Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-25

Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom. by force of cir
cumstances, will be the administration can
didate. He knows where the greatest
source of strength to a candidate lies, and
he will not be found turning his back on
the national admins tration, which has Of
fees and other good things to give out
Six or seven years ago 1t looked as though
Senator Cullom was reaching the end of a
political career which had been uniformly
successful The democratic tidal wave was
rolling over the prairies and there was no
prospect of it rolling back again till after
state Legislature had been chosen. The SEN
ator used to discuss the situation with his
friends in Washington with philosophical
resignation, but not with Indifference. He
thought there was one chance in ten for
him, and he proposed to improve that
chance.
A Favorable Ebb Tide.
1t happened that the ebb came couple
of years in advance of the presidential
campaign A republican legislature was
chosen, and Cullom was reelected without
serious opposition though WE. Mason made
a play for the future. The prospect now is
for a republican legislature and other am
bilious statesmen show a disposition to COM
bat Cuiloms vested rights. That is the
meaning of the mention occasionally
made of various persons for the place.
Senator Mason is citizen of Chicago, and
the town cannot have two senators. Mason
continues to move in his own eccentric
orbit Independent of his colleague, of the
national administration ana OIL the local
machine. Senator Cullom is not likely TO
receive either help or hindrance from him.
Cullom has long had the reputation of being
the ablest politician in the west. He rounds
sharp corners with apparent ease and he
traverses rocky roads as If they were as
phalt. The complaint is that he does not
recognize the younger element, but in most
of the counties of the state his men manage
to keep control when Cullom has anything
at stake. His possible rival for the Senate
is Gov. John r. Tanner, who is in earnest
in wanting to become the colleague of
Quay and Plat. Tanner was formerly
Cullom'S chief lieutenant. After Tanner be-
came governor a GOODNESS sprang up. FIRE.
quent signs of jealousy were shown, fol-
lowed by supposed reconciiiations. l don't
imagine that either trusts the other The
senator knows that the best way to bring
the governor into line is to demonstrate
that his support Is not essential. Tanner
knows that the easiest way to get along
with Cullom is to show him there will be an
ugly fight If he doesn't make terms.
Gov. Tanner is at a disadvantage in
furthering his senatorial ambition because
he cannot run for two offices at once. The
common understanding is that he expects
to be a candidate for denomination and re-
election. Some of the Chicago machine pol
itfcians are against him because they fear
heavy detection in the city. Representa-
tive l<Orimer, who is potential in the party
councils, has declared in his favor. They
all have plenty of time to change their
minds, but in the end they will agree. Gull
lOiil vert TO the from the governor
office, but the circumstances are not quite
the same as at present. The impression is
that in presidential year Gov. Tanner will
have enough to do in attending to the state
ticket. Senator Culom in the meanwhile
will be giving his time entirely to the NOM
ination and election of members of the leg
islature. The probability is strong that he
will be able to name majority of his own
friends and supporters who will resist the
influence of the state administration.
Whether Tanner will have opposition to his
denomination for governor has not been de-
termined. His opponents hopeful that
Interstate Commissioner w. J. Calhoun will
let them bring him out a candidate.
Col. MOrrisOn's Ambitions.
Col. William r. Morrison is likely to re-
enter politics in tentative way. Since he
retired from the interstate commerce COM
mission Col Morrison has been practicing
law at his home in the southern part of the
state and giving advice to the young poll
tcians who want to be elected to the legis-
lature one year. to Congress the next and
to the White House soon after. He will
probably be delegate to the next national
convention. and he has some positive ideas
about turning the democratic party away
from its false gods.
CHARLES NJ pEppEp