The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-24

Congressman Lewis, gets the Demo-
cratic Convention this year. This was
decided at the meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee in Americas, and the
date fixed for Aug. IA. Mr.. Lewis will
again receive a handsome renomina-
ton. Yes, l shall leave on the first
train for home after Congress adj
journs," said Mr.. Lewis, land expect
to spend a pleasant but quiet summer
at Montezuma Politics is all very
well for a part of the year, but when
warm weather comes city life gets very
monotonous and IL l had my say about
/ it,, Congress would adjourn before sum
mer season opens"
April % the Executive Committee of
the Sixth district will meet, and set a
date for the primary at which Repre-
sentative Bartlett will again be sent
on his way back to Congress, with the
unanimous denomination that Is al
ready assured him. Judge Bartlett made
his debut in the Fifty-fourth Congress,
and has been reelected each succeed
ing term.
"Well, l won't say 1 am tired Of con-
gressionaI duties for this year." said
Judge Bartlett but l shall be the last
one to kick when the proposition Is
made to adjourn"
Howard Recalls Tom Reed.
Representative Towards primary
will be arranged for by the Executive
Committee of his district, which meets
on the 2Sth. The only doubt in con-
nection with Mr.. Howard's primary is
the date, as he is certain Of unani-
nous denomination. When Mr.. How
ard came to Congress for the first time
Speaker Reed presided over the ses-
sions of that body. Mr.. Howard was
contrasting the other day the be-
havior of this House with that
of the one in which ne
made his debut Iron as was the
grip" said Mr. Howard, with which
Tom Reed held the House, he by no
means had as good order as Speaker
Henderson preserves. AS great man
as every one felt Reed to be, there was
that about him that seemed to arouse
the fighting blood of many members,
and this rebelllous spirit was con-
stantly appearing among the members,
though II did not take the form of open
revolt / think 1t Is the personal cor
diality shown by Mr.. Henderson to all
the members that has much to do with
the good behavior of the members I'M
der his regime. And this is all the
more remarkable for Henderson as
Speaker is if possible more autocratic
in his rulings than was Reel"
Tate Urges Economy.
The Congressional executive commit
tee of the ninth district has called a
meeting for May 3, when they will set
a date for a primary to re-elect Con-
gresham Carter Tate to a sixth term.
For some weeks past Mr.. Tate has
been very much occupied in his COM
mittee, that on Naval Affairs, and the
result of this work will be seen in the
Naval Appropriation bill which will
soon be launched in the House. Mr..
Tate has been putting up a persistent
fight to keep the expenditures within
reasonable bounds and more than one
item in the bill has been trimmed
down as the result of a practical
suggestion from the Georgia member
in the interest of economy.
There would be a feeling of I'M
easiness among many Democratic
members if the next Congress did not
find Representative Maddox again in
his seat, and his friends were glad
though not surprised to hear that the
date for his primary at which he is
to receive a denomination. had already
been set. Many a time since Judge
Maddox came to Congress has some
smooth scheme of the majority been
thwarted by an objection to a unani-
nous consent from the Georgia men,
Der. Judge Maddox has always made
it a point to keep a sharp lookout
on the tepuDncanS ana is q close at
tendant upon the proceedings. The
Judge is not one of those who objects
for the love of it but whenever his
familiar II object" is heard it is be-
cause the Judge has some good rea-
son for intervening. When Con-
gress adjourns Judge Maddox will
leave Immediately for Rome where he
expects to spend the summer.
BrantIey Favors Cuba.
Mr.. Brantley gets a denomination
for a fourth term this summer at the
primary In the recent debate on the
Cuban reciprocity bill Mr.. ,Brantley
has come very prominently to the
front i'm his able and earnest support
of Cuba's claims for relief If Mr.
Brantley's ideas were adopted Cuba
would be given more liberal conces-
sions than those provided in the