West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
OJa WASHINGTON BUDGET.
Pf6Sidaat Mckinley Takes A Hand To
Try And Force Foraker To Help
Hanna.
secretary Gage Helping The Gold Bug
Self Appointed Monetary Con.
florence.
" AsHINGToN, ID. c.,
November Ii. 1907
From our Regular Correspondent.

W ASHlNGToN, ID. g.,
November 10, 1897. {
Mr. Mckinley has taken a hand in
th1t Hanna middle by pers onally talk.
"'E senator Foraker TO task for the at
ttude that some OF the prominent For
aker men in Ohio have taken against
Tue election of Hanna 10 the Senate
whether by SO doing he hurt or helped
rama is as yet matter of doubt.
mere was no quarrel between Mr.. Nc
N'"Iey ana Senator Foraker, but there
was plain talk on both sides Mr.. Nc
h'hley said that he knew Foraker
could stop the fight on Hanna that
some OF his personal follower. vver.
showing disposition to make, IL not
actually making, If he desired TO do so
"r' poraker did not deny his power to
uo So out retorted by saving that
mamma had brought it, all on hinself
oy ms treatment of the Foraker and
bushnell Republicans, and intimating
'hat he thought it would serve him
eoou and right if he failed 10 get
erected TO the Senate. Mr. MCKINLEY
ala not defend Hanna's metbo1s IN
dealing with Forakers friends, but he
inade 1t very plain that the whole
power OF the administration would he
uSeu 10 secure aanna's election, and
.naC IL would be useless for any Repub
lican who took any part i'm an attemnt
TO prevent his election to expect the
slghtest favor from him i'm the wav nj
patronage. Notwithstanding all This
the most that Mr.. Mckinley could get
out OF Foraker was promise that he
would not personally do ANYTHING
against the election of Hanna. For
aker is still IN Washington aud MIR.
mckinley has not abandoned hone Of
being able to bring sufficient pressure
70 pear upon him to get him TO agree
10 call his followers off and TO allow
hanna to be elected.
TIT =.
Secretary Gage now openly admits
that he is in sympathy with the gold
Dug self-appointed monetary confer
snce which assumes the right to per-
form the duties properly belonging to
congress in connection with financial
legislation, aud to emphasize thatsym.
Pathy he gave dinner this week at
tended only by the members of the so.
called conference and Mr.. II. ii. Hanna.
Oh Indianapolis, who is generally re-
garded as the creator Of the Indiana.
Poils convention and of this conference.
At this dinner the work of the confer
ehce' as far as it has gone, and the
financial recommendations in the an.
nual report of Secretary Gage were dis.
cusSed. IL these men have time IN
waste they have as much right TO
waste 1t in this way as in any other.
The only good purpose that will be
served either by the recommendations
OF Secretary Gage or of this conference.
composed of his side-partners, will be
the increase in the silver sentiment of
the country Senator Chandler has
not always been wise in his prediction,
out ne hits the nail square on the head
IN ms latest, made public this week.
II the Republican party permanently
acqulesces in the existing gold stand
ard 1t will be defeated in the Congress
sioAal elections of 1925 and in the !
residential election of 1900"
tit
John Wedderburn and John weddsr.
Ourn q Co., who were recently disbar- |
req from practice before the Patent |
ONCE were this week placed on the
fraud list by the Post Office Depart- |
ment, and will not be allowed further
use OF the mails. Their paper, the
National Recorder, was included in
the fraud order, and any letters ad. |
dressed TO them will be slammed
fraudulent" and returned to writer
II address is on envelope; otherwise
they Will be sent to the writer through
the Dead Letter Office. Newspapers
winch continue to carry wedderburn
q Cos. advertisement after knowing
OF this fraud order may find themselves
IN trouble with the postal authorities.
TT
Senator Wolcott arrived in Washing.
ton this week and had a conference
with Mr.. Mckinley about the fzzIe
trip OF himself and colleagues 20 Eu-
rope, in search Of that latter-dav "Holv
Grail known as international bime-
tallism The Senator used 20 be al /
most always willing 20 talk to the |
newspaper men, but he nov declines
a.l invitations % discuss the failure I'm |
d..