New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington. May 26
TWO CONSOLATION" APPOINTMENTS
ator Allison, the chairman OF the Republican sen
atorIal caucus, selected to-day as additional ad-
visory members OF the Finance Committee sen
ators Spooner OF Wisconsin; Platt OF New-iork'
and Wilson, OF Washington To the iat'er wv
their appointments have come somewhat II, @
nature OF consolation prizes" Mr. Piatt anu MI
Committee places assigned to them by The Repu nS
ican caucus in the scheme OF reorganization "urn
s wens n nsG Snes their the
time, but the caucus failed to redress 'he ,iscn has
however with fine sense Of courtesy anu syn ,hs
pathy taken the present opportunity 10 repm n,,in
ants 10 places which though only temporary IN
character, invest their occupants MID annmcnce
edged political Importance and undouDteu lHhuc"N'
and power.
THE NEW SOUTH CAROLINA SENhioN
Some men ere born to be lucky i'm politics. saiu
c. c. Weaver OF South Carolina. to-day me
luckiest man in our country. beyond DOUBT II |o'i
gresham John l.. McLaurin. When Mac DO ""
call him. was still member OF the hesisi"'u'. -.
was elected Attorney General Before ms h. Yiid
Congress and now he will leave the House I I,h e
Senate by virtue OF appointment hn fban TO
name him as Senator Eares succsssoT tTr W." as
Laurin has made a fine record In Washihs.tEn ry
Representative, and when it comes to Iph rad
election. which is the mode we nave nave U over ali
a United States Senator. he can easily VIII oNei III
Mr.. McLaurin H. one OF the yountsginr roneress
He was born thlrtyseven years ago ana ms col
a Sn Was Last year pni he rep"daea the sardinia
doctrines Of Democratic tariff reform f Wneh raw ~,
declared his ns OR Rs &c to the belief
Protection is good for New-Englan.d S or Tayo
Ina and the Southern States in general In otneI
respects Mr.. McLaurin has eyinced sa ues of the
shackles which ante beum traditions ana haD'
have fastened upon so many southern bs mnRen:
lang
Iemar r that thai Southern men have fingered and
ioaied too long round John T. '"'hou" ''''''
stone
A BEGGAR's NOVEL TRIcK.-A Southern Con-
prossman related to-day novel approach al ou
oplum-eater had made TO him for money on
was an elderly woman. with good manners ana
p,easant face and hating me on the street anu
pointing to small sign on an Once n pphl,c%
said NEIL Y b me and md Explained as we'll could
Thank you. sir she replied Ah it,d now MONEY as
penn am Without information saw in moment ut
that | had been taken in but the TICK o Wa tho
oiaver raised my hat again and handed over 'lIe
e emorter The old woman dropped me sort OF
courtesy and moved on
rr,,oCpATIC LOSSES IN INDIANA-"The
democracy OF no State in the Union has SUFFERED
60 severely of recent years in the loss OF iehoeis
as the Democracy OF Indiana saih a." oiu po'i'
clan to-day. 1T is indeed, wen hish ie'"'
Hendricks Mcdonald Gray and voorhees, com.
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t,ckets were constructed largely with the we" o,
carving New-York and indiana they maze cam
naigns I'm the Hoosier State decidedly interesting
Hendricks was a master OF flnesse. Mcdonald
capital STRAIGHTFORWARD talker, Gray a combina-
ZION of Richard Croker and' David h. Hill. ana
voorhees, AS effective with the average crowd as
any man that ever took the stump In the stat
But they all gone now: ana helnei one LA, ,'r
left his likeness behind. There are some cieVsr
men among the young Democrats. but no man OF
commanding prominence. Ex-Governor Ma ,i,iiaN
IL an attractive man, but a very poor pOntician.
Ex-Congressman John Lamb. Of rerre Haute' Is "a
COOL speaker but IL personally unpopular EH-
Tongressman Shively, who ran for Governor last
fall and was beaten Is probably the mos: promis-
ing OF the new men. John G.. Shankh1 ~ ar ac-
complished man. but he has been unsuccessful IN
his Ventures for Office and this seems to deprive
him of the prestige his talents ought TO COM
mand" $500. ~o,
ooh very decidedly There's General Harrison
who although on the shelf so far as Once Is CON
cerned will remain the greatest individual iorce
I'm the State so long as ne lives. He has no edua
there either on the stump or in council. senator
Fairbanks is strong man, and General Lew VII hn.
lace Is an attractive and effective inquire lie mas
much influence among the old soldiers, VINO are
numerous In Indiana. Congressman Henry ~
! Johnson is a rafting campagner Oh the , Ike,
publicans are In good shape as they have Deeh
at any time these twenty years.