Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-04-19
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette.l
Washington, d. c., April 10.

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Correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette.
Washington, d. c., April 10.
Reports dealing with the convention
of the New York democracy were re-
ceiyed with great interest in this city
and the satisfaction of House and Senate
leaders at the endorsement of Judge
Parker is undisguised. The Parker SEN
timent in Congress has been growing
stronger from day to day, until now it
NAV well be described as dominant. The
anti-Hearst men derive the greatest
amount of satisfaction out of the pro-
ceedings, because the result has shown
Hearst's weakness in his own State.
la the South the effect of the New York
convention will be more marked thar
elsewhere, although States in the west
and middle west also have accorded the
lead to New York State, recognized its
pivotal importance, and held aloof from
the contest thus far with the avowed
intention of falling in line for any policy
it might put forward. Only one hope
remains to the Hearst and Bryan men
of Congress. If Hearst and Bryan can
control one-third of the st. Louis con-
vention, they say, Parker will not be the
nominee. They admit as readily that
neither will it be Bryan or Hearst, but
they yet entertain the hope that in the
event of one-third control the Bryan
Hearst wing of the party may select the
standard bearer and dictate the platform.
Representative Swanson, of Virginia,
and many others are ready to go on rec
ord as declaring that, allowing for en-
tirely unexpected contingencies, Par
ker's nomination is now assured.
The House committee on reform in
the civil service, which has been in
vestigating the problems arising from
the employment of superannuated
clerks, today authorized Chairman Gill
cite to introduce a bill providing that
on the thirtieth of Jnne, 1907, every
Office in the classified service held by
person who is then over seventy years OF
age, shall become vacant. After that
date every office in the classified service
shall become vacant when the person
holding it becomes seventy years OF age.
President Roosevelt has decided to
withhold the decision of the attorney
general rendered upon the validity OF
the Chinese exclusion act until Congress
shall have ended its deliberations upon
the subject. Mr.. Knox's decision, it is
understood was to the effect that the
present act would be in force after the
treaty with the Chinese government Is
abrogated by the expiration OF the time
limiting its life. A rider was sttached to
The urgent deficiency bill yesterday con-
tinuing the provisions of the Geary law
and. at the same time, lessening some OF
that acts drastic features. President
Roosevelt believes it best to allow Con-
gress free hand in the matter and for
that reason believes it best to withhold
the attorney generals conclusions.
- Vincent Walsh, son of Thomas Walsh
the Colorado millionaire, was fined $50
in Police Court this morning for violat-
ing three city ordinances regulating the
use of automobiles.
Albert 5. Connerly, of Cheyenne,
Wyo., was this morning sent to st.
Elizabeth's Insane Asylum for attempt
ing to persuade Chief Justice Fuller TO
invest in patent eye.sight restorer and
various irrigation schemes. When
brought before Chief Sanitary Officer
Frank he attempted to sell the mental
expert shares in his companies, which to
the notion of that authority was proof
positive of his arrangement.
The House committee on the judiciary
today again took up and heard testi-
mony in the case of Judge Charles
Swayne. ofthe Northern District of Flor
ida. a resolution calling for that gentle
mans impeachment having a place on
the House calendar for December 13
next.
Minis ter Allen cables the State De-
partment from Seoul that another large
force of japanese has just landed at
Chemulpo with horses, guns and am
munition.
The question of whether Porto Ricans,
not being aliens, are to be deemed cit-
zens, was discussed by the House com
mittee on insular affairs today, but the
ve&ed problem was not solved.