these newsrap.ls.
| nevertheless a great Ical OF enclgra..-
ment Is derived from their attitude at this
time. The New York Stats Zeirura.
when Is very influential among :h. G.r-
mans Of the East, remains hostile To Try
an. The utterances If all these G"-nsr
publications Of the East, however VIII
be carefully watched by the Republi.ll
leaders from this lime forth.
At the Democratic Congressional head
| quarters, where the observation of -Ip
| German vote extends to the Middle Wr-r.
| especially 10 Michigan. Ohio. INDIAN.
| Illinois, and Wisconsin, Il Is claimed that
| there are encouraging signs There lrs
| undOub-ed evidences Of dissatisfaction
| with what is termed, in Democratic che
| cles, President McKiney's impprillivIe
| administration. and every effort is benz
made to confirm the Germans OF the Mid
| die West in these views. DR.. Haberc0u 8
| detection from the Republican party was
| widely heralded throughout the Western
| States, where his political work for fna
| Republicans in past campaigns was pretty
well known. At present the Republicans
are not alarmed at any prospects 5hrt
ne VIII widely influence the German u-a--
papers OF the West, as they doubt sar.-
Ousy IL German editors will be willing D
follow him into new political company.
Influence in Close Districts.
In the Eastern States already mention
ed, the importance OF keeping the German
vote with the Republicans is apparent.
The Republican gains for members 90
Congress are figured largely IN their To-
calities. 4 State like Pennsylvania,
where the Republicans are certain Of the
electoral vote for President and Vlca
President, sends ten Democratic members
TO the present House There are many
Germans in Pennsylvania, whose votes
for or against Mckinley are OF little i'm
pOrtance but when IL comes to figuring
on the close Congressional districts It g.
| quite another question. In Maryland.
! likewise, where there are two or three
close districts, with a considerable spruk-
| ling of Germans. the attitude Of this class
of the population is g critical matter. as
| 1t is also in New Jersey, and, above aIl.
| in New York. II the national House .s
| TO be retained by the Republicans IL is
| almost Indispensable that several OF fG"
| isHicts in New York City, where Ger
! mans are a large factor, must be r--
| claimed.
The Western Germans seem 70 have
been prejudiced to no small extent by the
! speech Of Senator Lodge wherein ~ pre-
/ dicted that a war with Germany was iH-
/ evitable. The logic Of events have also
| Influenced many Germans there that
| real danger turks ia Imperialism, SOM
/ thing that they lied from the FatheE.Ili
/ 10 avoid. All this is indicated IN EIa rt-
l tensiVe correspondence, which IS a.WaE 8
/ begun with every campaign and con-
| Quoted BY both parties tili election day
! for the purpose Of keeping IN touch win
| local conditions. in the East. how ever
/ the free-silver issue has had more -liL-
| ence IN holding Germans within mo E.r
1 publican ranks The local leaders ~ ..-
| West almost universally assert a. belle.
| that the tendency 10 stray into The Dem be-
| cratic camp Will be- Checkualed ana fit.
| a campaign Of education. conducted "..s
| great vigOr, Will bring about The aes.'--
| result.
Fearful Of Republican Apathy.