The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1900-09-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

that are greedy for Chinese territory
figured on having the United States
help them to get it, they know better
now. They also know that President
McKinley's idea of how to do thing
is to do it. This information was
given them in the latest diplomatic
notes from this government, which
informed them that the American
minister had been instructed to make
the preliminary arrangements for ne
gotiating with the peace envoYs of
the Chinese government. 1t was at
the same time made public that the
American troops in China, excepting
a strong guard for the legation, would
at once be withdrawn. This govern
ment had given its whilom allies a
hint several weeks ago that although
it would prefer to act in concert with
the other governments in a settle
ment with China, it was prepared to
act alone if necessary. The differences
between the powers, as represented
by Russia, which wishes to withdraw
from China, and Germany which
wishes to stay and impose conditions
which will bring ON war, satisfied
this government that it was time to
act, and it has done so, and there
isn't the slightest doubt that its &C.
ton will be commended by public
sentiment in this country.
Chairman Babcock and Vice Chair
man Hull, of the Republican Congress
sional Campaign Committee, are in
Washington for the purpose of con-
ferring with Representative Louden-
slayer, who has charge of the Eastern
work of the committee. Mr.. Babcock,
who has a record of having never
made a mistake, in predicting the re-
suit of a Congressional campaign,
says the Republican voters have it in
their power to retain control of the
House; that there is no need for their
making converts, if they will only
get out their own full vote. He says
that the only danger lies in the belief
of the Republicans that the party is
so sure to win that there is no need
for them to work and to vote-a be-
lief that every Republican who holds
should at once get rid of.
Ex-Representative DUNCAN, of Ohio,
who was on the stump for Bryan in
1896, is now going over the same
ground, making Mckinley and Roose-
welt speeches. He began stumping
tour OF West Virginia Saturday night.
In speech to the Kentucky Repub-
lican Association, of which he is a
member, Appointment Clerk Lang
ley of the Census Bureau said: Il do
not know what General Yerkes will
do when he is inaugurated governor,
but, if it was me, my first official act
would be to pardon Caleb Powers"
The applause which greeted the re-
mark made it plain that the sentl-
ment was Endorsed by the audience.
Hon. M. S. Quay has been spending
several days in Washington. He de-
clined to talk for publication about
his campaign for the Senate, or about
the National Campaign, further than
to say that he expected to be elected
to the Senate, and that he saw no
cause for Republican alarm or doubt
about the triumphant reelection of
President Mckinley.
The Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee has secured a
special rate for western voters, of one
and one third fare for return tickets
from Washington from the railroads,
and expects to get the same conces-
sion for voters in the eastern states.
Postmaster General Smith, who
went to West Virginia last week to
make couple of speeches, says he
found nothing approaching apathy
among the Republicans of the state.
On the contrary, he says they are
conducting an aggressive and active
campaign, and expressing absolute
confidence that the state will give
Mckinley and Roosevelt larger
majority than it gave Mckinley and
Hobart, in 1896, and that the legisla-
ture will be Republican and Senator
Elkins reelected Mr.. Smith is speak
ing in Ohio this week.
Mr.. Thomas Lowry, Minnesota
member of the Advisory Committee
OF the Republican National Com
mittee, has gone carefully over the
political situation in his section and
says that outside of Illinois, which the
tremendous foreign population of
Chicago makes a doubtful political
battle-ground, the Republicans have
no cause for anxiety about the North
West, as Minnesota will go Repub-
lican and send a solid Republican
delegation to Congress, and Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana will all
certainly go Republican. Mr.. Lowry
says his information from west of the
Mississippi is most encouraging.
That California, Oregon and Wash