New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Washington. March 3.

Washingt ton, March g.
WILLIAM GOEBEI, OF KENTUCKY.-In Ken
lucky circles here no little interest attaches to
William Goebel. OF that State He is the author OF
the elections bill which the Democratic Legislature
has just sent to the Governor for his signature
Instead Of his signature it will receive the Govern
or's Veto and then will the effort to pass
the bill the veto The probability Ia that the
bill will become a law. 1t Is bold and unds-
gused scheme for grasping power. and II IL goes
into operation the whole election machinery OF the
State will pass under the absolute control OF a
Democratic board selected for the express purpose
OF securing Democratic supremacy. Interest in the
measure is heightened by the fact that its author
is a candidate for his partys nomination for Gov
ernor next year and this is accepted az his frst
manoeuvre for position. Mr. Goebel lives In Cow
ingon and represents that district in the Kentucky
Senate He is lawyer. and considered an able
one, man of intense ambition. and. as this cleo
ton bill shows advocate OF the machine IN
politics When the silver issue first came 10 the
front Mr.. Goebel took the sound money side OF the
question but in the end he yielded his convictions
TO the majority rule and became Of the leaders
in the effort TO re-elect Mr.. Blackburn to the Sen
in every instance espoused the silver cause, and
If he makes the race for Governor next year VII
Goebel became involved in a difficulty with prom
TaS killed b bs adversary With pistol The
affair created great excitement all over the state
had Wrecked his hopes Of public career But he
faced tho ordeal bravey. his friends stood by him
and an acquittal in court was the result. He is
represented as man of calculation cool and de-
liberae and full OF and resolution. About
age that Mr. Carlisle did, and is relying the
same constituency for support
THE CRESTED JAYHAwK OF THE NOUN
TA1NS"-A visitor to town last week was ex-
Congressman John d. White, OF Kentucky. He
was Il member Of the XLvI1Ith Congress- and at
tracted some attention by his pugnacity and the
fact that he the only Republican member OF
the House from the Blue Grass State. Coming
from a mountain district. and being stump orator
Of some power he was known in those days as
"the Crested Jayhawk of the Mountains" Mr..
White keeps up,his pugnacous spirit. The Federal
patronage has not been distributed to suit him,
and his minsnsion here was TO try and defeat the
confirmation Of OF the Presidents appoint
ments for Kentucky. But he failed and has
turned home in something OF rage. Mr.. White.
" hen in Congress frequently on his feet, and
not easily discounted. Sunset Cox was prob
ably the only man who ever succeeded In forcing
show of embarrassment from him. There had
been a good deal Of wranglirg over an appropria-
ton bill and the two men WHO had contributed
most TO the annoyance of the House were Mr..
White and the famous Calamity" Weller, OF Iowa
a5es T Mr White was younr odlookins well
dressed and spoke. Il not with interest certainly
We'll Well along in years small Of stature weazened in
appearance, and had high. complaining voice
White With fine scorn of Mi Weller, had on this
occasion been combating many OF the Iowa sa
by even this indirect attention. had been carrying
himself with a very aggressive manner in tho de
impatience of the House. Finally the House d.
vided and Mr.. Welers proposition was lest He
Then. With an air intended TO attract general at
e The chair viii appoint tellers the gentleman
from Iowa Mir, Weller and the gentleman from
Both men rose to take their places and as they
roarous laughter. Mr. Weller entered into the fun
with relish but Mr.. White was furious HIS face
ed 70 make a personal matter OF II. This yokng
him up with the man he had been irving 10 Ignore
personally all the afternoon was too much for him.
THE. WASHINGTON MONUMENTAL we'll
known Washington lawyer said TO a correspondent
~ The Tribune recently: THE confession OF sew
eral prominent Senators. when II was proposed to
OLD the figure on the dome Of the Capitol. that
they did not know precisely what It was reminded
me OF the mistake made by friend OF mine from
out OF town who visiting here Just before
work was resumed on the Washington Monument
The monument nov is the most conspicuous feature
| ~ the city but while II remained stump
was unjrnprcssive and seldom visited. My friend,
we-nformed mar had actually forgotten that
oven a start had been made on such A structure.
we were walking down from the Arlington Hotel
mare ana the view toward the Potomac was unob-
structed My friend remarked on the stretch OF
river and then on the unfinished monument
What is that he asked
81 thought he was testing, bu. when saw he
..Ob don't know. Something connected with
vour watcrwori<s?' Then | told him, and think
"'Pease don't repeat this with my name he
asked T should never hear the last OF IT at home.
Why don't they finish the thing
"'Why don't YOU out-of-town people sur congress
up on the subject? rep!ied' -, ---. -