The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-13
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

! tension. 1t seems pretty certain ira
Tammany is opposed to Coler and that hi
first will have to overcome the only organ
lied Democratic force in the State before
he secures his commission as the party
leader. If he defeats Tammany the snug
gle may engender antagonisms OF per
sonal character which will dlsoI gaEize the
party 50 that the ticket would be ote4-
whelmingly beaten. On the other hlnd
it may be that Tsmmany will permit COiei
to develop all of the strength possible out
side of ITS immediate baiiwjek, and II ne
thus eniiSts sufficient following 10 domin-te
the State convention the 1ahmany It's Wi
fall in line and hight Loyalty Tor him. IL is
generally conceded that if Coler ges
Kings County soiidiy at has back he vi
enter the state convention with aimos s,
enough votes to secure the nomination,
provided. of course, that the up-State dsle-
cations that are supposed TO be contro led
by David Bennett hIl join has Kings
| County supporters. This, then. simp Ill IS
the situation very considerably. and re-
| duces his chances virtually to the VIII OF
Hon. Hugh Mclaughlin. The Is. oo-iya
buss is not supposed TO have lost his cum
ming, and in view of the fact that it as
he who nominated CCier for co.-pt -es
it is believed he will not desert his bril-
| liant young projege at this crisis. ) III,
| Mclaughlin and Croker nave been mo II
to get together on important matt rs moi e
than Gnce, and if Mr.. Croher is I'M is-dIns
| in his opposition to Coier Mclaughlin may
! consider that his interests III the p.eseEt
emergency parallel Cookers instead Of
Colers. On the Other hand. if Mel sh-
! lin enters the fight earnestly for COle. he
/ may bring Croker around all rignt. and
thus stop all pickering before the State
convention meets. This cou.s- ..od d
! enable Croker to still hold the whip haEd
/ over H!ll, who appears TO be ehd a'or.ng
( to claim the lions share of the cre1it TO
I Coler's candidacy. II Coier as nomin- led
| by the Democrats the Republicans nay
! also go to Kings County for their gdoe.
Material candidate. The Eon. mo h. ID.
Woodruff is neighbor in b. ookly.i OF M.
/ Coisr. Woodruff has been 'very GOOD
I since his hard turn down at the Pm la-sl-
+ phia Convention. Not once has he
/ whined or muttered word OF grief,
I though 1t is known that h had eau to
! feel very bitterly over his treatment b.
4 both Hanna and PlaIt. Fully Ino tn
before the Philadelphia Convention was
held Mr.. Plat removed woodruff fson
the Vice Presidential race. though the
Lieutenant Governor eou4 ageously p -fssst-
ed in his candidacy TO the end. \. men M.
Plat told dele cation OF Bro 5klynl e
| that Woodruff vas not to be New 4OIks
candidate for Vice President ne a su Ell
them that before the campa. ga was over
events would show that he WAS Tins best
friend What this oraeu-ar utJsr-n
meant Was not very clearly undo. tool al
the time, but It is nov believed thai pJs-
sibly the wonderful Mr.. Plat had tae
gubernatorial nomination in mind II tie
machine boss finally decides not 10 force
his chief lobbyist. Mi. Odeil upon u
party. it is regarded as moi imp oDabie tn t
young, ambitious, and able men like Coler
and Woodruff running Tor Governor o G
OF the liyeiiest campaigns New York his
known for many years would ensus.
Reed ut POrfIand.-Last week was
Old Home Week in Maine-one OF the most
charming and unique celebrations in the
world. The old Pine Tree States sons.
big and little. gathered there from all
parts of the country. and the good times
that were had beggar description. One of
the most distinguished, as well as one of
the biggest, of her sons is the Hon.
Thomas Bracket Reed, now a hard-work-
ing lawyer in New York-driven into the
MOL and sweat Gf labor by the Hanna
Mckinley cabal just when he had reached
the pinnacle Of his fame as a statesman
and had arrived at that age when 1t is a
hardship for men to change their habits
OF thought or defect their energies into
new channels of activity. 1t is interest
ing to note that while Mr.. Reed a week
or so ago told Mr., Hannas importunate
emissaries that he was too busy to make
political speeches. yet he found time TO
celebrate Old Home Week in Maine and
also to make speech, which is described
as "whimsically humorous" and as being
1.-The joke of the week in Maine" Ii is
also stated by the chroniclers of the inter-
esting occurrence that Mr. Reed received
an ovation when he arose to speak that
exceeded in fervor any reception that ever
before greeted him in Maine. even when
he was at the height of his political fame"
Mr.. Reed made no reference TO politics in
his speech. Hence ii was "whimsically
humorous" The Hon. John d. Long who
participated in the celebration by virtue
of his birthright, also spoke from the same
platform at Portland. and while of course,
his hearers treated him with great re-
spect, because Mr.. Long is entitled to re-
spect by reason of his gentility and abil-
ity, yet he aroused not nearly so much
enthusiasm as Mr. Reed, because. as dis
tinctly stated, lit was feared he was going
to inject some politics into his speech"
Names sons are scattered all over the
Union. Every mothers son Of them is proud
Of Tom" Reed, and thousands of them are
smarting under the humiliation heaped
upon him by the Administration. When
they return to their new homes the cam
paign viii be in full swing. and Mr.. Reed.
their idol, is too busy to take part in il,
II is thought they, also. viii be too busy
to do much for the Hannaites.