Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-04-20

that hanna's Bribery of the Ohio Legislature
Affords no Precedent for the Clark Case
Bryan and Dewey-The Phenomenal Blum.
ders Of Congress.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April Ii, 1900.
Senator Jones, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. who
has Just returned from New York, rid
icules the story that the anti Bryan
Democrats, who are behind Dewey's
candidacy, would get Dewey delega.
ton sent from New York to the Kan.
sas City convention. He says that
Dewey's candidacy will cut no figure
at all in connection with the Demo-
cratic nomination for President; that
Col. Bryan will be nominated by &C.
clamation. And his opinion is shared
by practically all the Democrats in
both branches of Congress. 1t is
said, although your correspondent
does not vouch for it, that Dewey's
hackers have lot of money to use in
buying the support of country Demo-
cratic papers, in order to try to make
it appear that there is a strong Demo-
cratic sentiment in favor of his nomi.
nation. There is one drawback to
this scheme that will kill it. The
country Democratic editors, although
| mostly poor men, are not for sale. In
| TACT, the country oditoro VI THO conn.
try have record for incorruptibility
that any class of men might we'll be
proud of. They are constantly i'm
posed upon, and give more for nothing
than any set of men on earth; but
they very rarely sell themselves.
Secretary Gage having shown by the
figures sent to the House, in answer
to resolution, that the war taxes can
be reduced at least $4,000 a year
without embarrassing the government,
the Democratic leaders intend to Try
to make the Republicans tell why
they will not agree TO make the reduc.
at this session.
The Democrats of the House made
q good fight against the Porto Rico
bill, but as they could not prevent Re-
publicans swallowing their publicly
announced convictions they lacked q
few votes and could not defeat it.
The abomination has been signed by
Mr.. Mckinley and the responsibility
Of the Republican party for it is now
complete.
The action of the Senate Committee
on Elections in deciding by unani-
nous vote that Senator Clark, of Mon
tana. was not entitled to the seat he
holds. is considered more OF condem-
nation of Montana political methods
than of Mr.. Clark personally. Sena.
tor Pe,tus spoke the thoughts of
! many of his colleagues when he said /:
Il have more respect for Mr.. Clark
than / have for those who have been
bounding him. I do not think the
use OF 100000 or more in electing
Mr.. Clark was warranted, but at the
same time l have no doubt that Mr..
DAILY will spend at least $125,0OO in
prosecuting the case. want to say,
also, that I do not believe Mr.. CLARK
was personally cognizant of the man
ner in which the money was used"
Mr.. Clark says he intends to get vim
Dictated, but that is all he will say at
this time. There is little or no doubt
that the Senate will endorse the re-
port of the committee, II Mr.. Clark's
resignation does not make vote un.
necessary. Had the report been to
expel Mr.. Clark q two-third vote
would have been required to adopt it,
but as it simply declares him not en-
titled to q seat majority vote will
adopt it. There is a possibility that
Mr.. Clark may forestall action BY re.
signing and seeking a reelection.
Representative Catchinge, of Missis-
sippi, is one OF the Democrats who
think that the ticket may be Bryan
and Dewey. Speaking OF that proba-
bility he said: II feel sure that
Dewey would take the Vice Presiden-
tial nomination, and think that is
what he is working for. He certainly
must appreciate the fact that he can.
not get the nomination for President
from Bryan, whose selection is abso-
lutely assured. Al present no one is
named for second place who would
command as many votes as Dewey,
and, in fact, no one is suggested
whose name is universally accepted.
Bryan and Dewey can defeat Mr.. Nc
kinley without any question"
Representative Talbert, of South
Carolina, has q habit of saying peril
nent things which are sometimes ir.
reverent. For instance, when Repre-.
sentative Steele. OF Indiana, who had
boosted OF being farmer, said, in an.
swer to question by Representative
Richardson, Of Tennessee, that he
raised "corn and wheat, cattle and
hogs" Mr.. Tslbert threw the House
into laughter by adding: "The gen.
tleman will also raise hell in Indiana. !"
Senator-ele Blackburn sizes up the
the political outlook in this way: "In
my Congressional experience of IS
years / have never known Congress
in the control of either party that
made as many political blunders. II
we can't wipe out the Republicans in
November on the blunders made thus
far by the Fifty-sixth Congress we
ought to 60 out OF business. They
have made up the issues of imperial
ism, militarism and trusts exactly to
our liking. Indeed, if they had DELHI
erately started in to make q good Job
of it for us they could not have done
better. Having these facts in mind
feel certain that the Republican man.
ayers will hasten the close Of the ses.
sion, and welcome the day when they
can breathe easy again so far as Con-
gress is concerned. For this reason
do not believe any effort will be made
to force the ship subsidy bill through.
The Republicans are not looking for