The Saint Paul globe., 1900-04-03
.Capif01 Chat.
Washington GOSSIP, Political and
Otherwise for the Readers
Of the Globe.

WASHINGTON. April 2. = Especial )
The national committeeman of both the
Republican and Democratic parties have
recently arrived in Washington from
Philadelphia and Kansas City, and they
are pretty thoroughly satisfied that the
two convention halls will be so arranged
That they will be more satisfactory to
the delegates, the newspaper men and
others who are compelled to work with
in them than any other auditorium for
a like purpose In the history of either Of
the two dominant parties
That the Philadelphia convention hall
Will be arranged to meet the require
ments of the convention is said to be
certain by such men as Chairman Han
ma, of the present Republican national
campaign committee and by Joseph Man
ley and Henry C. Payne, national COM
mitteemen, respectively, from Maine and
Wisconsin. George w. Wisweli, who
Will be the sergeant-at-arms of the Phil
adelphia convention, stated while in this
city that he had attended many conven-
tions in the past, and that he was salts
fed that the convention hall in the
Quaker City would be more satisfactory
than any convention building which had
in the past housed national assemblages
of this kind. 1t appears that the arrange
ments for the Philadelphia convention
are we'll under way, and everything will
be ship-shape when this great assem-
bly, Is called to order on June 10 next.
Everything has been decided upon re-
garding the plans for the rebuilding Of
the interior OF the old Exposition hall
in Philadelphia; the contracts have been
let, and the contractors are now active
ly at work upon the building. 1t is stated
by those who have investigated the mat
ter that the plans for the rebuilding Of
this hall will make 1t one of the largest
Of its kind ever constructed In this coun-
try. In addition to remodenng the inte-
rior Of the building, the grounds are to
be greatly beautified by the razing Of
several of the outer buildings that were
used on the midway during the late Phil
adelphia exposition. 1t is stated on ex-
cellent authority that it will require the
expenditure of $4,000 to get the hall in
shape for the convention, but, while the
sum is looked upon as large one, 1T
VIII give the delegates and spectators con-
venienceS that have been unheard of in
similar conventions of the past. Mr.
Wiswell, 1t Is stated here, has provided
badges and souvenirs for the conYen-
ton which will be the finest and most
remarkable that have ever been designed
They are to be made of metal compost
ton. They will be ready for distribu-
ton when the delegates of the national
convention reach Philadelphia, on or
before June 10 next.
Kansas City does not propose to be
outdone by the Pennsylvania metropolis,
SO far as perfect arrangements are con-
cerned in connection with the Ex-
position auditorium in that CITY, provided
for the Democratic national convention
of 1900. Col Bryan has tested the acouS-
tic properties of this auditorium and has
said that it is the finest In which he has
ever delivered q speech. The hotel men
and boarding house autocrats may at
tempt to swindle the visitors, but the
people who are compelled to assemble
In the great auditorium at Kansas City
will be made perfectly comfortable This
much can be said In praise of Kansas
City, and 1t Is certain that it will be
satisfactory to those who have in the
past been compelled to crowd each other
and swe1ter in the heat of ST. Louis, Chi
cago and Minneapolis.
The attempt recently made In Wash
ington city to secure the consent Of
President Mckinley and Senator Hanna
to bring about the nomination for the
vice presidency of Gen. w. D. Washburn
of Minnesota, is not likely to succeed.
AS is we'll known at this time, Gilbert
A. Pierce, former United States senator
from North Dakota, really came to
Washington to push the little vice presi-
Dental boom Of Gen. Washburn, and
later was assisted, so 1t is stated, by
John S. McLain, editor Of the Minneapo-
lis Journal and some other men Of prom
inence from the North Star state. They
have used their best endeavors to get
the president interested in Washburns S
candidacy. The president however, did
not seem inclined to look upon the Min
nesotans availability as wise, nor did
Senator Hanna.
L have heretofore stated in Washing
ton dispatches to this paper that it IS
the purpose of President Mckinley, Sen
ator Hanna and other prominent Repub-
hcans to work up some sort Of interest
in the Philadelphia convention by hay
ing a score or more of distinguished gen
tlemen anxious to become Maj. McI<in-
ley's associate on the ticket, causing
what may be regarded as bitter fight
to decide upon a candidate for second
place. I have given a list heretofore,
but so many new men are being drawn
into the contest that 1t will probably be
interesting to everybody to know the
names of the men now anxious to WELD
the gavel in the United States senate
after March 3, 1901.
The list, as nearly as it can be recall
ed, is about as follows: Gen. w. d.
Washburn, of Minnesota Senator Spoon
er and Gov Scofield, Of Wisconsin; Gov.
Pingree, Of Michigan; Senator Cullom, OF
Illinois: former Senator Ingalls,, of Kan
sas; Mr.. Hitchcock. Of Missouri. present
secretary Of the Interior senator VOL
cott, Colorado; former Gov. Wolcott. Of
Massachusetts; Secretary Root Of the
war department; former Senator Mander-
son, Of Nebraska; Gov. Shaw, of Iowa:
Gen. Horace Porter. a native of New
York and at present our ambassador to
France, and Senator Elkins, Of West Vir-
ginia.
The above list is considered reliable by
Republican politicians So far as the
president is concerned, however, 1t is at
present believed that he favors for his
running mate either Senator Wolcott, Of
Colorado, or Senator Elkins, Of West Vir-
ginia.
AS tn GAcpEI 0E I0HN