The evening times., 1900-04-09
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

To Break Down Davis.-Now that
the Hon. Webster Davis has begun to
plead with his countrymen for the Beers
and to intimate that the Administrations
attitude caused him to resign from Office.
it is confidently believed that powerful
effort will be made to discount the effect
of his speeches by flooding the country
with serious charges of some nature
against him. 1t is said that the attack
already has been decided upon and that it
will be made public as soon as some person
not officially connected with the Admins
tration and whose name carries weight
agrees to father it. Mr.. Davis. it is stat
ed has obtained an inkling of what is go
ing on, but as yet he does not know the
character of the charge. 1t is supposed
that the attack will be so artfully handled
as to make ii appear that the Admins
tration not only has had nothing to do
with it. but actually regrets that any
thing derogatory to Mr. Davis should be
attempted. What the Missourians line OF
defence will be is not known. 1t is re-
ported that the leading organs of the Ad-
ministration already are in possession or
the DANA ging story to be sprung on Davis
Republican papers have been taken into
the secret and agree to carry out the poll
cy the story will be started on its rounds.
IL is believed that the ultimate effect of
the attack on Mr.. Davis will be to drive
him into the Democratic party.
and the prediction is now be-
ing freely made that before the Pres
idential campaign is a month old the Hon.
Webster Davis. who heretofore has been
l. ~ A
traordinary. will be on the stump for
Bryan and the Democratic platform.
Gone to See CrOker.-The Hon. Rob
ert b. Roosevelt a Democratic uncle of
the Rough Rider. has taken ship at New
York bound for the port nearest to the
European resting place of Richard Croker.
Mr.. Roosevelt is a loyal member of Tam
many Hall and a supporter of the Presi-
Dental aspirations of Admiral Dewey. His
avowed mission is to convert Croker from
Bryan TO the Admiral. He carries with
him many score OF newspaper expressions
on the Dewey candidacy. and presumably
when the Admiral formulates his platform
this important pronouncement will be ca
bled to Mr.. Roosevelt 10 be laid before
the master of Tammany. No statement is
made as to whether or not the Rough
Riders uncle is acting upon his own initia
tive or upon the advice of others, inciud
ing the Admiral himself. 1t is thought.
however, that this is one OF the important
details that are to be announced with the
development of the Dewey movement. 1t
is positively known that Croker is com
mitted to Bryan. though IL is conceded
that sometimes the chief OF Tammany Hall
does not control the political action of the
organization. That broken leg of Mr.
Croker may keep him in Europe until the
New York Democrats have elected dele
gates to Kansas City. in which event of
course he could not be held responsible
for the conduct OF his followers The Hon.
David b. Hill. who is known to be a very
wicked statesman. has announced his re-
turn to the fold since the Dewey c2n1i-
dacy became matter ef publio--aotoriety,
and expresses desire TO attend the Kan
sas City Convention as one or New York S
big four-which by the way. he has not
been for some time. II Hill should impi-
ously sieZe the leadership. run away with
the party organization, and deliver New
Yorls heavy vote to the Admiral in a
solid lump. who would have the heart TO
blame poor Mr. Croker for Bryan's loss OF
New York's promised support? Then, too,
il is believed that the Rough Riders uncle
will not be above misinteTpreting Mr.
Cookers position in the advices he viii
cable to the Tammany braves from the 9TH
er side OF the Atlantic. and il he should
do this there would be no way for Croker
10 correct Rooseyelts wickedness in time
to set things right in New York for Bryan.
With these prchs bilittes in view it is evil
dent. therefore. that the Nehraskan $
friends will have to keep sharp lookout
in New York from now until the vote OF
that States big delegation is cast AT Kan
SaS City.