The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-04
GENERAL POLITICAL
NOTES AND GOSSIP.


NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Who is the Richest MINI in the
senatet-A correspondent of the New
York World the other day made the inter-
esting assertion that Senator John p.
Jones, of Nevada was the wealthiest mem
Der OF the United States Senate. He kindly
estimated Senator Jones's fortune some
where in the neighborhood OF $50, 100000
friend meeting the Nevada senator yes
terdsy congratulated him on his elevation
to the ranks of the plutocrats and multi
miiiionaires Senator Jones turned away
impatiently. "If the World he said.
will honor my drafts on the basis of the
wealth it has presented me with | viii
gladly give you one-half and ! don't
know but a great deal more. | think that
/ could easily afford to do so. as / should
be a very large winner at that One re-
suit of the publication of Senator Jones
alleged riches has been to fill his mail with
begging letters and promoters schemes.
If they keep up he will think seriously. it
is said. of sending n, bill TO the newspaper
which started the story for the additional
expense it has cost him. The truth is that
Senator Jones twenty years ago was rated
as a millionaire. He was at one time
worth probably $1,000, goo. He suisse
quently lost his money. however, and while
he is by no means broke at the present
day, he is a considerable distance from
being a millionaire he has property that
may be worth great deal some day, ard
1t may not 1t all depends, but ii is not
bringing him in any revenue now. There
are at least twenty-five or thirty senators
who are great deal better off from a
financial point of view than Senator Jores.
III one were asked to pick out the richest
man in the Senate off-hand he would prob
ably name either Mark Hanna or James
Mcmillan, of Michigan. Some of the other
mil!ionaires in the Senate are Henry Cabot
Lodge of Massachusetts, Redfield Proctor
of Vermont, Nelson W. Aldrlch of Rhode
Island, Thomas C. Plat of New York,
Stephen B. Ellins of West Virginia. Joseph
B. Foraker OF Ohio. Charles w. Fairbanks
of Indiana, George l.. Shoup of Idaho, and
James Smith, jr., of New Jersey. Senator
Hale of Maine is a rich man by bievet
his wife who was a daughter of the late
Zach Chandler, of Michigan, inherited a
large fortune from her father.
There are quite number of senators
who may become rich some day-provided
they are permitted to remain in the Senate,
but that is another story. There are prob
ably fewer uncomfortably wealthy men in
the Senate today than for number of
years.
Gen. Howard Carroll has declined the ap
pointment as a civilian aide on Governor
Roosevelt's staff, with the rank Of colonel.
General Carroll has been a brigadier gen
eral and chief of artillery under two gov
errors of New York. Morton and Black.
and he believes it TO be beneath his dignity
to accept a lesser rank in the military sery-
ice of the State Carroll will be remembered
in Washington as the correspondent Of
New York newspaper fifteen years or more
ago. He married daughter of john II.
Starin, the millionaire steamboat magnate.
In 1882 he ran for congressman large
against Gen. Henry W. Slecum and was
only defeated by about 100000 votes. The
National Guard of New York will probably
be able to survive Carrolfs withdrawal
from the service. His military experience
has been altogether of the ornamental va
riety.
Republican Harmony in New York.
The Republican harmony in the Empire
State is almost too perfect to last any
length of time Apparently there are only
two persons who have been left outside the
breastworks. They are DR.. Charles II.
Parkhurst and Whtelaw Reid. Mr. Platt
was evidently unwilling to give these two
interesting individuals even a temporary
admission into the Republican fold. The
only thing left for them to do is TO organ
ize an independent movement and down
the wicked machine. Just how long the
Republican leaders in New York will con-
tinue TO dwell together peaceably remains
to be seen. 1t can hardly. in the judgment
of experienced observers, last for any
length OF time. The opening of the Pres
Dental campaign next year is fixed upon
in the minds of a good many people for an
open rupture. Roosevelt, it is asserted, will
insist upon becoming a rival candidate
against Mckinley. and as Mr. Platt and his
organization are understood 10 be pledged
to the support Of the President for sec
ond term, they will probably have some
trouble in keeping Roosevelt in bounds.
Governor Roosevelt, in his inaugural ad
dress, gives no Indication that he contem-
plates breaking with the machine. He
shows that he is learning something of the
ways of practical politics. He insists that
all reform movements are visionary that
are not conducted through the medium OF
regular organizations. This will be very
displeasing to the Mugwumps and many of
Colonel Roosevelt's former associates.
No Minister to Spain to Be Ap-
pointed Right ANay.-It was said at the
White House yesterday that the President
would not appoint minister to Spain
until after the ratification of the treaty
of peace. The post will probably be Of
fered to Gen. Stewart L. Woodford unless
objection is made to him by the Madrid
government. However, il is reported that
Whitelaw Reid has suggested that he
would be willing to go to Madrid proyid
ed that the post can be raised to an am
bassadorship. Having been a special
ambassador at the Queens jubilee in Lon
don for thirty days, Mr.. Reid could hardly
be expected TO accept any position that
did not carry with it an equally imposing
title.
Speaker Reed and the Adrninistrn-
tion.-According TO the inside talk in poll
litcal circles. Speaker Reed has not made
his position clear with respect TO his
treatment OF the strictly Administration
measures that will come before Congress
during the remaining two months of the
present session The President and his
friends are just as much in the dark on
this subject as they were before the ses-
sion opened in December Several at
tempts have been made recently by friends
of the President to draw Mr.. Reed out
but they have met with failures Tne
Maine autocrat has kept his own counsel
and so far as is known has not even dis
cussed the matter with his most intimate
friends.
Mr.. Reed" said an Administration sup
porter last night. will be compelled
within a short time to take a position one