Show his ILler cenary desires IT is not surprising in view orsome of some recent developments development s in washington Washing fon that chios democratic champion john R mclean cLean 31 is anxious to break into congress mr mcleans hold ins inga in Z s of street railways and gas properties ti es in washington are valued according corringto to the latest estimates way up in the millions and as congress legislates exclusively for the district of columbia it is extremely important for a man with five or six millions invested in these interests interest there to be a member of the board of aldermen ald crmen of th that t city mr mclean owns it is said a controlling interest in the washington gas company whose plant and franchise are valued at fully and is also shown by the NN washington ashington city directory to be a director in the capital traction company a street railway concern who whose ae capital is A single legislative act on either or both of these monopolistic org organizations animations in washington might a affect to the extent of millions of dollars the holdings of mr mclean and it is not surprising that he be is willing to expend large sums of money to make hain himself elf for six years a member of the body which legislates for the district of columbia aud and for or against the monopolies no in which he is ia such a heavy stockholder |