Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-09-05
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Washington. Sent. l. 1902

never before has such a galaxy of
able speakers been summoned to-
gether as those who have signifed
their willingness to speak this fall.
Ever since the adjournment of
Congress, Colonel Casson, of Wis
consin, 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 a friend
III the Department of Agriculture,
his work has not been in vain.
The formal campaign will be open
ed by the Secretary of the Treasury
who will address an immense AUDI
fence i'll Boston on October 8. Sec
rotary Wilson will speak i'll Iowa,
and the Acknowledgement has pro-
missed number Of brilliant speeches
on the Trust question, although
time and place has not yet been
determined. The three great lead
ers OF the House, Representatives
Payne, Dalzell and Grosvenor, will
be heard in Pennsylvania, Hender-
son will be provided with private
car and will elucidate Republican
doctrines in almost every doubtful
State, if any State can be properly
called doubtful. Representative
Littlefeld, of Maine, whose reputa-
ton as a powerful and persuasive
orator is well known, will 90 to
California to assist in the good
work. Representatives Lands and
Watson will take the stump and
work with exceptional energy.
Representatives William Alden
Smith, Corlist 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 prominent Senators,
Messrs. Hanna, Foraker, Spooner,
Quarbes, McComas and others hav-
ingpromised every assistance. The
Republican committee has been
economical in its expenditures for
literature with a view to conserv-
ing 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 Re-
publican majority in Congress.
Mr.. Murat Halstead will address
New York audiences on the Philip
pine question, and Mr.. Ferdinand
Ziegel, president of the Commercial
Travellers Club, will address Swed-
ish, Polish and German audiences.
In the light of the vigorous cam
paign which will be conducted bv
the Republican leaders the efforts
of the Democrats seem somewhat
futile.
Mr.. w. A. Wishard, Solicitor OF
Internal Revenue of the Treasury
has just returned from Indiana
and describes the situation in that
State in glowing terms. He says
that full corps of State officers
with the exception of governor and
lieutenant-governor, will be elected
and that he regards the prospects
of every Republican candidate as
good, Notwithstanding that the
campaign has not hpened. Mr.
Wishard bases his sanguine pre-.
dictions on the fact that the Demo.
Gratis are badly divided and are
lighting among themselves. He
says the free silver Democrats and
the gold Democrats can never
unite, that they are both absolutely
tenacious of their own views and
and are suspicious of each other
In fact, he states that in MANY in.
stances the hatred by the silver
faction of the gold faction is more
bitter than that felt for the Re.
pubGcans. Under these circum.
stances, there will be much scratch.
ing Of ballots and the Republican
ticket will be elected by a majority
of $1,000 to $4,000.
The apparent triumph for Sena-
ator 'Tillman i'll South Carolina i,
regarded with a certain compla.
cency- by the Republican leaders
They say that a reform of the
Democratic organization would
have made for its longer life in the
State, but that Tillmanism is dis.
gustilg to the better element and
that The sooner the voters appre.
c1ate that their only alternative is
to elect Democratic candidates. the
sooner the State may be placed in
the Republican column. While
Senator Tillman's nephew was de-
teated at the primaries in the CUB.
ernatorial contest and in that de.
feat d certain amount of prestige
will he lost to the "Pitchfork Sen
ator, nevertheless the probable
successful candidate will be man
after Tillman's own stamp and fol-
the present there is little hope for
reform in the State. The suprem.
acy CT Tillman is, too. a warning
to the gold Democrats who realize
that so long as such men can con.
troll the party the currency of the
country would not be safe in Their
hands.
A building which promises to be
one o. the most beautiful in the
city of Washington is nearing
completion and will be ready for
occupancy in October. It is the
Carnegie Library, for the building
and establishment of which MI,
Andrew Carnegie donated to the
city Of Washington $500 900. The
building which is an imposing
structure is built on massive lines
with little attempt at Ornamental
ton. In addition to a reading
room for adults, one for children
and a newspaper room, it contains
accommodations for approximately
100000 books. Every attention
has teen given to the lightning
and ventilation and the massive
ness Of the walls is a guarantee
that ii will remain boon to Wash
ingtotians and a monument to the
great benefactor many wears after