The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-18
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Jonathan Prentis Deliver of Fort Dodge
iowa, entered the Senate chamber yester
day while Senator Hoar was speaking. AM
tcok seat close to the desk of the Hon
Mark Hanna. AT ,.,a Ir>ment Mr. Hanni
was IN another part of the chamber. bu
as socn as he espied the Iowan he hurried
back to his desk and shook the hand o
Doliiver. Obviously Mr.. Hanna cracked
some joke for the deectation of his Wis
| ltor, Tor the sides of Doliver shook Will
the merriment that beamed from bis
countenance. Then the two settled dowr
10 serious conversation, unmindful of The
Pleading eloquence of the venerable Sem
ator Hoar. They talked earnestly for
nearly half hour. In apparent expostu-
| Iation. Mr.. Dolliver shook his head and
knitted his brow. Mr.. Hanna talked on
| and edged closer to Mr. Dolliver as his
earnestness increased. Wherefore :he ie-
| port romped merriiy through the Senate
| press gallery that the proposition to make
| the voluble Iowa Congressman Mr. Nc
| hinley's running mate is no joke. at least
| so FAR as Mr. Hanna is concerned. The
| only expression on the subject anybody
| mas been able to force from Mr. Dolliver
/ is that whatever befalls he intends to con-
tinue to run for Congress, meaning there
! by, presumably, that the fable about the
iuckless but greedy dog that dropped the
bone and grabbed for the shadow has been
duly impressed upon his mind Besides.
| Mr.. Deliver is said to be SO enamored Of
the lecture platform at present that he is
not apt willingly to give that up even for
/ the Vice Presidential nomination. Fer sew
eral weeks he and the Hon. Champ Clark
OF Pike County. Mo. have been working
as team in the lecture business. and are
reported to be making heaps of money.
For the enlightenment OF the provinciai5
on the new question of Imperialism they
have formed a partnership and have placed
themselves under experienced manage
ment. Mr.. Dolliver takes the affirmative
of the proposition and Mr. Clark the mega
tive. They are drawing large crowds. and
In view OF this fact ii is not believed either
OF them cares to surrender his seat liz the
House until the people lose interest in the
question OF Imperialism.
Dewey for Second Plnce.-The i'm
preston seems to be growing in the West
that when Mr. Bryan and Admiral Dewey
meet at Chicago at the big celebration OF
the second anniversary of the batt'c of
Manila. on May l, all speculation Will cease
on the question of the Democratic nominee
for Vice President. Some weI-informed
Democrats in Washington are inclined to
give credence to the report that the Ad-
miral VIII consent to accept the second
place on the ticket and will in some formal
manner notify the country of his with
drawal from the race for first place. How
ever, none of the numerous persons here
claiming to be on terms of social friend
ship with the Admiral can be induced to
admit a belief in the proposition Indeed.
some OF them declare that the Admiral has
been so thoroughly disguised by the man
ner in which his announced candidacy has
been received by the country that he is
thinking strongly of wholly ABANDONING
politics and deyotinS himself to the Naval
Policy Beard Of which he is the chairman.
At the same time there are others who con-
fdently assert in private conversation that
the sole reason the promised statement of
political principles and Views which Ad-
miral Dewey is supposed to have been pre-
pairing for a week or more has not been
issued is that he has concluded 10 wait ntil
he meets MIR. Bryan and consults him on
some Of the main features OF the Demo-
cratic programme. This view o. the mat
ter seems to find some support in the sup
posed realization on the part of the Ad- !
miral Of the practical inpossibility OF his !
taking the nomination for first place away
from Bryan at this late day, when all of |
the machinery OF the party is completely |
in the hands OF the Nebraskans friends IL /
is conceded that Dewey's mama would ines |
timably add to the strength of the ticket, |
but 1t has not been made clear how Re |
could reconcile his past inclinations toward |
with Organism. Still, in no |
public utterance has Admiral Dewey Ak
pressed admiration for either the princ:ules
Or the records CT Mr.. Cleveland and re-
ports to the contrary may turn out to be
entirely without foundation. Some Of the
Admral's supporters among the gold ele-
nent of the Democracy say that his con-
sent TO going on the ticket with Bryan
would be based upon an agreement for a
modification of the Chicago plat
orm to harmonic with the changed con-
litions. 1t is not believed. however, that
hr. Bryan or any considerable number of |
he extreme element in the West would
consent to such an arrangement It is
ontended that they are quite as irretrev-
IDLY committed to the reclamation of the
'hicagO platform. Is to l and all. as to
he denomination of Bryan. OF course.
hen ii this is the case the Admiral will
lave to swallow the Chicago platform be-
ore he can hope to arouse the proper sort
f enthusiasm at Kansas City in July.