The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-10
|VSHMAN RETURNS HOME.
..,xs ABOUT CONGRESSIONAL LIFE
AT WASHINGTON.
rstimates That He Is Ready 10 serve
Another Term, but He VIII Not
ror.ake His Party II lie Is Not

eoscial Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
TACOMA, July 9.--CongreSsman Francis
q cnshfnan has arrived from the East
IA was accompanied by his wife and Mira.
M prtugle his wifes mother, who
"a, spend the summer with them in Ia
sama BE says he VIII be In the state
= washington the entire time between
vau and the last OF November. His
80, az Office does not expire until the
~ n next March. therefore he will re-
~, 10 Washington. u. G., for the next
sns,son whether he Is reelected or not.
Most Of the day was spent by Mr. Cush-
San IN greeting old friends who came
= during the day TO see how he looked
nor his arst year in Washington, and
:, assure him OF their support ia the COM
II am very glad to get back home
.xsIn,H said he, and TO enjoy this Puget
s ssrn times We nave been having back
rsss / think | like my state more than
sysr did before, and | VIII be content
70 come back here and live when my term
- nffce Is out rather than to become "A
armament fixture in the East. as good
many men do that have taste OF Wash
Ipgt0n life.
Life In Washington.
Speaking Of life in Washington, Mr..
csshman said. Il did not have any time
y nni II gazing Mt the sights Of the city
was very busy every day from early
Morning tn late at night. l had more
% Do every day than could possibly be
Acre and II was only q question OF get
tirg a. nearly through with II as possi-
hle An OF the members from the West
ern states are worked very hard on ac
count Of tho immense amount OF mail
,heg receive The state of Washington
4 hqpflly situated SO that she has an In
,efest In almost every public measure.
our public lands. Indian lands. shipping
f-s.x l.t al fan4 ID -
sral deposits rivers and harbors. Alaska
trade, Oriental interests and a thousand
and one other things give our representa-
lives no time for loafing, The. member
a congress from New England usually
rats ten or twelve letters a day, while
me mall OF the members from Washing
ton Il delivered In sack, and not very
anal sack either.
sOn ths whole, guess the first term
Of most men IN congress II rather dis
Appointing. Every man, especially
young man, goes TO congress with his
head tilled full OF all sorts Of notions,
fasg snd ideas. and n burning desirA TO
make big speech The greatest thing
hat the new member accomplished In
and cnffed out OF him. when he gets
through with bis FIRST session and looks
At the large Pile OF things he had laid
cut % do. and then 81 the few small things
he succeeded In getting through, the
contrast between the size OF the piles
Il not enenurag inR
eTha being a session Immediately be-
fore a presidential election appropriations
we're not In great favor with the part
leaders, guess the delegation from
our state got ms much as the delegation
from any state, and considerably more
than many ~ them There was no pub
b one In the December session. and that
Tacoma, Semitic ard Spokane will soon
b provided with a public building each.
! really do not hFnw nuY three cities I'm
the United States OF their size that have
no, secured public buildings long ago.
Our sntire deiegatie.1 worked harder for
ne seattle public building than for any
other because IN prospect seemed bet
ter for that. II became apparent early
'ha; no appropriations would be made
for new buildings but that we might se-
where prior appropriation had been
made. With This idea In view we worked
% The eeattle PROPOSITION, ! believe the
appropriation for the Seattle building will
b. Increased 20 al least three-duRrters
lara
Republican Outlook.
Referring to the outlook for Republican
fascsss In the state of Washington this
year Mr. Cushman remarked: IT am not
eel up on the local situation but I have
" doubt on earth that the state win SO
Republican BY a very handsome major
~ All through the Fast n is conceded
hy political icaders that all the Coast
tsHAFN viii AN tAEft.tfit Atls u FohtA NV
y otherwise lfNpa 9apn 81 our domain
lasard the westward ia the great oppOr-
tanity for the PHeiec slope iiete on the
Coast we have 81 beer iNhorinE 20 bring
sAai this result feg years, now II has
tens % W both suddenly and uncxpeet-
sff. Ne man who realizes fully what
shs means FOR the state ~ Washington
fead well oppose the policy OF the Re-
fsalten party The nomination OF Rnose-
fsii With Mckinley has added great
tfrrEth to- the ticket / hRltsEF that
deNinlpy would have won whoever might
fefe been nominated but with Roosevelt
q The ticket With him It becomes simply
= question 90 the majority"
tashmsn's denomination.
ho ygu talieve YOU win be renominat-
ct Mr cushman7''
oh. don't know about that Every
saihg seems g. look favorable now
AZ net knew thht | would have any
kiNat Kick coming N the Republicans
siaaA see ~ Geo nominate some one else
sosice ey the papers that my friend
~ James Hamilton Lewis says he ~
WI GolhE hack upon the triangular party
= EXPANDING currency and contracting
aRtvy Because Dee was not nominated
w tlce president In view * This pa-
febN example : made zap my mind that
NNNa not fHTsakr my party u they
M+n 70 nominate some one else
SERIOUSLY speaking, I have never taken
N&h stock ir a political expression which
~ eiien hear OF various mcu-'Thc party
esese~eeSeeS'sssSe~oeUSoooG