The evening times., 1900-05-31
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

1OA11AOd1 NOlEO ANO OOOO1T.
Slap at the speaker.-The manner In
which the st. Louis Worlds Fair bill is
being forced through at this session of
Congress is regarded as a direct repudia-
ton of Speaker Henderson by the party
leaders OF his own State. The Speaker ,
inexplicable opposition to the measure
made it necessary for its promoters to re-
move 1t from his path. Senator coekrell,
by the advice and consent of Senator AIli-
son. bas tackled 1t on to the Sundry Civil
bill. and it has been accepted by the
Senate. In its present form the bill calls
for fiat appropriation OF five million dol
lars Speaker Henderson's packed COM
mittee had revised the proposition SO that
il would have been optional with the Sec
retary of the Treasury to dole out any
amount, from one cent to FIVE million dol
lars. in aid Of the fair after Ten million
dollars had been spent by the St. Louis
corporation And even in this shape the
Speaker did not intend the bill to g [
through the House. Senator Allison and
Speaker Henderson live in the same town.
They have been close friends for many
years. But it is said that the Senator's S
friendly aid TO the ST. Louis Worlds Fair
has afronted General Henderson,. and that
now they meet as strangers. Nearly all OF
the other House members of the Iowa dele
cation are favorable TO the Fair PROPOSE
tiOn. and nearly all OF them are in the
Deliver Vice Presidential movement, too.
The significance of this is obyioIs. Gen
eraI Henderson's course as Speaker, thus
far. has weakened instead Of strengthened
him in Iowa. Naturally it follows that If
he has lost strength In his own State he
also has lost strength nationally. 1t is
even considered not improbable that should
the Republicans carry the next House the
unusual spectacle would be presented OF
determined party opposition to General
Henderson's reelection as Speaker.
Around whom this opposition would rally
is not now known, though various names
are mentioned, and two or three gentlemen
are quietly working in their own interests.
Here's a Chance--The Hon Mark
Hanna is looking for chief Of the Literary
Bureau OF his National Committee. The
rapid rise OF the Hon. Perry S Heath
shows that the job is a desirable one. Mr..
Heath held the position in the last cam
paign. and il was generally believed he
would have charge of the work again this
year. In point of fact, Mr.. Hanna assign
ed Mr.. Heath to the worz several months
age but soon relieved him for some reason
which has never been fully explained The
civil service reformers had = rev remarks
to make when they learned that the First
Assistant Postmaster General was running
Mr. Hanna's Literary Bureau. and Mr. Nc
KinIey called Mr.. Heath to the White
House and told him to resign either from
the Literary Bureau or the Postofice De-
partment. Since that occurrence Mr.. Han
ma has been looking for another chief Of
the bureau As an eminent PiJtsburg cor
respondent who corresponds cniefiy with
his tongue would say. Mr.. Hanna has made
''oveTthrows" to various and sundry news
psJer men to accept the place. all Of whom
have declined. IL is q position which no
first-class newspaper man cares TO accept
fo- aside from the uncongeniaI association
its acceptance would bring. its duties
would tend TO unfit the incumbent for fu-
ture useful work in his CHOSEN profession.
Hence it seems probable that Mr.. Hanna
will have to place some politician at the
head OF his Literary Bureau. Few pOliti-
clans know anything about the art of writ
ing or OF selecting men capable OF present
ing political literature IN an attractive
form. For this reason Mr.. Hanna is hav-
ing hard time OF it in his search for the
proper perscn to entTust UI,h the literary
end of the campaign work. Any gentleman
who thinks be car do the work satisfacto-
rily may learn something 20 his interest
by calling upon or writing 10 M. Hanna
Otis for second PIace.-There seems
10 be boom in Rochester. y. Y. for Gen
eral E. S. Otis for second place on the
ticket with Mr.. Mckinley. Rochester is
the birthplace Of General Otis. and II is
supposed that some of his Democratic
kinsmen In that town have started Vice
Presidential movement for him without
his knowledge or consent and with the
distinct view Of further handieapping the
amiable Mr. Mckinley in his Forthcoming
race. General Otis landed in San Francis
co yesterday from Manila. but refused TO
discuss politics. This is taken as an indi-
cation that he is not aYerse TO the Vice
Presidential suggestion, or he would have
come out boldly and proclaimed his unwill-
ingness to the use OF his name in that
connection. 1t is known that he feels very
grateful TO Mr. Hanna and Mr.. Mckinley
for standing by him in his administration
OF affairs in the Philippines For nearly a
year there has been an almost unanimous
demand in the country for his removal
from the chief place al Manila. but Mr.
Hanna, Adjutant General COrbin, and Mr.
Mckinley have defended him valiantly at
every point of attack. Therefore. II can
not be understood why General Otis has
not promptly put a stop to this talk of
making him the running mate. Il IS said
that he Will reach Washington early next
week, and go direct to the White House to
report TO the COmmander-in n-Chief of the
Army. Not until after he has had a con