The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-05-18
ALLISON And CULLOM.
Personal Gossip Concerning Two
Republican Senators.
ONE CARRIAGE DOES FOR BOTH.
Au Incident OF the Iowa statesman's Kind
ness-The broad. Generous and CHEEKY
Cuilom Two Men Who Enjoy Life and
Know What They Have Escaped.


Know What They Have Escaped.
WASHINGTON, May Especial Con-
trary To the general impression, no great
amount of gloom exists among the Repub-
lican presidential candidates who arc not
likely . be nominated at st. Louis. "A
day OF two ago saw Senators Allison ana
Cullom riding down from the capitol In an
open carriage. They often ride together,
and economy IL as much an object with
them as comppnionship. Ono of the ira
ditions OF life at the capital Is that sena'
tors should never go To and from the big
white statehouse In street cars. Or course
many do, for traditions are playing out
here, as elsewhere, but the moro puno-
tilious senators ride always in carriages
Allison and Cullom are too poor To keep
horses and vehicles of their own, SO they
are compelled To hire cabs. Both live on
Thomas circle, just across the street from
one another, and one carriage does for
them both. On the occasion of which
speak the two senators were in fine humor
They were laughing imrloderately and
evidently had been cracking jokes at one
anothers expense anent the presidential
campaign
AIiison's Popularity In Washington,
The manner in which Republican sena-
tors have been moved down by the Nc
Kinley cyclone--that is what every one
calls IL here-has become one of the stand
ing Jokes about the capital. The senators
prod one another on their failure to get In
out OF tho storm, and tho honors are pretty
we'll distributed. Allison rather has the
advantage of the others, for his state stood
up To him In fine style IL Allison Is as
popular in Iowa as no is in Washington, IL
is no wonder that the McKinleyites wore
unable to break in his territory. Every
one In Washington loves "old Billy ALI
son, as his intimates sometimes call him
behind his back, and every one would like
to see him president. But for tho peculiar
manner in which the masses of the Repub-
lican party have demanded Mckinley this
year Allison might have seen his ambition
gratiflod during the coming ten months.
He had the best position of all the field
candidates, as every one comedies. He
had n more promising chance than Reed
or Morton or any of the other minor can
didates. This was true largely because of
his popularity in Washington. No one
was against him, and il the field had ever
been able TO combine on candidate ALL
son would probably have been the man.
Allison has long been presidential as
pirant in mild sort of way, and expert
enoe has taught him wisdom. When the
Iowa Republicans first organized for the
business of pressing the senator's name for
president, some of them suggested that
there was no uso of re-electing him to con.
gress. There were others who aspired to
that seat, and they thought this good
opportunity TO arrange things their own
way. Allison is sure to be nominated
for president. they said, land the best
way for US TO show all the country our
faith in him is 10 elect some one else sen.
ator i'm his place. Then every one will
know that we moan to make him presi-
dent" When this little scheme was re-
ported to Mr.. Allison he smiled softly and
replied: at is very kind of my good friends
to show their confidence In my future In
this way, but you toll them that l would
rather have one actual election to the sen.
ate than all the promises of the presidency
that can BIO made TO me i'm advance of the
meeting of the national convention" The
result was that Mr.. Allison secured his
reelection and is now oongratulating him.
self that he did not fall into the nice little
trap that had been set for him.
Unless he should some day be called TO
tho presidency, it is not improbable that
Mr. Allison will finish his days in the sen.
ate His chances for beating all records
as TO length of service in that body are
very good. Already he has been in the
upper branch 90 years, has just been elected
to another six year term and Is good for
another term after that