The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-16
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Correspondence xickiug.-A riotou,

POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Correspondents xicking.-A riotous
feeling of resentment is growing among
the newspaper correspondents toward
| Speaker Henderson. The newspaper men
have been treating the Speaker with very
great consideration in their comments on
his rulings affecting partisan questions, and
they have been inclined to take magnan-
| imous view of the natural mistakes he has
made in trying to WELD with the same
ygor the ponderous gavel laid down by the
Brobdingnagian Reed. He has not been as
| genial and jovial in the company of the
correspondents as was his wont while
plain member, but this they have excused
on the theory that the increased burdens
of state are weighing so heavily upon him
as 10 make him more serious and pre-
occupied than once he was. But they can
not understand what has induced the
Speaker TO issue new rule whose chief,
II not only, effect is to make their work
harder. For time out of mind the CORE
spondents have been permitted to remain
on the floor of the House in pursuit OF the
always elusive news items until just sec
onds before the Speakers gavel raped out
the announcement that the hour of assem-
bling had arrived. During the past week
this ancient privilege has been taken from
the newspaper men by Mr.. Henderson,
whose Committee on Rules has adopted
rule clearing the floor of everybody except
members and employees fifteen minutes be-
fore the House is called to order. This
completely cuts off the correspondent from
his delegation, few of whom ever appear
in the House until just about fifteen min
utes before the gavel falls. The indigna-
ton of the newspaper men finds vent at
present only in speech, but some OF them
are saying that it may begin TO sizzle over
the wires and bore holes In their papers
before long II the Speaker does not restore
their ancient privilege.
Bryan i'm New York.-As the date Of
Colonel Bryan's visit gets nearer fiercer
grows the dispute among New York Demo-
Gratis as to who is to dine" him, and
where he will be ''dined.' Certain it is
that he is to he the guest of honor at
dinner in the nalatial Fifth Avenue resi-
dence of o. II. p. Belmont on the evening
of the 22d, regardless of wind or weather.
II may be that the Tammany tigers VIII
be conspicuous by their absence at the
Belmont function, but that it will occur
on scheduled time there can no longer be
any doubt, since Colonel Bryan has him
self declared that he has accepted Mr..
Belmont's invitation. The Tammany cohorts
want to give him a dinner, too, but they
are in a snarl as TO where they shall have
their spread. President John W. Keller,
of the Democratic Club says IT must be
given in the club John Carroll, the
mighty Croker's personal representative,
says the dinner must be served in the
Savoy Hotel. Upon this question OF loca-
ton Tammany is having a furious quarrel,
which may result in two. instead OF one,
Tammany feast being given 10 Colonel
Bryan while he is on Manhattan Island
Or IL is considered not improbable that the
Nebraskan may say to the quarreling fac
tionists, "a plague on both your houses
and obtain abundant gastronomic satisfac-
ton at the Belmont feast during his brief
but tempestuous sojourn in Gotham.
sim Urging Roosevelt. - A partial
poll of the Republican National Committee
shows eAher that some members OF that
organization have not been informed OF
Platt's new deal with the Administration
on the Vice Presidency or that the Roose-
Welt boom. started by Plat at the meet
ing of the committee in this city. has
II is true that an overwhelming majority
of the committeeman have very promptly
and obediently taken up the cry for Corne-
Illus " Bliss. thus showing what hair
trigger concern the Republican machine U.s.
for Il has been less than a week since
Plat agreed to accept Mr. Bliss In the
place of Roosevelt as New YOrk's candidate
for the second place on the ticket. still,
the sentiment for Roosevelt seems sus-
strong. II is suggested as
probability that the crafty Platt, having
succeeded in eliminating Secretary Root
from the problem. has again set his ma
chine to work on his original proposition,
which was 10 force Roosevelt on the ma
tonal ticket this year, so as to get rid of
him in New York in order that somebody l
more to his liking may be put at the head |
OF affairs at Albany. The fact that a
has been started TO make State /
Chairman Odell the gubernatorial nominee |
appears 10 bear out this suspicion.
New Workers i'm II SnnrI.-The expect /
ed snarl. with its threatened rupture. has /
been engendered in the New York Demo- |
cratic delegation This time it is over the .
Of the National Congressional /
The place has been held for I
the last two terms by Amos Cummings. (
the dean of the delegation. Stiff opposi |
ton to his reelection has sprung up in |
favor of the young and hustling Jacob I
Rupert. jr. The contest is being waged /
On factional lines Rupert is one Of the |
few Democrats who voted with the Repub-
leans oil the Gold Currency bill. Cum /
mings. though not an avowed 16 to ] ad- /
vocate. voted with his party against the /
bill. 1t is said that each contestant has
eight votes pledged. As there are only
eighteen in the delegation, and neither OF
The contestants is expected 10 vote. IL re
luires no hard mathematical work to show
hat they will enter the caucus tied. Rup-
Derts candidacy IL is claimed represents
he Bryan opposition in New York. This
gives to the struggle an interest of more
han local Importance II the Brooklyn
Democracy is back OF Mr.. Rupert, IL is
,vident that Colonel Bryan's Tammany
will have some trouble In carry
ng out Mr.. Croker's promise OF solid
New York delegation for the Nebraskan.
L is stated that Glynn of Albany, Ryan
II Buffalo Muller of Staten Island and
Jnderhill OF Westchester. being the only
members OF the delegation who do not live
n Greater New York are foes Of local fac
ional utilization and therefore hold the
balance OF power. II they should vote in
his contest as they voted on the Cur
ency bill, Mr.. Cummings would have a
iecided advantage. But it is not known
hat they want N GOO ColnuaI pryan have