The Washington weekly post., 1900-08-14

The New Englanders are eyincins us
position 10 be severe on Hon. John Bar
rett. ex-Minister 20 Siam. since his asser-
ton regarding the political attitude II
Hon. Thomas B. Reed. Up in Boston some
newspaper correspondent has dropped into
poetry. as follows:
Quoth Barrett. who an.
Go ask EN- in slam
BY Cleveland promoted
To Hanna devoted.
By Destiny tctsd.
Like old Omar Kyzn;
] stick 10 nv text
And hope 20 Be- next.
When places are going
Well worth the bestoSing
See Fortune assign 'sm
To Gray and to Bynum.
I'd never decline EN-"
There appears to be some Jealousy be-
tween Maine and Vermont regarding allot-
nents of stump speakers by the national
committee. Maine Is the only New Eng
land State where the national committee
plans to send any considerable number OF
speIIbinders. and Vermont, where a State
election is to be held about the same time.
is being left to struggle along as well as
possible. In 1892 and 1895 a great many
orators of note were dispatched TO the
Green Mountain State, but the failure to
do so this year. according to a correspond
ent of the Springfield Republican. has
dampened the ardor of many Of the Re
publicans, and they are not contributing
as freely as usual to the national cam
paign fund.
The Indifference of the national commit
tee 10 Vermont is understood 70 be largely
on account of the vigorous Senatorial con-
test which is raging there between ex-
Gov. W. P. Dillingham; and Gen. ". W
GrOut. The efforts Of these gentlemen to
secure a majority Of the legislature will
bring out the voters in strength, It is ex-
pected. In fact, the Senatorial contest Is
the only interesting feature Of the cam
paign in Vermont to date, and were it not
for that the apathy among the Repub-
licans might materially cut down the vote
In September, which is expected to be
large enough to inspire Republicans else
where in the country to work hard for the
ticket.
Two conspicuous figures of Congress in
recent times will be missing from the
Southern contingent after March 4 next
One Of them is Representative Patrick
Henry, of Brandon, in the Seventh
Mississippi district. Mt. Henry is tall
and gray, sedate in his manner.
but a diligent worker, who has
been growing in influence ever since
he entered the House. He was especially
patient in working on the Southern war
claims, and accomplished more in that
line, probably. than in any other He
will be succeeded, according to the indica-
tions Of the recent primaries in that dis
trict, by Gen. Charles Z. Hooker. of Jack
son, who was for sixteen years, TIL the
end of the Fifty-third Congress, a member
of the House. The term for the Fifty
fourth Congress was filed by Mr. James
G.. Spencer, of Port Gibson, who was sue
ceeded in the Fifty-ffth and Fffty-sixth
Congresses by Mr.. Henry. Gen. Hooker is A
South Carolinian by birth and lawyer by
profession. He had a long service in the
Confederate army.
The displacement of Gen. Joe Wheeler.
Of Alabama, as a member of the House
has for some time been anticipated, but il
is only recently that his successor has
been known. He will be Judge William
Richardson, of Huntsville. VINO. in the
heated campaign of 1880, came within a
few votes Of being nominated for govern
or. and who has twice entered the lists
unsuccessfully against Gen. Wheeler for
the nomination to Congress. Judge Rich
ardsOn served as a Confederate soldier
under Gen. Wheeler, and eventually be-
came an officer. He has been a member
of the Alabama legislature and judge of
the Probate Court in his home county.
Gen. Wheeler was nine times elected to
the National House.
Both political parties, or rather the
three political parties in Washington
are having a cat and dog time this
year in the preliminaries to the State
and national campaign. The Republicans
have been fighting up in Kings County,
especially in Seattle, over the governor
ship. and the Democrats and Populists
are now having a terribly bitter contest
over the arrangements for the fusion con-