The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-01


compelled reluctantly to yield his conten-
ton on the Ship Subsidy bill. Another
adverse influence at work is contained IN
the attitude OF eight or ten Democrats IN
the House. This number of the minority,
/ all of them representing districts directly
interested in the shipping trade, are
committed to the bounty scheme. but they
dare not vote for it at this session. Every
thing considered. therefore, it seems that
/ the chances are decidedly unfavorable TO
action on the Payne Hanna bill at this
session. 1t is expected that Mr.. Hanna
will continue TO advocate the bill in ali
/ his postprandial oratory, as hy that cours e
he will be able to reassurs the sDe idl
interests clamoring Ioudest for bounty
Legislation that he is their friend, so that
he will be on the proper terms with them
when he passes the hat for campaign con-
tributions.
Woodruff Mt the CnpitoI.-The Hon.
Presidential boom to the Capitol yester-
day, and various experts who inspected it
declared it to be right healthy boom.
/ Governor Woodruff was introduced TO nu-
merous members of both branches of Con-
gress and made an excellent impression
much Misrepresentation has been circu-
lated concerning his sartorial tastes and
his youthful appearance that many mem
bers of Congress who had never met him
before frankly confessed to him that they
had moderated his ability. Many of them
had pictured him as giddy youth Of fash
ion and frivolty, and when they were in
troduced to a solid, substantial looking
citizen, well versed in contemporaneous
affairs and straightforward enough to tell
them that he wasI,a candidate for Vice
President, they formed very different
opinion OF him. From this viewpoint Gov
ernor Woodruff's visit TO Washington I'M
doubtedly has been OF benefit to him. At
the same time il is conceded that he has
great deal yet to overcome in his Vice
Presidential race. Mr. Hanna is still OPP
posed to him, and that counts for more
than all the friends Woodruff can make
between now and the meeting of the Phila-
delphia Conventions Mr. Hanna declared
three months ago thu, Woodruff was too
young despite the fact that he is several
years the senior of Governor Roosevelt,
whom Mr.. Hanna is determined shall go
on the ticket with Mr. Mckinley. Mr..
Woodruff is forty-two years old though
he could easily pass for thrty-fve. BY
his own unaided efforts he has accumu-
lated large fortune and is now earnestly
DESTROYS Of retiring from active business
for the more congenial employment of his
talents in polsies. No scandal attaches
to his private or official record and he
grows on men so rapidly that it is begin
ming to be believed that he would make a
strong running mate for Mr.. Mckinley.
Barcus as II Statesman.-Tha Hon
James L. Barcus, OF Terre Haute, Ind. who
has accumulated large gobs of fame and
dollars as the publisher of The Papers and
Messages of the Presidents seems to
have a 'cinch" on the seat in the House
now held by the Hen. Georg" W. Faris.
Behind his candidacy for Congress thee Is
a story which throws some light on Ine
ways of statesmanship in Indiana. The
Hoosier fondness for literature and the
drama plays a part in it, Gen. Lew Wal
lace's religio-romantiC novel. Ben Hur''
was dramatized and its premier perfor-
nance in New York two or three months
ago was attended by nearly all of the In
diana statesmen in Washington. Colonel
Rarcus happened to be here at that time
and ACCOMPANIED the Hoosi, rs TO the me-
tropolis to see Ben Hur' After the play
he and the Hon George W. Faris are said
to have lunched together in a private din
ing room of the Waldorf Astoria. and
when the lunch was over Faris had agreed
to surrender 10 the masterful Barcus his
political machine in the Tt RE Haute dis
trict, with the further understanding that
Faris was to exert himself TO the utmost
to get the Congressional nomination for
Barcus. The deal appears to be working
very we'll. even though the luckless Faris
has had two or three street fights while
irving to deliver the promised goods to
Rarcus. The publisher of The Papers and
Messages of the Presidents" has carried
the two pivotal counties of the district in
primary elections and unless some I'M
foreseen mishap occurs he will have clear
sailing from now on in the district How
ever. as Mr.. Faris was elected the last
time by the unusually small plurality of
only 252 il may be that the opulent Barcus
will not be able 10 pull through IN Novem-
Der Though Republican, Barcus has the
good fortune TO he endorsed by the Hon.
James H. Richardson the prospective
Democratic Speaker of the next House as
IAN honorable and trustworthy man"
Tuwncy ON the IT. Louis Fair.-The
Hen. James 4. TaMney Chairman Of the
special committee Of the House considering
the ST. Louis Worlds Fair proposition.
takes new view Of The benefits that ex-
position would confer upon the nation
Since the Chicago Worlds Fair We have
annexed to the United States IA 900 600
people" said MIR Thwney to a Times rep
resentative. These people. for the most
part. are entirely unacquainted with our
wonderful development and our institu-
tions. worlds fair such as is proposed
to be held in ST. Louis. in commemoration
of the Louisiana Purchase, would attract
here many OF the most intelligent of the
population in our new insular possessions
II we are 10 keep all these people under our
sovereignty. as | think we shall. It will be
agreed by all that we ought TO make them
as confeuted and happy under our rule as
it is pOssbi 10 make them. Those OF
them who would come TO the exposition in
ST Louis undoubtedly would be greatly i'm
pressed viii. the grandeur of the country
OF which t.sy have become part. They
would return to their homes with feeling
Of pride in their new allegiance. The i'm
preston made upon them would spread to
all of the people over whom they exercise
an influence They would become our mis-
sionaries The influence thus eNerted
would. in my iudgmen, be more helpful to
the contamination OF eur purpose than
would great and expensive standing armies
Considered in this light the proposed
worlds fair al St Louis would provide an
object lesson which would be worth far
more than the cost 10 the Federal Govern
ment"
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