The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-18
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

BeilINcr Looked Happy.-The Hon.
Jonathan Prentis Deliver OF Fort Dodge.
Iowa, entered the Senate chamber yester-
day while Senator Hoar was speaking. and
took e seat close to the desk of the Hon.
Mark Hanna At the moment Mr.. Hanna
was in another part Of the chamber, but
as soon as he espied the Iowan he hurried
back to his desk and shook the hand Of
Dolliver. Obviously Mr.. Hanna cracked
some joke for the delectation Of his Wis
itor, for the sides Of Doliver shook with
the merriment that beamed from bis
countenance Then the two settled down
to serious conversation. unmindful OF The
pleading eloquence Of the venerable SEN
ator Hoar. They talked earnestly for
nearly half hour. In apparent eXpostu-
lation, Mr.. Deliver shook his head and
knitted his brow. Mr.. Hanna talked on
and edged closer to Mr.. Dolliver as his
earnestness increased. wherefore :he ie-
pert romped merrily through the Senate
press gallery that the proposition to make
the voluble Iowa Congressman Mr.. Nc
kinlcy's running mate is no joke, at least
so far as Mr.. Hanna is concerned. Inc
only expression on the subject anybody
has been able to force from Mir. Dolliver
is that whatever befalls, he intends 70 con-
tinue to run for Congress, meaning there
by, presumably that the fable about inc
luckless but greedy dog that dropped the
bone and grabbed for the shadow has been
duly impressed upon his mind. Besides
Mr. Deliver is said to be so enamored Of
the lecture platform at present that he Is
not ant willingly to give that up even Tor
the Vice Presidential nomination. Fer sew
erai weeks he and the Hon. Champ Clark.
Of Pike County. Mo, have been working
as a team in the lecture business. and are
reported TO be making heaps Of money.
For the enlightenment OF the provinci3lS
on the new question of Imperialism they
have formed partnership and have placed
themselves under experienced manage
ment MIR. Doliver takes the affirmative
OF the proposition and Mr. Clark the mega
tive. They are drawing large crowds. and
in view OF this fact it is not believed either
OF them cares to surrender mis- seat in the
House until the people lose interest in the
question of Imperialism.
Dewey for Second PInce.-The i'm
preston seems to be growing in the West
that when Mr. Bryan and Admiral Dewey
meet at Chicago at the big celebration OF
the second anniversary of the battle of
Manila. on May /, all speculation viii cease
on the question of the Democratic nominee
for Vice President Some well-infOrmed
Democrats in Washington are inclined to
give credence to the report that the Ad-
miral will consent to accept the second
place on the ticket, and will in some formal
manner notify the country Of his with
drawal from the race for first place. How
ever. meme OF the numerous persons here
claiming to be on terms Of social friend
ship with the Admiral can be induced to
a1r h.f fafg In, Ind
some Of them declare that the Admiral has
been so thoroughly disguised by the man
ner in which his announced candidacy has
been received by the country that he is
thinking strongly OF wholly abandoning
politics and deyotinG himself to the Naval
Policy Beard OF which he is the chairman
At the same time there are others who con-
idently assert in private conversation that
the sole reason the promised statement Of
political principles and views which Adj
miral Dewey is supposed to have been pre-
pairing for week or more has not been
issued is that he has concluded to wait until
he meets MIR. Bryan and consults him On
some Of the main features OF the Demo-
cratic programme. This view Of the mat
ter seems to find some support in the sup
posed realization on the part Of the Ad-
miral OF the practical impossibility OF his
from Bryan at this late day. when all Of
the machinery of the party is completely
in the hands Of the Nebraskan's friends 1t
is conceded that Dewey's name would ines
timably add to the strength OF the ticket
but it has not been made clear how Re
could reconcile his past inclinations toward
Clevelandism with Organism. Still, in no
public utterance has Admiral Dewey ex-
pressed admiration for either the PRINCIPLES
or the records Of Mr.. Cleveland, and re-
ports to the contrary may turn out to be
entirely without foundation. some OF the
Admiral's supporters among the gold ele-
ment Of the Democracy say that his con-
sent to going on the ticket with Bryan
would be based upon an agreement for a
material modification Of the Chicago plat
form to harmonic with the changed con-
ditions. Il is not believed however, that
Mr.. Bryan or any considerable number Of
the extreme element in the West would
consent to such an arrangement It is
contendod that they are quite as irretriev-
ably committed to the reaifirmatiOn of the
Chicago platform. 16 to l and all, as TO
The denomination of Bryan. OF course
then. il this is the case the Admiral viii
have to swallow the Chicago platform be-
fore he can hope to arouse the proper sort
of enthusiasm at Kansas City in July.
no.-i. for COuErcSS.-It is rpDOrfed