Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-10

mony between Cullom and Tanner. The
good Of the party Is declared to be greater
than the ambition Of either the senator or
the governor, and the republicans OF the
state are asked to issue their fiat that har-
meny shall prevail. AS most Of the re-
publicans are already aligned. they are not
likely to forsake their present obligations
Some vitality has bsen given a movement
for Representative Walter Reeves His own
sfnsressiona district is ready to support
ments might unite them. Mr. Reeves 10 q
politician of force and experience, who has
made good record in Congress 1t Ia yet
to be seen how far his influence spreads
throughout the state. Representative 4. J..
Hopkins, who was candidate for the NOM
nation against Tanner four years ago. now
seems to prefer his influential place In the
House to Il state scramble. Mr.. W. ]. CAL
hcun, who is to resign his place on the In
terstate commission in order to practice
law In Chicago, is definitely out OF politics
for the present. AT one time he was looked
upon as the most promising candidate for
governor.
Friendly With the Administrations.
While the national administration Is not
drawn into this senatorial and guberna-
tcrial complication directly, there are signs
that Senator Culom will utilize for his own
benefit his friendly relations with it. Sena-
tor Cullom always got along well when
the administration was of the opposite
party. When 1t is of his own party he
never quarrels with it, and his ability to
disappointments gives him potent source
Of strength. That is the way 1t stands now
in the maneuvering that is going on.
Altgeld Keeping Quiet.
Ex-Gov. Altgelt has been keeping quiet
lately, but he still causes the chills to run
down the back of the regular democracy.
In spite OF all that was said about elm
mating Altgeld from the democratic nation
al committee, evidences of his work in that
body daily apparent 1t is not now
understood that Altgeld and his followers
seriously question the ability of Mayor Car
ter Harrison to be nominated for governor
and perhaps to control the majority of
the delegates to the democratic national
convention The indifference they show TO
this fact is believed to be due TO Altgeld s
purpose to become independent demo-
was an Independent democratic candidate
for mayor He has not yet carried out his
threats of going into Kentucky and max
ing speeches for John Young Brown against
Goebel for governor, but d month remains
of the campaign, and no one can say that
he Will not do so. If he does make speech
es for Brown, ii will be the certain evil
dence that Alleged expects a similar con-
himself playing the role that Brown and
the boiling kentucky democrats now play.
AltEeid Retains Ills Grip.
So far as / can discover, Altgeld keeps
bis hold on the peculiar elements of popu-
lists and democrats who are partisans of
his theories. He is the. only prominent
democrat in the west who was identified
with free silver in 1896 that has the cour-
age to question and controvert whatever
William J. Bryan may do. Altgeld is a
supporter of Bryan and expects the Ne
braskan to be nominated for President next
year. But he is not slow in telling where
he thinks Bryan is wrong. and he is bold
enough to discard dead issues. OF course,
he is for free silver, but he is probably the
one man who would have the courage to
get up in free silver convention and tell
its devotees that sixteen to one is a thing
of the past and that the ratio is of no
consequence. / have heard several hints
that it is Altged's purpose to take a stand
of this kind. If he does, he Is sure to make
the proceedings interesting.
CHARLES NJ. PEPPER.