The Arizona sentinel., 1900-02-14
YUMA, ARIZONA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY "A, I9OO

rectly or indirectly, independenc,
 to the Filipinos. 1 never treated
 him as an ally, except to make usC
 of him and the soldiers to assist mt
 in my operations against the Span
 iard5. He never alluded to the
 word independence in any couver.
 satiOn with me or my officers. The statement that 1 received him with
 military honors or saluted the so called Filipino flag is absolutely false" The American people will agree with Senator Lodge, who said after he read the letter: "That is the statement of Admiral Dewey As between the statements in that pamphlet ard the word of George Dewey I will take the word of George Dewey" Senator Spooner paid bis respects to the element in this country which IS trying to sacrifice as many American soldiers as possible in the Philippines, ard quoted this sentence from one O the last letters written by the la mented Gen. Lawtcn: If 1 am shot down by a Filipino bullet it might as we'll come from one of my own men. because 1 know the con- tinuance of fighting is due 10 re- ports sent out here from America , These remarks made a memorable episode in the senate.
 Representative BabcOck of Wis constn, who as chairman of the republican congressional campaign committee has conducted three successive victorious campaigns, has consented to once more assume the exactlng and IabOrious duties of chairman of the new committee. which was named at a joint caucus of the senate and house republicans held this week. The honor of be- ing chairman of this important committee in four successive cam paigns nas never been bestowed on any man. This Is high con- pliment to MT. Babcock, but one that is fully deserved. The com- mittee will organize for business inside of two weeks, and will at once begin the preliminary work of this years campaign. Several of the state delegations have not yet selected mem bers of the committee Following are the members who have been chosen; California, Representative Metcalf; Delaware, Rep. Hoffecker; Idaho, Senator Shoup; Illinois, Rep. Cannen; h. diana, Rep. Huil; Kentucky, Rep. Pugh; Maine, Rep. Boutelle; Mary land, Rep. Mudd; Massachusetts. Rep. Lowering; Michigan, Rep, Cor liss; Minnesota. Rep Eddy; Mis- souri, Rep. Pearce; Nebraska, Rep. Mercer; New Hampshire, Senator Gal.inger; New Jersey, Rep Loud enslager; New York, Rep. Sherman; North Carolina, Rep. Linney; North Dakota. Rep. Spalding; Ohio, Rep Van Voorh:s; Oregon, Senator Me Bride; Pennsylvania, Rep. Cornell; Rhode Island, Rep. Bull; South Dakota, Rep. Gamble, Texas, Rep. Hawley; Vermont, Senator Proctor; West Virginia, Rep. Doyener; Wis consin, Rep Babcock, Wyoming, Rep. Mondell.
 Representative Fordney of Mich igan, memb Der of the house com mittee on merchant marine and shipping, used some strong Ian guage in Commenting upon letter sent out by the New York Reform Club opposing the shipping bill now before that committee, and alleging that senators and repre- sentatives were being improperly influenced 10 favor the bill. The
 letter was read to the committee by its chairman, Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio. in order to show the methods the opponents of the bill were using against it. Mir. Fordney said, em- phasizing every word; My opinion is that no man will make state ment that congressman can be bribed unless he be thief him self"
 The senate got tired of Senator Pettigrew's fake resolutions this week and sat upon him by the de eiSiye vote of 39 to g, when he ob iected to having his resolution,