West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-06-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Political Pot Boils Tiercely
and Bubbles Freely.
The Pension Office Now Devoting All
Its Time TO The Doubtful States.
A Poor Boys Rise From s3 Per Week
To Fortune OF Thirty Million.
Boom Qua regular eonespondent.

To n Fortune or Thirty Million.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 10, 1904 -
The political pot boils fercely and bubbles
freely This city is still virtually the head
quarters of both parties. | yesterday
dropped in to the suite of rooms at The Riggs
House where Congressman Cowherd of
Kansas City guides the larger movements of
the Democratic party Other prominent
congressman were there, talking over the
situation 'It's dollars to doughnuis that
VIC win." said Senator who is in the city
almost everylweek, ''if the quarrels of the
Republicans in several Of the pivotal States
ran be kept up till election day Spooners
boiling his party ticket in Wisconsin will
give us thirty or forty assembly districts and
we shall probably be able TO elect sue
eessor 10 Senator Quarles. And the qua,iels
may give us the vote of Wisconsin for
President, too, for it will NIX up the
electoral ticket in way to confuse the
voters. Thirteen votes in the electoral
college are worth going for" II is nm
deniable that the Republican faction fights
in Wisconsin, Illinois. Missouri, Ohio.
Dcleware, and West Virginia gave the
Democrats comfort; but they are made very
thoughtful over the big Republican majority
in Oregon Several prominent men here
agreed yesterday that oregon's showing
presages Democratic defeat unless the party
puts TO the front It's very strongest man.
He must be conservative man and an ex-
pcrienced man, aud he should be a dis
tinguished man. This is a description of
three OF four possible candidates but the
choice cannot be made at random. A
sensation is created here by Col Bryan's
letter in which he denounces ''the burgIa-
rious methods which are now being employed
to foist upon the party aspeechlsSs candidate
and meaningless platform" II we're 10
repeat here what yesterday heard a
Democratic Congressman say about il, your
paper would be forbidden the mails.
1T
Local commen, gathers about the quarrel
between the Daily Post (Republican) and
Pension Commissioner Ware. The Post
charged that the Commissioner was railroad
ing old-age pensions through for veterans in
certain doubtful States. This assertion from
a paper that generally supports the adj
ministration, produced astonishment.
Yesterday the Commissioner in presence of
his staff accused the Post With lying about
him and attributed the attack 70 the fact
that be had reduced an incompetent clerk
who had a relative on The Post. The paper
describes the scene: ole raved about the
article; told a story which can be nothing
but offensive 10 The Italian government II {,
be noticed; mentioned the name Of young
lady 10 a way that would hardly be tolerated
among bar-room ioafcIs. aud sscfilied the
article about his bureau TO spite Ware
seems to have alluded 20 Italians as "dago-s''
and alleged that the attack Of the Pos,
would give bim "a million defenders 10 the
United States 4" Your correspondent was
NJ present, hu, the disburser Of pensions
must have been veiy angry The Posi-
returns % the charge and bitterly assails
the Commissioner. b is very pretty
quarrel as il stands between The Presidents
conspicuous Office holder and the paper
which in iis amiails moments has fed the
President with laay aud decorated hn omee
Wiih i,s bouquets The POST is the able.t
paper ~ Washington by 30 odds, and one of
che best in Zoe county, always entertaining.
often witty, and sometimes profound, bot i,s
owner Is Frustrated with paralysis and ,he
gentlemen who are lcfi on deck De-, the
rudder Zap round good DEAL Bui in che
meantime, what wiz become q wars2
III
Mr Levi u Letter who died 81 the
Vanderbilt caiisge 90 Bar fIarbor vas laid
30 ter here on Taesisy zoo Rock Creek
cemetery lIe 8as born .a fenefsbarz.
near Ante,am. Maryland, in 1894 DE
began oisrdug IN county store at g.. a.
week Hs wcnt 60 Ohio aad go, S. u.ea
% Chicago, where he eammanded s.. Aher
becoming The partner Of Marshall Field. BIS
rise vas upd lis fortune grew with
Chicsgo wealth he worked necessarily.
end prospefe1 so ihst CO. 1893 he end bis son
f0eph JOSH sIo.ooo.ooo i8 the wheat p.i
srf bad twice cd much mote lett Toe fact
dhn Letter add his wife were fHdy veil
educated did got pr9iec. Them from sacen.
She has somciimes been called Ms
Maiaprop by those who were Jealous of Der.
i.e.fef vas plain. hone-ioying man, bot
hls eiir eaf.y developed towering ambition
and q resolve % STORM ihe iaulsmenis q
Society They bought lbe horse here
which was 90 exp ensge ihat blaine could
no' live 30 ii, fhcn rsared nearby palace o