Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 December 1902 — The Political Pot. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Political Pot.

Ex-Queen Llliuokalahi of Hawaii has arrived in Washington and will seek favorable action by Congress on measures for her relief. Ambassador White, at Berlin, has written a letter chasacterizing Roumanian treatment of Jews as “monstrous.” The letter created a sensation. The Ministerial Alliance of Salt Lake City, Utah, is opposing the proposed Bending to the United States Senate of Reed Smoot, one of the twelve apostles of the Mormon Church. Senator Mitchell of Oregon, Republican, says the Pacific coast Congressmen are a unit in favor of the removal of all tariff duties, import and export, between the Philippines and the United States. Senator Dubois of Idaho attributes the Republican victory in that State mainly to the passage of the irrigation act at the last session of Congress. No legislation has been more important to the West, he says. ' The Appeal to Reason places the Socialist vote at the recent election at 400.(XX), Massachusetts leading with 36,435. This increase is remarked by the press of the country, many papers viewing it with apprehension. Editor Watterson of the Louisville Courier-Journal, since the election, hns advocated the presidential candidacy of Senator Gorman of Maryland in 1904, saying: "Whether he leads us to victory or defeat, he will not lead us astray.” In anticipation of the coming struggle over the Cuban reciprocity treaty in Congress a conference between Secretaries Hay and Root was held at. Washington, and it was decided that Gen. Tasker Bliss, an expert on the existing Cuban tariff, should be sent to Cuba to make investigation and to reassure the Cuban people about our intentions. Congressman McClellan is being boomed as the Tammany candidate for Mayor of New York City next year. In consequence of the recent election, which intrenched his neighlyor and friend, Charles F. Murphy, as leader of Tammany Hall. One result of the recent election havipg was generally overlooked In the press reports.' It is that in Illinois three propositions, namely: Initiative and referendum for the State, initiative and referendum local and direct. £SijS far taiSritS? ‘2cSuJ r ioaaJ