The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-05
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Dollivcr MOVED Tn.-onviouslv HI

POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Dollivcr Moved Up.-obviously Their
is something ddngi in the matter of TIT
Doom Of the Hon. Jonathan Prentiss Dol
iver of Fort Dodge for the Republican
wee Presidenti9l nomination The elo-
quent Dolliver IS nod marked man wher,
ever he goes. foa, id is followed by group:
oil admitting statesmen. who laugh when ht
laughs and who look grave when he looks
grave. Doliiver is not at his best when he
Is grave. Nature Intended him to be al
ways gay. and even giddy at times. Sc
when gravity perches upon the Dollverian
brow the whole world around Doliver
seems black and grim. Why gravity should
De demanded OF candidates for Vice Pres-
dent Is not known, but it is a fact that
all men who seriously become candidates
| Tor vice President also become grave. and
therefore there is no reason to doubt long
| er that Dolliver Is candidate. for Dol
liver Is grave now most of the time. 1t is
| said that nearly a hundred members of
| Congress are actively. but quietly, boost
| ing the Dolliver boom, and that this is hay-
! Ing an effect in all parts of the country.
| Except in those States which have favorite
| sons there have been no formal instruc-
tons for second place on the ticket. AS
consequence OF this open condition the DOL
liver boomers are finding their work easy.
IL Is interesting, II not significant, to note
that nearly all of the journalists in WASH
lngton claiming that rarest OF privileges.
70 wit. speaking acquaintance with the
Hon. Mark Hanna, are at present playing
Doiliver strong for Mr.. McKinley's run
ming mate. These fortunate journalists are
supposed to get inspiration upon all great
mysteries from Mark Hanna. In view OF
this supposition 1t is unnecessary to specu-
late upon the Significance of their sudden
conversion to the delightful Iowan. 1t is
noteworthy, however. that these eminent
gentlemen laughed merrily at the first sus-
gestion of Mr.. Delivers name for the tail
OF the ticket. Also that at first they were
Inclined to scott at the fiery General Gros-
venors espousal of the Doliver candidacy.
Indeed. they made haste to declare that
GrosyeIor no longer spake with authority
when he sprang to his feet in the House
and proceeded to lay down the law as 1t Is
understood at the White House or when ha
gave utterance to speech upon the Vice
Presidential question. 1t appears. however,
either that General Grosvenor knew what
he was doing when. week ago. he gave
out an Interview predicting Delivers
nomination or that he Is the latest ac-
QUESTION of the Hanna press bureau and
has gone about his work in an effective
way. At the same time. and nevertheless.
there are number of gentlemen in these
parts who are Still pinning their faith to
the Roosevelt movement. Not until some
body else has been nominated at Phila-
delphia will these gentlemen be willing to
believe anything else than that the Rough
Rider is to be the running mate.
PettiErew Did 1.-THE Hon. Richard
Franklin Pettigrew of Sioux Falls some
times gets OF on the wrong foot in his
impetuous charges on the breastworks OF
the enemy. but, yesterday he hurled him.
self against the ramparts of the Republi-
can stronghold with a tremendous clat-
ter and bang that brought loud cry Of
alarm from the watchtower occupied by
the steady -nerved Allison. The so-called
Antitrust bill was reported from the
House. Up bebbed Senator Pettigrew and
moved that the Gb!ll be ordered printed |
and placed upon the calendar without for
NAL reference tosa committee. In jiffy |
Senator GaIlinger. Republican outpost, |
was upon his feet with motion that the |
bill be referred to the proper committee. |
Then Mr.. Pettigrew asked for q yea and |
nay vote. and before this motion could be |
put it occurred to Senator Allison that the |
easiest way to save the party from furth |
err embarrassment at this session on the |
trust question was to throw the Senate
into executive session. Accordingly the |
astute Iowan asked grayely that the Sen
ate proceed to the consideration OF exec
utive business. This. of course. took pre-
cedence over everything else, and thus the
IaJ Ant he, tha
House with such a flourish of trumpets
and beating Of tom-toms. was hurled
high in the air. and doubtless will there
remain until the election is over and the |
Republican campaign managers have had
yhack at the bullying treasures OF the |
errible trusts. Meantime OF course. Re-
publican stump orators will continue to
point with pride to the regulations Of the
trusts proposed by their party.
To Fight Chandler.-A gentleman
who for years has enjoyed the friendship
If the Hon. William Eaton Chandler |
yazed down admringly upon him yester-
lay from a seat in the Senate gallery and
inquired: Has my old friend Chandler
zone stark mad, or has he simply tired
# public life and decided to quit it at I
lext March?"- In explanation of the
inquiry 1t was pointed out that Mr..
handler has placed himself In opposition +.
o nearly every pet measure of the Ad-
at this session, even start
ng with the single gold standard bill !
nd coming down through the list to the
Porto Rican bill. He has !
ven gone SO far as to declare in q pub ! l
shed interview that Mr.. McKinley's
ampaign managers are preparing to hold o
p the trusts for heavy contributions to | I
he slush fund. In the Senate on Friday I
asst he went. after the armor plate folk | o
s severely as Senator Tillman. Senator / q
eller. or Senator Allen. and Mark C
lama glared at him viciously as he was v
peaking II he continues to speak out d
lanly against the trusts and their alli- | f
nee with the Republican organization II il
thought the most powerful corpora |
ION in his State. the Boston and Maine t
will regard his course as an e
lvitation to actively oppose his return C
the Senate, and will govern itself ac- CT
ordingly. The Boston and Maine in c.
mes past has done it's share in Repub. r
can politics, and also has had quite a II
umber Of battles with Senator Chandler. Il
heretofore he has not been particularly b
limical to other money interests. and ii
lerefore the big railroad corporation I,
hich usually controls the politics of Y
ew Hampshire and adjoining States has
ad to fight him single handed. But II
e persists in marrying the trusts and
aking dark insinuations against the IT
tentions of the Hannaites it is believed
lie corporate interests generally will
'mbine forces with the Boston and
aine this year for his defeat Even Mr. a
most entbucioctir ,5,o;.a,, | q.