The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-14

wAsHIscroS CRY, Nov. III, %:

11nAS"toS VIII WV. IL W
When il was first realized tha
1.-THE republicans had won complete
control Of the House Of Represents
tives it proved a bitter disappoint'
ment TO the democratic leaders Ia
Washington who had worked so in.
defatigably all summer, but as the
smoke OF battle clears away. and il
is possible to take a more dispas.
sionate view tf the situation. there
are many c0nsoling features in the
republican victory" Governor
lOdell, who carried New York state
by majority Of 10000 two years
sgo, was this year elected by SO
small msj,rity that it is evident to
everyone, iamaliar with the situa-
ton, that closer supervision oi
the upstate" prlling places
would have meant his defeat.
Another point which must be re-
membered in connection with the
recent campaign is, that where q
congressional nominee reported to
Judge Griggs that his district was
close and that it would require few
hundred dollars or perhaps the SER
vices Of al able speaker to pull him
through, and the Judge spared him
a small amount out OF his carefully
treasured fund, Representative Bab-
cock Immediately sent several
speakers and several hundred dol
lars in the district. The democrats
will, however, establish permanent
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
wer- carefully noted and which will
be most available IN the future.
The final conclusion OF Judge
Griggs, a. expressed TO your corre-
spondent yesterday, il ttat ''as
straws show which way the wind
blows, 50 there are many straws
which point to democratic victory
two years hence"
The announcement made last
week by Representative Dalzell,
who csrne to Washington for the
purpose, that be will be q candi-
date for the Speakership, is the
first actual opening Of a fight which
promises to prove interesting and
bitter. Mr.. Dalzell will stand for
the EXTREMIST phase Of protection,
and those members who are unal-
terably opposed to tariff revision
will doubtless flock to his support.
On the other hand, Representative
Babcock will make q fight for the
speakership, and be is believed 10
the moderate revision"
faction. Representative Cannon OF
Illinois will make a vigorous con-
test for the position, and heretofore
he has been the favorite. Mr.. Lit
tleield of Maine, whose great anti
trust movement appears to have
flashed in the pan. Is also a candi-
date and before the struggle il over
there i likely to be a pretty quarrel.
Senator Beveridge is in Washing
ton seeking to make arrangements
whereby he and the other members
Of the Senate Committee on Terri
tories may take iaunt through I
Oklahoma. Alabama and New Mex
leo at government expense, prepara-
tory 20 reporting the bill for their
admission to statehood, which pass
"a the House at the last session.
Greatly against his will, Mir. Bev-
srage was forced, by Senator Quay,
10 promise that this bill should be
at the first term of this sss-
ion and he will doubtless do so, but
be will fist enl y iunket as the
,rice OF his surrender.
The Pre-iient and his family are
,nce more living in the White
= -se although Mr., Roosevelt will {
oon depart on another trip. He
vill leave first for New York. (
from thence he viii 60 south and
will attend the reception to Luke + \,
Wright, governor OF the Philip q
Zines, at Memphis on Nov 10, he
Till then 90 t. Philadelphia to at 4
end the banquet Of the Union
.sague club and will not return tolI
Washington finally until the 22i. I
IDLY that portion Of the White 4,
Iouse occupied BY the Presidents
amily is completed, the renovation d
eing a little m IRE than half done q
. the east room, and in various
tages OF progress in other portions
I the house. G.. A. >.
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