The evening times., 1899-01-04
GENERAL POLITICAL GOSSIP


sylvania, who will be inaugurated in about
ten days, is still in the. city. He will not
leave for Harrisburg, he says, until the
last of next week Speaking of Senator
Quays chances in the light of the result
or last nights Republican caucus at Har
| risbur, Colonel Stone said: Senator Quay
will be reelected on January II beyond
doubt. The fact that he will neeed nine
teen more votes to elect than he received
in the caucus does not signify anything.
Mr.. Quay received the votes of all those
present in the caucus. He was nominated
unanimously and the great majority of the
absentees will be bound by the caucus
decree; more than nineteen of them are
pledged to vote for him, so his success is
assured. Speaker Farr, who was put up
as an antiQuay man. seconded Quays
nomination in the caucus. Senator Quay
has won decisive victory and he is to be
congratulated. Governor Stone refused
to speak of the policy of his coming ad-
ministration. He preferred to remain si
lent on that subject until he delivered his
inaugural address. The future of the Re-
publican party, he thought, was very bright.
The mass of the people throughout the
country were in thorough harmony, he
thought, with President McKinley's ex
pansion policy
Will 1t He senator Benton McMiI-
lin Gov .-elect McMillin, of Tennessee,
has left for Nashville to get ready to be
inaugurated governor of that State. Ac-
cording to the usage in Tennessee the leg
iSlature fixes the date for the inauguration
OF new governor. The legislature will
probably decide on January II. The con-
test over the election of a successor to
Senator Bate is getting quite warm, and
the friends of McMillin have about per-
suaded him, 1t is said, to enter the race.
McMillin was a Senatorial candidate year
ago, but was defeated after 4 hard and
close fight. His friends are confident that
if he will go into the fight in earnest now
that he can capture the prize. Senator
Bates supporters however, predict his
triumphant reelection on the first ballot
They say that McMillin has promised TO
keep out of the contest until il is shown
that Senator Bate cannot be reelected
The Rad Beef Scandal at the
White Housc.-It was learned at the
White House today that the President
was more concerned on the revelations
concerning the embalmed beef shipped TO
our soldiers in the field than anything
that has taken place since the b ginning
of his Administration. He is determined.
il is said, to probe the matter to the bot
connected with it IN a responsible way. if
the charges are substantiated Even Sec
Tetary Ayers pull. which has been suffi-
cient up to date TO keep him in the Cabi-
net, will not save him if the President
finds that he is in any way responsible
for the introduction OF the embalmed beef
into the army. He will il is stated, be
promptly dismissed in disgrace.
The President said one of his close
reputation Of his Administration are at
stake in this matter of impure beef.
Unless it can be shown that the charges
maze by Gen. Miles and others are un-
founded the Administration will be ruin
ed politically, at least unless the guilty
parties are promptly punished Mere
dismissal from office will not be enough
to satisfy the President. | believe that he
contemplates taking steps to have the
offenders prosecuted criminally as they
certainly ought 10 be.
Some people sneer and say that the
whole matter Is simply a fight between
two big monopolies; that Armour & Co
are mad at not getting the contract
TO supply the army with beef and are
trying TO get even by attacking Swift &
Co. their successful riva' 5. This is sheer
nonsense. In the first place, il would BE-
impossible 10 get an officer and soldier
OF Gen. Miles rank and standing to lend
himself 10 any such disgraceful business.
Besides, the charges do not come from
Gen Miles alone. His charges are sub
stantiated by regular army officers and
surgeons Of the highest character But
still another point that refutes the idea
of a conspiracy TO do up Swift d Co. is
found in the fact that the exposure OF the
Swift concern will indirectly njure the
Armour Company, as il will doubtless
lead to the exclusion of American canned
meats from the European mark i, Every
country in Europe will probably forbid
the importation OF American canned beef.
without discrimination. II the Armours
were actuated by spite, their course
would be like cutting off their nose to
spite their face. Ii viii be long time
before American canned beef will be re-
ceived again with any confidence abroad.
Governor Hits AdjutHnI General
Corbin.-Army officers and a good many
politicians We're deeply interested in that
portion of Governor Rooseyelt's first mes
sage to the New York legislature, made
public today. which is devoted to re-