The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-10
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Cen
eraI Topics from
the Capital.
January 4 1908

uD agility anu i1pluNf Win
which many Republicans prom
inent in the party are climbing
into the Taft band wagon are
cause for much amusement to
Democrats and Republicans alike.
The vice chairman Of the Dem
Ocratic National Committee, De
Lancey Nicoll was interviewed
in Washington recently, and he
declares that: without taking
an unduly optimistic view Of the
situation. | really believe the
Democratic party has an excel
lent chance 10 elect a President
ut the next election" He be
lieves that there could not he
any more widespread depression
in the business world under the
Democratic rule and that the
country could not suffer from
change Of administration. In
speaking of the Republicans he
declared that the strength of
Governor Hughes was entirely
overestimated, and that he is by
no means the strong candidate
that some persons believes that
he is. Also Mr. Nicholl declared
that if Mr.. Roosevelt is elected
it would result in a continuation
of :he Presidents policies.
The belief obtains in many
quarters, of rejecting by those
politicians in Washington, that
Judge Gray. of Delaware, has
many strong supporters in New
York. And the claim is made
that the candidacy of Judge
Harmon, of CINCINNATI, has been
received with approval.
Much disqualification is express
ed in Washington over Governor
Hughes message to the New
York Legislature. Many Re-
publicans expected the Governor
to give expression to his views,
If he has any and presumably
he has, on q few at least of the
numerous national questions that
are absorbing the minds OF poll
tlclans of both parties 1t Was
hoped that he would declare him
self so that the party might know
where he stands.
AT the State Department it
was recently given out that the
response of the Japanese govern
ment to certain suggestions of
Secretary Root. made lately re.
garding the limitation of the i'm
portatiOn Of Japanese laborers
into the States on the Pacific
Coast. was amicable in tone and
entirely satisfactory to this gov
ernment There is some reason
to believe that a suggestion has
been made by this government
to the effect that Japan issues no
, more passports to coOlie lsborers
to leave Japanese territory for
any possessions of the United
States, insular or continental,
and that it has been received in
q friendly spirit in Tokyo.
7 A rule has been recently issued
by Secretary Bennett, Of the
l Senate, by which Senator's clerks
who apply for supplies ut the
Senate stationery dispensary arc
required to have an order signed
, by the respective Senators fol
whom the supplies are intended
, also, all articles which may not
be considered material or needed
by q Senator in his official cspac
ity will no longer be kept in stock
by the stationery store, and con
siderable comment has been stir
| red up among the solons by this
order. Some regard the new
> order as unnecessary, while Others
say that the provision intended
, to stop the tendency to make the
stationery department a general
store is q move in the right di
rection, but they all object to thu
idea Of being obliged to write Out
an order every time that they re
quire ream of paper. The Sen
ale may take some action IN thu
matter when it gets down to bust
ness on Monday next.
Among the comparatively few
really fine faces seen in Congress
at this session is that Of JOIN
Warwick Daniels, staunch Dem
ocrat and senior Senator from
Virginia who has achieved dis
tinguished success as warrior,
lawyer and Statesman. Senator
Daniel carries she red bad Of
courage, in the form Of a par
TALLY disabled leg, conferred
upon him b his foes in the ter
ri0le battle Of the Wilderness.
The Taft victory in Ohio wa.
the cause for no little rejoicing
among his friends in Washington
although it was exactly what
they had anticipated, and they
are now awaiting the next move
of Senator Foraker with interest