The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-01-15
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Biz OGer for "A speech.-If President
Mckinley viii deliver the opening speech
Of tie campaign at Pittsburg he will re-
ceiye for his campaign fund S2O0. 900 from
that city which he otherwise may not get.
This offer. it is said. was made TO Mr.. Ne
Kinley on Saturday last by a delegation
representing the Americas Club OF the
SMOKY City The membership of the club
comprises most Of the heavy iron manu-
facturers OF Pittsburg, who are the bene-
fciaries Of the Mckinley fiscal system The
Americas Club is preparing for big cele-
bration Of General Grants birthday. April
q, and il is desired 20 utilize the occasion
for the formal opening OF the Republican
campaign. The President. IL Is reported.
was very favOrably Impressed by the lib
eral offer. but asked for time to consider il
Mark Hanna was out OF the city at the
time. and IL is understood that IN his alb
sence Mr.. Mckinley did not feel author
tied TO make any agreement for campaign
work or contributions. II is not doubted
that Mr.. Hanna will advise the President %
accept the offer.
Senate ReOrEanizatiOn.-Ge H. Y
Boynton. the veteran journalist. is the
newest candidate for secretary Of the Sen
ate. That is to say, General Boynton's
name Is being very freely mentioned for
the place, though it is understood that ne
did not initiate the movement, and is not.
therefore, a candidate In the ordinary
sense. Senator Plat OF New Yor-, has Of
fered the place to Representative James s.
Sherman. who made short and spirited
race for Speaker of the House Immediately
after it was knoSsn that Mr.. Reed would
rot return to Congress, and Il is not denied
taat Senator Platts offer represents the
wishes of the combine, which has deter
mined on a complete reorganization Of the
Senate stan or none at all. Hence the in
ference is being drawn that General Boyn-
ton has been brought into the race for the
purpose Of so weakening the combine that
the caucus scheduled fOr Friday will ad-
iourn without result This would leave
Secretary Cox, Sergeant at Arms Bright.
and the other Democratic employees marked
for slaughter BY the combine secure ia
their positions for some time yet. Il is
believed that the friends Of Colonel Bright
are behind the Boynton movement as the
only remaining hope OF saving his Official
head. IL Is known that Colonel Bright has
a number OF warm supporters among the
older Republican Senators. and If he can
create disCOrd I'm the combine he viii hold
on to his Office indefinitely.
The Belmont Dinner.-O. II. p. Bel
monts dinner to Colonel Bryan viii be
given in the millionaire's Fifth Avenue
mansion on the evening of the 22d inst
This has been definitely settled Ii is re-
ported that contrary 70 expectations. the
Hon. William Sulzer. who looks like
Henry Clay. and talks like Richard
Croker. has been hidden TO the feast but
will decline the invitation. Mr.. SulZer is
a candidate for Vice President. So is Mr.
Belmont II is supposed that from a deli
cate sense OF courtesy tho young states
man declines to eat Mr. Belmonts fine
food bask in the luxuries Of his mansion
and then perhaps be compelled 70 inform
Colonel Bryan that Belmont must not be
put on the ticket President John ".
Keller Of the Democratic Club is arranging
another dinner For Colonel BRYAN. which
will be given at the club after the Belmont
function passes into history To this affair,
10 is said, Dir. Sulzer is looking forward
with great expectancy lie Will attend the
club dinner aud sit as close 10 the guest
will permit He is expected 10 make
speech. which in importance viii be second
only 10 Colonel Bryan's. All Of the Tam
many tigers who have dress suits, viii sit
az the festal board. and, II not eXungulated
BY Colonel Bryan. are expected 70 scratch
Mr.. BelmOnts Vice Presidential ambition
70 tstters. What will be done 20 the
Sulzer boom is not known.
persist in meddling with the affairs OF the
Administration are noting with some con-
Germ that the paper whose editorial policy
used TO be directed by Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith is very severe in its
structures upon Secretary Gage. II is said
that these criticisms naturally have ere
ated a GOODNESS between The Secretary Of
the Treasury and the Postmaster General
that makes the atmosphere OF the White
House extremely fTigid on Cabinet days
Mr.. Smith. it is stated has nothing what
ever TO do with the control OF the paper
at present. and. therefore, should not BE-
held responsible for its utterances. But
this denial, IL seems is not satisfactory 60
Mr.. Gage though il IS believed that for a
=
II the investigation OF the Standard oil
Bank scandal should be prosecuted earn
estly and expose a condition uncompIi-
mentary TO the Secretary of the Treasury.
the Presidents sPoSesmen, il is pointed
out, could point 20 the course Of the Post
master Generals newspaper as convincing
proof OF Mr.. McKinley's desire for the re-
urement OF Mr Gage. IT, en- the other
nand, the investigation should result in n
Whltewash the fugelmen Of the Admins
tratiOn could claim that the utterances NJ
the Philadelphia organ showed that Mr.
Mckinley had been in favor OF the most
thorough and searching investigation of the
scandal and that he did not assist in The
calcimining business. Meantime II is
said that the Presidents diplomacy is tax
cd 10 its utmost limit in preserving The
peace between Mr.. Gage and Mr.. smith.
RESIGNATION OF MR.. BISPHAM