The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-09-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Sept. 8. 100

aHaIfs at the present time, the COM
ing campaign promises to be conduc-
ted on whirl-wind lines, at least in so
far as the Republican side of it is con-
cerned. Probably never before has
such a galaxy of able speakers has
summoned together as those who
have signified their Willingness to
speak this fall. Ever since the ad-
journment of Congress Col. Casson,
OF Wisconsin, sergeant-at-arms of the
House of Representatives, has been
working indefatigably with this end
in view, and, judging from a letter he
wrote recently to friend in the De-
partment of Agriculture, his work
has not been in vain. The formal
campaign will be opened by the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, who will ad-
dress an immense audience in Boston
on October 8. Secretary Wilson will
speak in Iowa, and the Attorney
General has promised a number of
brilliant speeches on the trust ques-
ton. although time and place have
not yet been determined. The three
great leaders of the House, Represen-
tatives Payne, Dalzell and Grosvenor,
will be heard in Pennsylvania, Ohio
and West Virginia and probably in
several other states. Speaker Hen
derson will be provided with a pri-
vate car and will elucidate Repubi-
can doctrines in almost every doubt
full state, if any state can can be
called doubtful. Representative Lit
tlefield, of Maine, whose reputation as
powerful and persuasive orator is
well known, will go to California to
assist in the good work. Representa-
tives Lands and Watson will take
the stump and work with exceptional
energy. Representatives VIM. Alden
Smith, Corliss and Hamilton. all of
Michigan, will be heard in many
states outside their own. The great
meetings to be held in the large cities
will be cared for very largely by prom
inent Senators, Messrs. Hanna, For
aker, Spooner, Quarles, McComas and
others having promised every assist
ance, The Republican committee
has been economical in its eXpendi-
lures for literature, with a view to
conserving its funds for the purpose
of enabling the leading opponents of
Republican policy to explain by word
of mouth the benefits to be derived
by retaining a strong Republican ma
jOrity in Congress. Mr.. Murat Hal
stead will address New York audien-
ces on the Philippine question and
Mr., Ferdinand Ziegel, president of
the Commercial Travellers Club, will
address Swedish, Polish and German
audiences. In the light of the vigor-
Gus campaign which will be conduct
ed by the Republican leaders the eff
forts of the Democrats seem some
what futile.
Mr.. w. A Wishard, Solicitor of In
ternal Revenue of the Treasury, has
just returned from Indiana and de-
scribes the situation in the State in
glowing terms. He says that full
corps of State officers, with the ex-
ception of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor, will be elected and that he
regards the prospects of every Re-
publican candidate as good, notwith-
standing that the campaign has not
actually opened. Mr.. Wishard bases
his sanguine predictions on the fact
that the Democrats are badly divided
and are fighting among themselves.
He says the silver Democrats and the
gold Democrats can never unite, that
they are both absolutely tenacious of
their own views and are suspicious
of each other. In fact, he states that
in many instances the hatred by the
silver faction of the gold faction is
more bitter than that felt for the Re-
publicans. Under these circumstan-
ces there will be much scratching of
ballots, and the Republican ticket
will be elected by majority of from
$4,000 to $4,000.
The apparent triumph for Senator
Tillman in South Carolina, is regard
ed with certain complacency by the
Republican leaders. They say that
reform of the Democratic organiza-
ton would have made for it longer
life in the State, but that Tillmanism
is disgusting to the better element
and that the sooner the voters appre-
ciate that their only alternative is to
elect Democratic candidates, the soon
er the State may be placed in the Re-
publican column. While Senator
Tillman's nephew was defeated at the
primaries in the gubernatorial con-
test, and in that defeat certain
amount of prestige will be lost to the
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