The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-02-06
The Kentucky situation and TIE
Philippines Under Discussion.

INC henfucky Sbtuhtfoh h"o NV
Philippines Under Discussion.
Senator Deboe of Kentucky had an in
teryiew with the President yesterday last
ing about twenty minutes. He stated to
! Times reporter that while the situation in
Kentucky was under discussion. nothing
new or startling had passed between him
and the President Senator Deboe denied
! that he had asked Mr. Mckinley TO send a
! commissioner or representative 10 Ken
lucky to investigate the situation and re-
: port.
such q course at the present time
{ said M. Deboe would be very unwise
/ He went ont to say that the President had
shown determined purpose not to mix up
in any way with the Kentucky embrogiio.
| and that was what he wanted personally
and what the people of Kentucky wanted.
Federal interference In any way. even
TO the sending of a commissioner to Frank
fort. would act as an irritant upon Ken
tuckians. and. would surely lead to trou-
bic" said the Senator
Senator Deboe stated positively that he
had not been entrusted with any message
or mission from Republicans in his State
to President Mckinley. He had sought the
interview. he said. simply to assure the
President that the Republicans at Frank
fort were as anxious for peace as their
rivals. and that they were ready TO make
some sacrifices to obtain it. Senator De-
Doe was not prepared to say that Taylor
would withdraw and hand the State House
over TO the Democrats. but he expressed
confidence that the crisis would pass with
out bloodshed or much further excitement.
The President held conferences yester-
day with Senators Lodge and Hawley on
the report Of the Philippines Commission.
In these conferences Mr. Mckinley gave
his views freely. and tried to impress his
visitors with the importance of enactins
laws for the government of the Philippines
in practical agreement with the report OF
the commissioners. He thinks that the
plan of administration set forth in the re-
port is suited to the present situation in
the archipelago. and is elastic enough to
adapt itself to changed conditions which
might develop as time passes
The United States marshalship for the
northern district of Ohio is attracting
good deal Of attention in political circles
and is often discussed at the White House
1t is conceded that a Cleveland man is to
be appointed TO this position. and the plrn
now seems to lie between John J. Stan ~
and Charles Haskell. The former is
prominent street railway owner. and the
latter was marshal during the Harrison
Administration.
Senator Sullivan of Mississippi and Sena-
tor McEnery of Louisiana called at the
White House yesterday to speak to the
President regarding certain railroad claims
which capitalists Of Louisian5, Mississippi
Alabama, and Missouri have in Guatemala.
It is desired TO make representations
through the state Department, and the
President was asked to cooperate in Sc
curing justice in the matter Of concessions
from the Government of Guatemala
Representative Alexander of New York
took three citizens of Buffalo to the
White House yesterday to meet the Presi-
dent. They were Mystic Shriners who
came TO Washington to secure accommoda-
tons for the Buffalo delegation to the Inn
perial Council. which meets here in May.
Other callers were Representative Haw-
ley of Texas, who brought two friends from
his State and Representative Fitzgerald
of New York.