Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-04-04

tial Princples-The National Committee will
Be Selected with Care-A Trade" in the
House on Railroad Bill Which Practically
Repeats the Sherman Antitrust Law-Olco
Again Up in the Senate-Teddy Runs Up
Against the Beet Sugar PuII-Lodse will
Probably Ultimately Become Secretary of
State.
From our regular correspondent)
WASHINGTON, March y, 1902.
William Jennings Bryan. Lewis
Nixon, leader of Tammany Hall, and
Henry Watterson have all been in
conference with the Democrats in
Congress during the past two weeks,
and as result there is evident on all
sides an almost buoyant confidence
such as the Democrats have not
known for years. Just what Colonel
Bryan said to his friends is not
known, but Democratic Senator who
had long conference with him, after
wards told me that he believed that
the next Democratic candidate for the
Presidency would come from the
East. "The largely increased pro-
duction of gold in the United States"
said my informant, "has served to &C.
complish to q large extent, what the
Democrats would have accomplished
by free silver. 1t has reduced the
gold dollar to something like its nor
NAL value. That being the case, there
is no great demand for free silver and,
as such legislation might have dis
quoting effect on the financial inter.
ests of the country, it is not likely
that the next Democratic platform
will contain any coinage plank. l re.
gard Mr.. German as a very likely can
didate but there is time for numerous
dark horses 10 put in their appear.
ance. 1t is too early to make predic.
tions. One thing is certain, however,
and that is that the Democrats will
have majority in the next House."
While Mr.. Nixon was in Washing
ton the Southern Democrats told him
that they favored the candidacy OF
Mr.. German but, realizing the i'm
pOrtance OF New York, they were pre-
pared 10 accept candidate from that
State provided all the New York Dem
ocrats could unite ON one man who
would fill all the requirements, as a
man OF ability and probity, for the
Democratic standard.bearer. The
treasurership of the National Com.
mittee was offered to Mr.. Nixon and
he will probably accept. Mr.. Ben
Cable will probably be selected az
chairman OF the executive committee
which will make its headquarters at
Chicago and will manage the West.
ern campaign and, as a member oil
Congress is desired as chairman of the
National Committee, Mr.. James Mat.
thew Griggs, of. Georgia, is being
talked of for that position.
Mr.. Watterson has made some bril-.
liant addresses to the Democrats, beg.
ging them to let bygones be bygones
and unite for the coming struggle
Mr.. Watterson believes that "anti.
imperialism" should be the battle-cry
but he uses the term in its broadest
sense. The fact that this Congress
has failed to do anything to curtail
the power. OF the trusts, even along
the lines recommended in the Presi.
dents message, and that the most
hsgrant abuses of the tariff will re.
main uncorrected at the end of the
session are regarded as certain TO in
sure reputation OH the part of the
people. Some of the best campaign
material has come from the Republi.
cans themselves, particularly as the
result OF the friction which the Presi.
dents policy of reciprocity with Cuba
has engendered.
A bill which is entirely in line with
the Republican policy has been intro.
duced in the Senate by Senator Ell.
kins, and is now being considered by
the Committee on Interstate Com.
merce with fair chances of being ia.
vorably reported. Ostensibly the bill
has for its purpose the extension OF
the powers of the Interstate Com.
merce Commission, but actually il
gives to the railroads of the country
the right to pool their rates and
profits. This bill is in entire accord
with the wishes of the great railroad
maguates and will, if passed, render
innocuous the provisions of the Sher-
man Antitrust law. The passage of
the bill is said To have been conceded
by Senators Frye and Hanna in re-
turn for support OF the ship subsidy
bill. The passage of both bills in the
House, provided the former passes the
Senate, will be provided for by a
threat to hold up or at least materi-
ally strip Of its "pork," the River and
Harbor bill, commonly known as the
Pork Bill" and the omnibus bill,
which will appropriate $20,OOO,OO for
public buildings which will be passed
by the House in the near future.
Senators appreciate the fact that the
Representatives will have little ground
on which to appeal to their constituents
Tor reelection if neither OF these bills
passes and they believe that self.inter-
est will make the members support
the subsidy and railroad bills.
As soon as the bill for the protec.
ton OF the President was passed by
the Senate that body turned its at.
tentiOn to the anti-oleomargarine bill,
which is still the order OF business
and which will continue TO be for the
rest of the week, at least. Senator
Money OF Mississippi made speech
on the bill on Tuesday in which he
characterized it as the most vicious
type Of class legislation, and argued
that il the oleomargarine industry is
to be ruthlessly destroyed at the in
stigation of its enemies no other in.
dustry is safe from similar attacks.
After passing the River and Harbor
bill last Friday the House of Repre-
sentatives devoted itself to the calen-
dar until Tuesday, when it took up
the case OF Rhea and Moss of Ken.
lucky, and by a majority of 10 votes
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