The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-03
.RYANAND.BELMQNT
TO FIGHT 4. HEARST. a
Signify Willingness IlI|jlr less To. J
Put UP Money For
Conservatives
BITTER STRUGGLE
IN PARTY .COMlNGj;s G;
Promotion Of Barnes Causes
Storm in National Capital.
Appointment May Be De
layed and Defeated---Mtlaait-
ters Before Con-
gress.

5(,ronl irregular Correspondent) )H
WASHINGTON y. c., April 2.--;August
Belmont. member Of the executive com
2,nittcc or tho Democratic National Con-,
.mlt,cc, has been here several dnys. Mr.
Belmont does not come often to Wash.
sinGton, and whilo his stable is at the Ben i
ming track during the spring meet, Wh'cil
Is now in progress. It is not pelieEeu &t1,at T.,
racing matters are all that brought lI'ln,
over to the national capital at this time.
His horses arc winning money3this sea
son, and he Is naturally intercste e, out
he found time Saturday to spend an h0ur.
or IN ore with the President. 'ttg3 .
Only two men know what was discussed
ut the conference Ono Of the two VIII
tell some day, but SO far as SlsnoR nm, me Inc
President has not intimatcd TO any one
the subject Of his talk Will, Mr.. Belmont.
To Re-elect conservatives.
It lis currently reported that Mr.. Eel,
mont and MIR. Thomas T. Ryan nave sls-.
niicd their willingness TO give moheS
this fall to secure the re.electlon 70 01n Sol'-
gress of the c''conservative' Democrats t, ~
who arc now In that body, and that tney
( v;ilI render financial assistance lin the
campaigns Of .conservative'D Democrats
w,ho seek TO win seats IN districts no "
Republican, But they are reported d$5 70
have said outright that not q penny ot o
theirs is TO be used in the canvass OF q
5De,nocratIc congressional candidate VINO
is one Of Mr.. IIearst's 'radica IS. a:s
& { Mr.. Belmont and Mr.. Ryan wa "ltes n -, -
sec Democrats elected to Congress VINO
,vill oppose such drastic antt-corporatloI
Iorislation as Is favored by Mr.. Hearst.
-rhcv do not want too much antitrust,
and anti-railway legislation. They arc
1v,,linr for some tariff revision but they
do not want the revision SploW 70 run .too l,
.iccnly. They are funaltcrably toppo seol TO TO
any legislation affe ting the preSen :
ard 81 value. TheSSar #perfe tlYSSNltAlhs
to stc enacted glsla ton ookiilg =
sl,opora bic withdrawal from q ne N
pines. 4, 4. u /, !, ! ~, ll,,osi- ,,i-
tion of tic majority OF the Republicans i
5or G tho country, it is undoubtedly the
rosit ion Of soodly number OF emo, 10,
tcrats Whether the policy outlined 4 vii
3l,c the polcy Of the party two years nence
remains to be disclosed by the 8nat1onal ;' a.
convention Of the summer OF l.DSS
II IS already clear that 1T Is not po'llcS
sufficiently radical to suit the views VS.'". -
= large portion OF the Democratic partS
The Hearst clement goes iut M, ~ ~,
fu,.t,or than Tie Ryan Belmont The Dig
',,r,,t e going to be between the two wings
i 10 years hence, in the view OF many many
Democrats who are studying the nationfal :,
situation The so-called ''conseryatlv
rcnrcscntcd by Mr.. Belmont and MT.
Rrnn md tho radicals, represe ntcd
IN Mr.. Hearst, represent the oppoos.r.
extremes of Democratic sentiment. Ar.
;sryan Is believed to hold to media1 ~
views. 1t is predicted that the Belmoh-
RYAN forces. finding they cannot .con. ~
troll, will unite OH Mr.. BrSan 10Y nv
3n,,,.,osc Of defeating Mr.. Hearst and his
friends -
y MI. Hearst already controls the Dem
Eon,.,tic Cdngrcssiontbl Campaign Com.
tccs N rhe Ryans and the Bclmonts
control tho national committee. 'rhe .lat.
ter lost their fight for the control I ''
(, In, congressional committee this spring
,rhc fcrmer Will make the fight OF their
lives for control OF the national COM
tnittce III 1905. It is then, It Is pre-
sdicted that We are to witness the re- i
4n,arkab : spectacle OF Mr., Bryan lena y.
ing the conservative Democracy rs the ne
national standard-hearcr.
The Promotion Of Barnes.
rho favorto topic at the Capitol to.
day was the promotion OF MI. barnes'
assistant secretary to the l'reslde'it.
from his present position 70 tnat I. OF
nos tmaster of the city OF Wnshlns.
which pays $4,000 II year, exactly twice
the sum Mr., Barnes. now receives. Alr
,arnca comes to the Capitol nearly every
,la @ y with messages and appointments,
which makes him familiar figure N
fhc corridors, as we'll as on the tiloor
ef tho two houses. He always appears
n thc middle aisle OF tho Senate or
House. accompanied by tho serseant-at-
arms or an assistant. HIS presence -
ocl.now ledgcd by the Vice. president or
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