The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-04
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
| A Host ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
indicates a larger host of candidates for
the Vice Presidential nomination at the
Democratic National Convention than at
the Republican National Convention. IL
is not expected than more than half
dozen names will be voted on at Phiiadei-
phia for second place on the ticket. where
as fully a dozen will probably be formally
presented at Kansas City. The dispose
ton seems strong among the Democratic
managers to permit the New York leaders
to name the Vice Presidential candidate,
but as the New Workers. do not seem in
clined to get together on the matter II
may be that Indiana, Illinois, or some
other doubtful State will be asked to pro-
vide Mr.. Bryan with running mate. Inc
opinion is general among Democratic lead
ers in all parts of the country that II Hill
and Croker would get together and make
an earnest fight for the ticket New. YORK
could be carried for Bryan. 1t is this
opinion which causes the party managers
to desire New York man on the ticket.
The presumption is that no New Yorker
who is not entirely acceptable to both
Croker and Hill could unite the delegation
from his State and thereby secure the
| nomination. The probabilities at present
are that the names of several New York
men will be voted on at Kansas City. even
if not formally presented. Among these
are VIM. Sulzer. o. Fl. P. Belmont, Ell
lott Danforth, d. B. Hill. DR.. John II.
Girdner. and William r. Hearst. Others
who doubtless will be voted for are Sem
ator Daniel of Virginia, former Governor
Stone of Missouri Charles A. Towne Of
Minnesota, Representative B. F. Caldwell
of Illinois, former Governor Pattison Of
Pennsylvania. Representative J. ]. Lentz
of Ohio, B. F. Shively of Indiana Mayor
Phelan of San Francisco, Admiral Dewey,
and Admiral Schle-. The belief is strong
that If any one of three men would sig
nifty desire for the nomination. he could
have 1t. These three men are the hero
of Manila, the hero of Santiago and Adlai
+. Stevenson. 1t is not regarded as likely
that there will be struggle between this
trio for the nomination. as they are men
of too great dignity to indulge in an I'M
seemly scramble. but it is thought to be
highly probable that if the nomination
we're offered any Of them it would be &C.
copied.
To Prevent ExtOrtion.-The Hon. W.
]. Stone of Missouri. Vice Chairman Of
the Democratic National Committee, will
visit Kansas Ci;. today to investigate the
report Of extortionate charges being made
by the hotel managers of the town for
the week OF the convention. Governor
Stone Is chair man of the committee ap-
pointed to lock into the arrangements for
the convention, and it is considered a
part of his duty to see to it that the
hotel men do not gouge their guests. In
deed. but for Governor Stones strong and
Intelligent fight for Kansas City the con-
vention would have been awarded to some
other city. Hence. it is. in a way, in
cumbent upon him to curb the reported
rapacity Of the tavern keepers at the
mouth Of the kaw. If the hotel men do
not lower their prices and make less Sc
we're the terms OF the contracts fhich
numerous delegations are now trying to
make with them, it is likely that efforts
will be made to house the delegates in
private residences and boarding houses
Many requests have been made of Chair
man Jones and other members OF the Ma
tionai Committee to order the convention
to be held elsewhere, but these requests
have come at SO late a day that if they
should be complied with great confusion
WOulu RESULT II Is tHOuSut ludl
Stone will bring the Kansas City hotel
men to their senses this week. and that
within day or two he will send out an
announcement that arrangements have
been made for reasonable hotel rates for
convention visitors. If this is not done
it is evident that the attendance at the
convention will be much simmer than the
greedy hotel propEietCrs are counting on.
Commissioner of Pensions is indeed a hsrd
one. Ii he pleases the retrenchers moth
ing is ever heard of it. and if he pleases
the politicians too much is heard OF it for
his own good Nobody has ever yet been
able to please the majority Ct pensioners.
and it is not believed anybody ever will BE-
able to do that at the same time, tha
Hon. II. Clay Evans seems 10 have got into
hotter water than any of his prsdecas soIs
in the office Of Commissioner of Per sions.
The G. A. r. has been snarliug at him Tor
three years. and the complaints from this
source are becoming notably numerous and
harsh as the opening of the campaign ap-
proaches week ago the Commissioner
issued an order favorahly affecting that
class of pensioners known as minors Thee
are persons of both sexes who are enttle ]
to pensions by reason Of their fathers hav-
ing been killed in the line OF duty AID who
made application before they were sixteen
years old case involving this Point was
submitted to Commissioner Evans more
than two years ago, and he is accused OF
having pigeonbolcd the case until about
n week ago. when he rendered decision
entirely satisfactory to the class of p n
sioners concerned. But these people and
their legal representatives are kicking
nightly at the Commissioners delay in
the case, declaring that there was a5so
lutely no excuse for 1t, and asserting that
his decision was made at this time for pc
liticaI purposes only. Also it is pointed cut
that a year ago Mr. Evans discharged a
hundred clerks under the rretence that he
had no use for them. whereas he is now
asking for additional clerks. 1t goes with
out saying that the hundred clerks he had
no use for year ago were Democrats, and
that those he now needs are republicans.
Wherefore. it is becoming more evident
every day that the Hon. II. Clay Evans VIII
be a large. lustrous and luminous issue all
by himself in the forthcoming campaign.
MIR. Hanna and the PrencEcrs.-l
Late news from Philadelphia indicates
that the Hon. Mark Hanna is going to
have trouble with. the preachers of that
town il he does not move cautiously from
this time forward. Two or three weeks