The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-07
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
On the RuE.-As has been popularity
suspected. the vail of distress in the
Presidents speech at New York Saturday
right turns out TO have been the gorerun-
ner Of a complete face et~ut - Mr.. Nc
Rinley on the Porto Rican Tariff bill. While
there is no written evidence of the fact. 1t
is nevertheless true that but for the Presi-
dents strong insistence exerted personally
upon half dozen or more members the
bill never could have passed the House.
When large number of Western RepUbli-
cans were on the verge OF revolt the
President called them individually to the
White House and urged them 70 support
the bill Three OF this number upon
whom be so worked are Messrs.
Steele and Watson of Indiana, and
Mr.. Tawney OF Minnesota. And now
Mr.. Mckinley has authorized the
statement, which has been scattered broad
cast over the country, that Congress and
not the Executive was responsible for the
change Of policy" Il is suggested that the
authorized statement would have been
nearer the truth If il had contained the
assertion that Henry OXnOrd the beet
sugar maguate and neither the Congress
nor Executive was responsible for the
change Of policy" Ii Is believed that as
a result OF the astonishing effort of the
President to shift the entire responsibility
from the White House to the Capitol.
several Of the Republican members who
We're dragooned into support Of the bill,
and thereby forfeited their chances for re-
election. Will I'm a desperate effort TO save
themselves, now make clean breast OF the
whole nasty affair. This. it is thought
would raise such a storm Of Indignation an
over the country as TO seriously endaugCr
Mr. Mckinley's denomination, and TO bring
10 the front again Gen. Benjamin Harrison
whose Administration was clean OF scan
dals. whatever were its other sh0rtcom-
lngs. General Harrison is talking and act
ing very much as IL he would be willing
to head a revolt against Mckinley on the
issues presented in the Porto Rican bill
lie is OutspOken in his opposition 10 the
ADMINISTRATORS announced colonial policy
as well as the surrender OF the Monroe
DOctrine proposed by the Hay Pauncefote
Treaty. As Indiana just low is the Re
publican storm center II SEEMS not unlike
ly that some important anti-McFsinley
movement may be going on out there.
Hiii L. RcPcntant.-Vague but porten-
tous hints are flying from Wolferts Roost
II appears that the Hon. David Bennett
Hill is plucking up courage to ask for re-
admission to the Democratic household.
lie wants to be a delegate large 10 the
Kansas City Convention. so runs the story.
II is believed that the Hon Richard Gro
ker. who nearly year ago. capitulated TO
Bryan. viii not be averse TO receiving Hin
back into the fold IN the repeutaat ap-
proaChCs in the proper spirit Of contrition.
Whether or not the Western element will
hail Nr. Hilrs return with great huzzas OF
Joy is a different question. Mr.. Bryan. IL
is known. has no use for Hill. Behind this
aversion is an interesting story that doubt
less will come out If the Bryantps con-
clude to insist that the former New York
leader serve term of probation before
being taken into full fellowship.
Guncy for ChairmRn.-A lively boom
has been started for the Hon. James NJ
Guffey of Pennsylvania for Chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee Mr.
GuGey pushed the Hon. William H. Har-
rity out of the committee after a tremen-
dous struggle that contributed in no small
part to the gaiety OF the nation. He took
his contest into the committee and there
won because he was sound on the free
silver goose and Harrity was, not. BuL il
is one thing TO be elected to.she commit
tee by a State delegation and an entirely
different thing TO be entrusted with the
/ management Of national campaign. Pri-
marily, the party nominee selects the cam
paign manager. Two months ago IL was
rfy
Bryan was committed TO Senator James X
Jones for reelection as Chairman Of the
National Committee. IL is suspected that
Mr.. Bryan and Senator Jones have had
some slight misunderstanding since then.
but there is no evidence that these diff
ferences led to a split between them.
Senator Jones is supposed 10 be anxious
TO manage the next campaign in the firm
belief that he can profit by the mistakes OF
the last campaign. II this is true and Mr..
Bryan is still committed 10 him there is
thought 30 be no hope for Gu1ey.
Bricks RenOmiBRtiOn.-The politf-
clans are attaching no Importance to the
denomination yesterday Of the Hon Abra-
ham Lincoln Brick by the Republicans OF
the Thirteenth Indiana district. Mr. Brick
is one Of the Republicans who al the last
minute yielded 10 the White House pres
sure and voted for the Porto Rican Tariff
bill. Before he cast this unpopular vote
his denomination was assured. because
nearly All Of the delegates ID the conven-
ton had been elected under the direction
Of his Congressional Committee L is
pointed out that it would be a poor states
man indeed who could not control the sit
uation with such bulge on the opposition
The only features of the affair 10 which
the politicians attack importance are the
bolt Of Mr.. Brick publicly announced by
one Of his most influential supporters and
the grudging endorsement OF the Admins
tratiOn contained in the resolutions adopt
ed by the convention. Il is conceded that
Mr.. Brick will have a hard row TO hoe in
the campaign. His district is normally
Republican By 5000 majority, but the rev
Citations now being made as to the iliu-
ences which forced the Porto Rican bill
through the House under the party lasn
may wipe out this comfortable majority
and drive Mr.. Brick back to his native
obscurity in the social fabric Of South
Bend.
Little Lin Gin.
(From the Cincinnati Enquirer
Little Lin Gin has a sad story A wear AGO