Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-25
ALL HAVE ASPIRATIONS
INTERESTING REVIEW OF
CONGRESSMEN'S AFFAIRS
Democrats Have High Hope Of Carry
ing Fall Elections -Leaders in the
House Who Look Toward
Senatorial Billets.

Washington, March S.-These are
the days when politicians are taking
account of stock and calculating upon
their political futures. Some few con.
ventions have met and renominated
members of the present House while
most Of the others are wondering
whether or not they will succeed in
being named again, and figuring upon
their chances of reelection in case
they are nominated In the nature of
things perhaps one-third of the present
House will not be returned some few
because they do not wish to come
back, a few others because they have
other political ambitions in view
which would be jeopardized by trying
to get back to Congress, and the 9th
crs because they will not be renomi.
mated, or will not be successful at the
polls.
Democrats Hopeful.
The Democrats are looking forward
to the November elections with more
hope than they have had in several
years. They feel that the Republicans
are so inharmonious that they must
be lnjuriously affected before the peo
| pie. They believe, too. that the Re
publican party having been so long in
power, a reaction is about due, and
they rely. also. on the fact that this is
an off year, when apathy is likely to
rule more or less, and when every
person who is discontinued for one
reason or another is prone to blame
the party in power for II.
| Republicans admit, very frankly,
that they will have to fight If they
control the House next year. They
say that with some Republicans, par.
| ticularly in the West, demanding some
notifications In the tariff, and the
straight-out Republicans refusing to
yield on this point, the party must lose
strength whatever II does. But the
Republicans say that, while the situa
ton Is not altogether encouraging.
they believe they will win after a
sharp fight. That would seem to indt
cate, at least. reduction in the Re
publican majority in the next Con.
gress.
Management Of the House.
II is certain that the management
OF the House has been weak, the lead
ers lacking in courage and in initia
tive, and 1t is impossible for the party
in power to do everything that is ex
pected of 1t, yet Republicans hav,
great hopes that, whatever be the dis
satisfaction and the disappointment
the fear of a change in the control o
the House and of its effect upon bust
J ness will have a favorable inhuenc,
! upon Republican prospects.
Both parties are then preparing TO
the autumnal campaign, and almos
every speech that Is made has In vleN
its effect upon the November election
The Democrats, while very anxious {
secure control of the House, realiz
that II will give them a large degre
of responsibility without any abilit
to put their views into operation. TIL
Senate, no matter what may be tn
result OF the November election, wi
sal stand Republican, and the Excel
Ave will be a Republican. The Demt
Gratis will then be able only to initial
Legislation without any hope of havin
It passed. They will have the respol
sibility Of formulating legislativ
policy, which will practically be tn
Democratic platform for the Presidel
tial election Of 1904, and in the form
lating of that legislative policy ever
difference of opinion among member
of the House will be emphasized. Thu
Is a danger which the Democrat
realize, but they believe, nevertheless
that the prestige of carrying ii
1ouse will more than compensate Il
any of the harm that may come fro
responsibility.
Members Ambitious.
It Is surprising how many membe
of the House are ambitious for 9TH
= political preferment. In Pennsylvani
for instance, three members would
glad to be nominated for Governor
the Republicans. These are Thad. NJ
hon, of the Eighteenth District, who
serving his fifth term in the Hous
Marlin Z. Olmsted of the Fourteen
district, who is serving his third teri
and Joseph c. Sibley, Of the Twent
second District, who Is serving
third term, having been elected to 4
Fifty-third and Fifty-siXth Congress
as a Democrat, and becoming a II
publican early In the Fifty-siXth Go
gress. Each of these members h
proved himself capable and energet
in the House. and each has qualiti
that would make a good Executive
fcer. Another Pennsylvania
Washington, who IL not a member
the House, but who could have cor
to Congress any time within the la
- decade, who, while not cultivating
Gubernatorial ambition, would not {
cline a Gubernatorial nomination.
Wesley l.. Andrews, secretary to I