Evening star., 1902-02-15
House Democrats Are Angry
and Annoyed.
REPUBLICANS PLEASED
EFFECT ON THE NEXT CONGRES.
sIoNAL ELECTIONS.
Will Be Largely Circulated in States,
Having Any Considerable
German Vote.

The maddest set of men In the House to-
day are the democrats who have a large
German vote In their districts; by the
same token. the gladdest lot are the re-
publicans who similarly situated as to
constituencies. The former are fumins
and fretting. oppressed with dire misgiv-
fngs of the Teuton wrath. The latter are
smilingly complacent, ina gining them
selves already on Easy street for the
next congressional elections.
1t all comes about over Mr. Wheeler's
speech in the House yesterday. This ster-
ling young democrat. who represents one Of
the '.pennyryal' districts In southwest
Kentucky, and probably hasn't German
nearer to him than Cincinnati. surely did
spill the fat in the fire for some OF his
party colleagues Not content with calling
Prince Henry of Prussia that little Dutch
man." he must needs rub 1t in the
northern democrats by inquiring. contemp-
tously What do we care about the good
will of the German people?"
Scene in the House.
The scene in the House when that incl
dent occurred yesterday was very interest
ing. When he referred to the Prussian
prince as that little Dutchman'' Gen.
Grosvenor and Chairman Dick of the Ohio
republican state central committee pricked
up their ears. When he uttered the second
cont ntemptuous sentence they nodded glee-
fully at each other Then it was that Gen.
Grosvenor got into the game and drew Mr..
Wheeler into still deeper water.
After the first incident. which occurred
early in the afternoon. Gen Grosvenor and
Chairman Dick got together and quickly
planned an aftermath. Col. Dick was in
high glee. Great guns" he remarked,
I'VE won't do a thing to the democrats
with that speech In ohio l won't nave TO
,r,ry
Later in the afternoon Gen. Grosvenor
came back at Mr.. Wheeler again, to accen-
tuate and emphasize, to make plain. SO that
he who runs may read, the radical utter
ances which, fortunately for the repub-
licans, had been followed by applause on
the democratic side as the Record shows.
During the second act of this little polit-
ical comedy-which may prove a tragedy
for some candidates-the democrats from
the German districts fairly writed on the
gridiron. Doc Norton of the thirteenth
Ohio walked restlessly up and down the
main aisle, the picture of despair. ana
finally rushed up to the clerks desk while
Gen. Grosvenor was going for the Ken
tuckian and pathetically said: "Oh. Lord.
isn't that mans time up yet?" Then he
went back and was seen to expostulate
with Mr. Wheeler, who. from his gestures,
was making unavailing efforts to appease
his fears.
Republicans Delighted.
In the meantime one OF the most delighted
men was Shattuc Of Cincinnati He was
fairly dancing up and down with Joy. and
brcke In on General Grosvenor to say. "Oh.
&c neral, don't forget about the little Dutch
man."
Now, don't steal my speech, said Cen
eral Grosvenor. Il am coming to that
Col Dick was leaning back in his chair
smiling all over his face
The Pennsylvania, Illinois. New York,
Missouri and Indiana democrats did not
see any fun in the proceedings. They sat
silent with long faces as if at funeral
and shared the perturbation of Doc" Nor
ton. Today these gentlemen are calling
Mr.. Wheeler more kinds of marplot-
only they don't say it that way-than the
dictionary contains They say Mr.. Wheeler
''aimed at a deer and shot the calf, to use
a simle familiar to his section.
Colonel Dick is preparing to send the
Wheeler speech broadcast through Ohio,
and the republican congressional commit
tee will distribute several hundred thousand
copies in other states. That frequent "ap-
plause on the democratic side turned the
trick for the republicans.