The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-27


to stir up some interest for Mr.. McKin-
ley among the bankers by making them
believe that in some mysterious way th3
entire fabric of gold monometallism erect
cd by the last session of Congress will be
Immediately destroyed the very moment
the returns show that Mr.. Bryan aas been
elected.
COrbin's Clever Work.-It has Just
been learned definitely that the Hon. II. C.
Corbin. Adjutant General of the United
States Army, through the persistent ia
voritism of Ohio politicians. acted as the
Intermediary between the President and
the Rough Rider at the Philadelphia Con-
yention, and that il was Corbin's sbrewd
political work more than auybody's else
that induced Roosevelt to cease opposing
the movement 10 make him the Vice Pres
idential candidate. General Corbin went
/ to Philadelphia at Mr.. McKinley's beh, st
on the Monday before the Convention met.
He carried a message from the President
to the Rough Rider pledging to the New
Yorker the support of the Administration
for the head OF the ticket in 1894 If Rooze-
welt would accept second place this year
without making further public protest
against it, 1t was shown by Corbin to
Roosevelt that the Convention was going
TO nominate him anyway as Mr.. Hanna
as well as Mr.. Mckinley had given orders
TO that effect, and it was aiso pointed
out to the Rough Rider by the Adjutant
General that he would ruin himself II he
refused the nomination after il had been
made by the Convention. On the occasion
referred TO corbin was closeted with
Roosevelt in a suburban residence for
nearly six hours 1t is said the Rough
Rider boldly defed Corbin -ntil the latter
assured him that &c was authorized by
| the President to promise him the Admin
istration s earliest and united support for
the head of the ticket in 1904. Some of
the Democrats who have just learned OF
the part the Adjutant General of the army
took in the Philadelphia Convention are
very much inclined TO make his conduct
the subject of investigation at the hands
OF the next Congress, which is almost sure
10 be Democratic They say they will
couple with this his political letter OF re-
cent date to friend IN Ohio, In which the
Adjutant General discusses with the aban-
don of ward politician the issues of the
campaign. At the same time it is pointed
out that the President is Commander-in-
Chief of the Army, and as such he lega ~
can call on the Adlutant General for the
political services which that functionary
has been rendering for a year or more.
II is true that no other President has thus
used the Adjutant General of the Army.
But it is commended that the country has
never had a President like Mr.. Mckinley.
nor an Adjutant General like Corbin.
Trouble in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Missouri Democrats declare that if this
were not a Presidential year the Missouri
Democracy would suffer overwhelming de-
feat on local issues in November. AS it
is, it is confidently expected that the
State ticket Will run far behind the cleo
toral and Congressional tickets. Though
in the Hon. Alexander Monroe Dockery the
Democrats have nominated one of their
strongest and most capable men for Gov
ernor, yet it is complained that Dockery
is surrounded by members of the old JEFF
ferson City ring. against whom the rank
and file of the party have been protesting
for many years. One of the old time lead
ers, the Hon. Richard Dalton, whom the
Hon. William J. Stone beat for the guber-
material nomination by a very narrow
margin in 1892 has bolted the State ticket
and is making a bitter fight against Mr.
DOckery and all of his associates MIR.
Dalton is an Irishman and farmer-an
unusual combination, which represents a
large influence in the politics of Missouri.
He is trying to convince the farmers of
the State that they have been systemat-
ically Disseminated against in the impor
tant matter of taxation by successive ad-
ministrations al Jefferson City and that
the corporations of the State have been
favored in this respect at the expense OF
the agricultural interests. II is thought
tbs Dalton crusade would make better
progress II 1t We're not for the fact that
the Republican State ticket is headed by
a tool of the corporations in the person of
the Hon Joseph FloTy. who was in the
railroad service before he was elected a
railroad commissioner six years ago and
who is accused Of having shaped his official
course to suit the whims of the Hon Dick
Kerens, enc Of the biggest corporationists
in the West and an associate of Mr.. Hanna
in the management of Mr.. McKinley's cam
paign. II is feared that the agitation that
has been started by Mr.. Dalton will lead
to disastrous results in the near future.
though Mr.. Bryan is strong enough TO
save the ticket in Missouri this year
Campbell Is Cnndidate.-Thera IS
nothing startling or even new in the an
nounced candidacy of the Hon. Tim Camp
bell for reelection TO Congress from the
Ninth New York district. Though swept
from place and power several years ago
by the bosom of reform in the hands 0,
the Hon. Richard Croker. Mr. Campbell
has never lost his ambition or hope 1t
is said that ne has 'mad4 up with the
mighty Croker during the pas. few weeks.
and that this accounts for the hilarity with
which he is received at all gatherings OF
the faithful in that part of New York !y-
ing In the Ninth district. few days ago
he was the guest of honor at an annual
picnic of one OF the political societies of
the district. and he headed tie procession
which marched proudly through the princi-
pal streets Of the district on he way to
the hoats in Waiting More linn HAT