The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-05-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

Mr.. EDIToR:-The past week IN
Washington has witnessed an anti
BRYAN movement of considerable pro-
portions and the friends of the eminent
Nebraskan are seriously concerned over
the situation. OF course it has long
been appreciated that the Dem ocratlc
organization in New York was opposed
to NJ. Bryan, but it was surprise that
Connecticut should have failed to in
struct for him and the reports from
other sections are disquieting. The
Bryan loyalists insist that nothing will
prevent their hero from securing the
necessary two thirds vote at Denver,
but that they are anxious Is obvious.
Governor Johnson's friends are do
ing yoeman's work in his behalf and
with the half-hearted brethren in Con-
gress they are gaining some success,
while with those opposed to Mr.. Bryan,
such men, for instance, as the veteran
Senator from Virginia, Mr.. Daniels,
they are making great Roadway. 1t
seems to be generally agreed that there
will be only two names which will ap-
pear prominently before the Demo
cratic convention this year. those of
William J. Bryan and Governor john
son, of Minnesota. The johnson peo-
pie are spending money freely. Every
newspaper correspondent and every
Democratic Representative and Sena-
tor has received this week handsome
" printed and illustrated eulogy of Mr.
Johnson, reprinted from popular
magazine.
The reports regarding Mr.. Hearst and
his Independece League are also OF
dsquieting character. 1t is asserted
positively by men in the confidence OF
Mr.. Hearst that he will put national
ticket in the field, that he will back II
with the powerful influence of his Wi te-
ly circulated newspapers, and that ne
expects to run second in Massachusetts,
New York and Illinois. The great
wealth of Mr.. Hearst, as well as his
widely distributed and more or less in
fuential newspapers, render him
power to be reckoned with and while
no unprecedented observer believes he
can accomplish any material result to-
ward electing himself President, there
is no denying the fact that he can draw
great many Democratic votes away
from the regularly nominated candidate
of the Democratic party.
Political events in the opposite camp
are all of one kind. 1t has become
almost a procession of prominent Re
publica ms anxious to secure seats in
the Taft craft and nothing short OF
political counter march can prevent the
nomination of the big Secretary at
Chicago. The latest acquisition
of the Taft camp is Senator
Hemenway of Indiana, who has hereto
fore been Vice President Fairbanks
manager. There are some indications,
by the way, that the Taft people are
seriously considering Mr.. Fairbanks
for the second place on the ticket. vi
course it will be an unusual thing to
select two men of adjoining states. but
Mr.. Fairbanks is good stump speaker,
he is popular with the negroes, Of whom
there are some 10000 voting in Indiana
and, above all, there seems to be no
avilable vice presidential timber in
New York, where the Republican would
like to find a running mate for the
Secretary of War.
Some members of the New York dele
CATION say that Governor Hughes will
be a candidate to succeed himself as
Governor of New York, which is con-
strued as good news from Democra-
tic standpoint, as the Republican COVER
nor has manged to acquire large
amount of unpopularity in his own
state and his denomination would, &C
cording to New York Democrats, make
for the election of the Democratic
presidential ticket.
Speaker Cannon and his cohorts,
frightened at the tremendous lombard
ment by the President with his messages
and by the Democratic House leader
" it'll his filibuster, have about conclud-
ed to make pretense Of passing q con-
siderable part of the legislation demand
ed by the President. For instance,
Rep. Payne, the Republican floor lea
der, has introduced an anti-ipjunction
bill, which Rep. Williams says amounts
to nothing, but which the House lea
ders have been driven to after resist
ing every inch of the way. So too,
they will pass Child Labor bill for
the District of Columbia, after vowing
they would not, and it looks as if they
would pass the campaign publicity bill.
which they hate like poison. John
Sharp Williams flibuster has had its
effect.
A strenuous effort is being made to
institute a flibuster in the Senate to
compel action there on some measures
regarded as of vital Importance to the
people, but it has not yet progressed
far enough to warrant any definite
predictions. The effort Of Senator
Elkins to pass his resolution postpon-
ing the cooperation Of the commodity
clause of the Railway Rate law has re-
suited in opening up the entire Rail
way Rate question and has afforded
Senator Culberson an opportunity to
offer his car shortage bill as an amend
ment. 1t is not believed that the Re-
publican will dare vote against this
measure but it seems to be most doubt
full if any vote will be reached. The
Republicans are trying to dodge every
possible vote and it remains to
be seen if Mr. Culbersen with his small
y,iporitv can force them to come ont