Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-23
Small Group Will Try to Embarrass
the Administration.
PRESIDENTS OPPONENTS IN CONGRESS
Gossip as tos Mr. McKinIey's Re-
Nomination.
NO DEMOCRATIC LEADER

There will be a small group of men in
the Senate next winter who are likely to
attract as much attention. If they do not
make as much trouble, as did the silver re-
publican boilers during the last Congress
and the Congress- before. Hoar, yelling
ton and Mason have already proclaimed
their lasting opposition to the retention of
the Philippines, and to any attempt TO ex-
ercise ciyilzing authority there, and sew
eral other sena tors, less open in their op-
position. occupy an attitude OF dema nding
an end of the war. one way or another,
very speedily. These men are likely to
lend secret assistance to the open enc
mics of the Philippine policy. and it is
quite within the range of possibilities that
the administration will meet with a great
many embarrassments in the Senate this
winter.
Opposing Forces.
Those republicans who do not want to
see Mckinley again in the White House
are looking to. see him crushed between
two opposing forceS-the little band of anti
expansion republicans and the great army
OF eXpansionists who are eager for results
in the Philippine campaign, and are there
tore not satisfied with the way matters are
being managed there. 1t is not believed.
however. by men who have a keen insight
into politics that if things should so turn
out that Mckinley could be defeated for
denomination Reed or any other anti-ex-
pansionist could carry the convention. The
republican party is thoroughly committed
to the subjugauOn of the rebels in the
Philippines and the policy of the admins
trat1on In this respect Is being Endorsed
with emphasis in all states where republic
can conventions are held. The anti-eXpan-
sion republicans are not strong enough to
prevent this, and are therefore too weak to
defeat Mckinley by their own efforts in
national convention. They recognize this,
and know that should he be defeated it
Will be not because of his favoring cxpan-
sion, but because of failure, favoring it,
to put 1t into effect satisfactorily.
Would Not Benefit Reed.
Reed could hardly be the beneficiary of
such a reaction against Mckinley. Those
whose objection to Mckinley would be his
lack of ability to carry out successfully an
expansion policy would not turn from him
to radical anti-expansionist The two
elements might make common cause
against Mckinley, should the opportunity
be afforded, but they would not themselves
be able to .agree upon a common policy or
candidate. The friends of Mckinley feel
that even ,shoulq the Ohio campaign go
wrong, and the Progress Of affairs in The
Philippinesibe u1fsa tisfactory, the President
would haveCnothing to fear from the cam
didacy of Reed They feel that the admin
istration policy will have 20 be sustained,
as the policy of the party, even though
Mckinley himself should be laid aside and
that, therefore, the candidate TO defeat HIM
would have to be much of an expan-
sionist as he Isl
No Leadcriof the Democrats.
The democrats are in peck of trouble
over the choice of a leader at the opening
of Congress-. Some of Bailey's admirers
held to The hope until recently in spite
of his retirement from the leadership near
the close of the last Congress. on account
of majority of his party having voted
contrary to his advice on a party question.
that Bailey would accept the minority NOM
ination if rendered him without solicitation
this winter. They understand now, how
ever, that they cannot rely on this, as
Bailey expects to go to the Senate, and
does not want to be burdened with the
responsibility of party leadership in the
House. With him out of the way it Is a
pretty difficult choice. there being some OBJ
jections to all the candidates in the field.
There are three active candidates-Rich-
ardson, DeArmond and Bankhead. The
last nameds prospects of success appear
at this time to amount to nothing, and the
fight Is between Richardson and Dear
mond The choice between these two is so
embarrassing to many members that there
is talk of trying to settle upon some man
not now candidate. The only value in
the prize is the influence 1T is supposed to
give the successful candidate with the ma
tional party organization This very
slight benefit to Mr.. Bailey in the Fifty
fifth Congress, as 1t involved him in more
trouble than he had ever experienced. The
several democratic delegations will soon
begin holding caucuses to determine where
their votes will be thrown, and meanwhile
there Is very lively contest among the
candidates for control of the delegations