The National tribune., 1901-06-20


is practicing the policy adopted by Weyler
in Cuba, gathering the women and chill
! dren off the farms and confining them in
prisons surrounded by barb-wire fences.
They state that within less than n year
| the mortality among these forlorn re
concentrates" has been 43I to 1000. They
| wish to secure the appointment of a COM
mittee in whom the American people will
have implicit confidence, to collect sup
| plies of food and clothing to sustain
these people and assist them in their mis-
cry. They report that Lord Kitchener 5
campaign is one of brutality in his deal
| ingS with the BOer women and children,
the male members of whose families are
in the army or in prison at st. Helena,
Ceylon, Bermudas, and other places. They
also complain that the British Government
| is about to send a lot of Boer prisoners
| to pest-ridden island near Bombay on
the coast of India. They have returned
| to New York for further consultation with
people interested in humanitarian move
| ments.
Senator Allison was in the city last
| week and when asked who would be the
next nominee of the Republican party, he
| laughed a quiet little laugh and said:
why, it would take a man wiser
will happen in the next three
years, and upon the things that will hap
pen will largely, if not entirely, depend the
action of the convention. Out in Iowa
we have candidate in Gov. Shaw, and,
of course, l am for him."
How about VIM. Il. AllisonY'
The Senator laughed again. oh" he
said, Il am too old. Just think | am Y
years Old
But wouldn't you take the nomination
if it came to your
Seriously, | don't believe 1 would now
No; l would be 70 when the convention
met. | will stand aside and see the young
er men struggle for the honor"
The various gentlemen who would like
to see their names on the Republican ban
ner in 1904, are already actively at work
developing an Irresistible call of the peO-
pie" for their candidacy.
Vice. President Roosevelt now has sew
eral emissaries travelling through the
Southern States, while the friends of SeHa-
tor Fairbanks, of Indiana, are also seek
ing to build up an organization in that sec
ton. The methods pursued by Senator
Hanna when he began, long in advance of
the convention of 1896, the work of secur-
ing McKinley's nomination, are being fol
lowed. Mr.. Hanna, it will be remem-
bered, sent his agents directly into the
South to confer with the party leaders. 1t
was not difficult to make the necessary ar
rangemcnts. for in the South the prOmi-
nent Republicans hold the rank and file of
the party in the hollow of their hands.
An analysis of the personnel of the office
holders of the South today will reveal the
names of the men who brought the dele
cations of their respective States to st.
Louis in 1896 pledged to Mckinley.
The main difficulty in working this
field is the anxiety of the offceholders as
to the preferences of the Administration
as to the several candidates. Last year
President Mckinley was very strenuous
in insisting that he would not interfere
in any way as TO the selection of his run
ming mate. but that every officehofdec and
delegate was absolutely free to vote for
whom he chose. VIII the Administration
continue its attitude of benevolent neu-
trality!
Meanwhile Senator Fairbanks has been
diligently working the West. The senti-
ment of the Illinois Republicans was re-
Gently sounded with reference to the prob
able candidacy of Senator Fairbanks. The
result is not definitely known, but Mr..
Fairbanks's friends express themselves as
thoroughly satisfied. Unless Illinois
should have q candidate of her own, that
State is likely to be very friendly toward
the Indiana man. The recent visit of Mr..
Fairbanks to kansas, where he made an
address before Baker University and was
honored by receiving q degree, added, 1t
is claimed, greatly to the Senator's popu-
larity in the West. Being an Ohio man by
birth ne is also assured of a strong follow
ing in the Buckeye State.
Col. Roosevelt's friends are also at work
in Illinois. and have been gratifed to find
responsive echo to their eulogies of the
Vice-Prcsident. There is no doubt of
RoOsevelt's popularity among the rank and
file of the Republicans in the Middle West,
but whether the leaders will take kindly to
his candidacy is another question.
Roosevelt's chances for the nomination
are also complicated by the fact that
Gov. Odell, of New York, is being promi-
nently mentioned as candidate and is
generally looked upon as a coming man
in National affairs. Although compare
lively unknown in public life outside of the
Empire State, he has good Congress
sional record and is making a model Gov
ernor. As against Roosevelt, he will un-
doubtedly have the support of the Platt
for while he has been independ-
ent of Senator Platt, he has never been
antagonStic.
When Senator Elkins came to the city
last week the interviewers came down
upon him for his views as to the political
future He said that there will be re-
alignment of parties on business issues,
and the Republicans will make perceptible
gains in the South and sustain considerable
losses in the North. 1t was idle to specu
late upon a nomination which is not to be
made for three years to come. If a Sc
lection had to be made tomorrow or next
week. there would be less difficulty in ven
turing a guess.
The names of several Senators who
have Presidential aspirations were men
toned, but Senator Elkins shook his head
doubtfully, and remarked that while he
the highest admiration for all
of those gentlemen and believed any one
of them would make an acceptable Presi-
Dental candidate, he had grave doubts as
to whether the country would look to
President Mckinley.
The House, he said, with great frank
ness, was a better hatchery for Presiden
tial candidates than the Senate. 1t was
not unlikely that some leader might
spring up in the House before the next
convention meets, deliver a speech which |
would make great impression upon the
and which might lead to his nomi
nation for the Presidency.
Senator Elkins laughingly suggested
that when a man gets into the Senate he
might as we'll shake hands and say good
by to his Presidential aspirations. There
was apparently disposition on the part
of the people of the country 10 say to
a Senator: Now you are as high as you
ought to go. Stay there if you can
There was n time when the Vice-Presi- |
dency was almost certain road to the |
passed away and the present indications |
did NOT pOint n an arly revival of DrO- |