The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-10
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
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POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Contests nj PhtiadeIphin.-Und tt
call of Chairman Hanna the Republica
National Committee will meet in Phila
delphia next Wednesday for the purpose G
preparing the temporary roll of the con
vention which meets the following week
For more than a month Secretary Dick ha
had big force of clerks at work in tn
headquarters Of the National COMMITTEE
in this city preparing roster of the con
tests. The work practically was completed
| Yesterday. The lists thus made UP SHOW
that there will be contests before the Ma
tlonal Committee from eleven States. bu
only in two of the States are the entir'
delegations contested. These two are Ala
bama and Delaware. In Georgia there arr
contesting delegations from the First dis
trict. In Louisiana there are three sets
of de1egates-a t-large and contests in the
First, Second Third. Fifth, and Sixth dis.
tricts. The delegations from this State
VIII be headed by Herwig, Yarmouth, ant
Kimberly. In Mississippi there is a con-
test only in the Sixth district. Pennsyl-
vania furnishes contest from the Nine
teenth district. Contests have beer
brought to the attention of the National
Committee from the First, Fourth, Fifth
sixth, Seventh, and Ninth districts OF
Iexas. From Tennessee there will be two
complete sets of delegates. headed. re-
spectively. by Brownlow and H. Clay Ev-
ans. Virginia has one district, the Sec
ond. IN which a contest is promised. New
10TH VIII send single contest to Phila-
delphia. and that is between Godding and
Hess OF the Twelfth district. With the
exception OF Maryland which yet is to be
| heard from, this is as complete a list OF
the contests as can be made at this time.
VI course. the National Committees de-
| cision in the preliminary organization will
point the way to the Credentials Commit
Tee OF the convention, and for that reason
the contests which will be begun before
Mr. Hanna's committee at Philadelphia
on the 18th will be very vigorously fought
in every case.
Pivotal State FfRures-If there Is
any law Of political oscillation the two
most typical pivotal States should swing
back into the Democratic column this
year. Reference is had to New York and
indiana. Indiana was Republican in 1872
Democratic In 1875, Republican in 1880,
Democratic in 1884, Republican in 1888,
Democratic in 1892, and Republican again
In 1885 on the electoral ticket. New York
was Republican in 1864, Democratic in
1903, Republican in 1872 Democratic In
1916. Republican in 1885, Democratic In
1884. Republican in 1883 Democratic in
1882, and Republican in 1886. Just what
causes have contributed to this curious
oscillation would be difficult to say. Each
state has been abnormally favored in
nominations by both parties. and yet each
party has suffered defeat In both States
with favorite sons" upon the ticket The
Republicans had an Indiana candidate for
president in 1888 and 1892, and the Demo-
Gratis went to Indiana for the tail of the
ticket in 1876. 1880. and 1884 1t appears
That Indiana politics are to great extent
controlled by the sentiment of the voters
in the two neighboring States of Illinois
and Ohio. New York, though apparently
less influenced than Indiana by the nomi-
nation OF candidates who are citizens of
that State, had Presidential nominee ON
one OF the party tickets in 1868. Press.
dent and Vice President in 1876, a Presi-
dent in 1884, President and Vice FRESH
dent In 1883, and a President and Vice
President again in 1892. 1t is contended by
some men who regard themselves as DO
iitical philosophers that changed political
conditions arising from the admission of
new States and the larger representation
of Western Commonwealths. as we'll as
from the new lines of political division in
the country at large. have deprived New
York and Indiana Of their former primacy
as pivotal States. and in the Presidential
election Of 1896 the two closest States In
the country we're Kentucky, overwhelm-
lngly Democratic for many years and
South Dakota. which was raised to state
hood in 1882 Two other close States that
year were Kansas and Oregon, and two
probably close States this year will be
Maryland and Wyoming There are no
longer In important doubtful States any
preliminary elections, such as formeri,
made Pennsylvania and afterward Ohio
and Indiana pivotal States. Rhode Island.
Vermont. and Maine, which are reliably |
Republican. hold State elections in advance |
OF the national cor test. and Louisiana. Ar |
kansas. and Alabama, which are Just as |
strongly Democratic as the other three |
States named are Republican, hold their
State elections in April, September. and |
August, respectively. But the withdrawal |
OF the uncertain States from the list of |
those in which disputed State contests
were held In advance of the general elee- |
ton has restored to a great extent the |
political equilibrium between the States.
Long Stock Looking Up.-The Long
Vice Presidential stock took sudden rp- |
shoot yesterday on favorable reports of
Hawley of Texas has |
promised twenty votes to Secretary Long |
from that State. conditioned, of course,
upon Mr.. Hawley's success over the Green |
faction In the contest for seats in the con- |
Ten members of the California |
delegation, it Is said. will arrive in PhiIa- |
delphia pledged to Mr.. Long first. last,
and all the time" The Secretary's friends |
are claiming support in Illinois and Michi-
gan. though this may be withheld from
him until certain Western favorite sons
have been dropped from the list 1t is
that the spirit in which the
has received the news of the i'm
position upon Mr.. Long by the Hannaites
Of the tremendous burden IL the armor
plate matter shows that his standing is I
high among the people. 1t is said that
nobody yet has suggested that the Sec
-etary will not discharge the terrible re-
'ponsibilty with as much uprightness az
he peculiar circumstances will permit.
The whole transaction involving the armor
plate matter is regarded generally as
vote OF confidence In Mr.. Long by Con-
sresss. and the nation appears to think
hat personally and officially he deserved
he vote. This is being used by his boom
RS as quite effective argument in his
behalf. and If the New Englanders could
,e depended upon to support him Loyalty
md unitedly II is thought his nomination
.asily could be accomplished. But there
S considerable apprehension on this score.
senator Lodge, who will place Mr.. Long
n nomination at Philadelphia, is known
,ery cordially to dislike him. and it is