El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-24
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Special correspondence of the herald
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE after
math of the campaign is drifting into
the white house. Politicians of both
parties, defeated, elected and reflect
ed-not to mention the never held Of
fee in my life" type-are coming in
| to pay their respects tot Mr.. Mckinley
and incidentally inquire about patron
age
One interesting delegation came
| from Kentucky. There was j. w.
Yerkes late candidate for governor.
| for one. He resigned his place as a
district collector under the internal
| revenue bureau just before election
and will probably now be reappointed.
In spite of his position and the popular
myths about moonshiners. he is popu-
lar in the mountains of Kentucky.
with him was Leslie Combs. republic
can state chairman. who was pension
agent at Louisville until June and
probably will be again soon Both
men have interesting stories to tell
about the campaign and they report
that the republican ticket. state and
national, received a splendid support
from the ex-rebel element which forms
the social and business nucleus of
the state. Among these recruits to the
Gen. Duke. Col. Morgan and Bishop
Dudley.
Senator Beveridge's Youthfulness.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana. has
closed up his show out there and come
back to stay awhile and write more
magazine articles. He is a great advo-
cate of the strenuous life and some
body somewhere some time fed him
a lot of chronological misinformation
about the taffy-topped AnglO-SaXons.
afl of which he twists up together in
the fashion made famous by Editor
Pott. who compiled an article on Chin
csc metaphysics by reading up on
China and on metaphysics in the cy-
ciopedia and then combining the in
formation. Somebody once described
Beveridge as the youngest man of
his years in the country and while
this may or may not be true. it is
sure that he will be thirty years older
ten years from now.
Peace in Delaware-Perhaps
A Delaware delegation was headed
by Judge Gray and representative
elect Hoffecker. They say that it is
probable that the two republican fac
lions in the state will get together on
compromise. each naming one SEN
ator.
A New Ante on the Nicaragua Canal
Game.
The Nicaragua canal is likely to get
into focus sooner and stay longer
than any of the other pending legiS-
lation. And it's about time. The
fight made on it by the Pacific rail-
roads and the Panama people last ses-
sion has had one good effect; 1T has
brought Nicaragua to her senses. AS
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canal proposition. that insignificant
2x9 country was disposed to be
naughty and act like trust with a
natural monopoly behind it. demand
ing this and requiring" that and
insisting" on something else. Now
Senior Corea has come back from
Managua, armed with new instruc-
tions and red hot with zeal to have
us take hold of the enterprise AS
he says. all the old concessions and
franchises are now void and he is
happy to say Nicaragua is free. to
negotiate with any one ready to ne
gotiate concerning the canal and es-
pecially the government of the United
States" AS the agent of the Panama
outfit is sure to happen along and
raise the ante in a day or SO. pros
poets are bright for a free hand. The
president is hurrying along the re-
port of the canal commission and ii
will be ready to present on the open
ing of congress.
Senior Corea of Nicaragua
Senior Corea is a pleasant young
man with a pompadour and a smile.
who has just been appointed to rep
resent his country in Mexico as well
as here. Nicaragua has recently ne
gotiated "a comprehensive treaty with
Mexico through him. He reports all
Central America as at peace and de-
sirous of the canal. Costa Rica has
joined with Nicaragua in working for
it. the disputed boundary line having
been finally settled in July
The Sentimental Solid South.
One of the humorous features about
politics is the way the south. having
cast it's solid vote for Bryan and his
Little-American policy. is now Skin
mishing up to the seats of power with
requests for more militarism and ex-
pansion. Secretary Hay has received a
petition signed by nearly every prom
inent cotton manufacturer in the
south. asking that he take any action
within his power to prevent an inter-
ference in China by any European
power which might close the markets
OF that country to the important cot
ton manufactures of the, United
States" They say the open door poll
cy is necessary to secure retention of