The evening times., 1900-01-24
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

| Jay Dy BIS mastery presentation oI Ihe
| minority contention in the Roberts case,
| Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor the Admins
tration's mouthpece, felt called upon to
move around among the members and at
| tempt to belittle the Maine mans great
| argument by characterizing it as "all
sound and fury, signifying nothing" The
! Ohioan was quick to see that Mr.. Little
| fields speech was producing that rarest
| of all effects in Congress-changing the
minds of men from the prejudgment OF the
| case. When the "mouthpiece" encounter
ed one Republican colleague from Ohio he
| was made to realize that he was doing Mr.
| Mckinley a very grave injustice by his ex-
| cess of zeal. "Grosvenor, said this mem
| Der, sharply. 81 am going to the White
| House and ask the President II he has in
! structed you TO commit the party against
according Roberts his constitutional rights.
! / don't believe Mr.. Mckinley Is taking any
| part against Roberts, and furthermore /
| believe when the President reads Little
| fields great speech he will be in favor of
| seating Roberts whatever was his view of
! the case before. and then will approve the
proposition of the Houses privilege to ex-
! pei Roberts. But even If the President
! should tell NE that he had instructed you
| to act as you have acted all through this
| case | should not follow you in your
! course. You ought to realize that your at
! titude is calculated to injure the President,
| and if he doesn't view it that way am go
! ing to try TO convince him of your error
! If you don't act mere prudently Mr.. Nc
Kinley may think 1t wise to get a new
| spokesman in the House" This plain talk.
| it IS said, took General Grosvenor by sur
! prise and he was able only TO stammer
! something about acting on his own re-
| Sponsibility.'
The Candidates MultipIying.-The
! latest figures added TO Col. Henry c.
| Payne's lurid Vice Presidential phantas
magoria is that of the rosy and rotund
| West Virginia statesman, Senator Stephen
| B. Elkins. 1t is said that Senator Elkins'
| name has been submitted TO the Presi-
| dent and on the principle that silence
| gives consent" it is argued that Mr.. Nc
| Kinley would not object to the West Vir-
| ginan as running mate. 1t is admitted
| that the Senator is closely Identified
with various large trusts. but it is claimed
| that this defect is more than counterbal-
| anced by his popularity with the labor ele-
1
West Virginia lies on the other side of the
| Alleghenies il is believed that the Senator
| could be presented as good Western
man" The circumstance that he was born
west of the Mississippi and sprang full
| panOplied into the arena of statemanship
| from New Mexico, would also be used TO
| bolster up this argument 1t is surmised
| that the mention of Mr.. Elkins for the
| second place on the ticket is not uncon-
nected with his very keen desire to get
back to the Senate. His term expires with
this Congress, and the legislature TO be
elected this year will choose his successor
1t is admitted even by the Senators s
stoutest partsans that he has very hard
fight on his hands. which indicates the
streng hening of Democratic sentiment in
| West Virginia. The Democrats feel GER
tain of carrying the legislature in Novem
ber and ii is stated that Vice Presidential
boom is being launched for Senator Elkins
mainly with the object of increasing his
prestige in order to aid him in his fight
for reelection.
The Democratic Convention.-New
Yorks virtual abandonment OF the fight
for the Democratic National Convention is
being generally accepted as a sure indica-
tion that some deal has been made by the
party managers on the subject, The con
sensus of opinion is that Milwaukee prac-
tically has won the fight, though neither
Cincinnati nor Kansas City has yet given
up the struggle The Milwaukeeans ap-
pear to have a decided advantage not alone
in the matter of financial guarantee. but
also in the vastly more important matter
of strategical location The Wisconsin
i. fg a.Is .hf hf.fa If
German American thought and influence
and it is understood that the Democrats
are hopeful of Strengthening the party this
year among that element OF voters il is
thought that this object would be en-
hanced by mobiiZing the party leaders
at a point where German Americans could
study them at close range. Another fac
tor OF no mean consideration is that the
German press Of Milwaukee is particularly
strCng and the hope seems to be to enlist
the active aid of this press by bringing the
most representative Democrats in the coun-
try in intimate touch with the German
editors. Nevertheless it is said that John
r. Mclean has done great deal of ef-
fective work for Cincinnati during the past
week and the Ohio metropolis claims the
same strategieal Importance accredited to
Milwaukee.
ThurstDn for Chairman.-Somebod
somewhere has thus early started a noisy
ooom for Senator Thurston for chairman
of the Republican National Convention
The Nebraskan went over to Philadelphia
while the subcommittee of the National
Committee was there looking into the ar
rangements for the convention. and it is
said that he then discussed his claims for
presiding officer with Messrs Hanna
kerens. Manley, and others. who will have
something to say about who shall be chair
man of the ratification meeting Senator
Thurston's boomers are putting forward
the indisputable claim that in the import
ant asset of mighty vocal powers he hasn't
a peer In the party His tremendous voice
was one of the startling features of the
st. Louis convention. over which he pre-
sided It was a revelation to the delegates
and a delight TO the newspaper reporters.
Whenever the Nebraskan ons:Seoi his
mouth the reil;::nie and penetrating
strength of sound that was emitted
caused every other aspiring statesman
to hurriedly plump down in his
seat for very shame of the piping
insignificance of his own voice. 1t is said
to be Senator Thurstons desire to close
his public career by presiding over the
Philadelphia convention, and il Mark
Hanna decides not to grab the chairman
ship Cor himself, it is thought probable
that il will go to the able Nebraskan
A COnjurer at Colombo.
(From Blackwood'S Nagazne)
Our cOnjurer's appearance placed him at once
above the suspicion of concealng anything up
his sleeve for sleeves he had none His dress
a scant white drapery which began at the
shoulders and ended at the knees leaving both
arms and legs uncovered. Placing himself on the
deck directly in front of lis with his how nc