The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-01
CAPITOL CHAT.

n1ony regarding the negroes IN tis us
trict OF Columbia was heard as far west
as Ann Arbor. Mich, last Saturday, Nhsh
Senator TiIlman. Of South Carolina, ad-
dressed the students Of the Ann Aroo-
University on the rae question Mr. Ilii-
man quoted the statement OF Mr. wight
whom he characterized as a NorlheEn
Republican. regarding the criminaIliF OF
the negro classes as confirming All that
kad been said By the Southern Demo-
Gratis upon that subject. And eonlAl-
ed Mr. TiIlman. 81 predict that ne VIII
! Icse his head for it. because there are
negro votes in Ohio and Indiana.
Il am not surprised" Senator Tlliman
remarked yesterday, Ito find that NJ
/ Wight has been officially beheaded-
Senator Tiilman says ii is true that one
or two men in the audience Kissed MN
/ when he said that the negro in the SOGtn
still retain ed his savage instincts. But
added Mr.. Tillman, when / said that
when those men who hissed allowed
4 their daughters or sisters TO become
/ wives Of negroes. I would apologize, the
/ audience applauded me for several min
utes. Besides. / think I gave the negro
his full due. and referred especially %
the two colored men in charge OF ny
/ pIantation-men who think the world OF
me. and to whom ! would trust every
/ thing I own. I did not make an !ndis-
criminate charge against all negroes, bat
/ simply described the class
/ The personnel OF the Senate changes
daily nowadays, with Senator'S gong u
and coming from State conventions. Sen
ators Hanna and Fairbanks are lone
/ again, but last night Senator PTitcnard
/ left for Raleigh where the Republicans
/ of North Carolina will meet in convention
/ tomorrow. Mr. Pritchard has prepared
/ a comprehensive speech dealing with the
questions that Will be prominent IL the
1 approaching State campaign. Il 90 not
| believe there will be any fusion with the
| Populists," said Mr.. Pritchard.
! Senators Martin and Daniel, with Con-
/ gressmen Swanson, Rhea, and other
members Of the Virginia delegation. LETT
/ last night for Norfolk, where the Demo
Gratis will hold their state convention to-
| morrow The two Senator'S will be Sc
! lCcted as delegates-at-large. The cOnyen-
ton will not be an important one. as the
question of holding a constitutional con
ventiOn. which was for little while in
doubt. has been settled by the election Of
an overwhelming majority Of delegates
favorable to the convention idea.
The calm dignity Of the Senate was
very much rulfied yesterday by the ap-
pearance of a butterfly within the histor-
/ ic chamber. 1t was a beautiful cream
colored creature, and where it came from
10 one knew. Probably, during last fall,
when the windows and doors OF the Capt.!
tOl were all open. some adventurous cat
er-pillar made its unobserved entrance
into the building and became a chrysalis
in a dark corner Of the gallery.
At any rate, the butterfly came forth
yesterday and futtered around the room.
| vainly seeking an outlet to the sun AMI
air. 1t bobDed around over the bald head
OF Senator Gallinger, distracted the atten-
| tentiOn of the reading clerk, and then
sailed gracefully toward the glass-panel-
Cd ceiling. Finally, it rested upon the top
row Of seats in the gallery, and from its
| novel perch surveyed the scene.
But no butterfly ever before had so
strange birthplace, or mingled with
such distinguished company.
|
There was considerable interest in politi-
cal circles at the Capitol yesterday over
! the statement attributed to Congressmaa
| GrosVenor in New York newspaper con-
cedinS Maryland to the Democrats next
fall 4 never said it," was Mr. Gros-
venor's comment Il believe Maryland
viii so Republican"
EX-Congressman Harry St. George
Tucker, of Virginia, read in The Post yes
terday, with much interest the interview
with William i. Wilson, in which the lat
ter predicted the election of Bryan.
president Wilson has not been at the
| Washington and Lee University since the
1st of last January,F said Mr.. Tucker
He has been West at Arizona Springs
for his health. l know that when ne LETT
he did not believe Bryan's election was
possible. 1t may be that he has learned
some things out West, or he may have
been incorrectly reported"
What is the position of the Gold Demo-
Gratis in Firginia?'
Il car best answer that question by
giving you an Illustration. In 1896, every
member of the faculty at the university
voted for Mckinley except one. This year
they are all up in the air. They do not
want to vote for Mckinley and his i'm
perlalistic notions. and they do not want
to vote for Bryan and his financial
heresies. They dc not know what TO do.
1T is said that a conference is to be
held i'm Indianapolis by the leaders of
the gold standard movement of 1896, which
will have in view the nomination Of Ad-
miral Dewey on a gold standard ticl,et?"
II heard of that movement in New
York" was the reply, when 1 dined with
eX-S5cretary Carlisle, although the intCr-
nation did not come to me from him. /
do not know what the conference will
amount TO. but unquestionably there are
a large number OF Gold Democrats look
ing for a candidate for whom they can
conscientioUsly vote"
There is not the remOtest possibility
that Mr.. Pingree's espOusal OF Democrac cy
will affect the situation in Michigan" sa j
Senator Burrows yesterday. He has pub
licly threatened many times 10 leave the
Republican party if the party would not
carry out his views or do his bidding, 30
his departure at this time was not ureX-
pected. / can say, in all seriousness. that
whatever part he shall play in the oppo-
sition-Whether he runs as an indel endent
candidate or is nominated by the Demo
crats-MichigaE VIII 80 from 10000 70
$1,000 for Mckinley. Pingree's leaving the
party VIII not affect the result in the
slightest degree"
"WHI he be nominated BY the Demo-
cratsy''
1t seems to me incredible" replied SEN
ator Burrows. 'ttat a man who has been
twice honored b. the Republicans Of his
State with the gOvernOrship should, on
the eve Of election. desert his party, but
GOV. PinGree is srraJic He viii find If he
is guilty OF this ingrdtitUde. that he will
have but very little following amoEg the
Republicans, and can hardly hope 10 com
mand the respect Of the opposition. |
should think. therefore. that the accept
euCe Of such q nomination Oh his part
would inure 10 the benefit Of the Repub-
!icans rather than TO the Democrats. be-
cause the loss. should there be any, from
. the Republican ranks would be more than
/ supplied BY self-respeCting Democrats"
Her Motto.
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