The times., 1898-10-28
GENERAL POLITICAL GOSSIP.

up an enthusiastic, Roosevelt meeting at
Rochester few nights since. Col. Roose-
welt had warmed UP his audience with
graphic description of how he captured
Santiago, in spite of the War Department
and Algerism; made passing allusion to
President Mckinley, and suggested that
his Roosevelt's) defeat would give
Premier Sagasta courage to reopen hostil-
tiles, and would put a quietus on the ar
rangements made by the Administration
to reap the fruits of our victory over
Spain. Col. Roosevelt sat down and
wiped the perspiration from his fevered
brow He was perfectly satisfied with
himself, which is not surprising as 1t is
his normal state of mind. Lieut.. Gov.
Tim Woodruff was introduced to the au-
dience. The honorable Tim Is not an old
campaigner, and having evidently mislaid
the speech prepared for him by the Re
publican State Committee. he started in
10 make few remarks on his own ac-
count. AS he was speaking In Rochester.
the home of George W. Aldridge, the head
deVil OF the canal rascality. Tim thought
that 1t would not be out of place to say
something upon the subject and incl
dentaliy defend his great and good friend
pie OF minutes the crowd caught on to
the drift of his remarks and pandemo-
mum broke loose forthwith The air was
hlled with Kisses, cat calls, and such 9TH
er pleasant sounds as only political au-
dience knows how to make when 1t is try
ing to give vent to its disapproval. 1t
could stand Roosevelt and his self-glori-
hcation, but 1t was not prepared to listen
to a defense OF the corrupt canal ring
nE1lfan1nf h,,.t tnI
the stage at double quick pace and a
frantic effort was made TO bring the at
tention of the crowd back to a contem-
plation OF the Santiago battlefield, but 1t
met with poor success. The mischief had
been done. Poor Tim will probably be in
disgrace during the remainder of the
campaign all due to a perfectly natural
desire on his part to stand up for his old
friends.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massa-
chusetts. also dragged in the canal mat
Ter In speech in New York City this
week, and succeeded in making more
trouble for Roosevelt's supporters than
they will be able to undo even If the cam
paign could be extended indefinitely.
Senator Lodge gave an exhibition of how
dangerous II is for an outsider to at
a
political campaign. He blandly Informed
his hearers that certain charges had
been made regarding the expenditures for
canal improvements. II was alleged that
there mad been criminal extravaganza
negligence, andperhaps something worse.
But. he added, "a commission is now
engaged in investigating this matter.
When this commission makes its report.
If ii is shown that there has been any
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punished. In view of the fact that the
commission made its report nearly five
months ago and that all the charges made
by the Democrats in this connection are
based upon the findings of the commits
sion, Senator Lodges statement was
hardly opportune to say the least 1t is
understood that Senator Platt, Col.
Roosevelt and other New York Republ-
can leaders made use of language that
would not look. nice in The Times when
they heard of Senator Lodges canal OBJ
servations. The Massachusetts senator
had been billed to make u number of
speeches. in the Empire State but all of
his dates Were promptly cancelled and
he was told to get out OF the State as
soon as possible.
Henry G. Burleigh, of Whitehall, New
York, who represented the Champlain dis
trict in Congress for a good many years.
enjoys the reputation of being an almost
unerring political prophet. Mr. Burleigh
Is Republican, but he does not permit
that fact to warp his judgment of the
probable result of a campaign. He has
been forecasting elections in New York
for over forty years, and claims to have
never made a mistake. AT any rate, Mr.
ferta
late years in predicting the probable vote
of New York State. His tip this year is
that Col. Roosevelt will not come down
TO the Bronx, or New York City line,
from UP the State with over Co. 600 plu-
rality. Unless Roosevelt can double these
figures his defeat is practically assured
The Republican leaders in New York are
evidently disconnected over Mr.. Bur-
leigh's forecast. They try to belittle it,
but at the same time the significant fact
remains that over s100G of Van Wyck
money was going abegging in Wall
Street yesterday. There is an old saying
that money talks" which may be APP
piled to the New York situation
A private letter received in this city yes
terday from one of the leading politicians
of Michigan gives an interesting descrip-
ton of the political outlook in that State
GOV. Pingree," he writes. ''is certainly
losing his grip on the Republican party.
For instance, he published in the papess,
over his own signature, a list of delegates
that he desired elected from lis precincts
of Detroit Forty-fve precincts went
against him after his own personal ap-
peal. In the Second CDetroiD District SEN
.tnrSal convention piupraa ~,
person and asked the delegates to vote for
his friend, Moore. He said: Moore can
do me more good than any other man in
the Senate. No man need call me a friend
who votes against Moore The conven-
ton then took vote, and Moore was de-
feated by more than two to one. The con-
vention also instructed the State Senator
to vote for Pingree's pet aversion, Bur-
rows, for Senator. Detroit is Gov Pin
gree's home, and if he cannot hold his
own there he certainly can hardly hope
to do so in other portions of the State
Pingree has been a phenomenon in poll
tics. He has puzzled the old stagers. and
violated all the rules of political ethics.
The time has come however, when, /
think, his end is not far distant Unless
all signs fail Pingree will not be re-elect-
ed governor"
Chairman Babcock, of the Republican
Congressional Committee, has tried his
hand at congressional forecast. He pro
fesses to have information to justify him
in claiming a majority for the Republican
party in the next house of twenty-seven.
but he frankly comedies that his party
will lose Of ifE ~,