Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-16
Democrats Planning Several
Coups the Coming Winter
Want to Get Votes
GORMAN VS.. HANNA
Opposition Will Adopt Buzzard
Tactics, Hoping to Thrive
On Scandal

WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. o.
The city is alive with congressman.
They present quite different appear
ance from what they did when they
left for their homes. They have bet
ter color, look more vigorous, seem to
be brighter and keener in every way.
A majority Of themy are ready for
a scrap on either side.
The democrats are going to spring
some sensations, during the coming
winter that will attract the attention
Of the country. They are rather en-
couraged by the bold game German
has played in Maryland. His agitation
Of the negro question undoubtedly
helped to lose the state. BY the way,
Mr.. German is one Of the most con
spicuous figures now In public life.
Separate him from politics, and he is
very clever man. Everybody likes
him. When he went into the senate
today, applause was started in several
places In the galleries. The old time
dignified senators looked up with as
tonishment at the demonstration.
Mark Hanna was equal to the occas-
ion. and stepped out and shook hands
with him. This gave rise to greatly
increased applause perdict that
these two men will be most promi-
nent in congress during the coming
session.
As have said, the democrats will
look for sensation. They want some
thing to get votes. They think that
an investigation Of several depart
ments Of the government will give
them lots Of arguments why there
should be change. They are also
going to look into the question Of
the Panama canal, and the rumOr here
now is that the revolution In Panama
was inspired in the United States and
very near the state department. While
there may be very little truth in this,
it can be made the text for lot Of
speeches.
Uncle Joe" Cannon looks as much
at home In the speakers desk as il
he had spent the last ten years in
the chair. His friends wonder how he
will get along when he Is excited
without being able to pull off his coat
and shirt collar. as he has been ac
customed to do on the floor OF the
house. There Is no question but whal
he will make a dignified and able
speaker. He certainly received q lo'
Of the most magnificent floral designs
ever sent to the capitol. The lobby
was filled from one end to the other
Friends Of Senator Hanna are talk
ing about giving him great big ban
quet, that will eclipse anything OF the
kind ever seen in Washington. i
VII not be rendered with reference tt
his boom for the presidency,bnt simp
" as q recognition Of his great ef
forts and services in Ohio for the pas
two months.
Last week went down to Fredericks
burg, sixty miles below Washington
known to SO many Of your readers
because Of the terrible conflict thai
took place In and around the city dur
ing the civil war, when SO many Of oul
men lost their lives by the laundering
Of our generals.
l visited a farm there, owned b,
George Purvis. who has come yer,
recently from Minnesota. where he has
lived for more than quarter Of
century, and been actively engaged
in selling the lands Of the Great North
ern railroad. Mr.. Purvis came down
10 Fredericksburg and bought 1,00(
acres Of land, for the larger part oi
which he paid about SIS per acre. n
fact, the land was so poor that nobody
would undertake to raise q crop on
il even II they had to pay no rent
within the past two years, he has
brought this land UP to high state
Of cultivation by sub-soiling, Or deep
and frequent plowing and narrowing
During the past season, he took thirty
Ave bushels OF wheat from some Of
the poorest. and next year. he says
he can raise sixty bushels. He says
the average growth In Minnesota dur.