The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
.Capifa1 Chat.
Washington Gossip, Political and
Otherwise, for the Readers
Of tho Globe.


TO make fight for Bryan. He wants the
credit of winning If Bryan wins, or the
credit of making the best fight that has
oeen made, under the conditions, should
Bryan lose. This has two purposes. Mr..
| German wants to succeed Senator Well
ington In the senate from Maryland. He
wants the Bryan men. He wants the
nomination for the presidency in 1904. and
this course of his will work much to that
end. He is being now urged as chair
| man Of the Democratic campaign COM
mittee, 1t being pointed out that he elect
ed Cleveland in 1892, though personally
| for Hill for the nomination
Mr.. German Is opposed to the financial
Dill mat has just passed, and strongly OPP
poses the feature which gives to private
| persons the right to do the government
banking. Upon this latter ground John
| U. Carlisle Boies, Of Iowa, and the for
mer men who led the INDIANAPOLIS con-
| Ventlon, including Mr.. Cleveland, viii an
hounce their fealty to the Democratic
| party baslng their arguments, however.
upon what they call anti-imperiaIism.
| The supreme court OF the United States
is an indication of a change In political
sentiments. Justice Peckham, a gold
democrat, with Justices Brown and
! Brewer, former Republicans, are with the
Democratic platform, being for bimetaI
ism, opposed only to the ratio Justices
white, Gray and Fuller are opposed to
| the Philippine policy. Justices Harlan.
ohlras and McKenna are the only party
| Republicans on the bench If the silver
! men Will be cautious, effect a union and
| cooperate with the antitrust sentiment
| IN the country and let the question Of the
manner Of the government OF the Philip
pines De the controlling question in that
connection, rather than the question OF
| giving them up, the Republican marty
| VIII De beaten. j. S. Van Antwerp
! Two governors are closely watching tho
| course of the senate resolution not TO G at
| quay one OF them Is distant in Utah
/ ana the other Is near, In Delaware Both
were In the city few days before the
| quay resolution was taken up Feb %
| ano both remained on account of keen In
| terest In the proceedings, to know as soon
! as possible the result of the preliminary
skirmish. The governor Of Utah, a Re-
| publican, was at the capitol when the vote
| was taken on Senator Penrosa's motion to
| place the resolution before the uDDer
| mouse as a question of the highest privi-
| lege. Senator Rawlins received a call
! from the governor, and for one peculiar
| reason among others-that the senator Is
the sole representative of Utah In con-
| gFess me other senate seat to which
the state is entitled is vacant Brigham
| Henry Roberts. as congressman at large.
| sat alone In the house for Utah, and the
fate Of this Englishman and former
! blacksmith as a budding legislator is
known to the world now. Senator Raw
Inns said that the governor told him he
| did not believe Quay would be seated,
| and, further, that he had not decided on
| whom he would confer the senatorial toga
! from ay,Fa
In the case of Delaware it was not the
| governor, a Democrat, who was most In
evidence at the capitol on the day the
| Quay resolution was taken up, but a
young man who is said to be preparing
| for tremendous and almost unh arl-of
| leap. This courageous citizen of the
! peach-orchard commonwealth and b ttls
| ground Of Gas" Addicks, senate. iaI as
pirant, is Charles w. McFee. During the
| last session of congress he held the lofty
| position Of clerk of the senate committee
| on additional accommodations for the Ii
| brarY of congress. He was virtually q
confidential man of Senator George
! Gray. and went off the senate list when
| the noted Delaware Democrat went out
| Of Office Mr.. McFee is about forty years
| of age. While the Quay resolution was
| under cons deration he haunted the Sc ats
| anterooms and lobby. and as he passed
as the eX-clerk whom the governor of
Delaware had decided to appoint to fill
that states vacant seat in the senate
|
1t was exhilarating to watch the move
| ments of the Milwaukee delegation in the
luxurious rotunda of a downtown hotel
| Immediately after the arrival Of the
boomers. AS Mayor Rose of Milwaukee
grasped the hands of old and new &C
! quaintances there was fresh young hope
| expressed IN the fash OF his dark eye:
! and as he pinned upon friendly breasts
the red badge of courage, a ribbon held
! by the button of the hour bearing the
words "a Bright Spot" he seemed to
| inspire as he decorated, and all whom he
ornamented turned away with the feeling
that In the bright lexicon of David Rose
there was no such word as fail. The
whole delegation Of fifty or more sleek
J men was gay and futter with bright
spots" and badges hespealdng warm hos
pitality and cold beer and cigars and
| victory. There was a particularly pre-
| possessing man In the midst Of the dele
cation at the hotel. eX-Gov. George w.
! Peck. Did he look as he used to out In
La Crosse setting up in tpye for the sun
one of his sarcastic editorials or funny
stories without manuscript? Not at all.
, Wearing a faultless Prince Albert and
silk hat and stylish trousers, he was
! the swell of the delegation. Then there
was Ed Hackett, rosy, solid and pros
porous, who was so excited that he reg
istered twice on the same page.
/ Well, time wore on and the plumes be-
gan to get wet. On the morning of the
last day they dropped heavily. and be-
fore the national committee began its
session a telegram was sent to an absent
brother in Milwaukee: Hang the flag
I at half-mast and have Corcoran prepare
a speech of coincidence. We are going
I to New York and around In the back way
via the Canadian Pacific"
/ 1t should be explained that Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian
Pacific, was born and raised in Milwau-
/ kee.
! Then came the climax.
t Suddenly. while the national committee
: sat in session behind closed doors. man
/ broke out and, ramming his way through
/ the crowd, rushed pell-mell down stairs
! shouting:
kansas City, 40; Milwaukee. 1I'
| He was Kansas City man.
| Alas for Milwaukee,!
! Her schooner of disappointment was
! brimful and running over.
| It was "Comrade Mckinley at the
recent annual banquet of the Washington
| commandery of the Loyal Legion, and
Brig. Gen. John NJ Wilson. as comman-
| der presided Besides the president.
| Secretary of State Root was there as
| an honored guest, and Gen. Wilson mark
| ed the occasion with the following words.
| which he spoke in accepting a silk flag