The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-09
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Hit Room the Lntc.t.-, rather nv

Hit Room the Lntcst.-A rather lively
and lusty boom was started yesterday for
the Hon. Robert Roberts Hit. of Mount
| Morris, ILL.,, for Mr.. McKinleys running
| mate. The statement was made at the head
| quarters Of the Republican National Com
| mittee that the Illinois crowd was enthusi-
astic fer Mr. Hit, and the delegation from
| that State would present his name to the
Philadelphia Convention as the Illinois
candidate. This presupposes the utmost
harmony on this one point 9n1ong the ILL.,
nois Republicans. 1t is not believed that
there is any point Of agreement among
them On anything else.Y The .Tannerites,
the Cullc,nites, the followerss Of the Hon.
Billy" Mason-in brief, every sort of an
| Illinois Republican in Washington yester-
| cay seemed to be really in earnest in the
Hit movement. Mr.. Hits experience in
| public life has taken a broad range. Be-
| fore coming to Congress from the Ninth
Illinois district, he was first secretary of
| legation and Charge d'Aflaires ad interim
at Paris, from 1874 to 1881. Then FOR a
year he was Assistant Secretary of State
! In Washington. He was elected to the
| Fcrty-seveEth Congress, and has served
continuously since. being a member of the
| House Foreign Affairs Committee during
/. all OF this time, and at the head of that
| important committee when the Repuo-
| licans were in power> for the past ten
years. He is considered quite rich and So
cially is believed to be entirely acceptable
| to that large and intluertial element CT Re
+, publicans who have the time, money. and
-, inclination to cultivate the social graces.
| Secretary Dick, of the Republican National
, Committee, was quoted yesterday as say
| ing thdt Mir. Hits nomination would be
acceptable to the party organization.
,srrr ,f
Mckinley. 1t is considered probable that
| if these two gentlemen want Mr. Hit on
the ticket they have signifed their desire
| TO the party managers ell down the
| line. and that the movement will rapidly
gather force. At the same time, Repuh
lean Senator from the Northwest yester-
day stated that the Vice Presidency was
yet an open question. the party managers.
starting ct the White House and coming
down the list to inconsequentiai Congress-
men, entrusted with some Of the minor
secrets Of the organization, being unable
thus far to decide upon a candidate. with
the probab ilities still strongly pointing to
Roosevelt as the most likely compromise
after the convention gets in deadlock. or
near thereto, over the numerous favorite
sons whose names will be presented at
Philadelphia.
Croker for Com mitteenian.-No doubt
was expressed by leading Democrats in
Washington yesterday as to either the adj
visibility or the ability of Richard Croker
| to have himself elected as the New York
member of the National Committee. 10 be
| formed at Kansas City in July 1t is ad-
mitted that there may be considerable fric-
ton between Hill ard Croker over the de-
tails of platform and State organization.
ia - hall hat bfs
strong CROUCH in the delegation to defeat
the Tammany chieftain for national COM
mittseman if he desired to do So No mem
Der of the committee in Washington would
consent yesterday 10 be quoted On the sub
ject of Cookers alleged candidacy or of
HIPS supposed opposition, though all Of
them who were seen expressed the hope
,iri either Hill or Croker be paced on the
new committee. 1t is pointed out that the
selection OF neither would interfere with
the general scheme of Democratic harmony
in New York. The dcsi;e. Of the national
leaders is for the campaign management in
the Empire State to be divided between Hill
and Croker-the former I'd look after the
State end of it and Croker TO devote his
great energies and resources to the city.
II this kind of an anicable arrangement Is
effected it is confidently believed that New
York can he swung back, into the Demo-
cratic column. A friend Ex-senator Jones,
Chairman of the National Committee,
quoted that gentleman yesterday as saying
that il he manages the campaign he will
expect the aid of both Hill and Croker
under the arrangement suggested, and that
he recently has had some correspondence
with Mr.. Bryan upon this subject, the Ne
brsskan being entirely agreeable to the
suggestion.
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