The evening times., 1900-01-09
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The Administrators Hand.-Ma

The Administrations Hand.-Many
of Mr. Quay's stoutest partlsans have about
abandoned hope of his victory in the Senate,
now that it appears certain that the Ad-
ministration is taking hand against him.
The White House kept discreetly out OF
the affair until the situation in Pennsyl-
vania sufficiently cleared to show that Quay
virtually is beaten for reelection by the
legislature to be chosen in November. 1t
is said that Mr. Mckinley has been con-
vinced that the next legislature at Harris
burg will be adverse to the oid-time boss
of the Keystone State, and that this al
fords him the opportunity he long mas
looked for to deliver the deatnploW 10
Quay. There are very few who beheVe that
Quay can triumph over the president
opposition in the Senate. The prospects OIL
Mr. McKinley's reelection are too auspl-
cious at present for Senators who want TO
control the Federal patronage OF their
State to oppose the Presidents wish in
matter of this kind, 1t is understood that
Senator Hanna, desiring to put on trent
of consistency, will vote for the seating
of Quay, because the Ohioan voted Tor Cor
bett. in a similar contest from Oregoh'
But this does not prevent Hanna from CON
yeying to other Senators the desire OF the
White House for Quays defeat. On tue
score of consistency Senator Penrose Is IN
an embarrassing position. He voted against
Corbett an9 now the precedent Whlch ms
vote helped to establish In the Senate VIII
have 10 be reversed before his fi1end can
get a seat. Mr. Quay, too, was opposed 10
the admission of Corbett, and the Oregon
Governors appointment. Sull, the conteh-
ton of his friends is that there is such a
wide difference between his case and tnat
of the Oregon man that the vote IN the
latter case cannot be considered CRITICISM
in the Pennsylvanians contest.
still booming CulbersOn.-It is re-
garded as of possible significance that'
despite Senator Culberson's apparent de-
precation of the movement TO make hlm
Chairman Of the Democratic Natlonai Coiii-
mittee his admirers continue industrlousiy
20 boom him. Representative Burleson of
Texas is carrying on an active campaign
for the Senator, and the question is oelng
discussed widely by the western anu
Southern press. Mr.. Burleson says tha'
his suggestion of Senator Culberson as the
successor of Senator Jones is being FAVOR
ably received by House members from ali
parts of the country, and he relles idrgeiS
on this influence TO land the young leXas
Senator at the head of the National Com
mittee in the forthcoming campaign.
Senator Jones was q failure as mana
ger of Mr. Bryau's campaign TOUR years
ago. said Representative Burleson toudy'
"and that is enough TO make change at
the head Of the National Committee desir-
able. The Arkansas Senator is as good
Democrat as anybody, but he has demon
strated the lack of the essential elements
of a campaign director. This Is admitted
nv some OF his closest friends In all OF MS
campaigns in Texas Senator Culberson has
exhibited the highest skill as an organizer
and manager. He has never made a fail
ure nor has he ever done or said foolish
thing In his long public career. He has
the respect and confidence OF the big busi-
ness interests Of the country, as has been
demonstrated by their support OF him IN
every one of his campaigns IN Iexas he
is Young. brilliant, aggressive, ana capSole
Of an enormous amount or haro Worh. ne
is as active physically and as elastic men
tally today as he was when ] frst knew
him twenty years ago, though in that time
he has worked harder than any other halt
dozen men of my acquaintance
Senator ChandIer's Hard Fight
II is said that Senator Chandler is pre-
paring to renew the attack on his col
league Senator GalIinger, whom the grand
Jury at Concord recently declared was not
guilty OF the charge OF violating the CIVIL
Service law brought against him by the
senior Senator from New Hampshire
When the case was raging last summer
60 C.L,zsIar ,bruatened to Dursue il
until he forced if upon the Presidents ON
cial attention in some form. He Is now
reported to be getting the case IN shape
for consideration at the White House on
charges Of unfairness against Civil Service
Commissioner Brewer. who presided at the
trial in New Hampshire last summer. II
is understood that unless Senator Chanulei
establishes in some form the truth OF lne
charges he brought against Senator Gal-
linger he will stand no show to get PACK
N the senate next year. His second full
term expires with this Congress, and IN
addition to the Uneompromising opposition
of the GalIinger faction, Senator Chandler
is confronted by a New Hampshire tradl-
tion that limits the tenure OF Senators 10
two terms. Ii Is claimed that no Ne"
Hampshire Senator has held the once lor
more than two terms, and that this tradt-
tional limitation has become permanent
policy of the Granite State. Al the same
time. Senator Chandler has partially brok-
en- the tradition in that he was elected TO
the Senate in 1887 to fill the uneXplreu
term of Austin F Pike, which was for
two wears. He has been twice reelected
since His opponents claim that the short
terrn election does not count in the mat
tor of the tradition which they are now
using against him.