The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-26
GAINES FOR REG|sTERsH|P
The Chances Of the Kentucky
Leader Frightening.
HIS WORK FOR MCKINLEY
An Original Bradley Man, He Re-
fused to Work for Him Against
the Nomination OF the President,
and Did fectfve Work In Split.
ting the Delegation.

pretty strong tip was given out from
the white House Saturday that W A
Gaines. the cvlored politician of COving-
ton, Ky was to be made Register of the
Treasury IL Mr Gaines is selected h.s
case viii illustrate what perseverance, under
adverse circumstances viii accomplish
Gaines was originally a strOn Bradley man.
He stunped the State during the suberna-
tOriaI campaign, and. it is said, had much
weight with the coIored vote OF Kentucky.
When the Presidential campaign came Oa
Bradley wanted the State convention TO
instruct for him, and desired Gaines TO
work with that end In view. This Gaines
refused to do because ne was Mckinley
adherent.
He not only went to the state convention
as an avowed follower of Mckinley, bus
made a successful fight for deIesate-at-
large Something of the mans powers as
a psjIitician may De gathered. IL Is pointeti
out here, from the fact thai he def eeted W
G. Smith, a cOIOred preacher, put forth
by the Bradley faction, and then went into
the state Convention and defeated Judge
Holt, of Lexington, one of the nlost prouii-
nent Republicans in the State, for delegate
at-Iarge to St Louis
Mr. smith was given all the promises Of
the PTadIey forces. and came on 20 WASH
ingtSn with their Endorsements for an OF
flee and filed his claim for the mission TO
Haiti He was ignored and the place gives
another cOlOred man from Philadeiph9
Gaines soon pW In an appearance ana
wanted To be Register Of the Treasury.
He was opposed by ex-senator b. X. Bruce,
who WAS after the place and by Senator
Hanna, who had cotOTed friend whom
he was backing for this same position.
After putting up his fight and rem aiming
here for some time Gaines saw the Presi-
dent in company with Senator DebOe. AZ
that conference the President told him
he could not give him the place he wanted.
| but did offer him clerkship Gaines Is
| o pIucKy fellow. and told the President
bImtIy that he could not offer him such a
place: that he was not one of the poor
| coIored rnea OF the state bus held posi-
tion Of responsibility that paid him more
| than any OF his clerkships He would bs
Register Of the Treasury or chief OF d.
4 NiShtH VI HE nOuAu uoNhinE IIC drNC1
| for tnis place as recognition Of the WORK
| Of the CoLoresf men OF Kentucky during this
Presidential fight in that State, an ele-
ment. ne frankly told the President. that bad
| played a rot inconsisIerabIe part in ths
| tuning Of the State to the Republican
nominee Nj Gaines ended the inter-
view with the statement to the President
| that he would remain candidate until tbs
| place was filled and would stay IN Wash
| in ngton 20 see just how the Adrninlzrrsttoa
paid back the loyalty given IL by the col-
ored voters of Kentucky
Since then Nj Gaines has kept his word
He is here watching the White House and
| gradually gathering additional strength
| 1t Is impossible for the Administration to
make him a chief OF division. and nothing
| remains but the registerShip OF the Treas
urv Within the past few DAYS some one
has been doing sone emphatic talking to
J SeratO Hanna and that Senator has been
\ made tn see the unwiSdom Ofignoring this
| cOl0red leader Of a State where there ars
50 many coloTed votes. and who might, II
| So disposed. dO him great deal Of harm
| in the legislative elections in Ohio this fan.
| The Ohio Senator has pulled his man off.
| fndorsed the papers of Gaines. and gone to
/ the White HOGse personally in his behalf.
| II now looks as IL the Kentucky man would
| get the place. Two weeks ago he was noe
50 iubtlant over the outlook, and made the
| remark in front OF the Ebhitt House one
| night where he holds Ievee nightly with
the colored politicians Of the District. TO
| the effect that the eolored man wasn'e
| worth as much after election as he was
| before He is again in a merry mood.
| however. and is banking upon the support
| OF Senator Hanna, which, added TO that
| OF Senator DebOe. gives him a rather
| strong pull at the White House.