Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-27
From Washington.
TCorrespondencs Of the Alexandria Gazette
Waahinoton. Juiy 81.

factors 10 the coming political campaign
by newspaper men. The republican
campaign committees have taken the
lead, and there is every promise that
before fortnight the scramble
to sign up distinguished journalists Will
be lively. The literary bureau which
Chairman Frank II. HitcbcCc', Of the
national committee, organized to sup
port the Tat pre-convention campaign
will be increased and continued. Ex-
perienced, diplomatic newspaper men
will be sent out In all dire ctioDs, under
the los ructions of Hitchcock. They
will not only see that Taft news gets
into the various newspapers, but they
will act as secret service force TO report
the doiDgs OF the enemy of their chieftain.
The republican congressional committee
has adopted similar tsctices. When it be-
came desirable to find secretary to
succeed Repre- sentative ELondenslager,
slated for the Craftsmanship OF the COM
mittee, Representative Dawson, an
Iowa new spaper man, Was selected be-
cause he knows republican news when
he sees it. The democrats are arrspg'
ing TO meet the republicans on their
own battle-ground, and will engage the
services OF the best newspaper mel that
they can secure, to scatter tle doctrines
of the democracy. Col. Henry Wat
terson was appointed chairman of t. o
Bryan newspaper brigade st the meeting
of the SUBJ committee of the demotrc tic
national committee in Chicago Saturday
evening. The candidate himself has
announced that he will prepare num-
Der of ed torials for democratic news
pspers to be used during the campaign
over his signature. Chairman Lloyd
and Secrt tsry Clark of the democratic
congressional committee are holding q
conference In Washington today to lay
plats for publicity, work fer that tr-
gauiz. ton. Politicians regard this
style of campaigning quite as effective
as the stump speaking vsriety.
Francis Curtis, direct Of the joint
literary bureau of the national republic
can and congr, s,ionsl republican COM
mittees today received telegram from
Chairman Hitchcock requesting Curtis
to be prepared to move literary head
quarters to New York Saturday. Hitch
cock announced tina! he would arrive in
Washington Wednetd day morning.
Conir .cts have been awtried by the
NAVY Dfns,tment TODAY to the Chess-
peake & Ohio, Southern, Norfolk Il
Western and Seabosrd Airline Railways
for the transportation Of 720 United
States sailors from Norfolk to San Fran
cisco.
Notwithstanding the fact hat the
president has approved the recommends
ton for dismissal 10 the case OF the
eight cadets who were convicted OF
bazing at West Point, Secretary of War
Wright will thoroughly investigate the
csses personally and have a conference
on the subject with the president mex
Friday.
The visit oil Tenshaoyi, Chinese repre-
sentative mandarin who has arrived OF
san Franci'co ostensibly to thank the
United States government 70, reiurding
The Boxer indemnity, is declared there
today to have far more serious purpose.
Rev. Waldron, pastor of the shiloh
Baptist Church and president OF the
Negro Political League, delivered a po-
teal strmon last night Ia which he
denounced Taft and the Roosevelt ad-
mipistratiop, urged his race to break
awsy from the republican pfrty aud ne
come Independent in the future. He
said: every vote by a colored man for
William J. Bryan ia one vote for the
manhood and political rights of the
negro race aud two votes against Will
liam II. Taft and the Roosevelt policies. "
1t is thought probable that the United
States will allow Holland to 90 just as
far as she pleases in trying to force
President Castro to terms, with the sole
limitation that she shall not attempt to
seize any Venezuelan territory. The
Monroe doctrine can not be invoked to
save Castro from his promised "spank-
ing" The Gelderlsnd, which was sent
to Puerto Cabello to take away Minister
DeReus, is the only Dutch war vessel at
present in American waters, go far ss
he Navy Department here Is informed.
1t is probable, however, that Holland
has one or two small gunboats in her
West Indian possessions. The Gelder-
land is a 20-knCt protected cruiser. She
is 80 feet long, with displacement OF
4 900 tons. She carries two 5.9 inch
guns and six Az inch guns, besides be-
fitted with four torpedo tubes. Up to
one o. clock today the Stale Department
had received no information from the
Dutch government of its Intention to
make a naval demonstration against
Venezuela nor had it any suggestion
from Holland as to the possible CO. Opera-
ton of the United States 10 her dttsr-
minatlon to bring Castro to terms. No
communication whatever from the Vene-
zuelan subject has reached the depart
ment.
Acting under orders from the president,
the interstate commerce commission today
issued statement which is regarded as tan
tamount to service of notice on shippers and
railroads slike that it will interpo its au-
thority against the proposed increase of rail
road raj in southeastern territory.
Truman II. Newberry, assistant secretary
Of the navy, reformed 10 Washington this
orning after & week S absence, during which
he ut ended the naval conference with the
president at Newport, r. l.. last week. he
resumed the duties of acting secretary during
the absence of Secretary Metcalf, who is in
California for the summer
Major Sylvester has issued orders to close
certain streets south OF Pennsylvania Avenue
10 all citizens. Five arrests we're made Sat
urday night. Many men who have to pass
through that section were stopped and made