Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1904-09-16

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Democratic Prospects Improve in the West
Padding Assessors Lists for Voting. a
Usual Dodge in Pennsylvania. to Be Pro-
hibited- international Geographic Congress
Interesting Archaeological Discovery--Thr-
tv Thousand Men on Drill.
From our regular correspon dent.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. s.
Since my last letter great activity
has manifested itself at the Congress.
sional headquarters of the Democratic
party in this city. Instead of leaving
here and joining the National Com
mittee in New York City, as was con-
templated month ago, it has been
decided that the most of the effort for
the recovery of Congress to the Demo
cratic party will be made here. In
the suite of rooms at the Riggs House
is large diagram on which are marked
the close districts in the different
States which are to be earnestly con.
tested prior to Nov. 8.
Congressman Cowherd will make
weekly visits to the home of the Dem.
ocratic National Committee in the
Century Building opposite the Wal.
dorf-Astoria in New York, where will
be expended during these weeks not
less than $2.0O0,OOO, and probably
nearer So, DOC, 600, in making the Amer
lean people acquainted with Judge
Parker and acquiescent in the princi.
Piles 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
Nicoll, but it is August Belmont. 1t
is he who stands at the wheel and d.
reefs all movements. He raised the
money that paid the cost of the st.
Louis convention, and he is financing
the national campaign. He is
shrewd, prudent, sagacious man, at
once conservative and bold, who will
pay out no money until he knows just
what it is for. His first effort will be
TO make New York sure for Parker.
Yet New York has not always been
indispensable. Her vote was not cast
for George Washington when he was
elected in 1889, the State not having
passed an electoral law. North Caro-.
lima aud Rhode Island did not vote
that year because they had not adopt
ed a Constitution.
Two editions OF the Democratic cam
paign book will soon be issued. One
will appear next week. The proofs
have been revised and corrected. The
first edition will make about five hun
dred printed pages. and will be in
larger type and better paper than the
Republican textbook. The second
edition will contain the letters of &C.
ceptance and discussions of the tariff,
trust and wage questions.
Senator Paris Gibson was in town
yesterday and he reports that there is
liable to be trouble out West. In
Montana Senator Clark's son threatens
to run for Congress aud if he does so
it will introduce q financial element
which, added to his personal popular
ity, 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 fore.
Swallowed in Colorado and Washing
ton while Nevada is confidently set in
the Democratic column.
Very little money will come out Of
the Democratic campaign in an effor.
to even reduce the Republican major
ity in Pennsylvania. But Democratic
leaders there are determined to dimin-
ish the names on the assessors lists,
and it is asserted that every fictitious
name on the list 10 known to Demo.
cratic workers, and that the assessors
will be asked to strike off these names
under threats of arrest and prosecu-
ton. In many wards in Philadelphia
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, declar'
ing that they would not take the
chances.
One of the most notable gatherings
the United States has ever known il
that of the Eighth International Geo.
graphic Congress which meets to-day
in this city. 1t is true that very few
of the universities or colleges of this
country maintain chairs of geography
though geographical instruction is in
the curriculum of almost every insti
tuition for higher education in Europe
But geographical science has made g
wonderful advance on this continent
and the assembly OF the congress here
is doubtless a recognition of that fact
The most prominent Americans in
connection with the congress are w
j. MCGEE, Chief of Anthropology a.
the Worlds Fair, Grove X. Gilbert, ant
Henry Gannett of this city, and Pro
lessor VIM. M. Davis of Harvard. /
. will be movable congress, holding it
, sessions from city to city Throughout
the United States and Mexico.