The age-herald., 1900-05-24
POLITICAL GOSSIP AT
 THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
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 Washington. May 2s.--The defeat of sena- tor Morgans motion to have the Ncara- guan canal bill taken up on Monday was a great disappointment to the friends of the measure, though they feared such a re- suit in view of the determination of the republican steering committee to prevent action until the next session. The fact Is that it was rather success to have se- cured twenty-one out of rorty-nine votes cast on the proposition. Six republicans voted to take the bill up They were: Bard, of California; Hawley, of Connecticut; Kyle, of South Dakota; Mcbride, of Ore- gon; Foster of Washington, and Mason, of Illinois. Had it not been for the nega- tive votes. of Caffery of Louisiana; Lind say, of Kentucky, and Vest, of Missouri (democrats), and Pettigrew, of South Da- kota, the bill would have been taken up It had not been expected that that many democrats would be found in the opposi- ton. Senator Morgan will probably make another effort to have the bill considered efore adjournment, but as he had quietly marshaled hIs supporters after having lead the senate to expect the vote would not be had until Tuesday, it seems very doubtful indeed if another effort will be any meIe successful than the one of Monday
 Whom will the republicans nominate for vice president?" is the question have ire quently asked of republican congressman and senators.
 Secretary Long of Massachusetts, is the almost invariable answer. When pressed
 
 orally is that the trend is that way The strange thing is that few of those who ex- press this opinion seem to think 1t wise to go to Massachusetts for a candidate, but they seem quite willing to float with the tide One trouble is the disposition to view the vice presidency as comparatively un- important. If the convention were to meet tomorrow MT. Long would in all probability be nominated, but perhaps before the con- vention meets the republican leaders will see the unwsdom of such a nomination and choose some one who will be stronger be- fore the people. But the trouble is that as MT. Long and the president are friends, and it is understood the president looks with favor on the Long candidacy, no one seems just now willing to make any aggressive fight against him.
 
 The Boer envoys continue to hang around Washington. They associate almost ex- clusively with the enemies of the adminis- tration, with ex-office-holders of no influ- ence and small men, such as Henry Clay Sulzer, congressman from New York, who is seeking an advertisement and every time an opportunity is afforded is indulging in some ungrammatical platitudes about txr- -laNrn ptNrt struggle of 1776," etc. The fact is that ths. Boer envoys fell into unfortunate handG. and the result, a natural one, has been :, destroy considerable degree of sympathf for them of which there was originally great deal in this city The refusal of the. senate to follow Aliens lead and adopt his absurd resolution granting them the courte- sies of the senate floor during their stay ill Washington a hard blow for them.
 showed them how fruitless their mission i. even though they have been received court eously, but unofcially at the state depart ment
 There is talk in this city that the demo- cratic national headquarters will be locat- ed here instead of in Chicago as they were in 1896. It is held by a number of demo- crats that Washington is a far better city for such work than Chicago One objec- tion raised against Chicago is that the newspaper press is unfriendly, and that in 1896 it did not print notices sent to it as prepared, but changed words as to alter the meaning. Of course every one Tn Washington wants the headquarters here, and the Washington newspapers are in clined to boom such proposition, but 1t that xuiH in persuadng the democrats to locate here, although there is a present disposition to do so
 The action of the senate committee on privileges and elections in postponing the consideration of the resolution declaring the election of W. A. Clark by the senate void until Thursday was in line with the programme outlined in these dispatches. That resolution will be kept in position to be considered if Mir. Clark offered his cer- tifcate of appointment by Acting Governor Spriggs of Montana, but if he does not try to break in the senate with that certificate the resolution will probably not be con- sidered Major McGinnis' certificate of appointment by Governor Smith of Mon tana when it reaches Washington will be committed to the committee on privileges and elections and be pigeonholed Admiral Dewey has stated recently that he would not accept the ice-presidential nomination at Kansas City. His expecta- tion is that his name will ,be presented for the presidency at Kansas City. If not nominated himself. at least expects to be able to prevent MT. Bryans nomination. He seems to expect large support from the south. The admiral has evidently mis- taken the characteristic hospitality of the southern people and their enthusiasm for the "hero of Manila bay'' for political SUD- port.
 Congressional opinion is centering upon adjournment on Saturday, June g., and un- less something unexpected develops that