The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-11-14
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

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who had worked so indefatigably all sum-
mer, but as the smoke of battle clears
away and it is possible to take more
dispassionate view of the situation there
are many consoling features in the re
publican victory" Governor Odell, who
carried New York State by a majority of
10000 two years ago, was this year
elected by so small a majority that it is
evident to everyone familiar with the sit
uation that a closer supervision of the
upstate" polling places would have
meant his defeat, while, if such man as
Judge Parker had been the democratic
nominee, Mr.. Odell would have been
showed under. Again, prosperity in the
party, as is inevitably the case, has given
rise to numerous feuds despite the Presi-
dents appeals to "hang together" A
number of republican Senators and Rep
resentatives have been in Washington
during the past week and all emphatically
declare that there will be no change in
the tariff schedules. They are undoubt-
eddy correct, but how will that please the
western element of the party, the 1owans
and the Minnesotians especially?
Another point which must be remem-
bered in connection with the recent cam
paign is that where a congressional nomi-
nee reported to Judge Griggs that his dis
trict was close and that it would require
60 Ia11or narha the r.
vices of an able speaker to pull him
through and the Judge spared him small
amount out of his carefully treasured
fund, Representative Babcock immedi-
ately sent several speakers and several
hundred dollars into the district. The
democrats will, however, establish perma-
nent campaign headquarters in the near
future and will use every legitimate means
to amass campaign fund and perfect the
organization before the great fight of 1904.
There were many incidents of the recent
fight which were carefully noted and
which will be most available in the future.
The final conclusion of Judge Griggs, as
expressed to your correspondent yester-
day, is that cas- straws show which way
the wind blows, so there are many straws
which point to democratic victory two
years hence"
There is good deal of gossip in Wash
iugton at present in regard to the future
of Arthur P. German, Senator-elect from
Maryland Mr.. German is an astute poll
tician and an able leader and it is assumed
that he will promptly become the leader
of the democratic side of the Senate.
The republicans, talking among them
selves, say he will prove "thorn in their
flesh" and many prominent democrats say
"He is safe man to watch"
The announcement made last week by
Representative Dalzell, who came to
Washington for the purpose. that he will
be candidate for the Speakership, is the
first actual opening of fight which prom
ises tc prove interesting and bitter. Mr..
DaIzell will stand for the EXTREMIST phase
of protection and those members who are
unalterably opposed to tariff revision will
doubtless flock to his support. On the
other hand, Representative Babcock will
make fight for the Speakership and he
is believed to represent the moderate re.
vision" faction. Representative Cannon,
of Illinois, will make vigorous contest
for the position and heretofore he has
been the favorite. Mr.. Littlefield, of
Maine, whose great antitrust movement
appears to have flashed in the pan, is also
candidate and before the struggle is over
there is likely to be pretty quarrel.
A report from Iowa to the effect that
Speaker Henderson will attempt to wrest
the gubernatorial nomination from Gov
ernor Cummins and in that way to dis
credit the author of a protest against those
tariff schedules (which shelter the trusts
is received with considerable credcnce in
Washington. 1t is further alleged that
Secretary Shaw desires the vice presiden-
tial nomination and that he would look
with favorable eye to the total eclipse
of Cummins. Secretary Shaw was seen
by your correspondent, after the Friday
Cabinet meeting at the White House, and
he then denied all knowledge of the
Speakers intention, but he may have
learned them since.
Senator Beverage is in Washington
seeking to make arrangements whereby
he and the other members of the Senate
Committee on Territories may take jaunt
through Oklahoma, Arizona and New
Mexico at government expense, prepare
tory to reporting the bill for their admis
sion to Statehood, which passed the House
at the last session. Greatly against his
will, Mr. Beverage was forced, by Sena-
tor Quay, to promise that this bill should
be reported at the first term of this session
and he will doubtless do SO, but he will
first enjoy junket as the price of his sur
render.
The Anthracite Coal Strike Commission
has completed its preliminary inspection
of the mines and the homes of the miners
Hon. Carroll D. Wright yesterday told
your correspondent that he had found, or
his return to Washington, acceptances
from a majority of the independent oper
ators in the anthracite region to the invi
tations to become party to the arbitration
to be conducted by the Commission, anC
he hastened to the White House L. info II
| the President of the fact as the supposed
hostile attitude of those operators ha-
occasoned considerable al xiety as to the