Evening star., 1900-06-15
Cabinet Seriously Discusses the Grave
Situation in China.
ADDITIONAL MARINES ARE AVAILABLE
Gossip Points to the Possibility of
an Extra Session.
SOME POLITICAL TALK

| 1or Iorty-eight hours lent additional serious
ness to the discussion OF the situation in
the orient at the cabinet meeting today.
Those in attendance were Secretary Hay.
Secretary Long. Secretary Root, Postmaster
| General Smith and Secretary Hitchcock,
the Secretary of the Treasury being con-
fined to his residence by an attack of ma
lara Secretary Long left earlier than the
| others In order to start for Brooklyn where
| ne mas an engagement to deliver an address
| tomorrow.
Before his departure Admiral Crownin-
| shield came over from the Navy Depart-
ment. 1t is understood that he was called
to ascertain what additional naval forces
might be dispatched from the Philippines
| to China, in case the necessity arose and
| 1t was developed that there were about
$40 marines on the Cavite peninsula who
| could be utilized for the emergency, their
present places being supplied by other
FORCES. observers of the situation who are
| not prone to excitabiity are watching the
crisis with increasing alarm, and if matters
grow worse, as now. in their opinion, seems
certain, and the powers are compelled to
| take action of broader scope and greater
viKor. they fear that the United States
| Will be in serious predicament.
1t Is impossible. they declare. TO spare any
OF tne army forces now in the Philippines
| Ior service In China. and they consequently
| believe that II the worst comes an extra
| session of Congress will be imperative in
order to provide men and money to meet
the emergency.
This sudden problem calls renswed atten-
| ton also to the unparalleled number Of
| suSn questions. az novel as they have been
dlmcuit which have confronted the present
admlnlstrauon with startling rapidity. No
| otner PRESIDENT las ever had such an ex-
perience In this particular as Mr. Mckinley.
| Certain 1t viii BE DoIliver
| Political gossip was rife at the White
| House today, and a strikingly significant
| feature of 1t was the boom in the stock of
| representative Dolliver for the vice presi-
| Dental nomination. Earlier in the week
| the astronomers who are watching the po-
iucal skies discerned the planet Of Corne-
| lfus N. Bliss in the zenith TO the exclI-
| sion or all Others In point of brilliancy.
| Today the Iowans orb seemed to obscure
! the rest In the same degree. Among the
! early callers on the President We're a party
OF delegates to the Philadelphia convention
| headed by Mr.. j. L. Cameron of Marysville
| from Ohio. The latter after leaving the
executive room was asked pleasantly If Mr..
| Mckinley had impaired the name Of his
| prospective running mate.
oh, no, was the smiling response. but
/ am pretty positive Mr.. Dolliver will be
| the vice presidential nominee Indeed I
| do not see how he can be beaten
Others who came later and were made
acquainted with this view OF Mr.. Cameron
said they would not be surpTi sed If the out
come next week would be Mckinley and
| Dolliver.
| Said to BE After Richard Kerens'
Place.
| Previous to the visit of the Buckeyes
| Secretary Hitchcock called accompanied
| by Mr.. d. M. Houser. president of the COM
| pany owning the St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat and Louis C. Bohie. United States
| marshal of st. Louis district of Missouri
Major William Warner. United States dis
| trict attorney at Kansas City. arrived
few minutes later. 1t was stated on excel
lent authority that the callers object was
| to confer with the President over the in
tention which 1t is known has been for
| some time cherished by the Houser-K ohle
Missouri republicans, to supplant Richard
kerenS, at present member of the national
| republican committee from Missouri. with
Secretary Hitchcock. 1t was also stated by
those discussing this possibility that a
| meeting would be held in Philadelphia Sun
| day night at which the suggested change
would probably be consummated. Mr..
| kerens. it may be said, has been regarded
| as very warm and strong friend of the
President and a notably ardent supporter
sentimentally and substantially, of the
party, and If the plan as indicated is really
seriously considered. it may be that the
national committee will show disincina-
ton to make the change.
This gossip also led to the intimation
that 1t was contemplated to make Con-
troler Dawes national committeeman for
Illinois in place of Robt. Jamison, who now
holds the place. Mr.. Dawes has gone to
Philadelphia, where he will attend the con-
vention.
PrO-BOer Plans of Webster Davis.
Another and more important object Of the
call of the Missourians was to take meas
ures to frustrate the intention of Webster
Davis. ex-assistant secretary of the inte-
rior, to force pro-Boer resolutions on the
Philadelphia convention It is declared that
Mr.. Davis with grtpsack stored with such
resolutions is on his way to Philadelphia
for the purpose indicated. and that he in
nIc aA IL Ip,y
his issue loudly, even if he is to be even
tually strangled to DEATH Measures, it is
understood. will be taken to prevent any
such movement gaining force, and to as
sist in formulating these Thomas Aikens
chairman of the Missouri state republican
committee. and Colonel D. p Dyer are ex-
pected to reach Washington this after
noon.
Ex-Speaker keifer for TOrrey.
While what ex-Speaker Ketfer wants at
the White House, other than a pardon for
a convicted man. is one of the inscrutable
mysteries to habitues there, there is one
desire of which he makes no concealment,
and that is his ardent longing for the NOM
ination of Col Jay L. Torrey as Vice Pres
ident by the Philadelphia convention. II
am confident" he said today, that he is
the man for Vice President. and 1 know
that the ticket of Mckinley and Torrey
can sweep the country"
OreEOn's Big Victory.
Representative Moody of Oregon called
to say goodbye to the President and as
sure him of rousing majority in Novem-
ber out in his section. Mr.. Moody will
view the Philadelphia convention as an in
terested observer before taking his long
journey homeward. He was naturally very
much grattfied over his states substantial
recognition of republican principles.
with all opposing factions fused against
u.s." said Mr.. Moody "and with the per-
sonal efforts of William Jennings Bryan to
help them. we carried Oregon handsomely.
l received 1900 majority in one-half the
state and my colleague, Mr.. Tongue. 5000
majority in the other, each gaining 80 per
cent over our former majorities. Mr.. Nc.
Kinley received 1900 majority in Oregon
in 1896. He will have from 1900 to 5000
next November"
Mr. Moody said he had been considerably
surprised to find that the state of Washington
seemed to be SO much better known in the
east than the older, wealthier, more stable
and substantially prosperous state of Ore
gon, but attributed this to the efforts Of
the Northern Pacific railroad, which has
its terminus at Seattle and Tacoma.