The evening times., 1900-04-07
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Surprise to Bryan,s Friends.-Tf

Surprise TO Bryan's Friends.-The
Hon. James D. Richardson has exercised
his prerogative as Chairman of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Campaign Committee
to appoint an executive committee to take
charge Of tie work in a manner viewed with
some surprise by the close friends CT Mr..
Bryan. Senator Cockrel1, whom Mr. Rich
ardson has made chairman CT the Executive
Committee, is entirely satisfactory to
everybody, because his Democracy is of
that character which can always be relied
upon to uphold with courage and intelli-
genee the announced policies and prin-
ciples Of the party. The other members
of the committee selected by MIR. Richard
son are Mr. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts.
Mr. Rupert of New York, Mr. Daily oil
New Jersey MIR. Hall of Pennsylvania,
Mr. Norton of Ohio and Mr.. McRea OF Ar
kansas. 1t is said that with the eXcep-
tion of Senator Cockrell and Mr.. McRea
every member of the committee Is In IA
vor Of radical modification OF the chicago
platform by the Kansas City Convention
and that they are now working to that
end. Most of them, 1t is true. have de-
clared in terms more or less fulsome for
the denomination of Bryan, but ii is known
that they are not in sympathy with the
Nebra skan's main contentious. Msssfs'
Cockreli and McRea are the only members
of the committee who have had anything
like considerable experience in national
politics. II is supposed that the consld-
Grafton which chiefly Influenced Mr.. Rich
ardson in his selections is that there are
more doubtful districts in the East than
in the West and that a preponderance of
anti-free silver men in the managing
committee is advisable. Still, the uncom-
promising Bryan men do not view the
matter in this light.
Mclean Mt Kansas City.-L. NJ. Car
son, a Democratic politician OF some lRliu-
ence in Kansas City, brings to Washington
an interesting and may be an original view
of the Dewey movement. He points out as
significant the fact that the Hon. John H.
Mclean has engaged the most expensive
suite of rooms in the SWEETEST hotel at Kan
sas City for the convention. Colonel NC
Leans agent who secured the rooms mere
ly told the impertnently inquisitive hotel
proprietor that the colonel wanted the
rooms for himself and friend of very
great prominence" Since the announce
ment of the great sailors willingness 10 be
elected President. based on his conviction
after careful investigation that the office Is
not hard to fill, the Kansas citizens have
jumped to the conclusion that Colonel Nc
Lean is going to have the Admiral as his
guest during the convention. II is con-
tended that there would be no impropriety
in this Admiral Dewey is Colonel Me
Leans brother-in-Iaw and while the colo
mel is supposed TO be a firm supporter OF
tho Chicago platform as well as Of William
Jennings Bryan, still if before he was
shocked by the announced candidacy OF MS
brother-in-law for President he mad TnVll-
ed the great Admiral TO go TO Kansas City
with him aud see how national conventions
are run the invitation can be considered
only one of those gracious acts OF hospital
itv for which the McLeans are famous.
And if the great Admiral should not now
reconsider his acceptance of the invitation
Colonel Mclean. il is pointed out. could not
be expected to request him to DO so. 1t Is
known that Colonel Mclean VIII not have
a vote in the convention. More than week
ago he notified his followers in Ohio that
he did not desire to be sent TO the conven-
tion as a delegate and that he greatly pre-
ferred to 20 there as a reporter for his en-
terprising newspaper. In view of this fact
J il is suggested that il was his original in
! tention to invite the Admiral TO study at
] close range the art of reporting as well as
/ that of political manipulation on the part
/ of the madding crowd that will surge below
/ the press gallery.