Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-06-16


Our Washington Letter.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
Senator German has been here this
week in close communion with sew
eral other Congressman who have
gathered at the party rendezvous at
the Riggs. They generally agree
that the Democratic candidate, who
ever he is, will make great inroads
in the East, probably carrying New
York, Connecticut, and New Jersey.
But they do not conceal the fact that
they are very anxious about the
middle West. Whether Indiana or
Illinois is likely to be the more
fruitful field of effort, they are I'M
certain. II the labor vote can be
swung tothe Democratic candidates,
as IL was in 1892, there will be a
big Democratic majority in Chicago,
which the Republicanism of the
rural districts could not overcome.
To this end it might be desirable to
take on Marshal Field for Vice Pre-
sident, or perhaps Williams or Folk.
Many small factories are closing; the
coal mining industry is not flourish
ing; the railroads are discharging
their hands by the tens of thousands,
and there are grave signs of dissaa-
isfaction among the masses.
IL it is decided to make q dead SGT
at Indiana, there will be a different
deal with the cards. Representa-
tive Miers and B. +. Shively are
mentioned for Vice President and
even John r. Mclean, in spite of
the unending quarrel, has a large
following, and his assistance will
be sorely needed.
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The tendency 10 make this city the
organic center of every national
movement and cause has found ex-
preston this spring in laying the
corner stone of dozen different
Federal Associations and guilds.
The annual lawn fete is now in pro-
gress and will continue for two
weeks for the purpose of building q
Home for the Spanish War Veterans.
Many camps will assemble from all
parts of the United States. A fea-
ture of the program will be a pan
Drama OF the battle of Manila Bay,
participated in by those members of
Dewey Camp who were in that en-
gagement.
Another lawyer of this city has
fastened upon soft snap. Dominic
/. Murphy has been appointed Sec
rotary Of the Panama Canal Com
mittee. / has got good executive
ability, was Pension Commissioner
under Cleveland, and has recently
been editor and publisher of the
Catholic Weekly, the New Century.
He is a Democrat but not an aggres-
sive partisan, and will doubtless do
anything that is decent that the
Commission wants done.
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Again one of our Golden Girls has
got out of her trouble alive. Sew
eral years ago, Helen. the attrac-
tive daughter of Vice President
Morton of this city was married to a
son OF the Duke of Talleyrand-Per
CORD. A few days after the wedding
the bouncing count paid $544, 673 for
the splendid old charteau de Valen-
say and assumed the title of Duke.
He had agreed that the deed to the
Castle should be in the name of the
bride whose father had paid for it,
but he had Immediately kicked at
this and then there was an estrange-
ment and another woman and a
separation. The so-called Duchess
has applied for divorce, so he will
soon be in the market again. There
is anagency in Berlin with Branches
in all European capitals whose bust
ness it is, for consideration, to
marry American heiresses to needy
noblemen. 1t now has applications
from three princes, five dukes, seven
counts, nineteen barons, two Wis |
counts, marquis and q dozen scat !
tering. Hurry up. girlsl Here's
your chance. Mines, lumber, pc
trolum, or pork viii be taken in ex- !
change.