West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-09-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE WORK OF THE DEMOCRATIC
NATIONAL COMMITTEE AND THE
GOOD RESULTS EXPECTED.
The Browns Win Over the Blues In
the big Army Maneuvers Down I'm
Virginia.

WASHINGTON, ID. C., Sept. IL, 1904 -
Since my last letter great activity has
manifested itself a, the Congressional head
quarters Of the Democratic party in this city.
Instead Of leaving here and joining the
national committee in New York CITY. as
was contemplated a month ago, il has been
decided that the most of the effort for the
recovery of Congress to the Democratic
patty will be made here. In the suite of
rooms at the Riggs House is a large diagram
on which are marked the close districts in
the different states which are to b.
earnestly contested prior TO Nov. 8. Con.
gresham Cowherd will make weekly visits
to the home of the Democratic national
committee in the Century Building opposite
the Waldod-Astoria in New York, where
will b. expended during these weeks not
less than 81, ooo. 600, and probably nearer
s., COO, 600, in making the American people
acquainted with Judge Parker and acquies.
cent in the principles of the platform upon
which he stands. In the rooms in the
Century Building the chief man whose word
is law for the time being is not Taggart or
Sheehan or Murphy, or Delaney Nlcoll,
but is August Belmont. 1t is he who stands
at the wheel and directs all movements. lie
raised the money that paid the cost of the
81. Louis convention, and he is financing the
national comPaign. He is a shrewd, prudent
sagacious man, at once conservative and
bold, who will pay out no money until he
knows just what it is for. Ills 6rst efor,
Will be TO make New York sure for Parker.
Yet New York has not always been in
dispensable. Her vote was not cast for
George Washington when he was elected in
1880, the state not having passed an
electoral law. North Carolina and Rhode
Island did not vote that year either, because
they had not adopted the Constitution.
Two editions of the Democratic campaign
book will soon be issued. One will appear
next week. The proofs have been revised
and corrected. The first edition will make
about five hundred printed pages, and will
be in larger type and better paper than the
Republican textbook. The second edition
will contain the letters Of acceptance and
discussions of the tariff trust, and wage
questions.
it,
Senator Paris Gibson was in town yes,er.
day and he reports that there is liable to be
trouble out West. In Montana Senator
Clark's son threatens to run for Congress
and If he does so il will introduce a financial
element which, added to his personal
popularity, will be very likely to elect him
and carry the state for Parker. 1t is
believed that very heavy Democratic vote
will be cast in the cities if The Clarks become
personally interested. Then there are
troublous times foreshadowed in Colorado
and Washington while Nevada IS confidently
set in the Democratic column. Very little
money will come out of the Democratic
campaign in an effort TO even reduce the
Republican majority in Pennsylvania. But
Democratic leaders there are determined TO
diminish the names on the assessors lists,
and it is asserted that every fictitious name
on the list is known to Democratic workers.
and that the assessors will be asked To
strike off these names under threats of arrest
and prosecution. In many wards in Phila-
delphia assessors have been more discreet
than usual because of the presence of detec-
tives and in some instances they have refused
TO pad the lists in obedience to orders from
Republican leaders, declaring that they
would not take the chances.
TIT
One OF the most notable gatherings the
United States has ever known is that of the
eighth International Geographic Congress
which meets today in this city. II is true
that very few of the Universities or colleges
of this country maintain chars of geography.
though geographical instruction is 10 the
curriculum of almost every institution for
higher education in Europe. But geographi-
cal science has made wonderful advance
on this continent and the assembly of the
Congress here is doubtless recognition of
that fact. The most prominent Americans
in connection with the Congress are, W.. I.
Niece, Chief of Anthropology at the
Worlds Fair, Grove X. Gilbert, and Henry
Gannett of this city and professor VIM. NJ.
Davis Of Harvard. II will be a movable
congress, holding its sessions from CITY 10
city throughout the United States and
Mexico. An interesting incident which will
attract the attention Of this Congress is the
discovery this summer of great mas, Of
masonry on Capitol Hill within 900 feet of
the Capitol itself, indicating the exstance of
a buried city quite unknown to archaeology
The discovery has been made by the ex
tcnsive excavations on the site Of the new
palace to be erected for the officers Of the
members Of Congress. This site has been
covered with buildings erected on virgin soil
since the beginning Of the last century. vet
now far below the foundations Of these
houses have been unesrthed fragments Of
other edihces unknown 10 history or tardi.
ton. As the North American Indians did
not build cities Of masonry, the question
arises whether there was people upon the
Potomac coeval with the Azlecs and Tolte-
cans, and II so, what was "their name and
station, age and race.
ttt
It's called mimic wsr--ihis marching and
countermarching Of bzttslions, regiments and
bugades across a hundred square miles Of
Virginia This week, but iis hoped that some
thing more important than diversion will
result from the expenditure Of the million
and half Of money appropriated 10 the
maueuvers by Congress Thirty thousand
men are there and their officers are trying TO
solve The problem Of handling large bodies
o. soldiers over the diversified surface Of an
actual battlefield. The Browns and the
Blues have doubtless INDUCED in some
complicated movements in the effort to force
each other in different directions without any
display % force. The Blues, numbering r..
900 under General Fred Grant marched