The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-12
Gossip at
the Capital
Special Correspondence of The Tribune.

Ihero is every reason for believing
that eX-Congressman Sibley will be the
subernatorial nominee of the Democrats
of Pennsylvania next year. There are
many reasons why he should be their
standard bearer, the principal one of
which is that he was the original free
silver Democrat in that state. If silver
Is to be the Issue In Pennsylvania next
year Mr.. Sibley is the logical candidate
He is not only the best campaigner in the
Democratic party, but he is rich and is
not afraid to spend his money even for a
lost cause
Mr.. Sibley was one of the orators at the
Fourth of July celebration held in this
city last week under the auspices of the
National Democratic association. lie
stirred the hearts of the faithful by de-
claring that silver was still the issue, and
would continue to be the issue until that
metal was placed on basis of 16 to /.
After the meeting large number of
prominent silver Democrats in congress
called on Mr.. Sibley at his hotel and urged
him to keep up the silver agitation in
pennsylvania, and also to accept the
gubornatorial II mination next year.
They all pledged him their support in the
campaign. The plan of the silverites IS
to send leading orators from various
states into every county in PeRnsyl-
vania reXt year, and stampede the voters
into voting for the Democratc-silver can
uludttS 1OT governor, tne legislature ann
congress. They believe that with fam
lily row in the Republican party there
will be good chance of carrying the state
for silver, thus capturing the chief eXecu-
tive, the Legislature and an increased
number of representatives in congress.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania will no
doubt increase their repre- sentation in the
next congress by four or five, but as for
their carrying the legislature and elect
ing governor they are away off in their
calculations and are entitled to another
guess. The next United States senator
from that state will be Republican and
so will the next governor. Senator Quay
will doubtless succeed himself if he wants
to, but who will be the next Republican
governor is now mere matter of specu-
lation. At this distance 1t is almost any
mans fight.
1t is announced that Charles H. Jones,
until week or two ago editor of the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch, and Silas Hutchins,
owner of the Washington Times, are
shortly to establish two newspapers-One
in st. Louis and the other in Kansas City
for the express purpose of aiding free
silver, and booming William Jennings
Bryan for the presidency in 1900. Both
of these gentlemen are ardent free silver
advocates. and are well known in the
newspaper world. Mr.. Hutchins formerly
owned the Post of this city. He is an old
St. Louisan, having several years ago
been connected with newspapers in that
city A few months ago he purchased the
Washington Times, which is today the
mouth-piece of the silver Democrats in
the District of Columbia. He is reputed
to be quite wealthy, and successful bus
mess man.
Mr.. Jones was a part owner of the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch. Mr.. Pulitzer own
er of the New York World, bought his
inf n iron Nn.. chn
| time in 1898 Mr.. Jones was managing ed
itor of the New York World. He was so
erratic, however. that even the sensa-
| tional Pulitzer had to dispense with his
| services.
Just why Messrs. Jones and Hutchins
| should establish two free silver organs
in one state, particularly in a state which
| hardly needs their services, is beyond
| the comprehension of politicians here In
| the last campaign, however, the leading
| Democratic papers in Missouri did not
support the Chicago platform and Mr.
Bryan with any degree of enthusiasm,
| and for that reason, probably, Messrs.
Jones and Hutchins are of the opinion
that that state is good field for mis-
| sionary work.
| Hiram ledge, No 2l, A. f. and A. NJ,
| Winchester, Va, where President Nc
| Kinley was rade a Mason, toward the
1
views taken and sent to the president
| These views show the exterior of the old
building in which the lodge was located
| and the interior of the lodge rooms, in
Guiding a photograph of the old wooden
| stairway which the president trod to
| reach the lodge room. The building is
| two stories high. The first floor is now
used for barber shop and restaurant.
| The lodge now has more pretentious quar-
ters, but the photographs are more in
| teresting to the president than would be
| the pictures of tho new building. The
| photographs are bound in the finest NOR
occo, and are in one book. Some time
ago a delegation from the lodge came
| here to invite the president to renew
| his acquaintance with Winchester by at
| tending the fair there this fall Two OF
the members of the delegation assisted
| in the initiation of the president.
John Russell Young, the recently ap-
pointed librarian of congress. is having
| his own troubles. He has about 100 ap-
pointments to make when the library is
removed to its new building just east of
the capitol. For these places there are
more than 5000 applicants. AS the distri-
button of patronage is a new thing to
| Mr.. Young he Is in a dilemma. He in
| tends TO take his time in selecting his as
slstants. and will make no appointment
except on assurances of fitness. After the
places are filled they will be put under
the protesting wing of civil service. Mr..
Young has decided to appoint Thomas G..
| Alvord, jr., formerly chief of the New
| York World bureau in Washington, to
responsible and coed paying position In
the library.
A story is going the rounds OF the coun-
try to the effect that the makers of tablets
marking historical spots in Chattanooga
park In Tennessee have put the name of
a car and foundry company, "H. Clay
Evans, proprietor" on nearly every tab
let that has gone in this national park.
Mr.. Evans denies the story most en-
phatically, and says that the name OF the
maker has only been placed on four tab