The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-11-14
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ingtOn.
tConmunicated).
WASHINGTON,
Nov. 10, 1902.

When it was first realized that
the Republicans had won com
plete control of the House of Rep
resentatives it proved bitter
disappointment to the Democratic
leaders in Washington who had
worked so infatigably all summer,
but as the smoke of battle clears
away and it is possible to take a
more dispassionate view of the
situation there are many consol-
ing features in the "Republican
victory. Governor Odell, who
carried New York state by ma
jority of 10000 two years ago,
was this year elected by so small
a majority that it is evident to
everyone, familiar with the situa
ton, that a closer supervisors of
the "up-staten polling places
would have meant his defeat
while. if such a man as Judge
Parker had been the Democratic
nominee, Mr.. Odell would have
been showed under. Again pros
perity in the party. as is inevitably
the case. has given rise to numer-
Gus feudS despite the Presidents
appeals to chang together. A
number of Republican Senators
and Representatives have been in
Washington during the past week
and all emphatically declare that
there will be no change in the
tariff schedules. They are I'M
doubtedly correct but how will
that please the western element of
the party, the Iowans and the Min
neSotianS especially!
Anot her point which must be
remembered in connection with
the recent campaign is that where
a congressional nominee reported
to Judge GriggS that his district
was close and that it would require
a few hundred dollars or perhaps
the services of an able speaker to
pull him through and the Judge
spared him d small amount out OF
his carefully treasured fund, Rep
reSentative Babcock Immediately
sent several speakers and several
hundred dollars into the district.
The Democrats will, however, es-
tabliSh permanent campaign
headquarters in the near future
and will Use every Legitimate
means to amaSs campaign fund
and perfect the organization be-
fore the great fight of 1904. There
were many incidents of the recent
fight which were carefully noted
and which will be most available
III the future. The final conclu-
sion OF Judge Grlggs, as expressed
to your correspondent yesterday,
is that .as straws show which
way the wind blows, so there are
many straws which point to
Democratic victory two years
hence".
There is a good deal of gossip
in Washington at present i'll re-
gard to the future of Arthur =.
German, Senator-elect from
Maryland. Mr.. German is an
astute politician and an able
leader and it is assumed that he
will promptly become the leader
of the Democratic side of the
Senate The Republicans, talk
ing among themselves, say he will
prove a ''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 candi-
date for the speakership, is the
first actual opening of fight
which promises to prove interest
ing and bitter. Mr.. Dalzell 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 speaker
ship and he is believed to repre-
sent the "moderate revision" fac
ton. Representative Cannon of
Illinois will make vigorous con
test for the position and hereto
fore he has been the favorite. Mr..
Littlefeld of Maine, whose great
anti trust movement appears to
have flashed in the pan, is also a
candidate and before the struggle
is over there is likely to be a
pretty quarrel.
a report from Iowa to the effect
that Speaker Henderson will at
tempt to wreSt the gu6ernatorial
nomination from Governor Cum
Minis and in that way to discredit
the author of a protest against
those tariff schedules (Which shell
ter the trusts" is received with
considerable credence in Wash
ington. 1t is further alleged that
Secretary Shaw desires the vice
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