New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-22
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

Washington. February a.
AN OLD PROBLEM IN WA5FIINGTON.-Per-
sons Of broad experience declare that the servant
girl problem is more difficult of solution in the
National capital than in any other part OF the
country. The average housewife In Washington
is subjected a domestic servitude threatening
to introduce into the life OF the capital form OF
communism which does not comport with the ira
dltona views of American family existence. In
the big establishments OF course. the question is
serious here than in similar households
In other parts Of the country for in such homes.
here as elsewhere trained retinues OF and
women servants maintained. 1t is in the home
of the department clerk. the bureau chief the Con-
gresham Of small income. that the servant girl
problem is the bane OF existence the woman and
the cause OF dyspepsia to the man. who. for the
mony, is compelled to eat his wfe's cooking. Col
9fed girls there are in plenty In washington but
from the kitchen and the washtub to a mental
the columns in he local nauers daily under he
heading, ''Wanted-Cooks and Servants for Cen
eral Homework" Occasionally of the sable
DANES Of leisure and high thinking will condescend
deed. is the where such condescension endures
for more than a month, at the end of which time
of the realm with which to bedeek herself in fine
condition OF innocuous desuetude from which she
emerged only at the behest Of gnawing hunger
native domestic help OF Washington and the neces-
long until the families Of modest income in this
town will be compelled to huddle together in hotels
OF & h. OF the present teTrors OF
comforts and abhorrent intimacies OF socialism.
WILL BRYAN MIGRATE TO TEXAs?-wrliam
jennings Bryan's positively last appearance" IN
Washington last Sunday gave rise to a story as to
his future movements which is causing uneasiness
to the Junior Senator from Texas, Mr.. Culberson.
The story runs that when Mr.. Bryan is again de-
feated for the Presidency this year he will
fer his citizenship from Nebraska to Texas. The
reason assigned for this intended migration IS the
recognition by Mr. Bryan OF the utter hopelessness
of holding Nebraska to the fusion programme.
When fusion loses its strength in Nebraska the
Republicans will again run the State, and elect
both United States Senators. Texas IS hopeessly
thousand democrats should leave that state and
none should come to take their places in the party
POPULARITY in Texas is unbou1daS he has been in
Is regarded by the Texans almost of
State capital, since early last fall His children
Rsn Den gShg 70 tine o mo & o @
Allegheny Mountains he is going to Austin. That
comes. 1t is said that his family will left the
a6e that fhV % not See co So for y
/ year. Well founded rumor has it that Bryan has
open a law office in Austin when the campaign is
over and he is defeated. Hogg now has the largest
/ and most lucrative corporation practice In the
State. Whether not Bryan will share with him
asserted as fact by We'll informed Texans that
he win begin the practice OF law at Austin next next
/ come the Senate from TeXas-at least, try to do
| sO-in place OF Mr.. Culberson. Hence the keen In
| tereSt Senator Culberson takes in all stories
! relating to Colonel Bryan's future.
BRYAN AND GORMAN'' IN THE SOUTH
with Bryan as the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent and German as the nominee for Vice-President
the ticket would carry every Southern State. all
the States voted for Bryan in 1896 west of the
| Mississippi and. besides. the great States OF Indi-
| ana and Illinois. 1 not sure but that Ohio
would also choose Democratic electors" The
speaker was one of the silver Senators who left the
| Republican party in the summer of 1896. There Is
| German Of working up a boom for him as the Vice
Presidential candidate OF the Democrats this year.
Having attempted without success procure public
favor for him they bow their heads to the
inevitable, accept Mr.. Bryan's nomination as a
| foregone conclusion and urge Mr. Germans non1-
nation the second place. They contend that the
! Marylander is popular in the South and among q
certain class Of Democrats elsewhere; that he
would add strength in the South and East, and that
he has many friends in Indiana and Illinois who
man were nominated for President These
friends Of Mr.. German say that Bryan will draw
the Popuists, while German will attract the Sound
Money Democrats. They evidently believe that
water and oil viii intermix In the Democratic caul-
dron They forget that Mr.. German, of all notable
regular Democrats who do not subscribe to the
silver shibboeth. is least attractive to the Popu-
lists. Should the ardent silver Democrats accept
Mr.. German the Populists would reject him with
scorn. II they could not stand Sewall in 1896. so
candidate of their for Vice-President in 1900
1t is not even certain that the majority Of them
would not favor middle of the road nominee for
President well as Vice-President.