The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-22
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.


known that a week ago Senator Frye hat
been selected by the Administration. ant
tacitly had accepted the assignment, t.
close the debate on the Porto Rican bill
for the purpose of more clearly and Ella
borately explaining the Administration
colonial policy. which now appears to the
country as the most rigid kind of imperial
ism. The understanding was that Senator
Frye could make It plain that the policy
IS intended solely for the protection of the
American laboring man against the twin
evils of foreign pauper labor and the ra-
pacity OF the trusts and also for the pro-
lection of the American farmer against
the competition of the tropics. where
crops grow all the year round without re-
gard To the seasons These are the two
classes for whom the protect't Eists al
ways have been the most solicitors in their
oratory and campaign promises. and who
! IN more than one election have been
| made to believe that but for the protective
| tari1 they long ago would have been re-
duced to condition of beggary. That
senator Frye could speak plausibly and
! cioquentIy on this topic everybody admits.
! But there now appears TO be a good deal
/ OF doubt whether or not he will deliver
the promised polemic 1t is understood
that both Senator Foraker and Senator
! Spooner claim the privilege of making the
! speech which It had been arranged should
! be made by the President pro tempore OF
/ the Senate. Senator Frye. 1t is said. is
averse TO having dispute over the matter
and is willing, If not anxious. TO yield to
I the demands of either the Wisconsin man
| or the Ohioan. Still 1t is thought that
| Mr.. Mckinley is inclined to insist upon
| the original programme being carried out
though. OF course, rather than to arouse
, Dad feeling in any quarter the harmony
| loving President is said to be willing for
either Senator Spooner or Senator Foraker
10 make the speech But it is stated that
the rugged and determined Mr.. Hanna
is not inclined to have the original pro-
gramme set aside for anybody's consid
GRAFTON. and therefore is insisting that
Seator Frye be given the right OF way at
the close of the Porto Rcan debate. Sena-
tor Hanna is being quoted as having de-
ciared yesterday to friend when this
subject was under discussion that it was
/ foolish in Messrs Foraker and Spooner
to thus attempt to break in upon plans
That were so carefully made, and that ha.
should never give his consent for either
one OF them to make the big speech
scheduled for the Administration.
"nthering Data. - The Hon Buck
Hinrichsen, of Illinois. of much embon-
point and cunning, has been around both
wings Of the Capitol great deal for the
past week. During the reign OF Altgeld
Colonel Hinrichsen was accounted a mighty
man in Illinois, Indeed, he Is still ranked
as one OF the greatest statesmen in that
state. even though he has not now official
rank and emoluments. After leaving the
Office of Secretary OF State at Springfield
with the dissolution of the Altgeld ad-
ministration into its original parts, Colonel
Hinrichsen came to Washington as a Con-
gresham. He did not like service In the
House, and, therefore. served only one
term there. is now a general travel
ing agent of the Democratic National Com
mittee. He fits about ever the country
at viii, gathering money and data for use
in the approaching campaign. During his
stay in Washington it Is believed that he
has mainly gathered data. His travels
during the past few weeks have been
broad. He has kept his eyes and ears
open all the time. His sight is excellent.
and so is his hearing. When, therefore,
the Hon. Buck Hlnrichsen declares in the
confidence of friendship that the Semo
cratic prospects are Frightening as he did
to friend yesterday. those who know him
are prepared to believe that the brighten
ing process lie under full headway Mr..
Hinrichsen is an original Bryan man. He
men who now claim an intimate acquaint-
ance with him were aware that there was
such leader. He says Bryan will be re-
nominated at Kansas City in July by &C
clamation. and that he will be elected by
a popular majority larger than Mckinley
received four years age They cant head
us off this time" declared Colonel Hin |
richsen yesterday, with a wise wink and an
ominouS nod.
Davenport Is Tired.-'phe Hon. Sam
uel A. Davenport, one Of the Representa-
tiyes- at-large from Pennsylvania 1.-THE |
venerable Galusha A. Grow is the other |
one) has tired of Congressional life after |
serving two terms and is going to retire |
to his law Office at Erie at the expiration I
of the Fifty sixth Congress and resume |
Inc more congenial work of making |
money. This statement is made upon the |
of Mr.. Davenport himself who
tells everybody who asks him about it
that he is disappointed, if not disguised.
with craftsmanship. Lucky, indeed. it Is
for the Republic that so few statesmen
take the same view of the calling as the
does. MIR. Davenport's re-
tirement places at the disposal of the
Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay another bit
OF patronage that can, with proper han
ding, be utilized to advantage by that
statesman, who. though obviously some
what disappointed at present. is not as
badly disguised with public life as the
Erie man is Under the code in Pennsyl-
Sania. which is not easily understood by
persons not residents of that community,
The position now held by Mr.. Davenport
seems TO belong in reality to Mr. Quay |
That is TO say, it is his to farm out. but |
not to occupy. Hence there is said to be |
/ mighty scramble now in progress among
he faithful in the Keystone State to in
luce Mr.. Quay to signify his choice of
successor to the disguised Mr.. Davenport |
Happily for Mr.. Quay, various gentlemen
ire congratulating themselves that each |
5 TO be the favored one. This. of course, |
AN be turned to no mean use for Mr.. |
luay's benefit, provided Mr.. Quay under
stands how to do il. In sundry counties |
{ is said legislative tickets marked on !
he back in invisible ink with the initials
M ;. G., have been nominated with the
that in return for these
otes in the Legislature for Senator next
winter Mr.. Quay is TO have the State con-
ention nominate the favorite son of each
4 these sundry counties for Mr.. Daven-
ort's billet. II goes without saying that 7
t the wind-up there will be numerous
Their statesmen in Pennsylvania quite as
adly disappointed and disgusted as the ,
Unhappy Mr.. Davenport is at this mo-
nent. 1t is also said that Mr. Quay
,ould not feel sorry if the Hon. Galusha c
!. Grow also would become Disguised S
nth public life and announce his desire s
0 follow Mr.. Davenport into retirement: | Y
ut there is no evidence that Mr.. Grow {
ill SO declare himself. M. Grows place e
lso belongs to Mr.. Quay. though it ap-
ears that the Hon. John Wanamaker. h
ince dividing mis- attention hetMnen the | =