The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-26
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Chicago n. He.douarters.-as YVES

Chicago na Headquarters-As was
the case in 1896. Chicago will this year be
the base of operations for both the great
parties. Mr. Hanna already is making
preparations to open shop. there. and as
! soon as the new Democratic National
/ Committee is formed and organized head
| quarters will be established in Chicago.
| Chairman Babcock of the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Committee will this
year have his headquarters in the Windy
| City so as to be close to Mr.. Hanna. and
| Chairman Richardson, of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee, soon
will remove the main part of his estab-
| ishnent to Chicago so as to cooperate
with the managers OF the Presidential
campaign. Beth Congressional committees
Will retain offices in Washington. and con-
siderable work will be done here, though
the main operations will be directed from
Chicago. 1t Is said that the Republican
| Aid Society being conducted by Barker
and Donnelly also will have its headquar-
ters in the lncarnadined City by the Lake.
and the Debs shebang, too, will probably
do business there. Both committees of
the two great parties will establish ex-
tensive branch headquarters in New York
and probably Kansas City or Omaha in
the Middle West, and San Francisco or
Portland in the far West will be selected
for branch headquarters by both parties.
These preliminary preparations indicate
how carefully the details of organized
effort are being looked after even at this
early stage of the campaign, showing that
the hCht is to be fast and furious all along
the line. Until few months ago the
Democratic managers were seriously
thinking of deserving Chicago in this cam
paign because of the unfairness with which
they and their cause were treated by the
newspapers of that city in the last cam
paign. but 1t appears that the Chicago
press is not nearly so rampant against
the Democracy this year it was four
years ago. 1t is said that at least two of
the big morning papers of Chicago can
be depended upon to loyalty support Bryan,
and the Hon. W. r. Hearst, President OF
the National Association of Democratic
Clubs, will publish the first issue on July
of red hot Democratic organ in Chi
cago. Mr.. Hearst long has been cor
templating the establishment of news
paper Of his own in Chicago, and it is
said he will endow his new enterprise
with all of the. capital. enterprise and
facilities necessary to the success of big
modern newspaper. The Democratic or
ganization thus will not be Handicapped
by an unfriendly press at the centre of
the battle-ground, as it was four years ago.
Greene Turned Dcwn.-It appears
that the Hon. Francis Vinton Greene's
political career has been nipped in the
bud, SO to speak, before 1t scarcely got
started. Two months ago authoritative
announcement was made that Senator Platt
had selected this new soldier statesman to
succeed the somewhat uncertain and
tickle Lemuel Eli Quigg as President of the
Republican Committee of New York Coun-
ty, an organization second in Importance
only to Mr.. Platt's State committee, at
the head of which Hon. B. B. Oiell gives
Mr.. Platt such perfect satisfaction tha
the willy old boss may not permit him -
become a candidate for the gubernatoriai
nomination. General Greene it seems. be-
came little too precipitate at Philadel-
phia for the purposes of Mr.. Plat. The
doughty general conceiyirg himself TO be
available Vice Presidential timber as soon
as the Roosevelt movement was checked, en- I
couragef the Rough Rider to persist in |!
his amiable deception of not desiring the |
This worried Mr.. Plat con-
siderably more than he thought a new |
statesmen like Greene ought to be able to |
worry him. And SO Mr.. Platt has con- |
cluded that Greene is little too previous |
to be placed in position of responsibility. |
He is a fine fellow declares Mr.. Plat
in referring to General Greene, "but polit-
ically he is living up too closely to his
etyr1ology When he learns discretion and |
discipline he will do, first rate. for the |
place now held by Quigg." 1t is thus |
that Mr.. Plat checks off aspiring states
men who come to him pulled up with the
pride OF achievements in other depart
ments of endeavor. General Greene was
being held in reserve at Philadelphia last
In the event that Roosevelt should escape
the stampede He is the president and
general manager Of the Barber Asphalt
Company, corporation that already does
much business in New York and expects
to do more
A Front Porch Cnmpnisn.-For the
main part 1t is going to be a front porch
campaign Mr.. Mckinley goes to Canton
the last Of the week and will remain there
for about month. unless. OF
course, the Developments in the Chinese
embroglio should demand his presence at
the Capital to summon an extra session
farm, near Lincoln until the campaign /
warns UP, and then he will go to his town
house to receive the crowds when the rush
begins 1t is said that about the middle Of
the Democratic leader will make
three or four dashes into the centre of the
country. going PROBABLY 10 Chicago, st.
Louis Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Cleveland.
and other large cities in that section, and
perhaps extending his trip East as far IS
New York. This, it is thought, may neces-
state similar moves on the part of Mr..
Mckinley, whose firm intention at present
seems to be to make few speeches as
possible The railroads, of course will
profit more by this form of campa gn than
If both candidates should extensively tour
me country. Many thousands of the faith
Iul of 10th parties will make pilgrimsg s
10 Canton and Lincoln as soon rs the crops
are laid by and the harvests are gathered,
md this means a substantial inc-ezsa IN the
passenger traffic of the railroads during tn ,
summer and autumn.
Prosperity in Michigan.-If raports
ire true, it is evident that n tempestuous
wave Of prosperity is sweeping over Michi-
,an thus far in advance of the big storm
which 1t is supposed Mr.. Hanna will raise
.fter while There is a triangular fight
,etween multi millionaires for the Repub-