The evening times., 1900-03-23
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

Trouble i'm Iova.-Like a thunder
clap from a eloudlcss sky comes the news
from Des Mones that the lower house OF
the Iowa Legislature has adopted a Sc
ries of resolutions very strongly condemn
ing the Oxnard bill, imposing upon Porto
Rico a grinding tariff for the benefit OF
the Sugar, Tobacco, and Rum Trusts. Tie
shock would not have been so great in
Washington had this action been taken
in any other State of the Union. But
Iowa just now is very potent in affairs
at Westinghouse potent, in fact, that
had the Iowa delegation been disposed TO
do so il could have driven Mr.. Oxnard
from the Capitol when he was there lobby
ing his bill through the House. and thus
the Rawkeye men could have saved them
selves and their party the trouble and
tribulation they are now in. Even now
Iowa can save the day for the party by
the feathery- footed Senator Allison i1ining
the free traders in the Senate. But sp-
parently there is no more likelihood of
Senator Allison doing this than there was
that Speaker Henderson would kill the Ox-
nard bill in the House. Manifestly, the
whole thing has been turned over to Sen
campaign, and presumably the patty lead
ers in Washington, big and little, have
concluded to give Mr.. Hanna a free hand,
in view OF the fact that the responsibility
for the party's safety in the forthcoming
election will rest wholly upon him. Speak
or HENDERSON declares that the Iowa Leg
islature doesn't understand the OXnard
bill, and that as soon as the crew at Des
Moines learns the merits Of the measure,
I1,
threatened. That is the way Senator Bev-
but this young statesman has been brought
around TO the Indiana view, that the Ok
nard bill lis most serious departure
from right principles" Mr.. Beveridge has
FIVE years in which TO re-
cover from whatever damage might
have been inflicted upon him by
his original attitude but Speaker
Henderson must go before his people in
a few months for reelection. His district
is overwhelmingly Republican, but two or
three other districts in the State are rot
so one-sided. IL is the Representatives of
these districts who will suffer by what was
done at Des Mones yesterday.
naniey, the Joliicr.-The Hon. Joseph
H MaGley. of Maine. accompanied by Col
Henry C. Payne. of Wisconsin, and Col.
Dick Kerens, of Missouri, has been in Phil
adelphia week trying to hurry up the
collection of the convention guarantee
fund of THAI town. The city is still some
thing over $50. .0a0 shy on its promise, and
it begins to look as if Mr. Hanna either
will be compelled to accept compromise
on basis of about 80 cents ON the dollar
or make good his bluff by ordering his
convention to Madison Square Garden. New
Ygk. why shouldn't Pennsylvania have
the second place en- the ticket?' enquired
Mr. Manley yesterday when he was asked
by a reporter as TO who was to be Mr. Nc
kinleys' running mate. 1t is believed that
within a week or two this remark of Mr..
Manley will be spread all over Philadel-
phia and that il will cause a good deal OF
excitement among the Quaker folks SO
proud il may make scme of them feel that
there is good reason to hope that at least
Sl.S0 will be added to the convention fund.
Ii is thought that the Hen. John Wana-
maker will get out an extra edition OF his
newspaper next week containing Mr.. Man
ley's enquiry and that the able editor will
have a few remarks to make upon the sub
ject himself. The fact thar Colonel Payne
is accompanying Mr. Manley may partially
account for the agitation of the Vice Presi-
Dental question. The Wisconsin man al
ready has brought cut a candidate in ev-
cry State OF the Union except Pennsyl
vania. even including Missouri and ii may
be that he became conscience stricken
when he was reminded by his presence in
Keystone State.