Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-09-05
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Notes of lntest from Herald's Writer
at the National Capital.

at the National Capital.
It begins to look as if the peer
less orator of the Platte would
once more be able to saddle and
bride the Democratic donkey. The
sweeping victory of the Bryan
branch of the party in the recent
contests in Ohio and Nebraska and
late developments in several other
states indicate that Mr.. Bryan has
not yet gone to the political grave
yard-at least not to his own fun
eral so far as the control Of the
Democratic party is concerned.
While the eastern Democrats
and those whose cry is anything
to beat Roosevelt" are looking
about for a candidate upon whom
all factions can unite, the tireless
advocate Of 16 to 1 is very busy
carving those states which will
have strong delegations in the
national convention next year.
Almost all the Southern states may
be considered as within the Bryan
fold and New York and Pennsyl-
vania will possibly fall into line.
Of course this does not mean that
the Democrats Of those states
would necessary favor or support
Mr.. Bryan himself for the nomina-
ton but there is a considerable
likelihood that their delegations may
unite upon man whose views on
the questions of the day land upon
the questions, indeed of day long
past) coincide precisely with those
of the defeated but dauntless and
never voiceless leader of 1896 and
1900.
If Mr.. Bryan is again successful
in controlling his own party no
further assurance is necessary OF
another and even more sweeping
victory for the Republicans in 1904.
One of the men who will be
brought prominently before the
public by Secy. Roots retirement
from the cabinet is Gen. Luke
Wright, who will succeed Judge
Taft as governor of the philippines
when the latter enters upon his
new duties as secretary of war.
/ Gen. Wright is native OF Te.3-
nessee, 56 years old, graduate of
the university of Mississippi and a
former. confederate soldier. He is
one of the most prominent lawyers
of the south and a lifelong dem
ocrat. His experience as Gov.
Taft's immediate subordinate and
as acting governor during the
latter's absence in this country and
in Europe, will be of great service
to him in his new position.
Interest in Gov. LaFollette's
alleged ambitions for national
honors has been revived by his
recent tour Of the Chatauquas.
Apropos of the subject the para
grapher of the Washington Post
remarks: 'sGov. LaFollettte is
allowing it to be limited that he
has an ambition to be president.
They are evidently having warmer
weather in Wisconsin then in
Dictated by the weather reports"
IA very pretty political game has
recently come to light in connec-
ton with the withdrawal of the
app ointment of Louis L. Williams
of Juneau, Alaska, as a member OF
the st. Louis exposition commits
sion.
Ex-senator Thomas FL. Carter,
chairman of the commission, a
short time ago telegraphed re-
quest for the withdrawal and
since then he has been made the
target for a vigorous attack by
Democratic papers because of his
opposition to the appointment OF
a Democrat upon the commission,
Williams being member of the
national committee of that party.
But it now develops that there was
good deal more behind the affair
than at first appeared. Substanti-
ally the story is this:
Judge Thomas Ryan, who is
first assistant secretary of the in
terror and at the head of the Alas
kan commission, made the appoint
ment at the solicitation of Ex-Gov.
Francis of Missouri, who is presi
dent of the Exposition and aspires
to other presidential honors. Now
Williams, former resident of
Gov Francis state, has con-
siderable influence within his party
because of his position on the nation
al committee and he is willing
to negotiate it. Moreover he