The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-28
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

| seems to be 10 longer any doubt that the
Hon. Mark Hanna will continue at the
head of the Republican organization. The
members of the subcommittee of the
| National Committee having in charge the
| arrangements for the Philadelphia Con-
vention were entertained by MIR. Hanna in
this city Saturday evening, and from not
one of them could be obtained the least
hint Of desire for change at the head
of the organization for the management
| of the campaign. Among Mr.. Hanna
| guests were Senator Scott of West Vir-
ginia. Vice Chairman Henry C. Payne of
Wisconsin. Secretary Dick of Ohio. sena-
tor Kean of New Jersey. Col. Joseph II.
Marley of Maine, Col. K. c. kersns OF
| Missouri. First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Perry S. Heath. and Comptroller OF
the Currency Charles G. Dawes Ihe
| latter two are not members of the National
| Committee but it is expected that they
| will again be on Mr.. Hanna's staff in the
management of the campaign. All CT the 50
gentlemen are loyal supporters of Mr..
| Hanna. and believe his services in the
| forthcoming campaign will be quite as
essential to Mr.. McKinley's success as
| they were four years ago. A gentleman
| who is known to be very close to the
! President told Times representative
yesterday that during the past week the
| organization of the new National Commit
/ tee had been very freely discussed at the
| White House at conferences participated
! in by Mr.. Hanna, Mr.. Mckinney. MIR.
| Heath. and Mr.. Dawes, and that the Presi-
| deEt lad given these gentlemen to urder-
| sJtand that he wished DIR. Hanna to be
| agGin elected chairman Of the committee
| If this is true. all speculat' on on that point
| must cease. If Mr.. Hanlas wiEhes in the
matter should not be dominant the Presi-
| dents certainly would be. At the confer
ence Saturday evening it is said that Sec
rotary Dicks reports of the election CT
| delegates to the Philadelphia Ccnve ntion.
| all of whom were chosen under Mr..
| Hanna's order before the 10Th OF May,
showed that there will be few changes
in the new committee. The bulk of the
f, old members will be reelected by their
State delegations at Philadelphia in June.
and this of itself is evidence that the
utmost harmony will prevail in the party
organization on all points. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Hanna this year VII
manage the campaign through several
branch headquarters. The main office
will be in Chicago. where Mr.. Hanna, Mr..
Heath. and MIR. Dawes constantly will be
on watch. Branches will be opened in
Washington. New York, Kansas City,
Denver. or Omaha. and San Franc SEQ.
Thege branch offices will be named under
Mr.. Hsnna's direction.
Delaying Adjournment.-The weight
of opinion at the Capitol appear to be
against the early adjournment planned by
the Republican managers. 1t is conceded
that II the Democrats of the Senate would
To flay hot and
could indefinitely delay adjournment by
insisting upon fighting out to finish sew
eral propositions now before Congress.
out OF which IN an unfinished state the
Republicans expect to make much cam
paign material. Not the least of these is
the Nicaragua Canal bill, which it is IN
derstood Senator Morgan is extremely
anxious to push to a fnality at this ses-
sion. The only means by which this could
be accomplished would be the adoption of
tactics designed to indefinitely extend the
session. The Republican managers are
known to be very nervous on the point OF
early adjournment They want to get
Congress off their hands before the meet
ing of the National Convention. Senator
Thurston is one of the few Republicans
who will publicly acknowledge that there
Is danger Of the session being prolonged
beyond the date set by the managers for
adjournment. II am inclined to believe"
said he yesterday. that we scarcely can
adjourn before the middle Of June. There
are a number Of speeches in the Senate
which must be made yet, and they will
take time" A'
Model Platform. - Hon. Nathan
Frank. who formerly represented St.
Louis district in Congress. and who is
now here with the delegation promoting
the Louisiana Purchase Worlds Fair
proposition, vas Chairman of the Resolu-
tons Committee Of the recent Republican
State Conventionl in Missouri ~ believe
the platform I'VE adopted in Missouri will
be the model iof the party's national plat
form to be adopted at Philadelphia said
Mr.. Frank tosThe Times. 1T heartily en-
dorses the Administration of Mr. McKin-
ley and the course OF the Fifty-sixth Con-
gress. On the question OF our insular pos
sessions it proclaims the doctrine that
this nation should decl.re to the world
that 1t Is the trustee of the alien peoples
recently brought under our sovereignty
with the distinct understanding that they
are to be granted the fullest measure OF
Independence and local seIf-government
as soon az they are fitted for it, The
Missouri platform makes no reference to
expansion Imperialism, militarism or the
various other isms which the Democrats
are trying to force to the front as the
principal issues of the campaign. In 1894
l was Chairman of the Platform Commit |
tee of our State Convention and inserted
a plant demanding the immediate estab- |
lishment Of the gold standard. This plat
form was the model by which the St. Louis |
Convention of 1896 was governed. and |
though am aware that my friend Kohl |
saat and Senator Foraker are in dispute |
as to who is entitled to the credit for the |
gold plank OF the last national platform. |
Missourians know that it was | who first |
insisted upon an open fight for the gold |
standard as a party policy"
.nother Boom.-The PennsyIvanians |
in Congress, irrespective of party. seem
determined to be represented on one or |
both of the national tickets this yenr.
Week before last Representative Conneu
of the Scranton district, gave a dinner at |
the Shoreham. and his guests added zest
and enthusiasm to the boom of the Hon
Charles Emory Smith for Mr. Mckinley's
running mate. Last Thursday evening
Hall. of the Twenty-eightb
district. gave dinner to Mr.. Henry Hall.
one of the brightest members OF the corps
of correspondents, and his guests launch
ed boom for the Hon. Henry Dickinson
Green. of the Reading district, for Mr..
Bryan's running mate. Pennsylvania Re-
publicans and Democrats. as well as men,
bers of both parties from various other
States. were indiscrimnately mixed at
both dinners. and the boom CT each Penn
sylvanian was greeted with equal warmth
And it is interesting to observe that Cor
Hail. with true journalistic in