Show washington LETTER tl rom our regular correspondent Tox sept 14 the abo man who tries trie to ret get an accurate idea of the iho political situation by visiting the headquarters of the congressional committees committee of the several parties partes hilda finds himself in a badly muddled condition when he bo rote dots through listening Hito to what Is told him of course couro it would be very impolite for him to accuse anybody of deliberately lying or things but bo be cann cannot ot help that the congressional c committee command the services gel vices of a number of men man with imagination enough to matte make them successful war correspondents of real estate boomers bo omera also that some of the claims maae bring to mind the boy who afraid to be in the dark urk but still till continually whistled to keep beep up his hi courage while the democratic Demo and republican manager are fighting for a majority of members la in the next house elitier would gladly lot tho the other side aide have a majority it if thereby they could retain for their own party the control of a majority of tho delegations delegation in the house the house may not bo be called upon to elect the next president but then again it may many think the indications point that way and it it should the prize wilt will belong to the party that can control the votes of twenty three states state in the house as a arizona arizon a and nd new ow mexico will not probably get rp r ea tion in congress early enough to bo be casid ered in this business busl in fact that was one of the why iho bills for their admission were not acted upon by tho the senate at tile the last session Bosi ion so bo far as the abo vote volo for president Is concerned a majority of one Is just HS as good as an the entire delegation as each state only has one vote end cud that IJ id caul cast by the majority in the present couso the democrats democrat control the delegations from twenty six states state the republicans from fourteen and the populists lists control three states state and hold the balanco balance of power in one nebraska now the ibo question pat to la bothering the politicians is IH what changes will be made tn in the state delegations by the coming con gress gressional lonal elections the elections election 1 that have been hold held have not thrown much light upon the subject for nobody really expected alabama or Arka arkansas to KO go any other way than democratic or oregon vermont and maine to go any other way than republican to control a majority of the state delegations in the next house the republicans will have hare to hold bold th the e four toon they now have and to add nine the democrats cannot lose loee moro more than three of the states they now nave have without dropping into the minority and as the states they now control include now new york illinois ohio wisconsin wyoming rhod 0 island connecticut delaware and N new e w jersey the for losing are alt altogether g other too chat numerous nume roue to please members of that party ane populists lists figure on controlling the del of at least four and poi possibly poul sibly bly eg as many no as eight state stale it if this claim should turn out to bo be correct the ilat increase would bo be entirely at the expense of the republicans and would voula probably result tn in giving the ibo populists lists the balance of power in the house should the election of president be ba thrown into that body by renton reason of the failure of any candidate to receive the votes vote of a majority of the electoral college bollt ke this prospect pros of holding the balance of power in the election of a president should the house be culled called upon to perform that duty Is highly pleasing to the populists lists but not to abo old parties each of which would prefer seeing tile the other win then than to sea BOO the populists litts lists occupying such an advantageous position lon ane younger a man in IB the easier ealer bo be emu can imitate a tool fool when abon placed in a a position of authority was waa a favorite espres expresion 15 ion of a wo ola man I 1 used to know it recalled to mind by some iome of the actions of young mr doe tho the assistant secretary ol of war who has been acting as an secretary inca secretary lamont went away on his vacation mr air doo doe has ha au idea that the chiefs ot of la in tho the war department who uro are all old enough to bo be hla his father and nit all army cors lack the discretion necessary necea aary to toll tell what should be male made pub llo ito and what kept secret concerning the business ot of the department accordingly bla arst act when ho he was loft left in charro charge of the department dop artmont was to lasua issue ao an order that no information however trivial should be given to anybody until biscon hi ata scon con deat beat had been secured neou red mr doo doe Is mora exclusive and difficult to ret got at than any mem member berof of the t ibl net with the possible exception of olney consequently hia hi order has haa stirred up a hornett hornets nest neat among tho the newspaper men and others having havink bus bu with ith the war department that may end in making decidedly for the A out l be press censor ceu sor |