The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-09

81 ~ dlOuIu ONtT TIE country
with outstretched hands begging for money
1t is suspected that the real object of the
trip to Boston has something to do with
the antI-lmperialist movement That CITY
is the centre of this propaganda which
means not only that the bulk of the .itera-
ture on the subject emanates there, but
also that the money with which the cam
paign of the anti-imperialists Is to be
financed viii come mainly from Boston. 1t
Is considered highly probable that Messrs
hanna and Bliss will exert themselves val
lantly while in Boston to keep certain
wealthy and influential citizens of Massa-
chusetts from openly allying themselves
with the anti-imperialist party which soon
VIII be formed at a national convention to
/ be held in Indianapolis. As to money it
IS known that MIR. Hanna has an album
I canoe OF that commodity to burn in this
campaign, and it is ridiculous to claim that
he has gone to Boston to beg more of it.
huntington Is in Line.-CoITs P
! Huntington spent more than two hours
Yesterday in a secret conference with
Chairman Hanna and Treasurer Bliss at
the New York headquarters of the Repub-
lican National Committee When the
doughty old railroad and legislative manip-
ulator emerged from the conference he ex-
pressed the utmost confidence in the abili-
. ty OF Mr.. Hanna to again pull Mr. McKin-
ley through. The size OF the check he left
behind is not known. though that it was
large one there is no doubt Mr. Hunt
fngtCn's interests demand the defeat of Mr.
Bryan. If the Democrats win in Novem-
Der the national desire for an inter-ocean-
&c canal soon viii be realized. The Kansas
CITY platform pledges the party to push
IA leo 4
platform was tinkeTed by somebody on this
subject, and according to high Republican
authority, which asserted Itself through
the Chicago Times HeraId' soon after the
Convention, the price paid for leaving out
the word Nicaragua was 5000. Mr.. Hunt
fngton's lobbyists in Washington last win
Ter earned their salaries by the masterful
manner II which they defeated all canal
legislation through the intervention of
the Administration. The Hay
Pauncefote Treaty was framed
mainly Tor the purpose of postpouine
( Congressional action on the canal Mr.
Hanna, as q member of the Senate Com
mittee On IRteroceanic Canals. exhausted
every resource at his command to prevent
a favorable report on the Morgan-Hepburn
bill These two acts on the part of the
: Administration put Mr.. Huntington and
the other continental railroad mag
+ mates under additional obligations TO Mr.
-AiG4A4-lItS df.u the ftepupAlCdH organization.
Ihen when both parties declared them
selves officially on the canal question at
/ their national conventions it was made
plain TO Huntington that his sole hope of
Z longer staying off action on the canal en-
teTprise rests in the reelection Of Mr.
Mckinley. To that end it behooves him
TO contribute literally TO the Republican
campaign fund. That he has already done
so there is now no doubt, in view OF the
/ fact that Re has held long conference
with Mess:s. Hanna and Bliss
Change In BETTING Odds.-The bet
ting on the Presidential election opened
among the Wall Street gamblers month
ago at four TO one In favor of Mckinley
Yesterday the prevailing odds were five 10
two in favor Of the Republican candidate.
with less activity than has been known at
this stage of any national campaign for
more than twenty years. The change is
important only as showing that the Wall
Street gamblers are beginning to learn
something about the sentiment of the
country west of the Alleghenies, and also
that the situation in New York is not
nearly so one-sided as it was a month ago
The odds on Republican victory in that
State are still high. but the betting is not
so brisk as it was a week ago The prob
able candidacy OF Coler for Governor of
New York has wrought a wonderful change
and until both parties have named their
State ticket it is expected the betting on
results in New York will not be lively,
The fact that the odds on the national
election have been hammered down to FIVE
to two is indicative also of the general
recognition of Imperialism IS the nara
mount issue of the campaign instead of
free silver. AS long as the average New
Yorker was convinced that the silver bat
tie OF 1896 was to be fought all over again
he was eager to place his money at almost
any odds on Mckinley. With the shifting
of the issue his viewpoint was changed.
and there is now no more doubt in his
mind as to which party will win the Pres
idency than there is to which boat will win
the next international yacht race
Still Discussing Evans.-Tbe Al
ministrations troubles over the Hon. H.
Clay Evans conduct as Pension Commits
sioner have not been ended by a great
deal, even if little is heard of them Low.
AS the time approaches for the annual ma
tional encampment of the G. a. R., which
soon will be held in Chicago. the veterans
begin to talk a good deal about Comrade
Evans and his administration of the Pen
SlOH oLIce- just why the President is
sticking to him so firmly amazes those who
best understand the amiabIe character of
the Chief Magistrate and his dread of trou-
bic of any nature. 1t has only recently de-
veloped that it was Mr.. Mckinley who
personally Interested himself in Comrade
Evans at last years national encampment,
held at Philadelphia, and saved his Pen
sion Commissioner from the unusual hu-
initiation of being publicly and formally
condemned by vote of the eneampment.
Mr.. Mckinley accomplished this by using
his influence to elect Colonel Shaw. of New
York national commander-in-chief Of the
G. A. R. 1t Is said that one OF the prin-
cipal objects Of the Presidents projected
visit to the Chicago encanpment is to again
save Commissioner Evans by similar politi-
cal tactics. At the same time strong effort
will be made at Chicago to adopt resoIu-
tons cOndemning ComTade Evans 1t will
also be pointed out there that, although
New York furnished to the Union Army
nearly eighty thousand more men than did
Ohio yet there goes every year to the Pres |
ident's State in pensions three million COL
lars more than goes to New York. 1t is |
understood that some sharp questions viii |
be put TO representatives OF the Admins |
tration at Chicago on this score.
Of the Same Tenor /