The times., 1897-04-21
CAPITOL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

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Thomas J. O'Brien, of Michigan, Is in
the city for few days on legal bUsi-
ness in the Supreme Court Mr. O'Brien
was a delegate at large to the last Re-
publican national conven ton. and has for
many years been prominent in party poll
tics, but he is an exception to the general
rule. in that he wants no political office.
He is one of the most distinguished at
torneys of his State, and has been but
twice in his life q candidate for public
place He was nominated for supreme
Judge Of Michigan fifteen years ago and
ran up against one of the few cyclone
Democratic years in the Wolverine COM
monwealth. During Harrison's Admins
tration he was q candidate for United
States circuit judge. Although indorsed
by the late Senator Stockbridge and most
of the Republican machine, he failed of
nomination. Mr.. O'Brien was some what
solaced afteYwsrd by the fact that the
man whom President Harrison nominated
failed of confirmation by the Senate.
N S. walpole, OF Colorado, late State
insurance commissioner, is in the city.
He is accompanied by Mrs. Walpole anu
they are en- route to Pennsylvania, where
the lady formerly resided Mr.. Walpole
was very prominent Mckinley Republican
in the late campaign. He has broken the
record on his present visit to Washington.
He is not a candidate for any office, and
this circumstance has led to his receiving
q rather rapturous welcome in the room
of the Senate Committee on Postofficcs
and Post Roads, where Senator Wocott
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Colorado man who has come to the capital
since the Inauguration, who Is not
JapIet in search of job.
President Mckinley is said to have de-
cided on turning down what are called the
alien bosses in Southern States. Under
this rather vague generalization are IN
cluded ex-senator William T Kellogg of
Louisiana. ex-senator Blanche n Bruce
and congressman John T. Lynch of Mis-
sissippi The President is SAID to nave
determined that all patronage favors in
Louisiana and Mississippi must be diS-
tributed by actual residents of those states
For many years the gentlemen named nave
controlled the politics of their States, al
though residents for large poruoH oI
the time a least of the Capital city. tx
Senator Kellogg has been the Repubhcan
king of Louisiana. Many rivals nave
arisen but they have all proved unsuccess-
ful in their efforts To displace the ceie.
braued stalwart veteran. In measure
the same result has taken place in Mlssis-
sIDpi. Bruce and Lynch, when allied, nave
controlled all Republican conventions IN
the State for many years.
on principle the President seems to have
done good thing, but If he comes TO crook
his finger for Southern delegates four years
from now, as Harrison did in 1897 and
Arthur did n 1884, he is likely to find
himself ''short on the count in the re-
gion OF the lower Mississippi.
The proposition to establish the State OF
Manhattan, to tie composed OF the Island
of Manhattan, Staten and Long Islands,
and a small part OF the adjacent main
land, seems to be creating decided COM
motion at Albany, but has aroused but
slight interest at the capital. The attitude
of the New York members seems Co depend
largely on the location The Representa-
tiyes from New York city, even OF the
Republican persuasion, hesitate TO express
opinion against the measure. IL seems 10
he rather popular political issue, not only
in some parts OF the metropolis, bnt also
in st Lawrence county. and other rural
portions Of the State. II is decidedly i'm
probable that the State of Manha ttan
can become an accomplished fact. But, II
so. the effect on political conditions i'll
the country, Judged Ivy the past, wouid be
remarkable Manhattan would be per-
1nanent Democratic state In the whole
history OF the Republican party 1T has been
carried but once for a Republican candidate
for President, and that was last fall when
it went for william Mckinley On the
contrary. the State 6f New York, as pro-
posed embracing the present common
wealth above WestChester count y-haS gone
Democratic but once, and that was when
Grover Cleveland was elected governor, in
1882 Ii New York had been divided, ali
doubt ahGut the Presidential election Of
1876 would have disappeared, and James
G. Blaine, instead of Grover Cleveland
would have been President OF the Unhed
States from 1885 to 1889.
1t is reported that the Senate Finance
Committee, that is to say the Republican
members OF it, proposes to hold back
the sugar and woolen schedule until the
last possible moment. This is to prevent
any possible advance statement OF Their
provisions 1t is said, however, that the
committee has practically determined to
compromise the sugar schedule by estab-
fishing a rate of "a Of a cent per
pound duty on 90 per cent test sugar,
with an ad valorem duty in addition 1t
seems pr obable that the wooden schedule
will be a compromise between the Dingley
rate and the much higher schedule sub
mitted by the Senators from the Mountain
states The latter have been very per
sistent in their efforts for an increase, and
also for a correction of certain errors in
the Dingley bill, which they assert would
lead to very large importattons and eN-
tensive evasions of the provisions of the
| Dingley bill.
| JUDGE HOLMAN'S CON DITION.