The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-04-06
Capital Chat.
Washington Gossip, Political and
Otherwise, for the Readers
of the Globe.

ington still insist that Marcus
A. Hanna. United States senator
from Ohio, is foe of the workingmen
and a friend of the trusts. On account
of the reputation Mr.. Hama has gained.
within the past four years, 1t Is not
thought likely that President McKfn-
ley will select him to manage his cam
paign this year. Hanna. without doubt,
is friend of the trusts, advocates their
interests in the United States senate
and elsewhere, and is doing his best at
this time to force some of the biggest
concerns in the country to furnish cam
paign funds for the Republican party
this year. and proposes to raise enough
money to bring about the reelection of
Maj. Mckinley, though he will 'side-
STEP. and give some other man the
honor OF conducting the campaign in
MAJ. McKiney's interest. 1t Is still be-
ieVed that Congressman Dick, of Ohio,
at present assistant to Hanna in all po-
htical schemes, will be selected by Hanna
and by the president for the chairman
ship of the national Republican cam
paign committee
Ii Mr. Dick is not selected. it Is prob
able that Henry c. Payne, Of Wiscon-
sin, will be second choice of the pres
est president and his chief assistant.
John r. Mclean is one of the wealth
clans for the Democratic .vice-presiden-
tfal nomination. There is only one other
candidate who has more money than Mr.
Mclean yet talked of for this honor
This gentleman is o. H. p Belmont, Of
New York city. Mr.. Belmont Is anxious
to make the race, 1t has been reported,
with Col. Pryan in the national com
paign, and his closest rival from a finan-
cial standpoint is Mr.. Mclean. If money
Is to cut any figure In the selection of
the vice presidential candidate at Kan
sas City either Belmont or Mclean
will be victorious. If the delegates there
assembled finally decide that it would be
wise to give the vice presidential
nomination to a wealthy man, Belmont
or Mclean will win. but If they con-
slider 1t more polite to tender this honor
to men with less wealth, but otherwise
equal equipment, either George Fred
Williams. Of Massachusetts, or James
Hamilton Lewis. of Washington state,
will gallop away with the second prize
In the running at Kansas City.
The understanding among New York
politicians now in this city Is that the
four delegates at-large to the PhiIadel-
phfa Republican national convention have
already been decided upon.
The names of these gentlemen are;
Thomas c. Plat. Chauncey NJ Depew,
Gov. Theodore Roosevelt, Chairman r. R.
Odell. of the New York Republican state
central committee.
Senator Plat will head the Empire
state delegation at Philadelphia He
will be in supreme control of It's seventy
two delegates. His wishes In almost ev-
cry instance will be followed by the re-
naming seventy-one men In the New
York delegation. The orator, as before
stated. will be DIR. Depew. I have here
tofore announced that the senior sena-
tor from New York state will make rhe
speech nominating President MCKINLEY
for second term at the national Repub-
lican convention of 1900
Chairman Odell, the third member of
the Big Four" will continue to assist
Senator Platt in carrying out all the
schemes he may evolve at the Fhtiadel-
phia convention.
Col. Roosevelt will be what might be
termed the rough rider" among tho dele
gates-at-large from the state over which
he now presfdes as chief executive. just
how this big Four" of 1900 will ssza
up with those who have occupied posi-
tions Of this kind In the past from New
York is something to be decided in the
future The four gentlemen named above
are, without doubt. leading lights in the
Republican party in New York when
their talents are considered from variou,
standpoints.
Senator Plat will probably not be SC
influential as he has been in previous ma
tional Republican conventions, for the
reason that the candidate to head the
national ticket has already been decided
upon. Whether Senator PIatt fayors
Maj Mckinley or not makes little, if
\ any, difference to any one concerned
His opposition would amount to but lit lie
If he endeavored to sway the delegates
in the convention in any other direction
To use sporting phrase. Maj. McKin-
ley has ''cinch" for the Republican pres
idential nomination this year
The part that DIR. Depew will play at
Philadelphia will be In delivering one of
his graceful but none the less effective
orations in favor of the candidate he will
present for the consideration of the dele
gates for first place on the national tick
ct. In other words, he will make the
leading speech for Mai Mckinley, and
some orator will follow him in second
ing Maj McKinIey's nomination who has
a reputation nearly as good as DR.. De-
pew's as an orator, and as a clever man.
fully capable of presenting all the strong
points In the makeup of William McIIin-
ley for second term as the chief eXecu-
tive OF this nation
Without doubt, Senator Wolcott. of
Colorado. will be the man selected to do
this In the event that the administra-
ton Republicans IN Colorado in control
or the state convention, which will send
delegates from the Centennial state to
the Republican national convention at
Philadelphia, elect him as delegate. 1t IS
hard to tell what Col. Roosevelt will do
at Philadelphia. AS Is we'll known, there
is considerable opposition to his selection
as delegate at large from New York
to the coming national Republican con-
vention 1t is believed by his friends,
however, that notwithstanding the oppo-
sition against Col Roosevelt, he will be
chosen with Platt. Depew and Oden as
Empire state to the Republican national
convention of 1900
In connection with the selection of del
egates at large of New York state, 1t will
be probably considered worthy Of note
that the sixty-eght delegates selected to
follow the leadership Of Platt Depew,
Odell and Roosevelt will be in sympathy
with the majority of the plans that will
be outlined by Plat and OdeIl before
and after the Republican national con-
vention assemblies. Notwithstanding
the fact that Col Roosevelt has fire.
quently announced that he will not con-
sent to have his name used for the Re
publican vice presidential nomination at
Philadelphia, there is bare possibility
that Platt, Odell and other political
schemers may decide upon some scheme
by which the delegates can be stampeded
for Roosevelt for vice president over all
candidates mentioned and in such an
event the present New York governor
may be forced to consent to make the
race for second place on the Republican
national ticket