The Washington times., 1894-05-22
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

There was handsome bunch OF roses with
card attached, reading 'to the next Presi-
dent" on Representative BANDS desk yes
terday morning, the gift Of number OF bis
admirers, who wished to testify to their ad-
miration for the Missouri silver leader, who
has recently received such an ovation In his
state.
Senator Stewart says he likes the Missouri
platform bill as far as it goes, but that it does
not 20 nearly far enough. Leaving the ratio
for coinage unfixed is great mistake in the
opinion Of the Nevada Senator, because, as he
says, instead of adopting 16 to l 1t Is just as
likely that the gold knaves will try to insist
on 80 to l.
Outside of this the Nevada silverite regards
the work of the Missouri convention as just
what he wants.
Dennis Flynn, the delegate to Congress from
Oklahoma, has just returned to his seat. after
short visit to his home. He has received
the unanimous denomination for reelection,
and will become during the next two years
even more popular among his colleagues in
the, House.
Mr. Flynn is one OF the youngest men in the
lower branch of Congress, having been born
among Democrats, as well as with his own
party, and has accomplished more for the ter
ritory to which he is accredited, 1t is said,
than any other territorial delegate since the
days when Fred Dubois occupied a similar
position in the House in behalf Of Idaho.
Congressman Hendrix, OF New York, ap-
peared in the House yesterday for the first
time in several weeks. He has had plenty
to do in a business and political way. and
rumor has it that he is not unwilling TO
become the Democratic nominee for the gov
ernorship OF New York.
Another story, which may or may not be
true, is that he is representing to Senator Hill
that Mr.. Whitney Is the man for the p a @;
but that the wary New York Senator is afraid
that ii by any chance Whitney should win he
would be in the way in 1886, which is the date
Senator Hill has set upon as his now-or-never.
The New York Senator would probably prefer
to leave the Whitney boom in statu quo. let
Flower be defeated IL defeat comes. and sher
step biandly forward as the inevitable choice
OF the eastern Democracy in 1895.
What SCENE to point this way is that SenG-
tor Hill has been slowly drifting over to the
so-callsd sound money contingent. 1t will be
remembered that his southern trip was fail
ure; ;that his silver course was not entirely sat
isfactory to the West; how he shifted around
to his old love, trying to adapt himself 10 the
silver views OF the eastern silver men. the
protectionist views of the middle and New
England states, and the anti-income tax views
of the same region. He is hoping that by 1896
he can sit on a silver plank which will COM
mand support by that time with the assidu-
Gus labors of the new eastern bimetallist coQ-
tingent.
New Jersey Democrats are talking, just how
seriously it is hard to say. about giving the
nomination for Governor next time to Am
bassador Runyon. our present representative
at the palace Of the Kaiser. Tfseg csay that
the party does not need poltIciapiust now;
that learned and able man OF the type OF
the ex-chancelloisis the man for the present
situation, and would surely run.
Mr. Runyon has not yet been heard from.
and there is some doubt whether he will be
on such proposition as this. Undoubtedly
the Democrats are regainiDg los. ground IN
Jersey. but when it comes to abandoning am
bassadorial short clothes and coming quietly
back to Trenton to veto bills-suppos:ng he
is elected-the Jerseyman will doubtless
reflect whether it is worth while.