The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-11-20
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from or regular Correspondent.)
W AsH:NGToN Nov u. 1897.

that Hauna mnddle hy psrsnnalt
taking Senator Foraker tn task fo
the attitude that some or TIE prnn,i
nent Foraker men IN Ohio have take
asaint lhr election # iianna 10 tn
Senate. Whciter hy sn doing he hnr
or helped Hanna is as yet matter o
donbt. There was no quarrel between
Mf. Mckinley and Senator Foraker
but there Aas plain talk ,tn hoiI, sitie.
Mr.. Mckinley said that he ki.s.w Fo
raker could stop the iighe %, Hanrs
that some of his personal followers
were shaving disposition to make
II pot actually making, if he des;ree
to do SO. Mr.. Foraker did not den,
bis power to do So. but retorted Is,
saying that Hanna has brought it all
on himself by his treatment of the Fo-
rakef and Bushnell republicans, aud
iatimating that he thought it would
serve him good and right il he failed
to get elected to the Senate. Mr.. Nc
kiniey did not defend Hanna's method
ID dealing with Foraker's friends, but
he made 1t very plain that the whole
power OF the administration would be
used to secure Hanna's election, and
that II would be useless for anvrepuh-
lean who took any part in an attemp.
ta prevent his election to expect The
slightest favor from him in the way of
pa ronage notwithstanding all this
tho most tina. Mr.. Mckinley could cet
OUT OF Foraker was ii promise that he
would not personally do anything
against the eiectinn oi Hanna. Fe-
raker is s,ill III Washington aid Nj.
Mckinley has not abandoned hope of
being able 70 bring sufficient pressure
I" bear upon him to get him 10 agree
10 call his followers off and to allow
Hanna to be elected.
Secretary Gage nov openly admits
that he is in sympathy with the gold
bug, self appointed monetary confer
ence which assumes the right TO
perform the duties properly belonging
TO Congress in connection with finan
cial legislation, aud to emphasize
that sympathy he gave dinner this
week attended only by the members
OF the so called conference aud Mr.. II.
ii. Hanna, Of Indianapolis. who Is
generally regarded as the creator ot
the Indianapolis convention. aud of
this conference. AT this dinner the
work OF the conference, as tar as it
has gone, and tile financial recommen-
dations in the annual report of Sec
fetary Gage We're discuss. d. If these
men have time 10 waste they have as
much right to waste it in this way as
u any other. The only good purpose
hat will he served either by the rec
of Secretary Gage or
d this conference, composed of his
side partners, will be the increase in
lie silver sentiment of the country.
Senator Chandler has not ALWAYS been
wise in his predictions, out he hits the
lail square on the head i'm his latest. !
made rublic this week-'.if the repub-
lean party permanently acauiesces IN
he existing gold standard it will be
ieleated in the Congressional cleo
ions of 1898 and i'll the Presidential
election of 1900.''
John Wedderburn and John We'd.
ierburn & Co., who were recently
ilsbdrred from practice before the
'atent Office, were this week placed |
N the fraud list by the Post Office
Department, and will not be- allowed |
urtller use of the mails. Their papsr. I
he National Recorder, was included
o the fraud order, and any letters
ddressed to them will be slammed
and returned ia the wri-
er, II address is on envelop other.
rise they will be sent to the writer
trough the Dead Letter Office. News
apeIs which continue to carry We'd
erburn 4 Cos. advertisement after
moving of this fraud order NAV
nd themselves in trouble with the
Ostal authorities.
Senator W0lcott arrived in WASH
'gton tlis week and had a conference
ith Mr.. Mckinley about the fzzle
up Of himself and colleagues to Eu i
lpe, IN search of that latter day
holy Grali'' known as international
The Senator used to he
most always willing to talk to the
swspaper men, but he now declines !
! invitations to discuss the failure in
llich he played such a conspicuous
INT. ,
Le.ahel Eli 3ulgg, who was Boss !
att 5 monthplece in the recent New !
pfk municipal campaign and who is I
'out the most discredited political q
ofhet Of the day, was at the White !
ause this week. His interview with !
r Mckinley NAV or may not lave
flnded Cuban affairs, but. when it is D
membered how he shouted for free r
lba during the last year session of !, !
'ngfess. the following language used t
him after he lett the White House
considered significant: Il nope
at Congress will not attempt to con .
CT our foreign relations. They are v
t,xaA4 49, 1 -.