Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-04
WASHINGTON.
Interesting News From the
National Capital.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Cuban Delegates 10 Meet at Havana the First
Monday in November.
big MEN CHANGING THEIR POSITIONS.
Senator Wellington Favors bryan, While
Hampton Collins VIII support
Mckinley.

the starting of the march to Pekin. Ii
fact, no new orders have been sent tc
Gen. Chaffee since he left Nagasaki
Japan. The orders sent him there were
to the effect that this government was
desirous of having the march to Pekir
begin at the earliest possible time and
he was given full discretion. 1t Is
gratifying to the President that Gen
Chafee has succeeded so soon after his
arrival in getting the army on the
move. No fears are entertained in
Washington of the vague threats of the
Chinese to kill Minister Conger and the
other foreign Ministers at Pekin if the
allied army continues its march to Pc
kin. The Chinese government fully
realizes that it will have difficulty
enough in satisfying the powers that
it was not in sympathy with the at
tacks upon the foreign legations at Pc
kin. which resulted in the death of
nearly one hundred foreigners, besides
the German Minister and is not likely
to make things worse by injuring those
who survived those attacks.
The President came to Washington
in pursuance to the understanding
with members of the Cabinet when he
first went to Canton that he would re-
turn occasionally during his stay
there for the purpose of holding a
Cabinet meeting to discuss public bust
ness. He will return to Canton in a
day or two.
Vice Chairman Loudenslager, of the
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee, who is in charge of the
Washington headquarters, says he is
satisfied from information he has re-
ceiyed that the Democrats are merely
| bluffing in expressing confidence in
electing Bryan and Stevenson. and that
they intend to concentrate their efforts
and to spend all their money to elect
Democratic majority of the next
House. He warns Republicans that
vigilance is necessary.
Secretary Root this week issued the
official order setting the third Saturday
of September for the election of dele
gates to the Cuban Constitutional Con-
vention, to meet in Havana on the
first Monday in November. The Con-
stitutional convention will be compos-
ed of 81 delegates, divided according to
population among the six provinces Of
Cuba. The order states as the work to
be done by the convention, "to frame
and adopt a constitution fer the people
of Cuba, and, as part thereof, to pro-
vide for and agree with the govern
ment of the United States upon the re-
lations to exist between this govern
ment and the government of Cuba
The announcement of Senator We'll
lington that he would oppose Mckinley
and Roosevelt was neither surprising
nor alarming. Mr.. wilmington con-
trolls just cne vote-his own Mr.. A. |
X. Rowley, of Baltimore, said: "The
"" NA SShotoi "elllHSlOH VIII not De |
seriously felt by the Republicans of
Maryland. He has not been in SYM
pathy with the party for a long time.
and when he announced that he would
lot support Mckinley it was taken as a
matter of course, much as a like an
louncement from Pettigrew would be
aiken. Wellington never had a strong
ollowing, and he will take few votes.
I any, aside from his own away from
he Republican ticket. The Republi-
ans will carry Maryland for Mckinley
nd Roosevelt this year, and when
term in the Senate ex-
ires, some other Republican will sue
eed him."
Mr.. 5. c. Young, of Denver, says of
he political outlook in his state: Col
RADIO is going to cast her electoral
otes for Mckinley and Roosevelt this
ear. The people out there have been
during the past four years,
nd when people begin to think, you
now they stop voting the Democratic
cket."
Mr.. Hampton Collins, of Minneapo-
S, a-gold Democrat who supported
almer and Buckner in 96, but who in
'nds voting the straight Republican
cket this year, said of the Democratic
atform: 1T seems to me the Demo-
attic convention made great mistake
making the anti-expansion issue
aramount, for If there is one policy
the Republican party that comes
ear being popular with all classes of
eople in the west, it is expansion"
Senator Foraker, who is in Washing
IN looking after scme private busi-
ess and nursing his left hand which
9 accidently cut by the breaking of
Ie glass door of cab in which he was
ding to railway station in Philadel-
Tia, says ne regards the reelection of
resident Mckinley as absolutely GER