Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-04
HILL AND German
AGAIN TO The FRONT
IN DEMOCRATIC RANKS
Interesting Results Of Late Elections
German Better Than Well
ington - Politics Of
Maryland.

Is beginning to put on It's COMPRESSION
oil appearance. Senators and Repre-.
sentatives are seen on the streets In
increasing numbers. and at the White
House and in the departments they
are more and more in evidence. These
gentlemen are the advance guard Of
In Legislators who. on December 2.
will be doing business again at the
Old stand, and remain in session for
six or seven months.
Washingtonians generally will wei.
come the return OF Congress, Tor II
brings business, visitors, and makes
many people prosperous. The nine
months during which Congress 10 alb.
sent from Washington every other
year Is a period of comparative dull
ness In Washington, not tnat the four
hundred-odd statesmen" bring SO
much money to Washington. though
they expend several million dollars
here. but they bring people to the city
to see Congress In session. to appear
before the committees and urge legis.
lation. And the money thus expended
here is a mighty important item in
the prosperity and business activity
Of this old town.
While the returns Of the late cleo.
ton really give the Democrats no hope
for the future. the Democratic party
has the satisfaction Of knowing that.
as result of the elections, they will.
on March 4, 1902, gain two Senators.
Maryland will send Arthur p. German
here as the successor Of the despised
Wellington. and the Democrats In the
Senate will be given much.needed
leader. Then some sort Of Democrat
Is certain to succeed Senator Deboe,
Of Kentucky. The Republicans gener.
ally will much prefer Senator German
to the incumbent Of that Senatorial
chair, and Senator Deboe will not be
very much missed from the senatorial
counsels. and yet each one of these
States will send Senator whose title,
while undisputed, will not be unblem.
ished.
Kentucky Is In such shameful DO.
litical condition that the State has lost
prestige that 1t will be difficult to
overcome. And the election methods
that made possible a Democratic Leg.
islature are not creditable to that
great State. In Maryland German sue.
ceeded In winning the Legislature by
means OF an election law that IL dc
nounced by Its authors who profited
BY 1t. And there are charges of fraud
based on such evidence as to bring
| conviction of their truth. that do not
react to the credit Of the Democratic
party. And now that Mr.. German has
succeeded In assuring his own return
to the Senate. the Democrats want Il
repeal the law that caused his election
However. much as the return of Cor
man to the Senate may be objected
to by Republicans generally, and much
AZ they may condemn the method,
employed to defrat the Republicans In
Maryland, the fact remains that the
Republican party In Maryland has moi
really deserved success In that II has
sent to Washington to represent II mer
who are altogether creditable to the
State. Senator McComas. a gentle
man every inch. Is the best of the lot
and yet he Is not strong quantity In
the Senate. As for the other Republi
cans. the Representative In Congress-
they are absolutely unimportant. ant
In one or two cases they are not cred
table. Perhaps as result of theil
recent defeat, the Maryland Republi
cans may pick up men OF greater
strength OF character and avoid tn,
disgrace OF the responsibility for tn,
election of this man Wellington, VIII,
Is to be succeeded ny Gorman. an,
who was elected as Republican.
Politicians are gossiping now as I,
the influence Hill on the one nand an,
German, on the other. will have in re
organizing Organism out OF the Demo
cratic party. Some people. and the,
are In the majority. regard ex-Senato
Hill, Of New York. as the coming grea
Democratic leader. while others thin
that German, by reason of the prestig
gained by his reelection and his lead
ership of the Senate Democrats, vii
cut the greater figure. II is certai
that German will cut no small figure
He Is a splendid organizer. and as tn
leader Of minority that needs vital
zation he can make great deal q
capital for himself and do much to d,
stroy the still living roots OF BryaI
ism. Yet be won by o very narro'
margin and In manner that is ce
tainly open to criticism. He must col
tinue to hold Maryland and gal
strength there. A Governor and
legislature are still to be electe
before the next National Democrat
Convention.
Hill. OH the other hand. has to r,
organize his party and strengthen |
He must, to be sure, night Gubern,
tcrial campaign next autumn, but h
will gain prestige II he succeeds
cutting down the Republican majorit
In the Empire state. Hill is moi
popular with his party generally tina
IL German. And then, German has
| Termination for wea naaa in praat amo
gencies. as was evidenced twice
Democratic National Conventio
when, had he been Lrm and aggres
i've, he might have won victory.
not for himself, for the element OF h
PARTY which he represented. Howe
er. each of these men promises to
an important and useful factor In u
work OF getting Democracy bat
somewhere near 20 the position
public confidence II had acquired wht
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