Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-10-11
Two Million to Win.
HANNA'S CAMPAIGN FUND.
Gen. Lee May Resign From the
Army.

Army.
From Our Regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 1898.
Some idea of the panic existing in ad-
ministration circles, on account OF the
prospect of republican defeat in the Con
gressional campaign, may be had from
Boss Hanna's estimate, after going over
all the information in the possession OF
the Republican Congressional Committee
that it would require campaign fund OF
S2.0O0,000 to elect republican majority
OF the next House. Hanna is Chairman
OF the National Committee, and under
ordinary conditions, would have nothing
TO do with the Congressional Campaign.
But existing conditions are not ordinary.
On the contrary, they are extraordinary,
from Mr. McKinley's point of view
Chairman Babcock, of the Congressional
Committee, told Mr.. Mckinley that h,
considered the fight already lost Then
Hanna was telegraphed for and asked if
he could not save the House for hif
party. He decided that it would take
S2,000,000 to do it, and made out a list OF
men that must put up that amount
They are the same men who furnished
him the money he used so lavishly two
years ago, and already they are being
personally waited upon and made to
come down again, some of them by Han
ma himself and others by his agents.
Col. w. j. Bryan, who has been CON
fined to his bed by an attack of malaria.
is now much better, and expects to re
turn TO his regiment after short stay IL
the Virginia mountains. None of the
many attentions paid Col. Bryan during
his stay in Washington, gave him more
pleasure than magnificent basket of
roses from tie Executive Committee OF
the Maryland Democratic Association,
accompanied by a communication, from
which the following is quoted "The
Executive Committee OF the Maryland
Democratic Association deem it privi-
lege and pleasure to present this bas
ket Of flowers TO Col. VIM. J. Bryan, as
token of their respect, love, and esteem
for him who, more than any man living,
stands as the personifcation of the most
vital issue affecting the welfare OF all the
people of our Nation and OF the world.
The intelligent, aggressive and disinter-
ested advocacy OF the cause OF the plain
people that marked your entrance into
public life at once awakeeed response
in the hearts of your countrymen, and
singled you out as an object of their af-
lection. Your steadfast devotion to
principle,your untiring zeal in the cause
of the people, and the recognition by
them of your rare talents. combined 10
make you their chosen leader in their
contest for deliyerance from the evils
that are threatening the overthrow of re-
publican institutions and the establish
ment of piutocracy to rule and plunder
under forms OF law"
Gen Fitz Hugh Lee, who was ordered
to Washington last week, has gone to We I
lOl1lk W NlHit ito rplis VIM II ttutA
here. but will return to Washington in a
few days. Republican influence is being
brought to bear upon the administration
10 cause it to give General Lee only a
subordinate command in the Cuban Ar
my OF Occupation, instead of command
OF the entire army. 1t was 10 sound him,
in order to find out how far he would
allow himself to be pushed into the back
ground without rendering his resigna-
ton, that he was sent for. Gen. Lees
admirers hope that il he is rendered any
thing less than command Of that division
of the army of occupation that will have
Havana for its headquarters he will ten
der his resignation and leave the army
at once IL he gets less than that, a very
positive promise will be violated, but
that happens frequently in Washington.
Not being admitted to Boss Platt's
rectness, but there has been a'lot of talk
around Washington to the effect that
Teddy Roosevelt was nominated for
Governor with the deliberate intention
of ending his political career by getting
him badly defeated. and that he is to be
traded for legislative votes wherever TO
do 30 will increase the chance of electing
Republican member of the legislature.
According to this talk, Mr.. Mckinley
and Boss Platt are acting together in
this scheme to get rid of "Teddy" and ut
the same time elect legislature that
will send republican successor to SEN
ator Murphy. Democratic advices indi-
cate very strongly that the democrats
will control tho legislature as well as
elect the entire state ticket. They say
hey can beat Roosevelt without any as
sistance from Platt, and his knifers
Although Gen. Joe Wheeler has been
offered command of all the cavalry that
will 90 to Cuba with the army of occu-
patton, there are reasons for believing
that he will not go to Cuba, unless there
is a hitch in negotiating the treaty OF
Peace at Paris A close friend of Gen.
Wheeler says he will resign his commits
sion and resume his Congressional duties
as soon as the treaty of Peace is signed;
he has no hankering after the command
of mounted police force, in Cuba or
elsewhere. and that is about all our cav
airy will be after the treaty Of peace be-
comes an accomplished fact.
That investigation commission promis-
es to do gone investigating this week. it
has done nothing yet but get ready, ex.
cept to abandon the idea of star chamber
sessions, and agree to have the Press
Aoaociationa renrasanta1 at all seasiou,