The evening times., 1900-02-14
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

PULIIlCAL NUEEb AND Gcf'S-T.
Abandon the Treaty. :-The opinion is
growing that the Senate will refuse to
ratify the Hay -Pauncefote Treaty. This be |
lief is mainly due to the report that .. !
long conference With Secretary Hay yes
terday afternoon the President told his
premier that he would take the treaty
under advisementIforrt twenty hours, -
and then definitely announce his decision
The meaning Of this is supposed to be that
the Administration is preparing to place
upon Secretary Hay the entire responsible
ty for the Objectionable convention. 1t is
not doubted, OF course. that the President
was aware Of every move being made by
Mr. Hay during the progress OF the negou-
ations which resulted in the treaty, and, OF
course. could have called a halt on the
whole proceeding il he had then objected to
the scheme Nor is it doubted that Mr..
Mckinley was perfectly familiar with the
terms and intent OF the convention when
ne transmitted il 10 the Senate. But az
the same time il is argued thnt it is not
too late for the President to stand from
under if he regards such course as ex-
pedient. If he does this it is confidently
believed the treaty Will be defeated IN the
Senate but that probably final action will
not be taken on il until it Is too late to urge
at this session the passage Of the Hepburn
Nicaragua Canal bill.
Lou Payn's Chance.-It is believed
that tie impetuous Roosevelt at last has
got himself in just such pr,dieament as
the opposition TO him in New York has
been hoping with reason that he would get
into. He has placed himself sqnarely IN
antagonism to two pet schemes Of the Ad-
ministration-his nomination TO the Vice
Presidency and the defeat Of the Nicaragua
Canal enterprise. This OF course, com
pletely alienates him from the Republican
national organization, upon which he has
ben largely depending for support in his
race for denomination as Governor. II Is
well understood that the Platt machine
never was and never will be ia favor OF his
denomination Whatever chance he stood
for enlisting the support Of the State or
ganIzation was destroyed by his dogged
fight on Lou Pnyn and his final triumph
over that ma,odorous statesman. II IS,
/ therefore. con- ended that the Governor :
I present unhappy predicameut is exactly to
/ long-loOked-for opportunity 10 plunge the
: knife into ROosevelts political Yitais- IL
/ is said that the Rough Riders sudden con-
| version 10 the Timothy L. WoOdruu wee
/ Presidential boom Will avail him naught
I either in keeping the myriad -WaistcOated
Z statesman ont OF the gubernaIprlal race or
/ in bringing to his support any antl-mdchine
, friends Woodruff may have Having lost
/ the sympathy OF the Administration az
/ washington and rfeited all claims upon
( the Hanna machiae. fl Is believed there ls
. nothing left for Governor Roosevelt 70 DO
] except 10 fOrmally draw out OF the gubeT-
Z uat0rial race in time TO preserve some oi
/ his San Juan Hill prestige for use ln Keep
Ling himself before the country Tor the next
. four years as a martyr 10 the Nicaragua
. Canal and the vic, ma of machine politics
both in New York state and Washington
II is not DOUBTED that his role would very
well suit the temperament and purpose Of
. Roosevelt and 10 Is argued that % l~ The
only escape from political annihiiduon.
BInckburn and ChandIer.-In a coy
corner of the Senate Chamber yesterday
the Hon. Joseph Carey stiles Blackburn
and the Hon William Eaton Chandler
we're observed in sweet conversational dal-
lance for 10, = half hour or mere. SEATED
upon a soft aud lUNuriousiy u2hols-ere,
diyau they sat and held JLcir heads yerl
close together while an Interchange o
sympathetic thought was carried on Oh
livious 20 the gaping press gallery ver,
they. and unmindful Jr the dtfUl gaze O
the grave aud reverend Senators. whcF
memories stIl hold remnants OF an even
which thrilled the Cap.tsi not So man,
/ yeaIs agCue that ta-thiuE infants nave
/ since lecame bearded like tne rard- iW'
old cronies they appeared, indeed. es tte,
sat euraptured in the communion of sou
/ and the touch OF heart. AMI vet not on
generation OF their admiriug COuuyrymel
has come and gone since the trumpe
/ tongue Of babbliug rumCr proclaimed q
the startled land that on a memorable oc
casiuu the fiery Blackburn did seize in an
ger the cdlm-souled Chandler by the ca
and lid nightly tveak that sensitive ap
nCudagc Of the New Hampshire statesmal
Hence the gaping amazement Of the II
/ bald press gallery yesterday hence tn
6tful gaze upon them of Senators VIII
memories. The spectacle was Is be1Utifl
r as it was astonishing. What IL was tha
made J., possible, unless 30 be the U1Ii
. fying effect OF the sweep OF years and %
d I creep Of age. no man pre- ldE Ia know
. . And for fear Of disturbing he leli-GifJ
D I harmony OF their relations no man dT-C
81 enquire Of either as TO what has br1Jgh
81 them together again iu the silken band
e / Of brotherly love.