The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-13
SOME VIEWS AT WASHINGTON


withstanding the assertion on the part
OF the senator that he did not want the
position and was in no sense OF the WORD
a candidate for II. 40 man who has come
to congress or late years has so quickly
and so forcibly impressed himself upon
tho old senators and members Of the
house as being what Teddy Roosevelt calls
q strenuous man" as has Senator Cul-
berson. The more the prominent dealt
ocraie OF tbs country sec Of him AMI
think Of tho suggestion to make him
chairman Of tho National committee thu
more they are pleased With the idea.
They know that he has exhibited the high-
est skill as an organizer and manager. He
has never made failure nor has he ever
said or done a foolish thing In his long
public career. He Is young, brilliant full
OF the kind of fight that wins victories
and never let's up until the battle Is won
He is dignified man, but his dignity be-
comes him II sets easily on him and
is perfectly natural. His dignity is not
assumed and a mere Carriage OF the body
to hide the defects of the mind" as some
men here in public life who could name.
All these things are impressing them
selves upon the men here who sst In
carrying out victories for democracy, and
II all signs do not fail we will ses the
young Texan as the trusted and able lieu
tenant of the leader OF the army OF de-
mocracy this year. 1t Is, of course, un-
derstood that the wishes of Bryan in this
If a oh n Wi iCp' n "A
large degree, and It is not known wheth
er Mr.. Bryan has expressed any wish con-
corning the matter. 1t Is also believed
that he will not be bull headed about 1t,
but will listen to the suggestions OF his
friends and the leaders of the party who
want to organize to win and who don't
want to go into a race just to hear their
spurs jingle. They want man to >'irect
the campaign who is capable of seeing the
whole situation and grasping 1t and deal
ing with II as IL deserves. Senator Jones
of Arkansas Is as good democrat as
anybody, but his management of the last
campaign lacked the fire and vim that
could be put into one by man OF the
clearness of vision and virility OF Sem
ator Culberson There is constantly
growing feeling here that change should
be made and II IL is made then Senator
Culberson is going to be in the race and
| he will not be in the "also ran" class a.
that His friends will run him, his own
feelings in the matter to the contrary not
wthstanding.
! Some time ago / said that 1t was proba-
1 BILE that Inc democrats would soon regain
tho senate or, at least, make the vote on
political lines almost tie and thus make
it practically democratic for all purposes
OF fixed party policy Those who go about
claiming that the senate is solidly repub-
llcan for the next eight or ten years. ard
throwing up their hands before they are
licked, called me an optimistic chump
Well / am not, The opinion then eX-
pressed by me Is entertained by some OF
the most far-sighted men in the party
i here. One of the leaders in the senate
| gave 1t to me as his honest conviction,
based upon n careful comparison OF con-
dtions and thorough survey of the field,
that the republicans would lose the house
of the Fifty seventh congress, aud also
suffer a material loss in the senate Many
republican senators feel the same way, and
this senator said so to me. The repuh-
licans may hold the senate through the
next congress- but the gold standard bill
is going to give the house to the demo-
Gratis by defeating enough republicans in
the West.
1t is not all going to be play, however
and 1t Will take a strong man and a good
organizer as chairman of the congress
sioual campaign committee.
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The senator who talked to me predicted
with great confidence the gain OF at least
five senator's for the democracy this year
! through the fall elections. These i've will
be Senator Warren of Wyoming Senator
{ Carter of Montana Senator shoup OF
Idaho, Senator Thurston of Nebraska and
Senator Wolcott OF Colorado. The torn
OF each of these ends with the Fifty-sixil
congress aud the legislatures chosen next
November will elect their successors TIT
conditions are adverse to their return tt
the senate provided the democracy MAKE.
no mistakes and puts only good soldiers
and fighters at the front OF the battle thi:
year There are two more senator's whose
names are mud They are the goldbus
democrats. Lindsay of Kentucky and CAT
fiery Of Louisiana. They will be succeeded
by Joe Blackburn aud Governor Foster.
both bimetallists. In 1903 there are three
more senators whose terms expire who
are marked for slaughter. These are Debo,
OF Kentucky Pritchard of North Caroline
and Wellington of Maryland They are al
| from states that nave Neen recaptnred ant
will be held by the democrats.
THIS estimate shows that the democrat,
> are almost certain to regain the senate b,
1904, II not earlier, and the prospect I,
causing the managers OF the republican
party to lie awake of nights.
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, II is scarcely necessary for me TO AGAR
. dwell on the standing OF Hon, Joe Bale,
I here. Others more eloquent than | ar,
: telling people OF Bailey who are stranger.
10 him, and only interested in him as ,
: National character, that | have only /,
, quote their words 10 corroborate all hav,
!, ever said of him. Here is another tribut,
: to Bailey from MIR. Ralph D. Williams
y the Washington correspondent Of tn,
Cleveland Plain Dealer, a gentleman VIII,
had never seen nor heard Bailey until h,
delivered that last speech Of his which Il
. still eehong In the house
:, On December % last Mr.. Williams wrot,
: his paper as follows;
a Quite the Anest thing OF the session so +,
= was the speech of Joe Bailey OF Texas
: magnificent outburst II was. Bailey spok
Il without preparation. lie was called upon hi
feet almost on a moments notice Thera h
those who speak slightingly OF Bailey. hut
y - the voice OF envy. He is not yet IS year
!, old and he is far and away the leader OF IA
u house. There is always on the noor the bah,
= OF noise, but hush falls upon it when Bale
q rises TO speak He is the one man who In
a voluntarily commands silence IL Is An ~