West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-06-21
The National Republicant Ticket and
Platform All Fixed By Hanna
Senator Chandler Speaking Out In
Meetln'" and Worrying The Repub-
licans-Sampson Gets Three Times
As Much Prize Money As Schley.
nom our regular CORRESPONDENT.

hcans-SampSOn Gets Three Times
As Much Prize Money As Schiey.
from our Regular correspondcnt.
Washington, June I8, 1900.
The Republican prstense that
there is uncertainty about who will
FIJI the second place on the Nc
Kinley ticket is amusing. Boss
Hanna and Mr.. Mckinley have long
ago selected the man, but the secret
has been well kept, as they wish the
delegates TO the convention 10 be
delGded into the belief that the
nomination is theirs. The platform
that will be adopted by the Phila-
delphia Convention has also been
written, although the convention
will go through the farce OF appoint
ing platform committee to prepare
it. The platform was written by
Postmaster General Smith, who was
chosen for the task because he was
a newspaper man, but its authors
are Boss Hanna and Mr. Mckinley.
They dictated it in the rongh TO MIR.
Smith, who polished itup. In fact.
the work of the Philadelphia Con-
venlion could easily be done we'll
inside of three hours, but Hanna
promised in return for that $780,
600 contribution that the convention
should sit three days, and the pro-
gramme has been arranged on a
three-day basis, not only to give the
Philadelphians a chance TO even up
but to try TO work up little en-
thusiasm among the delegates.
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Senator Chandler, who has a way
of nagging his party and its leaders,
when the spirit moves him, has been
throwing cold water on the Hanna
Mckinley crowd by pointing out in
published interview the danger of
Republican defeat this year Fol
lowing are some of Mr.. Chambers
reasons owe will be hurt the
mosr by the charges of extravaganza
and corruption. The next danger
point is the charge that the party is
bound in chains by the money power
and that its reins are held by mil
lionaires, and the third thing to fear
IS great losses in the Philippines. "
He pointed out exactly where defeat
might meet the Republicans when
he said "Suppose the war news
next fall is not good, or that there
are labor troubles, or that prosper
ity is threatened. What then if Iii
nois, Indiana, and even New York
would slip away from us. 1t is
barely possible that we may lose
those States even without any sue
cession of untoward events. In that
event, we would lose the election"
Mr.. Chandler is being roundly
abused by the party bosses for pub
licly saying what they have been
saying among themselves for weeks.
HI
The Court of Claims has taken
the Sampson side OF the battle of
Santiago with a vengeance. 1t de
cided that Sampson commanded the
fleet during the battle and that the
New York was engaged therein.
Under that decision Sampson, who
had no more 20 do with destroying
the Spanish fleet than the reader of
this, will get So, 33s as his share of
prize money, while Schley, the man
who commanded the fleet which
destroyed the Spanish ships, gets
only about So, 900.
III
A sensational statement was made
before the Industrial Commission,
now hearing testimony on matters
relating to labor, by Mr.. NJ. 7.
Thompson, Secretary of the South
ern Industrial Convention of Hunts
vile, Ala, and bitter opponent of
labor unions, who said Labor
organizations are to-day the greatest
menace to this government that ex-
lists inside or outside the pale Of our
national domain. Their influence
for disruption and Discrimination
OF society is far more dangerous to
the perpetuation Of our government
in its purity and power than would
be the hostile array on our borders
OF the armies OF the entire world
combined" That is probably the
most extreme opinion Of its kind
ever publicly uttered in this country.
IL was listened TO by some of the
labor leaders, who intend to answer
it IN their testimony before the com
mission.
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Col. George c. Gorham. a life
long Republican and for years Sec
rotary Of the Senate, expresses the
opinion that Mr.. Mckinley would
be defeated if every Democrat in
The United States RETAINED from
voting next NOyembeL Speaking
of The political outlook, he said
only correspondence is extensive.
representative and frequent With All
sections of The country, and J be
iicve ] am telling you thc truth when
] say that 10 The election were held
tomorrow, my old friend, Mr.. Nc
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