West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
MeKtNLEI AND ALGER STANDING
TOGETHER
Tammanv fer Bryan, In spite OF
Their Leaders.

! WASHINGTnN, July 10, 1899
II seems that MIR. KeKipiey il gong
| into the business Of senator
Notwithstanding the il-fortupe OF
/ other Presidents who have engaged
/ ths~ejn Assistant Secretary OF War
Msiklejohn il the standardization can
didRte for Senator Thurstpu'S seat, h
! having stated his intsntion to retire
! March Sri. 1901, when his term will
expire. OF AL branches Of this nd.
| ministrAtion the War Department Is
tho Wore, FROM which n candidate Tor
ANYTHING could be taken aud the
Democrats Of Nebraska, who already
had excellent chances FOR elccttug "A
majority OF tho next legislature. and
IhurNtou's successor, ought to, aud
doubtless will, thank Mr. Mckinley
for making their task easier by backing
che Assistant Secretary OF War aa the
administration candidate for the
Senate.
The latest gossip in Washing ton has
it that the Algor- Pingres mix-up is tho
personal work OF MIR. Mckinley, and
that the entire influence OF the admins.
tration is 10 be used to help Alger DO.
feat Senator Mcmillan, provided Of
course, that tho Republicans can elect
a majority OF the next Michigan logiS-
Iature-a worry important proviso, by
the way. In Wow OF what Alger has
done to diHcredt the administration,
this seems TO be an astonishing sort OF
deal, but those who have closely fol.
lowed the various Hanna Mckinley DO.
litical deals from the spring OF 90 to
the present time nd il difficult to be
Astonishod at anything. According to
this story, which may or May not DC
true, Algsr has succeeded in convinc-
ing MIR. Mckinley that all tho attacks
on AlRGrism have been in reality At.
tacks on the entire administration
and that unless AlRer can be vindi-
Gated by an election 20 tho senate all
these charges will be placed against
ths Mckinley administration by his
tory. 1t is plain that the support OF
Alger by the Mckinley administration
will be au act OF treachSry to Senators
Mcmillan and Burrows, both OF whom
have been 6teadfast administration
men, but troachery TO friends has long
been Hanna speciality. and adiniaia.
tration Senators will not De ~ badly
needed during the ROM iinder OF Mr.
McKinl0y's term as they were when
tho RepulicaDL were short OF Il ma joriir
in the Senate.
Democrats arc citing the ease with
which Ex-Governor Hogg, OF Texas
converted tho Tammany Fourth OF
July meeting, which II had baeu gen
orally understood was 90 ignore Col.
Bryan, II not directly antagonizs him,
iato wildly enthusiastic Bryan
gathering as a n evidence Of the won
derful hold that Col. Bryan has upon
the rank and fls Of tho Democratic
party--the mon who cast the votes. but
do not attempt 20 engage in cand idate.
making. Thnt meeting may prove n
valuable object Lesson 10 those who
now imagine the possibility Of prevent.
iog the NatonalCon yeDtion registering
tho will OF the Demcratic party at
large.
A New Mexican who attended tho
recent Rough Riders reunion iu that
Territory has let brand new Roosa-
yslt cat out OF the bag He says that
Gov. Teddy" told bis old comrades
that brigade Of Rough Riders would
be enlisted for the Philippines at once,
and that he could command IT, IL he de-
cidod II advisable 10 resign the governor
ship OF New York 90 take IL. Nobody
in Washington had heard word OF all
this until the arrival Of the gentlemen
irou New Mexico II may be merely
| a product Of the "sillY season" or it
may DO true, but IL Gov. Roosevelt Is
| willing TO resign his present exalted
position TO 90 To- the Phil ppines. he
| viii surprise those who give him credit
for knowing bow 20 hold on 20 q good
| thing when he has IL.
%
There is hitch somewhere iu the
programme arranged for the giving out
Of concessions for various sorts Of
franehises iH Porto Rico. and IL was
this week seui.oficiauy announced
that the War Department would prob
ably not grant any concessions on The
island IN advance OF Congressional &c.
ton. Inis announcement would have
aroused more public interest II 10 had
not reon kuowa that Mr. McKiuIev
was almost II not quite persuaded Of
bis right 90 promulg0te & code rf laws
/ Tor Porto Rico in advance Of Congrss-
sional action. ia fact, it it understood
/ that the insulsr Commission, which
I endod It's Official life with the close Of
| tho last fscsi year, has been re-habiIi-
tated by Mr.. Mckinley for the xpress
1 purpose Of preparing a Gods OF laws
/ for Porto Rico II the administration
assumes the right 90 make laws for
7 Porto Rice. 20 will hardly leave the
! granting OF CONCESSIONS 90 Congress
/ especially when men 90 whom DO is
uoter political obligations oro after
/ those concessions
10
/ TO has been officially announced that
/ all Of the ne " VOLUNTEER officers above
\ the rank of Captain Gre 90 bee Oh Ken
u