The news & observer., 1897-10-12
PRlTCHARD FOR COOK
IR HE WANTS HIM TO HE WILL
GO AND GET HIM THE PLACE.
IKE HILL ON THE OHIO OUTLOOK
Mckinley viii Again Recommend a Monetary
Commission That VIII Make the Money
Question the Big Issue
in 1898.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 11.-(Special.)
1t was said today that President Nc
Kinley informed Mr.. Cook on Saturday
that he was not prepared to take up the
papers in the district attorneyship for
the Eastern district of North Carolina
until he had consulted with the Attor-
ney-General. According to Dame Rumor
Mr.. Cook had a fresh endorsement from
Senator Pritchard. and his visit at this
time was to ascertain, if possible, from
the President whether or no Senator
Pritchard's endorsement would go. And
the President winked the other eye. As
related in my dispatch Saturday night
Assistant Attorney-General Boyd holds
the key to the situation, and no one will
be appointed to succeed District Attor-
ney Aycock that is Objectionable to Col.
Boyd. And Col. Boyd is a pretty big
man in this administration. He ought to
have been in the cabinet. Should Attor-
ney- General McKenna be transferred to
the United States Supreme court bench,
which the gossips say will be done when
Justice Field retires, then, in all proba-
bility, Col. Boyd will be promoted to the
u.
shoe, and it is really pleasure to trans
act business with him. There are no
frills on him, neither does he wear a
the same Jim Boyd. Wish / could say
as much for some other officials.
President Mckinley is going to Ohio
to help out Mark Hanna. / don't mean
that the President intends to stump the
State, although he might like to do SO,
but he will just register and cast one
straight vote for the ticket. The fact
that he is going home to vote will do
much to help Hanna's cause. The ad-
| ministration is straining every nerve
and muscle to bring about a victory in
| Ohio this fall, and l am forced to admit
the Republicans have good reason to feel
sanguine. But that veteran Ohio Demo
crat, Ike Hill, tells me that its all up
with the Republicans. why" said he,
"we were never in a better fighting con-
Idition. Hanna is scared to death. He Is
loudly calling for help. Look at the big
guns in the Republican party iocking to
Ohio to make speeches for the boss.
There never was anything like it before
in the history of the State. If the Dem
ocrats can't carry Ohio this year then
we are gone up for good" Colonel Ike
lis a most enthusiastic Democrat, and as
a rule he has pretty good judgment, but
lin this instance I'm afraid he's just a
| little too over-confident. There is one
thing certain, however, Hanna will
know that he has been through cam
paign and an election in which he got
hot run for his money
| Another effort VIII be made by the ad-
ministration when Congress meets to Sc
cure the passage of a bill authorizing
the President to appoint monetary
commission such as he recommended to
Congress in a special message just be-
fore the adjournment of the extra ses-
sion last July The result of such action
on the part of the President will be to
make the money question the leading
issue in the congressional campaign of
next year. And unless the unexpected
happens the Democrats will sweep the
country as they did in 80.