Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-28
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
Root, Depew and Grigg Mentioned
for the Office.
CURRENCY MEASURE TO Be PUSHED.
The War Department Determined to Stop
the "Baby Act''-SenatOr Vest Posted on
Our Canadian RelatiOns-Interstate
Commerce Commission Vacancy.

Washington, Sept. "5.--Vlce Presl-
dent Hobart it is now well understood
among leading republicans, will not be
a candidate for denomination and re-
election. His health does not improve
and his physicians have given him to
understand that he must drop politics.
The only contingency which can
change the determination reached is a
material and speedy improvement in
the vice presidents condition, with
the assurance of the physicians that he
will recover from the troubles now
affecting him. Along with the state.
ment of Mr.. Hobart's retirement, the
statement is made that Gov. Roosevelt,
of New York, will not be a candidate
for the vice presidential nomination.
Mr.. Roosevelt's desire apparently is to
be renominated and reelected gov
ernor and then lay his wires for the
republican nomination for president in
1904. 1t is probable that Elihu Root,
the present secretary of war, will be
nominated. Senator Depew could have
the nomination, so far as New York is
concerned, if he should express the de-
sire, but he has not yet intimated this.
Attorney General Griggs is also
named as probable candidate for the
vice presidency. The president is a
great admirer of his attorney general
and would no doubt be agreeable to
such nomination.
CURRENCY MEASURE TO BE PUSHED.
Washington, Sept. 25. Representa-
tive Towney, of Minnesota, a member
of the ways and means committee in
the last house, believes the coming SEES
sion of congress will be of interest from
the day of assembling He says many
republicans are of the opinion that the
financial measure, which is to be the
result of the joint conferences between
the senate finance committee and the
house caucus committee, should be re-
ported at once and before the house
committees are appointed by Speaker
Henderson. This would prevent any
unseemly contest by the banking and
currency committee to gain control OF
the measure. The bill could be passed
under special rule and made the law
before the holidays if the senate would
cooperate with the house managers to
obtain legal recognition Of the gold
standard. A prominent republican
member of the next house Of repre-
sentatives said that it was the purpose
Of Gen. Henderson, who will be the next
speaker, to submit the new financial
bill to republican caucus, after the
house is organized, and have it con-
sidered in caucus before reference to
any committee. By this plan it is
hoped to avoid any wrangle over the
proper reference of the bill to commit
tee and to obtain speedy action on it
in the house.
SOLDIERS 'BABY ACT" TO BIZ STOPPED.
Washington, Sept, s5.-War depart
ment officials decided to put a stop to
the practice of discharging soldiers
from the army at the instance of par
ents. The authorities have been grant
ing such discharges on the representa-
ton that the soldiers were under age.
Proof of this has usually been fur
nished by the parents or guardians Of
boys who, in order to enlist, must have
stated under oath that which they
knew to be false. In rearly every case
1t appears that the request for dis
charge has been made at the instance
Of the soldier, who has become tired Of
the service. This practice has become
known in the army as the "babv act. /"