The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-03
THEY EXPECT HIM BACK
Washington People Feel That
Hanna Will Win Out.
BEST IN SOME RESPECTS
The Ohio Boss Is in Such Bad Odor That
His Re- Election Would Be a Dis
tinct Help to the Democracy.
Washington Gossip.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Washington. Dec. 29.--Little doubt is
entertained here that the Ohio legisia-
ture will return Hanna to the senate. This
opinion is expressed by the leaders of both
parties here that nothing will come of the
Foraker and Bushnell effort to defeat
him. Although both the senator and gov
ernor would be quite willing to have Ham
ma, left at home, they not in position
to openly oppose him and have been COM
PEELED to leave the fight IN charge of Mr.
Charles l.. Kurtz. These are believed to
be from eight to dozen republican MEM
bers of the Ohio legislature who will vote
against Hanna in caucus, but If there
are any who will vote against him in the
legislature itself they are not yet i'll evil
dence.
1t is open secret that many demo-
Gratis believe the recollection of Hanna
would be the best thing that could hap
pen for the cause of silver. They say
that Hannas leadership is obnoxious to
the party throughout the country, and
that its continuance would rebound to
the benefit of the democratic party and
all friends of silver.
Congressman Hartman of Montana, who
is the silver republican leader in the
house, is one of those who opposes any
attempt to defeat Hanna by combination.
why, he said to your correspondent,
"Hanna's bossism and Doodle methods are
our best cards. If the republicans can at
ford TO elect Il man senator who ran so
far behind his ticket, why should we do
anything to interfere? | know that II my
advice were asked by Ohio silver re-
publcans | should certainly tell them
that IL would help us all over the United
States to have Boss Hanna returned to
| the senate.
The much discussed controversy be-
tween the Mckinley republicans of the
West and Secretary Gage appears to
have been entirely opera bouffe. senator
Carter and his bye-and-bye bimetalist
colleagues are much distressed at the GER
tainty that they cannot save themselves
by any plea that the republican party Is
not for the gold standard But they have
| no thought OF leaving the party Secretary
| Gage is undoubtedly much dsgusted AT
| the .prolonsation. of the farcical attempt
| of Carter, Wolcott ct al TO claim the
| republican party for bimetallism. But he
has no thought of resigning.
The effort OF Senator Chandler to pose
a leader of the element of alleged bi-
metallists that pretend to sec in the re-
| publican party the future savior of the
silver cause. does not find much favor
among Eastern republicans. These men,
more honest and less theatrical than
Chandler. frankly admit that the rcpub-
lican party Is committed to the gold
standard and that they expect IL to re-
main So Congressman Sulloway of New
ampshire-Chandlers own state-is
one of those who sees no merit in the
senator's frequent outbursts and mani-
festocs on that subject. Sulloway openly
declares that the republican party Is ir-
rcvocahly committed to the gold stand
ard. why" he says, free silver would
give us "A currency no better than jack
knives and bootstraps. As for bimetallism.
it Is only another name for free silver.
Senator Carter spent a few days of the
holiday season in New York. but return
ed here to celebrate New Years day. Sen
ator Mantle passed all the holiday week
in the metropolis, and is not now expected
here before the day congress reeonvenes
Representative McRae of Arkansas
formerly chairman of the committee on
public lands. Will press bill which he
has introduced for the sale of United
States lands chiefly valuable for certain
special mineral substances His bill emu
merates among these building stone. lime
stone. sandstone. granite. marble, slate
and lands containing gypsum. mica and
asphaltum texcept those in the uncom-
pahGre reservationb, borax. fire clay. kao-
lin, petroleum, salt and chalk. 1t is pro-
vded by Mr.. MeRae that any person may
have the right to enter such lands In
lots of not more than i60 acres for each
person upon satisfactory proof of the
character of the land and payment of
81 30 to s. per acre. 1t is further provided
that any person who has or shall have
developed any such lands shall have a
preference right of entry. All claims must
be presented to the register of the proper
land district within 30 days after the
date of actual possession and the com
mencement OF improvements. The bill pro-
vides that none of its provisions shall
impair any rights which may have at
tached prior to it's passage. or to author
ize the sale of lands valuable for mines
of gold. silver. cinnabar coal. tin. cop
per and other metallferous minerals.
The recent war department order di-
recting the return of Captain William III.
Beck To his regiment a Fort Asspuiboine
continues to be the subject of much dis
cussion here. There is no doubt that the
captain owes his abrupt dismissal from
the Indian service to politics. He * ad-
mltted to have been an excellent officer.
and il is also conceded that his removal.
or relief as il was phrased in the army
orders was due to the interventicn of
John NJ. Thurston. senator from Nehras-
ka. During the last campaign. and for
some time prior thereto. Captain Beck
was in charge of the Winnebago reserva-
tiou in Nebraska, Ordered from that res
ervation at the incoming of the new ad-
ministration. he was sent To the Uneom-
pahgre reservation in Utah. where he pi-
loted the Indians successfully through
the tolls of allotment. AT the Indian ottce
Beck's work among the Cpcompahgres is
warmly praised. Some persons near TO
ThurSton have given circulation to the
hint that the removal was due to a sus-
pieion that the captain had succeeded in
organizing a big syndicate 10 manipulate
asphalt lands during and after allot-
ment But this report wholly lacks veri-
tieation-
III seems To be plain that Beck's removal
was due 10 the influence of Thurston and
thu assistant secretary of war. also from
Nebraska. who claimed that he had been
an offensive Bryan partisan in 1886 The
only tangible evidence against Beck was
that h. had a prominent democrat for a
cousin HIS kinShip To Congressman w.
II. HinrichSeu. the celebrated democratic
Leader from Illinois, was used as evidence
that he was inclinsd TO Bryan. The eIee-
ton returns from the senator's name
county OF ThurStou We're pointed 10 as
Offering tndubttable evidence of Beck's
work for Bryan. Ii was claimed that he
did everything possible TO aid the demo-
cratic candidate. and that he exercised a
powerful influence among the Indians liv-