The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-02
It Is Behind the Movement to
Run Sam Jones for Gov
ernor of Ohio.
A DISGUSTED DEMOCRAT
Expresses Himself on the Present At
titude of That Party-Repre-
sentative Cannon Speaks.
Snecial COrrespOndence of The Gazette.

Washington, May S3.-FroS1QenC MIC
Kinley put in considerable time last
week toward making a success of the
big peace jubilee, which closed Friday
with an immense patriotic concert. He
reviewed the military, the civic and
the historic parades, upon successive
days, attended the opening night of the
fireworks, held a public reception and
received the members Of a number Of
visiting organizations during his office
hours. The celebration was a success,
although the attendance from outside
was below expectations.
Official dispatches from General Otis
and from President Schurman Of the
Philippine commission prove the falsity
of the report that there was a serious
difference of opinion between the
civilian commissioners and General Otis
as to the terms that should be given
the Filipinos.
Two Of the leading candidates for
speaker Of the house-Sherman Of New
York and Hopkins of Illinois-a1e i'll
Washington. Both Of them express
confidence in being elected.
Ohio republicans who come to Wash
ington these days are very near unani-
nous in saying that the democratic ma
chine of that state is behind the mov
ment to run Sam Jones as an indepen-
dent candidate for governor, the afo1e-
said machine having discovered some
time ago the impossibility Of carrying
out their first scheme, which was to
make Jones the regular republican can
didate. Mr.. M. J. Wardner of Cincin-
natl said of the new scheme: "Con-
gresham Lentz and other aspirants for
the democratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton are anxious to have Mayor Jones
Of Toledo run as All independent candi-
date for governor. Their aim is so ap-
parent that nobody is deceived. They
think that Jones will draw off enough
republican votes to allow a democrat
to win. But they are nursing a delu-
sion, for even if the Toledo man be
foolish enough to run, his race will be
a very weak one, and the regular re-
publican nominee can beat both him
and the democratic candidate with the
greatest ease.'
Ex-Representative Cadmus is u Of
the numerous democrats who is dis
gusted with the present attitude Of that
party, of which he said: "The trouble
with the democratic party is the failure
of the leaders tc realize that the great
issue on which the battle of '96 was
fought is virtually dead. It looks as
though the free silver men were bent
on renominating Mr.. Bryan. which, in
my Judgment. is an act of the greatest
folly, since there is no earthly chance
to elect him. He will be worse beaten
than in '96. New Jersey and New
York are indispensable to the election
of a democratic president. In all time
the electoral votes Of those states will
not go to Mr.. Bryan or any Il who
advocates his views on money. If the
south and west want to make of the
democracy a perpetual minority party,
all they need to do is to keep up their
present programme. Until some glim-
mer of common sense returns to the
democrats Of those sections, eastern
democrats will keep on voting the re-
publican ticket"
Representative Gillett of Massachu-
setts secured a promise from President
Mckinley to visit Springfield when he
and Mrs. Mckinley go to Mount
Holyoke to attend the graduation of
their niece, Miss Grace Mckinley.
The president said that it would give
him pleasure to meet the people of
Springfield.
Representative Cannon Of Illinois,
who is now in Washington working for
his colleagues election to the speaker
ship, is just as frank as ever. When
asked about his withdrawal as a candi-
date he said: eyes, T am out of the
race. Hopkins beat me by one vote in
the Illinois delegation; he is a better
politician than I am. l always play
fair, and SO I am doing everything I
can for the election Of Hopkins: we
Illinois people think he ought to be
elected and will be elected. I should
have liked the honor; it is the next
office to the presidency in Importance
Secretary Wilson, who has just re-
turned from an extended trip through
the south, speaks we'll of the ~agricult-
ural and manufacturing prospects of
tuaU soCt1oA, III WH1Cu Gu6 uopartmouI
of agriculture is engaged in many inter-
esting experiments He said, among
other interesting things: 1T is only a
question of time when the south will
produce all the tea that the people in
the United States will want. This de-
partment proposes to push experimental
tion along that line. We intend to es-
tablish a tea farm in every southern
state as soon as that can be done intel
ligently. We propose to get the finest
varieties of tea to be found in the orient
and to have the planting done where
growth a be forced through irriga-
ton, SO as to get plenty of tender
shoots. The young people of the south
car earn enough to clothe and board