The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-07
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Cen
eral Topics from
the Capital.
February 1, 1908.


Mr.. Bryan is to-day easily the
most popular man in the Demo
craft" party with vast and idol
izing personal following whose
vote can be transferred to no
other. Ii the Republican man
ayers think that it is going to be
q holiday task to heat him they
are living in FOOLS paradise.
Among the other attributes of
this remarkable man. he has clear.
ly demonstrated that he pos
sesses the ability to forgive and
forget in his unqualified recogui-
tion of Representative BOurke
Cochran az Democrat before
the House Committee On Elec-
tions this elk, although there
was no man who bitterly opposed
him in the campaign of 1896
ashiugtOn extended hospi
tally this week to three Demo
Gratis Irrational prominence. Viii
liam Jennings Bryan appeared
at the Capitol to advocate y Pub
licity Bill, and delivered lect.
ure before he students of George
town University Law School on
"Citizenship." Alton B. Parker
spent one day here hearing the
testimony before an examiner in
chancery in the injunction pro-
ceedings brought by the Buck
Stove and Range Company
against the federation to perma
nently enjoin a threatened boy
colt. Hoke Smith, Governor Of
Georgia. aud mentioned frequent
ly as a Vice Presidential candi
date, appeared before the House
Committee on Agriculture to
ad, ocate the passage of the bill
creating the Appalachian Forest
Reserve. 1t was noticeable that
Judge Parker and Governor
Smith both declined to discuss
politics, but allowed Mr.. Bryan
10 monopolize that topic.
The Democratic Senator from
Oklahoma. Mr.. Gore, introduced
this week, y sOmswnat remark
able anti-Injunction Bill in tho
Senate. 1t forhids the issuance
of any injunction or restraining
order in laGar disputes. except
upon the proof that it il neces
saTy to preserve property rights
and declares that conferences he
tween labor leaders and persons
employed. and those seeking ,m-
plOyment. shall constitute con.
spiracy.
! Governor Mag0on is in wash
iugtOD, summoned here from Ha
vana for conference with Pres
ident Roosevelt and Secretary
Taft relative to the condition OF
affairs in Cuba. He declares that
Cuban affairs are progressing ia.
vOrably, and that there is moth
ing in the situation to canse un
easiness at the present time.
A well known member of the
New York Bar, Mr.. Harrison
Clark, Jr., spent several days in
Washington this week and called
upon President Roosevelt and
Secretary Cortelyou. Mr.. Clark
is Gold Democrat and when
seen a, his hotel, expressed the
opinion that Judge Clinton Gray
is the strongest Presidential pos
sibility among the conservative
Democrats of New York. 1.-THE
conservative Democrats of my
State" he declared. ''regard Mr.
Bryan rs out of the question
aud they will give him little OIL
no support" Mr.. Clark sale
further that the financial condi
tions in New York are showing
marked signs of improvement
and that the situation has beer
materially strengthened by thu
recent action Of Comptrollel
Ridgely in compelling certain in
stitutions to proceed to liquida
ton.
1t 10 declared in Washington
that the suggestion that Colone
Watterson should DO Secretary
of the Treasury if the next Presi
dent 10 Democrat was dOu btlesl
based on the Col0nel's we'll known
fOndness for the mint.
The reading of the President'a
message in which he counsels i'm
mediate legislation along import
ant lines and discusses the finan
cial conditions of the country
was greeted with wild applause
from the Democrats in the House
of Representatives. and the gen.
eral opinion around that end Of
the Capitol seemed to DO that il
10 the warmest document that hai
come from the White House up
to date. The Presidents Wig
orous denunciation of wrong
doors was greeted with loud ap.
plause, AZ was his defense of Fed
eral Judges who punish offenders
for violations of the law. At the
Senate wing, Mr.. Tillman seemed
especially pleased with the doc