The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-11-14
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

1 HC tltClIDl ItluIUS are tue Cnltl
top.c ot interest ia Washington To day
and everyone is discussing the effect
Of Tuesdays results on the more I'm.
portant elections of the next two
years. The fact that, with all the
Republicans, a large number OF Demo
Gratis and the usual disgruntled ele-
ment against him, Mr.. Edward NJ.
Shepard received over 5000 more
votes than did VanWyck in the last
election, has resulted in considerable
discussion of Mr.. Shepard as likely
Democratic candidate for the govern
orshlp next year and a potential can
ddate for the presidential nomination
in 1904.
Mr.. Shepard has back of him re-
markably clean record and the most
careful scrutiny of his opponents in
the campaign just ended failed to re-
veal the most trivial action which
could be made the ground for critic.
ism. The fusionists confined them
selves to pointing out what they held
to be inconsistency on Mr.. Shepard's
part IN accepting the nomination from
Tammapy and Mr.. Shepard replied
that he proposed, as mayor, to give
the city an'honest, clean government
and that he considered that the i'm.
portance of victory to his party far
outweighed the narrower view which
held that the party ought to be sacri.
need in order to obtain fancied i'm.
provements in the municipal admins
tlon from the hands of men who had
never been put to any test. At this
writing Mr.. Shepard, after having
withstood the heat and fire of most
bitter campaign, stands stronger with
his friends and with bis enemies than
when he entered the fight and there is
little doubt but that he could, in a
campaign where Democratic and Re.
publican lines were clearly drawn,
carry Greater New York by very
handsome majority
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Much satisfaction is felt in Demo-
cratic quarters at the results IN Mary
land which insure the return of Arthur
p. German to the Senate. He is an
able and experienced man and one
who has the interests of his party at
heart. He will prove valuable ad-
dition to the Democratic side Of the
Senate and to the leaders of his party
which will respect his advice on all
importlnt issues. The returns from
Pennsylvania show greatly reduced
Republican majorites but the Repub-
lican machine, with Matt Quay at its
head, proved too strong to be over
thrown by the ivocates of honest
government. However the results of
this years fight should be regarded as
encouraging and continuance of the
ring in power will insure still great
er reputation the next time the anti
corruptlonists array themselves against
it.
An evidence of the existence of the
high degree of brotherly love which
exists in the War and Navy Depart
ments was given yesterday morning
when the General Commanding the
Army, Miles, and the Admiral of the
Navy, Dewey, both absented them
selves from the wedding Of Adjutant
General Corbn and Miss Edythe
Patten. Both had received invitations
but they sent regrets. Another con-
spicuous absence was 1t. Colonel
Heistand, who it will be remembered
is related to the late President. Pre-
sumably that little hemp affair viii
account for it, as l understand thai
Colonel Helstand was not invited
but the disclosures of the Senate's in
vestigating committee were hardly
such as to warrant so direct a snub.
The scarcely of Washington news
which now exists and will until Con
t gress convenes is resulting in the send
ing ut,by some OF the Washington cor
respondents, of the most extraordinar,
, canards. The latest is the report tha
the President is going to appoint
Democrat to the Cabinet. Presiden
Roosevelt is original and determined
, in his ideas and methods but he woulC
as soon think of appointing Com
/ anche Indian to the Cabinet and tn,
appointment would be about as ap
propriate. The Cabinet acts as
board of advisors and it is almos
needless to say that no Democrat @
> any standing would be willing to plac
Y himself in position where his loyal
t ty to his chief would be constantly a
variance with his loyalty to his party
t The position would be altogether to-
delicate and equivocal.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, aC