Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-17
THE GOSSIP AT HEADQUARTERS.
Politicians Talking About Men who Havs
Not Como to the Front.


Politicians Talking About Men who Have
Not Come to the Front.
TIE INTEREST IN THE MOVEMENTS OF ooRMAN
AND HILL AND OF PLArr, QUAY AND OTHER
REPUBLIcANs-THE FORCE BILL IN THE oAM-
PAIGN-FACEs FAMILIAR IN WASHINGTON.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW York, August 16. 1892.
good deal Of anxiety was felt here today in
the question as to whether or not Senator Cor
man would put in an appearance a. the meet
ing Of the campaign committee. Mr.. German
has not shown the marked interest in this cam
paign that his colleagues had hoped. In fact
there are several gentlemen whose active CO.
operation had been hoped for who are not yet
actively at the front. And nobody is able to
quite make out what they are going to do.
Senator German, Senator Brice and Senator
Hill are all objects of marked interest and anx-
iety now. There is another gentleman on the
republican side whose movements are quite as
| anxiously looked for-ex-Senator Platt. The diff
ference between the two parties in this particu-
lar is that Senator Hills following is probably
more powerful and more thoroughly in training
than that of ex-senator Platt 1t is more
party In itself than would be the followers of
ex-senator Plat. A refusal by Senator Hill to
take any part in the campaign, especially if fol-
lowed by inactivity on the part Of German and
br1ce, would probably mean more in New York
and over the country generally than similar &C.
ton by ex-senator Platt. so while Platt's
course is being watched with anxiety, that of
Hill. German and Brice is even more closely
watched.
EDITOR DANA AND THE FORCE BILL.
New York is quite interested-that is, the po-
litical part of it-over Editor Dana's letter to
the national committee suggesting that they
call on Senator Hill for an article on the force
bill for use in the campaign book There are
good many democrats who begin to think that
Editor Dana IL rather OVERRIDING the force bill
idea. He wants to make this the chief issue of
the campaign. He says that in his opinion it is
the only question to unite the democracy and
that every other point of controversy should be
left i'll comparative unimportance where they
belong The fact that the third party people
in tho south are changing their tactics on this
question since the Alabama election and de-
manding election law leads many to believe
that the making Of this question the chief issue
would widen the lines between the democratic
and the third party people in the southern
states. Whether the combined efforts Of Mr.
Dana on the one hand aud the members of the
national committee on the other will get Sena-
tor Hill into the traces on this question is un-
certain. 1t is now almost9Ub months since the
Chicago convention and all the efforts that have
been made to get a word out of him on the sub
Ject have been unavailing. as have also the eff
forts to bring him into personal contact with
the people who are managing the campaign
INTEREST IN PROMINENT REPUBLICANS.
An equal interest is felt in the course of sew
eral distinguished republican,. Pennsylvania
republicans who have been here within the
last day or two state with great positiveness
that Senators Quay and Cameron will at the
proper time take hold and help in the cam
palgn. just how much is meant by that no.
body can tell. 1t is probable. however, that
they will do 30 at least to the extent of giving
advice and making a few speeches. Indeed,
there is reason to believe that the republicans
are going to have when the campaign gets
little further under way the quiet corporation
OF most of those whose skill brought the sue
cess four years ago. Gen. Clarkson is hard q.
work here now. There is no man more regu-
larly at his post at the committee headquar-
tors or more determined, apparently, TO bring
success. He is in touch with Quay. and not
only with Quay, but number Of others who
were valuable workers in the last camraign
but have not yet come to the front In this.
And there is reason to believe that his infu-
ence will obtain the quiet advice and co-opera-
ton OF men who with him attained success four
years ago.
Julius Cesar Burrows and whitclaw Reid
are leaving for Springfield, Ill, where they are
to speak on the 18th, Mr. Burrows goes nv
way of some New England resort to take his
family home and then will hustle down to
Springfield to meet Reid. good deal Of in
terest is felt in this Illinois opening Of the
campaign. Unusual as it is there is no dis
guising the fact that the republicans feel con-
siderable anxiety about the state Of Illinois.
Hence the fact that the vice presidential can
didate is to open the campaign At the tomb of
Lincoln and that the President ia TO be urged
to make tho most of his visit to Chicago on the
opening Of the worlds fair.
SCENES AT HEADQUARTERS.
The scenes around the democratic and re-
publican headquarters remind one very much
of Washington in the opening Of session of
Congress. The same old faces that always ap-
pear there when there is pie to be distributed
are seen here. Indeed. one who IL accustomed
to political life in Washington can scarcely
realize that he is out of that city. You see the
same men here today who are always on hand at
the opening OF session of Congress in which
their party has any spoils Of Office to distribute
And there Is the same look OF anxiety on their
faces, the same weary waiting for chance at
Senator So-and-so, or Chairman Such-and such
You find them everywhere, at the hotels, at the
headquarters, walking the streets, sending
mysterious cards to the rooms or mysterious
personages, pulling now this string and then
that in the struggle for position which they
know Is to last but few weeks.