New-York tribune., 1900-09-19
NOTES OF THE CAMPAIGN,

PRESIDENT BRTANS BTAEF--Tne Derno-Poo
rainbow chasers having succeeded in convincing
Mr. Bryan that he is 20 be elected President IA
has been devoting HIS leisure moments for soma
time past II IL understood 20 constructing his
Cabinet which has been nearly II not quite IN
ished Some difficulty was experienced IN finding
suitable man for Secretary OF State prime quaIi-
hcaton for which Office Is that the incumbent must
hate king" BTesci the assassin OF King Hum
bert. would have filed the bill. but he had been
removed from the stage OF activity and there IN
now strong impression that Ex-Governor Altzsld
has been chosen. Having completed his Cabinet
the future President IS confronted with another
and quite difficult a question. II Is. Who shan
be my chief OF STAFF Here he finds himself n =
sad dilemma. His incIinations. sympathies and
calm, dispassionate Judgment all point unerringlv
to the OF his choice: IN fact 10 two or tna,,
who are hot rivals for the honor. OF course care
ful Newspaper readers know the names of thsss
two men. but for the benefit OF those who NAV "A
negligent forgetfu II viii be well 70 recall them
One is James Creelman. the famous war CORE
spOndent. who alone and unaided captured sauriazo
In the Spanish war. and who elected Bryan In 1sss
The other IS Willis J. Abbot chief OF the Brva,
Literary Bureau. who has elected Bryan this year
Persons who not familiar with the facts r,av
say IN their ignorance that OF course Presldsn,
Bryan will choose the man who elected him m
1890 rather than one who elected him four year.
ago. They will probably reconsider when they ara
Informed that Creelman also has elected Brva7
this year. and that ne did It early in July several
laps ahead OF Abbot He may justly claim thar -
is not only AN older but better soldier" than his
rival Besides, he has that record to hi,
credit press dispatch from Chicago says "ir .,
roreordained' that one OF these men will have -
honor OF sitting next 70 Bryan when he shall bsv.
taken his place in the White House." and that e.,
mighty struggle is going on between them. ana
the one who fails 10 receive the coveted honor ~
hasking in the presence will be broken hsar.a4 -
The dispatch further says:
-GIreelnan is an enthusiastic worshipper of TIA
sI TseoraIskan. and Mr. Abbot IS equally devoted a.
great interest. not unmixed with QUIET arausanne-t
would ge, there. is quoted as having sai9 rbs,S5S
dion dion know but that II Bryan should make CresI.
nave TO have guardian.
II Chairman Jones said that he IS not asovs
mean jealousy; or. perhaps. he favors Abbot eor
In that case he might be not only the secrstarv ~
ne ne treasury; out also the guardian OF the
bryan Administration
ROOSEVELT ON TRUSTs-There IS a strikfnr
contrast between the candid ard statesmaplfks
treatment OF the subject OF trusts BY Governor
Roosevelt in his letter Of acceptance and the IN
candid and demagogic discussion OF fl 5v N-
Bryan In hts campaign speeches which viii Be ca-
tain TO arrest public attention and provoke com
ment which will be UnfavOrable and dsaRrssabis
10 the latter In the course OF editorial on Gov
ernor Roosevets letter, which it says discusses
with absolute frankness the principal issues ~
the campaign" The Public Ledger" Of Philadei-
phia. remarks:
Governor Roosevelt discusses the question %
1ost nIs IahHy and philosophcally He thinks the
H E1ost uSeIll measure Is an ascertainnenC OF the
Iacts through publicity, TO capitalization profits
Hclty would remedy some evils and suggest ths
% pgOPe9 aemedy Ior others. and he concludes. The
separate state governments can 90 q great deal
dla Where they decline 70 cooperate the National
has 10 say about trusts is entirely too sers5is -
I 9l4ke any impression as against the vapor1gs of
in their pockets. 1S' 17l ''''Ca's@
ACTIVITY IN ILLINOIs.-The Republican Stat.
Committee Of Illinois has recently added at-v
names 10 its list OF "sDelIbiuders" SO that this
week there will be fully $50 OF them working f,r
the conversion OF wavering voters Representative
FOss, of Chicago. who is acting chairman OF TIA
Naval Committee Of the House Is barIv -T-or,
stumping tour in New-England. and takes uD W5-F
unsuccessfui candidate FOR q The oi-, SS
Ior Gt9yernoF, mas also taken the stump for ths
THE WITH TENNESSEE DIsTRrCT IN.
campaign for Congress in the With Tsn7szs..
District Is even more interesting than was tr
umated in The Tribune recently. Ex-Reureseuts-
tive Benjamin Augustus Enloe. who made a rsou-
tation in Congress for cantankerousness IS nun
ming against the sitting Democrat Therus VIII
pemoPoP votes The RePu6San Sn"tS eaa6daIe IA @Any
saHuei nue. w. Hawklns son Of Isaac R. Hawkins.
OF Ex-Governor Hawkins. He is a man OF a5firv
and is popular in the district. Having canrassed II
many times. II is believed that be has a good
chance for election. even il the breach between
EnIoe and sims should be healed-whtch IS now an
imprObability-
SENATOR PRITCHARD'S HOPES-Senator
Pritchard. Of North Carolina. says that ne has re-
cetved over hundred letters from North Carolina
Democrats since the August election. saying that
they wished to him and consult as TO plans 10
make their votes for Mckinley and Roosevelt e.
fectiye They say that they can vote the Republ-
but they do not believe that thsir VOTES x g
counted unless some special precautions are taken
The Senator thinks that there is a chance. With
reasonably taiT election in November, for the Re
fact that the State gave nearly 5000 declared ma
yorlty tor the amendment diSfranChisins the mass
OF cOlored voters while preserving the right ot SUI
frage 10 hiterate whites.
IN THE RALEIGH DISTRICT-In the Tvth DIS
trict of North Carolina there are three candidates
for Congress. The Republicans nominated =
Giles an ex-member Of the Legislature The Dszo
cFals l. w POu. State solicitor. and the Pogg-
Hsts SA--Sherln J. j. Jenkins The first named D.
IsasI Tor the nomina tion ex-RePreSentative john
NIchols OF raleigh Four years ago the fusion -
tween the Republicans and PopuistS IN that dF
uict succeeded in electing V. F. Stroud. a Popu-
nst. As Jenkins is a fusion PopuliSt IL is cOnst
may be entered into by which the enemies of the
Democracy will unite on man.
HE SHOULD ACCEPr-"The Boston Herald
remarks:
There seems to be no good and sufficient reason
WY WY senator Cauery should resign order 70 az
SEPT a nomination for the Presidency. His Sena-
auguration.
THE GREELEY MOVEMENT N 1879