The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-11-07

Yet these Yankee ballot-bot suffers and
Dulldozers OF laboring men rage against
dishonest election methods in the South
| They who stole the Presidency do not
hesitate to steal governorships and seats
in Congress. Why, the most skillful bal
| lot-box manipulation Of the slack Belt OF
Alabama ever knew was a white-robed
angel in comparison with Matthew STAN
ley Quay!
In view of the closeness Of the election
result as regards the new House of Rep
resentatives. Republicans here rub their
hands In comfort and gleefully relate the
bold action nj Speaker Reed after his
first election. Reed had nine majority and
he cidn't consider that number sufficient:
so one day when the Democrats absented
themselves from the hall of the House
and left Reed without a quorum. he COM
PEELED the minority present to unseat hve
Democrats and seat five Republicans, all
in a jiffy.
So II the Republicans have barely
enough votes to organize the next House.
Democrats to secure "a safe working
majority" At their headquarters in New
York they are already claiming the cleo
ton of Oliver D. Street over Congress
man John l.. Burnett in the Seventh Ala
bama District. and six other seats for
which Democrats have been returned are
also claimed by the Republicans. All
this Is simply paving the way more than
ay ear in advance for unseating Demo-
Gratis.
Concerning men of national name, mere
will be several changes in the next con-
gress In the House the most notaoie
changes will be the disappearance OF
Speaker Henderson. voluntarily reureo,
Mercer Of Nebraska, Chairman OF the
Committee on Public Buildings ana
Grounds, defeated at the polls, Albert !;
Hopkins of Illinois. who VIII succeed
Billy" Mason in the Senate; M n.S ~
the Senate, and Galusha A. Grow OF
Pennsylvania, the Oldest member in point
of age. who did not seek re-electlon. All
these except McCreary are Repupncans.
Unhapp.ly Crumpacker of Indiana, tne
village lawyer who dearly hates the
South, and Bartholdt of Missouri. the 81. |
Louis brewery laborer. who entertaihs
identical sentiments. are reelected by
majorities. Bartholdt Will be |
the only Republican from Missouri. When |
the Democratic Legislature Recently ger.
ryma ndered that State they were obliged
to make the brewery district OF st. Louis |
very notable changes. The veteran OF
Missouri, Vest who declines to seek an
other term will be succeeded in all prob |
ability by that somewhat peculiar states |
man Gum Shoe Bill Stone. otherwise. |
former Governor William }. stone. Mr.. |
Stones great friend and former cola
borer in the cause of William J. Bryan,
Senator James K. Jones of Arkansas. Will
give place to a Mr.. Clarke, who Is not
known in washington As has been said.
the notorious Billy" Mason will give up |
his Senatorial seat to Mr.. Hopkins, who |
Is one of the best men in either party |
In the present House OF Representatives.
Above all things, Mr. Hopkins is a gen.
tleman. But the strongest gain to either
party in the next Congress will be Mr..
German, who returns as a Senator from
Maryland, to resume his old leadership OF
the Democratic side So far as party ad-
vantages in parliamentary skill goes, Mr..
German is worth a round dozen ordinary
Senators.