The evening times., 1900-02-14
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Abandon the Treaty :-The opinion Is
growing that the Senate will refuse TO
ratify the Hay -Pauncefete Treaty. This De-
lief is mainly due to the report that at
long conference With Secretary Hay yes
terday afternoon the President told MS
premier that he would take the treaty
under advisement q for twenty -four hours,
and then definitely announce his decision.
The meaning of this is supposed to be that
the Administration is preparing to place
upon Secretary Hay the entire responsibili-
ty for the Objectionable convention. 1t is
not doubted, of course, that the President
was aware of every move being made by
Mr.. Hay during the progress OF the negou-
ations which resulted in the treaty, and, OF
course. could have called a halt on the
whole proceeding If he had then objected to
the scheme Nor is it doubted that Mr..
Mckinley was perfectly familiar with the
terms and intent of the convention when
he transmitted it to the Senate. But at
the same time it is argued that 1t is not
too late for the President to stand from
under if he regards such course as eX-
pedient. If he does this it is confidently
believed the treaty will be defeated IN the
Senate but that probably final action VIII
not be taken on it until it is too late to urge
at this session the passage of the Hepburn
Nicaragua Canal bill.
Lou Payn's Chance.-It is believed
that the impetuous Roosevelt at last has
got himself in just such predicament as
the opposition to him in New York has
been hoping with reason that he would get
into. He has placed himself squareiy IN
antagonism to two pet schemes or the Al
ministration-his nomination TO the wee
Presidency and the defeat of the Nicaragua
Canal enterprise. This, OF course, COM
pletely alienates him from the Republican
national organization, upon which he mas
been largely depending for support in MS
race for denomination as Governor III Is
well understood that the Platt machine
never was and never will be in favor OF his
denomination. Whatever chance he stood
for enlisting the support OF the State or
ganization was destroyed by his dogged
fight on Lou Payn and his final triumph
over that malodorous statesman. II ls'
therefore contended that the Governor 5
present unhappy predicament IS exactly TO
the liking of Payn and affords him the
long-looked-for opportunity to plunge the
knife into Roosevelt's political yitais. IL
is said that the Rough Riders sudden con-
version TO the Timothy L. Woodruff wee
Presidential boom will avail him naught,
| either in keeping the myriad-waIsteOated
! statesman out OF the gubernatorial race or
/ in bringing to his support any antl-machlne
! friends Woodruff may have, Having lost
| the sympathy OF the Administration at
| Washington and forfeited all claims upon
! the Hanna machine. IL is believed there Is
nothing left for Governor Roosevelt 10 90
! except to formally draw out OF the guber-
! uatorial race In time to preserve some OF
| his San Juan Hill prestige for use IN Keep
ing himself before the country for the next
four years as a martyr TO the Nicaragua
! Canal and the victim OF machine politics
both in New York State and Washington.
II is not doubted that his role would very
well suit the temperament and purpose al
Roosevelt. and it is argued that II Il the
/ only escape from political annihilatlou.