The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-02-19

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/ succeeded" Il is beginning 10 be admit
ted by Dr. Depew's constituents that as
railroad manager he hasn't his equal IN
the country and as an orator the world
cannot show his peer but that when II
comes to craftsmanship his colleague. the
| Hon. Thomas Collier Platt. can give him
cards and spades and then take all the
tricks
Kansas City HOpeful.-Kausas City's
representatives Indignantly resent the sug-
/ gesJicn that they have abandoned hope OF
securing for their town the Democratic Ma
tiouaI Convention. On the contrary. they
( declare that their prospects decidedly are
I better at present than are those Of their
( exuitaut rival, Milwaukee. The Kansas
/ Cityans on the ground win be REINFORCED
| this evening by a big delegation OF indu-
| entail Nissour:lus. headed by the Hon.
/ William Joel Stone. Vice President Of the
( National Committee. and than whom. they
I beast. there Is no more adroit manipulation
/ in the whole country. The Missouri town
4 is prepared 10 Offer to the committee as
( gift outright ihe sum Of $4,000. while 1t
/ is stated that MilWaukee's fund OF S1C0 0GG
/ Is not intended as a contribution 10 the
/ Democratic campaign fund. but merely as
1 @ guarantee or Milwaukee's financial ability
! TO provide all Of the creature comforts FOR
! the convention. II this Is true IL is
| thought the Kansas City financial y oposi-
| ton viii have more influence with the
1 committee than Milwaukee's. u is supposed
1 the Democrats need campaign funds al
most as badly as Mr. Hanna says his pow
| erty-strickcn organization does. and that
/ unless the MIwaukeeans radically change
jhe terms Of their proposition Kansas City
| viii walk of with the convention.
Woodruff in the West.-This week the
Hon. Timothy l. Woodruff will exhibit
through the West his personal pulchri-
tude and his numerous waistccats OF as
1 many col0rs as went into the difident JO-
! seph's famous coat. Mr. Woodruff IS book
ed for speeches in Detroit Chicago, and
] other centres of Western culture His
friends admit that as an orator Timothy
IS not yet the equal Of ChaunCey Depew
but they believe that as prize beauty he
viii be a winner in the West. His trip Is
| timed TO take advantage Of the patriotic
fervor aroused by the celebration of Georges
Washington's Birthday. and IL is hoped by
his New York admirers that before he re-
turns TO Brooklyn he will enCircle the Con-
tinent with a red streak Of enthusiasm for
hiG Vice Presidential boom. In view Of
| the fact that Mark Hanna fatty told him
that he was too young yet TO think of get
ting on the ticket Il is suggested that the
young statesman will invade the West With
a several weeks growth Of whiskers.
Lodge for ChaIrmnn.-A movement
Of considerable strength has been started
to make Senator Lodge Chairman OF the
Republican National Convention. Last
week the coIored cohorts at the South
g4,rtc1 a Vfcs pr,si3,-t;,1 49,, F,- Ill
brilliant Massachusetts, man as an ex-
preston OF gratitude for his Force bill.
/ II appears however, that that boom died
before il got as far North as the Potomac.
Senator Lodge it is reported, notified his
Southern admirers that he had no Vice
Presidential ambition and that if they
wanted 10 be kind 10 him they would drop
the discussion of his name in this con-
. nection Whether or not his chairman
ship boom had its origin in the South is
not known though 1t undoubtedly is
stronger than was the second place move
ment. The only publicly avowed candi-
, date for chairman at Philadelphia is Sepa-
tor ThurstOn, who presided at St Louis.
when Mr.. Mckinley wss nominated. Sena-
tor Thurston is going to retire to private
! life at the expiration Of his Senatorial
term next year. and il is his very earnest
! desire to add to his fame the unusual dis
I tinctiOn of presiding over the deli DeTa-
| lions of two consecutive conventions nj
his party which nominated the same canIi-
date. But he is not now on so good terms
with the McKinleyites as he was in 1896
At that time he was comparatively new
to national politics. and gave promise OF
: ] brilliant future Besides he lives in q
State which four years ago the Republi-
cans had some hope OF carrying by show
ing special honor to Nebraska men. What
has put Senator Thurston at cross pur-
poses with Mr. Mckinley is nos known,
| though il is stated as a fact that for q
| year or more the relations between them
| have been strained almost to the swapping
point. This Of itself is considered sufficient
reason why the Senator should no longer
entertain the hope of occupying the chiel
place in the Philadelphia convention; but
| il is said that even If this did not stand
in his way his connection with the stan
dard Oil COmpany-he is now that con-
Germs attorney in Nebraska-would cause
the party managers 10 erase his name
. from the list of eligibles for chairman al
PHILADELPHIA ~ June. Nor is It believed
the suggestion of Senator Lodge for thu
position il Lilasing to them. Senator
, Lodge stands high at the White House, and
is the Presidents enthusiastic supporter
, and loyal defender on the floor Of the Sen
ate. But he lives in the wrong part Of the
! country for the present purposes OF the
party Ii is thought to be the intention o.
S the Administration to give the Western
element great prominence at PHILADELPHIA,
! for a variety OF obvious reasons There.
fore IL Is considered as settled that som,
I western man will be selected for mar.
] man OF the National Convention