The evening times., 1898-10-13
GENERAL POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The Senatorial contest now in progress
| In the State of West Virginia has had
new Zest added to 1t by the announcement
Of the candidacy of former Senator Hen
ry G. Davis. While blr. Davis has al
ways passed as Democrat, the injection
of his name into the contest will have a
tendency to complieate matters on the
Republican side. Mr.. Davis is Senator
Elkins's father-in-law and there Is
strong suspicion among the supporters
of Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Scott and Gov. Atkinson that Eikins will
quietly work to have his father-in-law
elected. They believe that he would pre-
fer to have his father-in-law as a col
league. although he is a Democrat, than
either of the Republican aspirants for
the place. Another explanation of the
appearance of Mr.. Davis in the fight is
that his son-in-law, perceiving that the
Republicans We're likely to lose the legis-
lature, gave Davis the tip to go in and
grab the prize himself. Some more in
teresting developments are looked for IN
the West Virginia situation before Sena-
tor Faulkner's successor is elected.
No matter how the elections may result
next month, President Mckinley Is GER
tain to encounter a great deal of opposf-
ton from some of the leading members
of his own party in the execution of the
foreign policy that has been outlined at
the White House as soon as Congress as
sembles, In December. Senator Foraker
sounded the keynote of his opposition in
the interview with him published in The
Evening Times of yesterday. Mr. Fora
ker is decidedly against the Edmunds-
Ireland protocol, and he does not hesitate
to so declare himself. He insists that the
United States must keep good faith with
the Cubans; that having gone to war for
the express purpose of freeing Cuba from
the yoke of Spain, and having disavowed
any desire for conquest, and also solemn
ly asserting that In our opinion Cuba by
right ought to be free and independent
that we cannot now with decency take
any other stand in regard to the matter
The attempt to maintain an army of oc-
cupation in Cuba. he thinks, would be
little short of an outrage Cuba in due
season would naturally come into the
American Union the same as Hawaii but
In his judgment the Administration was
making mistake in assuming in ad-
vance that the Cubans were incapable of
self-governfnent.
Senator Foraker will not be alone. from
all accounts in his antagonism to Presi-
dent Mckinley's general foreign policy
III Is believed that a ma ajority of the SEN
ators today, irrespective of party, are de-
cidedly of the opinion that the Teller
amendment to the Cuban resolution which
was reported from the Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations really meant some
thing and cannot be ignored now with
lmpunity. They are prepared it is un-
uerstood, 10 stand by that amendment and
10 insist that the Administration shall live
up TO the pledge contained therein The
pond syndicates and other speculative in
terests WILL of course. strenuously oppose
all efforts to compel the Administration
TO Keep faith with the Cubans. but unless
they can gain good many recruits in the
near future to their side they will NOT
succeed in having their way
Mr. Foraker has been classed as an anti
Administration man. Some of his friends
think that he is really one Of McKinley's
best friends, as he is trying to save him
from stultifying himself.
1t was reported yesterday that the de-
parture of the Alger Relief Commission
had been FASTENED at the suggestion of
Senator Hanna Notwithstanding the
quantity of whitewash developed at the
inquiry, 1t has been noted by Mr. Hanna
ana other shrewd observers that the gen.
erai effect of the testimony adduced at
the sittings of the Commission on the pub
lie al, large Was not fafora bic to the Re-
publican party. The Commission has done
It's best TO Keep the newspapers from OBJ
tanning the truth regarding the details of
the investigation by excluding all the reg
niar representatives of the press from its
hearings. But as there-are great many
newspaper men at the national capital.
and they have n bad habit of finding out
things that go on in executive sessions, IL
has been found practically impossible for
the Commission to keep it's secrets dark
BY sending the. Commission out on the
road it is hoped to escape the vigilant at
tention of the newspaper representatives
and thus put a stop to the publication of
unpleasant facts until after election at
least Mr. Hanna and the Republican
leaders are banking great deal on the
favorable testimony of Gen. Lee and Gen.
Wheeler to break the force of the criti-
cisms of Alger and Algerism. Thousands
of pamphlets containing their testimony
are, it is said. being circulated throughout
the country by the Republican Congress
sional Committee.