The evening times., 1900-01-25
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
Senator Allen the Nominee .-sena

Senator Allen the Nominee :-Sena-
tor Butler Chairman of the Popullst
National Committee, has decided to call
a meeting of the committee at Lincoln,
Neb.. about the middle of February. He
expects to be able to announce the exact
date in a few days. The Senator selected
Lincoln because that place was shown 10
be the choice of an overwhelming majority
of the committee as expressed in answers
he received from circular letter sent oIs
about a month ago. asking the committee
men where and when they wanted to hold
the meeting. The selection Of Colonel
Bryan's home is generally believed 10 IN
dicate that the inciplent mutiny Lately
started in the Populist camp against bry-
an has been completely quelled Further
more, it is taken as indicating an i'm
piled compliment to Senator Allen as well
as to Colonel Bryan, and it is not doubted
that the Senator can get the POpulist nom
ination for President without a struggle, II
he will agree to accept it. 1t is not be-
Iieyed however, that Senator Allen would
accept the nomination unless it should be-
come evident that the POpulists wish TO
take a more circuitous route to the Bryan
column this year than they took In 1895 In
that event, it is considered probable that
they will call their convention month or
more in advance of the Democratic conVen-
ton, and nominate Senator Allen, with the
intention of maintaining a threatening at
titude of independence toward the Demo-
Gratis in behalf of Colonel Bryan's candi-
dacy for denomination. In other words,
the nomination of Senator Allen would
be a warning to the Democrats that unless
they again make Colonel Bryan their
standard bearer the fusion of 1895 cannot
be looked for this year. Per contra, II the
Democrats do renominate Colonel Bryan
Senator Allen could gracefully withdraw
and throw his organized Populist follow
ing to the Democratic nominee. 1t is be-
lieved the Populists will follow the ad-
vice of Senator Allen TO hold their national
convention at Kansas City.
New York Gives up.-As predicted by
The Times yesterday, New York has aban-
doned the contest for the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. The rooms engaged at
the Raleigh Hotel by the New Workers as
headquarters during the meeting there on
February %, of the Democratic National
Committee, nave been given up. AS soon
as this announcement was made Represen-
tative Cowherd of Kansas City engaged
the rooms as headquarters for his town.
and Immediately took possession of them.
Mr. Cowherd has not lost hope of Kansas
City winning the convention prize, though
very few other people believe the Missouri
town stands the least show. At present IL
appears reasonably certain that the con-
Vention will be awarded to Milwaukee.
Cincinnati and Chicago are still In the race,
but neither place is making much noise,
which is supposed to indicate either that
each is on a still hunt or that both have
despaired of success Ii is suspected that
Colonel Bryan has had something TO do
with New York's withdrawal from the con-
test. The Nebraskan has not discussed the
subject for publication since he came East,
but il has been generally believed all along
that he was opposed TO the convention be-
ing held on this side of the Alleghenies.
Presumably therefore he gave strong In
timation of this to his New York following.
and this led them to the abandonment Of
the contest.
Mr.. Stannrd's Candidacy.-When the
Hon Z. o. Stanard of Missouri. returned
yesterday from visit to the President with
the members of the National Board OF
Trade, he was asked some pointed ques-
tions by friend regarding the boom for