The times., 1898-12-13
GENERAL POLITICAL GOSSIP.

Inc appointment OF an ambassador to
| the Court of st. James viii probably not
be announced until some time in january.
! At the present writing. 1t is said To be
] Mr.. McKinley's intention to name the
Hon. Joseph II. Choate, of New York,
to this high post, bat II can be said in
passing that the Hon. Whitelaw Reid
has not abandoned all hope of yet secur-
ing the coveted place for himself Mr.
Reid will be on the ground in person and
can push his own claims on the Prcsi-
dent. Mr.. Reid's methods of impressing
his views on Republican occupants of
the White House were graphically illus
trated in his famous midnight dispatch
| TO President Garfield: "As to Platt,' AFR
Reid wrote in this dispatch. "if he dares
to make trouble / shall put the screws ON
him in a way to make Rome howl" A
| copy of Mr. Reid's telegram is not
at hand and what is quoted above may
not be the exact verbiase Used in the
original. bur the style and ideas are re-
| produced
When Mr. Reid arrives In New York
many people are asking. win he attempt
to make Rome howl some more? And if
so, how will he begin by placing the his
torical screws on Platt or Mckinley ::
Doubtless If Rome should refuse to re-
spond with n proper yell by an appiica-
ton of the screws on poor Piatt, Mr. Nc
| kinley might receive some attention The
New York senator from, all accounts Ia
more accustomed to screws and their ap-
plication than Mr.. Mckinley, and he may
not be so sensitive TO the treatment 1t
| Is reasonably certain that Mr. Reid will
be wasting his time in applying his
screws to Platt. He will he advised up
on his arrival to give his exclusive at
tention to the President.
| Senator T. C. Platt and Representative
John III. Ketcham, of New York, were
| holding little conference In one OF the
| dark corners of the Senate marble room
yesterday. Mr.. Ketcham is very deaf
| did you ever hear the story they tell
on ketcham and one of his constituents
remarked a man who was waiting 10 en-
gage the ear of the junior New York
| senator. No? Strange. Thought every
| body had heard that. Ketcham was COM
| ing along the corridor one day. I don't
| remember just the day or the hour, but,
1
am was engaged In deep thougirt-he gen.
orally Is when he takes n stroll in the
public corridors. where he is liable to en-
| counter any of his constituents. But that
| doesn't matter either. A constituent
| stepped up and held out his hand. MIR
| Ketcham took IL.
!" How are YOU? he said.
After a few words had been exchanged
| the man braced up and said:
| mir. Ketcham. can you lend me So?
Hey, what? What did you say?' said
| Kescham.
"'Can you lend me sl0?'
Ten dollars, Why, you only ASA for
FIVE "
Another New York representative met a
constituent the other day who had
| touched him several times before to his
sorrow and financial loss. Upon this oc-
cas;on the request was for the loan Of so.
| Here -" said the representative. TAX
| ing out a five-dollar bill and handing it
over. take that You lose five and l lose
five-seeT
II am a good Republican and would
like to stay in the party. said New
York man at the Arlington last night.
but unless Senator Hanna reforms l am
afraid that l will be compelled to with
draw from the organization
What new crime has Senator Hanna
| added to his collection was the "atural
| inquiry.
a".Crimei Yes. that Is the proper term
| to user was the response No other
| word would fit the case. Just look at him
over there wearing sack coat and tall
hat and here it is half past in the even
| ing Such a combination would be an
| outrage on the proprieties even If worn
before breakfast. but in the lobby of a
swell hotel at; half past at night, it is
| truly crime. Senator Hanna ought to
| know better. / am told that he has got
| money enough to buy proper garments.
| Why in thunder doesn't he use some of it :?
| I cannot remain with party and retain
| my self respect that keeps man for its
| leader who appears in the evening, or at
any time in public, wearing a sack coat
and tall hat
Gov.-elect Benton McMillin is having
considerable pressure brought to bear on
him to permit the use of his name in the
| coming senatorial contest in Tennessee. 1t
| is McAilin's intention at present to take
the oath of Office as governor next month
| and serve out his term as such. However.
| his friends are assuring him that his cleo
| ton to the Senate can be accomplished,
and the temptation will undoubtedly be
| strong to tell his friends to go ahead. Mr.
McMllin is one of the oldest members of
the House in length of continuous service
and he is we'll versed in legislative mat
| ters.
| The opposition 10 the reelection of Sem
ator Eugene Hale in Maine on account of
his opposition to EXPANSION and his gen raj
| un-American attitude on most important
matters for the past year or more is be-
| lieved to be serious-mrch more so than
| Hale himself imagines. The opinion ex-
pressed by Maine people about town yes
| terday was that Hale was going to have
| a mighty hard time securing reelection
| The opposition to him has been at work
| quietly for some time. and has obtained
| it is said, great deal of headway The
defeat of Senator Hale would be an ap-
propriate aftermath to the ending of the
war with Spain.
A MONUMENT AT MANILA.
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