The evening times., 1900-06-25
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


Croker Against HiIi:-At the Demo-
cratic Club in New York yesterday. where
the Hon Richard Croker held high court.
the atmosphere seemed surcharged with
opposition to the suggestion of David Ben
nett Hin as Mr. Bryan's running mate. Il
know nothing about it." petulantly declar-
ed Croker. when asked about the IIHl
movement. Murphy is a good man" the
TamE;any chieftain avowed with deIibeI ate
emphasis when it was suggested that the
Troy man and not the sage of WoIferts
Roost was New YCrk's fayOrite son in re-
latiOn 10 the Vice Presidency Whereup0n
the excitable New York papers conclude
that there is a tremendous boom for ex-
Senator Edward Murphy. In 10 other part
Of the country has Murphy's name been
mentioned for second place on the ticket.
ana II Is not considered as at all probable
that the Troy statesman will arouse en-
thuslasm at Kansas City next week. Il
seems 10 be fOregone conclusion shat II
any New Yorker creates a fuTOre there IL
viii be Hill. And this in despite Of the
probable fact that the New York delega-
ton viii be opposed TO Hill for the Vice
Presidential nomination. His friends IN
the delegation sppear to have taken him a,
his word that he does not want
the nomination. and Croker ran
be depended upon to see
TO il that tie New York delegation does
not instruct for him. Il is regarded as
possible that the Empire State people ,-ill
adopt instructions for some ether New
NOrker-maybe Murphy or O. H p Bel
mont. But II is not likely that this would
affect the temper Of the Convention to-
ward Hill The National Democracy has
a way Of ignoring the New York machine
when in its calm and deliberate judgn- ent
the situation seems to demand a New
York man on the ticket This statement
IS borne out by the modern history OF
Democratic National Conventions. OF
course il is by no reason certain that when
the delegates gather at Kansas City u
VIII app,Ir that the exigency calls for
Hin. but if the conditions should shape
themselves that way the wish of neither
Mr.. Croker nor Air. Hill would COntrll.
Hill's popularity with the Democratic
masses is quite as great today as il ever
was. and il is not impossible Tor him 10
50 deport himself at Kansas City as 10
make his name second only 70 that "a
Nj Bryan in the party councils. Certain
IL is that al the present moment his nOmi-
nation for Vice President is nearer an
accomplished fact than is anything else
not actually recorded save only the re-
nomination OF Bryan.
Chandler l. HopefuL-'I look for an
unusually exciting campaign" says the
Hon. William E. Chandler. 4 also look
for periods of very great depression in Re
publican hopes and prospects during the
next four months. But ! an confident Of
Dir. McKinley's reelection. have care
fully watched national campaigns since
1875. and I have never known one in which
at irregular intervals during its progress
the outlook for the Republicans was not
absolutely hopeless. We are a strange and
volatile peOPle-we Americans. This min
ute the sky is all sunshine to our ewes.
and the next IL is inky black Particularly
is this true Of Us when we become excited
over our Presidential elections I dare say
that within a month, or maybe less. nearly
all Of us VIII be thoroughly convinced that
Bryan viii be elected. Then. FOX no rAas0u
that we can clearly explain. the pendulum
or our hopes viii swing over 10 Mckinley
And thus Il Will alternate from week TO
week until the final day. when We shall
realize how foolish We were in October to
. believe so firmly in the losing side that
We rlsked our money on it
German for Pnttison.-Tbt. Hon. Ar
-hur Pue German viii not attend the Kan
sas City Convention. but il is reported that
he viii send the Maryland DELEGATION there
with private Instructions 10 vote for the
Hon. Robert Z. Pat-ison OF PENNSYLVANIA
for Vice President. Mr. German viii be
represented at The meetings Of the Va
tional Committee by his friend. the Hon
l. Victor Baughmau. Of Frederick county.
and ii is said that everything has been
arranged to re-elect the former Senator TO
his old place on the National Committee
Il is explained that German and Patri=ou
are close personal friends. and the latter
has expressed ais preference for the Mary
lander FOR President This probably ac-
counts for the alleged Pattisou movement
in Maryland Il is further explained by
Mr. Germans supporters that he has de-
ciluEi an invitations and appeals from 9th
er national leaders Of the party 10 attend
The Convention in an advisory capacity- but
that be has plainly informed Senator Jones
and the men who presumably viii have the
framing Of the platform that he Is uuaIter-
ably opposed 10 a free silver plank. should
the Convention drop the silver bugabo0." q"
declare the Gormanites "Gorma- Will make
as great fight for Bryar's election as he
made foI Cleveland in 1SS4 He and the
other State leaders also predict that under
such conditions Maryland surely will 30
Democratic this year" At the same time
the Republican managers have counted
Maryland out of their column. regardless
Of what the Kansas City platform may
say about silver thus showing that the
Gormsuites are less hopeful of carrying
Maryland for Bryan than the Hannaites
are Oh that score.
Who Got the Money .-The charge is
ouanIy u1a1a bv tbs WashingtOr cOr-a