The evening times., 1900-04-14
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
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Woodruff TaIIieS AgaIn.-WhiiS Mr.
Hanna and Mr.. Mckinley are engaged in
the fruitless task of seeking a Vice PTesi
Dental candidate the Hon. Timothy L.
Woodruff continues to capture instructed
delegations for that place. The tw,. dele
gates elected to the Philadelphia Conven-
tion yesterday by Representative Brown
lows admiring constituents in Tenn lsseC,
were instructed for Woodruff. The Florida
delegation was instructed as a whole for
the New York Lieutenant Governor several
weeks ago. a half dozen or more district
delegations in various parts Of the country
have been pledged to him. It is unders toOd
that both OF the cOntesting delegations
that will go to Philadelphia from Texas
are favorable to him. Neither Mr.. Hanna
nor Mr.. Platt can take away from him the
Kings county delegates already assured
him. Evidently Mr.. Woodruff will enter
the Philadelphia Convention with an in
structed strength that will have 10 be
reckCned with. Unless the machine bosses
hurry up and settle on somebody for the
Vice Presidential nomination and then get
instructions for him. Mr.. Woodruff will
show up at Philadelphia with larger fol-
lowing thin anybody else can claim. OF
course the Hannaites could defeat him
even then. bat that IL would give them
good for Mr. Mckinley goes without say
ing. The action OF the Brownlow people
is directed not so much in the interest Of
Woodruff as against the Hon. II. Clay
Evans. The fight between the Congress
man and the Pension Commissioner for the
bCaship Of the party in Tennessee has re
suited in a wide open split and the elec-
tion of two sets Of delegates to the Ma
tiOnal Convention. Mr. Brownlow has good
reason to fear that the Administration Will
be partial TO the Evans delegates at Phila-
delphia unless he can do something TO con-
vince Mr.. Hauna that il will pay TO favor
ths Brownlow people. BY instructing his
district delegates for Woodruff Mr. Brown
low has served notice on Mr. Hanna Of an
intention to create discord at Philadelphia
unless II. Clay Evans is turned down. II
will be very easy matter for Bro wnlow
TO shunt bis delegates of from Woodruff II
Mr.. Hanna acts right" II he doesn't
"act right" then there viii be scores Cf
leather-lunged Tennesseeans al Philadel-
phia to ill the air with noise for Woodruff,
4 shout for WOIcOtt.-A mighty ex-
poneEt OF national thought yclept the Col
orado Springs Gazette" is hUing the can
yons Of the Rocky Mountains with shouts
for the Hon Edward Oliver Welcott for
Vice President. II declares that the dis
tinguished Senator is the most consistent
bimctaTist in the United States and that
he is the one man i'm the Republican party
VINO could hold steadily In line for Mr. Nc
.uIey this year the bimetallists. More
than that the country is assured that Sen
ator Wolcort could carry Colorado for Mr..
Mckinley. and that nobody else can do
this. Wherefore. the logic OF the situation
points d Mr.. WOlcott ar the proper run
ming mate. AT the same time this editor
does not put forward the claim that Mr.
WolCOtt can hold on to the Senatorial seat
to which he now has a title until next
March Doubtless. though the editor has
IN mind the probability that If q right live
Iy Vice residential boom can be started
for Mr. Wolcott ne at least will be able 20
get the nomination Of has party iu the next
Legislature for the Senate. It is under
stood that there is no likelihood that there
will be more than a coru0ra's guard Of Re
pubiicans in the next Legislature at Den
yer. 5ut it seems that the distinguished
Seu.tor Will have trouble TO control his
party at home even with this prospective
Is small number of men 20 dea! with The
Vice Presidential boom. however. may re-
suit In some practical benefit TO Mr.. VOL
Cott II may lead 20 his election as del
egate to the Philadelphia Convention.