New-York tribune., 1900-07-18
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

big meetings will be attempted until the heat of
summer is over There is general desire that the
campaign shall open in Richmond with a speech by
David B. Hill of New-York His letter accepting
the invitation of the Old Dominion Democratic
Club speak under its auspices was hearty but ne
said he would not go on the stump before Septem-
ber. s he must take the remainder or July ana
August for rest If he can arrange ms & NIS6 Ia AT
That time the meedlng VII Pe net1 on both ey
pected to speak in Richmond in the course OF the
campaign.
MR.. SPOONER'S RETIREMENT.-Senator John
c. Spooner of Wisconsin, announces that he will
from public life at the close of his present
term, March g. 1903, at which time he Will be sixty
years old. Mr.. Spooner Is regarded as one OF the
c Of r9S ths AS GSa % ThaT
ton, Fairbanks. Teller, Lindsay and Pettus. Mr.
Spooner ia ready speaker, formidable depater
and a hard worker.
CLEVELAND AND THE THIRD PARITY
The effort to start a third party movement in
order to provide a sort of political asylum for
those who are against both Mckinley and pros
perity and Bryan and rotten currency does not
seem to possess much strength. The attempt made
to enlist the services Of Thomas B. Reed as
Presidential candidate such ticket has has fer met
rebuff from Mr. Reed. and as result II l thS S,t
party men turning their eyes IN tne m
of Grover Cleveland, circular mas oeeh sent 10
Visited him to obtain from him permission to place
his at the head of the ticket.
ILLINOIS CONGRESS DISTRICTS Representa-
tive Cannon of Illinois, is not inclined to be un-
duly optimistic about the Congress outlook IN
Illinois He starts out with the proposition that
the Republicans have a great fight on their hands
for Congress. He cannot bring himself to believe
however the Republicans will lose any OF their
Representatives in Illinois. Neither is he cacuIat-
ing on big gains I'm the first place, says MT
Cannon I'VE are Handicapped by a gerrymander
which amounts pretty nearly to one hundred tn tnpqt
sand votes against us. We have TO hgni, ana III IL
fRPsS bnEs R the State viii go for McKlnley In his
opinion the nomination OF MI Stevenson, . VIII IloC
ca We the State for the Democrats. MT. stevenson
could not carry Illinois, and he does not believe ne
will bring much strength to the Democratic parry
anywhere else.
RRyAN IN NEW -ENGLAND-In the six New
England States there is not a Democratic news
paper Of any Importance which is supporting
Bryan. 1.-The Manchester Unon," the leading
Democratic newspapers of New-Hampshre, has
openly repudiated him. THE Boston Herald" the
leading independent Democratic newspaper of Mas
sachusetts is just decided in its hostility TO
Bryan as II was four years ago. Not a newspaper
of Importance IN Boston Worcester or Springfield
i5deRPendent i5 SRe Pro1dence Journa opposes him
i has Tor iRpr Rester has openly repudated him
while The Hartford Times" is giving him no sup
port.
MAY SUCCEED SENATOR VEsT.-The term of
Senator Vest, Of Missouri, expires In 1905 He VIII
then be seventy years old, and II is the gen
eraI understanding that he will not be candidate
for reelection. In that event it is believed that
Representative Champ Clark has as good a chance
one
ARKANSAS REPUBLICANS ACTIVE.-The Re |
publican leaders of Arkansas will open their State
and Congress campaign at Texarkana on July "a
All the leading members Of the party Will be
Governor. Considerable significance is attached to
the project by as t is deSgnedc Sng c69 59r
gress with Postmaster B. M. Foreman as their
nominee.
TO PHILOsOPHIZE AT SEA.-Ex-Governor w
J. Stone OF Missouri is going TO Europe He is not
going in the regular way, with tourist ticket IN
his pocket and gudebook in his portmaEteau
He VIII cross the ocean on a cattle steamer ana
unless his plans miscarry. as they are prone 10
do at times he will start in few days. The Gov
erhor will pack his seersucker suit and his tow
linen pants IN a capacous grip and take to the
water He will forget the vicssitudes OF politics
or National questions, and the deck of cattle
steamer, where the gentle paw or me NliSsouFi [
berth on the hurricane deck. he will sit in steam
of the senatorship from Missouri except those
creep in unawares
IN BRYAN's OWN sTATE.-A correspondent OF
The Philadelphia Inquirer" writing from Ne
braska, says: -Four years ago, when Bryan was
nominated for the Presidency, every Democrat,
Popust and free silver Republican IN the State was
wild with enthusiasm Bonfres lighted in
every hamlet bands played, and all fusionsts able
TO make speeches pouring forth their peculiar
theories to excite the enthusiastic audiences in
the Chicago Convention one grand ovation
from the citizens Of this State. The music that
greeted his his train stopped at every
station See, the Conquering Hero Comes"
Bryan has again been nominated by the same
forces to the highest Office in the gift OF the people,
but the contrast is great to call forth the
most unfavorabe comments from the most radical
one ratification meeting held in the State not one
| bonfire lighted, not one congratulatory speech
made. not one musical note heard expressive of
| JOY or enthusiasm over the work of the Kansas
| City Convention, not even in Lincoln Bryan's
| home. There is question that Organism" is
the Bryan has been successful in the
past in foolng large number or people but since
and thinking; object lessons have been numerous;
! the State has prospered; the citizens have pros
! mortgages, and money, which was loaned al and
10 cent land hard get at that from 1892 until
1896 is to-day easily obtainable ) per cent. The
voters Of this State satisfied with the present
conditions Of affairs and the only hope for the
| which is in partnership with bad luck and hard
| times can only prosper when the people suffer-
HILLS MEASURE TAKEN-'The St Paul
! Globe" which does not support Bryan, has no il
lusions about David B Hill 1t does not look fond
! ly forward to him as the Moses to lead the Demo-
cratic party out OF the wilderness of Popuisn. OF
| HIS "heroic stole" attitude in Kansas City The
Globe" thinks that If he had been a brave man Of
strong convictions he would have fought l6 to on
! the floor of the Convention It says: ut is
| frequently heard nowadays that Hill showed
! the nerve which Roosevelt lacked under al
most Identical circumstances. II would probably
! be correct statement that Hill had the
! selhshness which Roosevelt lacked when the strain
was put upon him However may decide these
! questions for himself there is this fact ap-
| David b Hill has not shown himself 10 be one
OF his party associates to-day than he ever bas
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