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THE PRESIDENTS SPONSORS.
MEN WHO PUT HIM ON THE TICKET
HAVE A LITTLE DINNER.

Senator Penrose Paid for 1t, ani
Senators Plat, Quay, Foraker ant
HansbrOugh Were the Guests
What They Did and Said Has MOI
Been Given Out, Hut 1t May Near
Great Deal to the President''
Political Future-BabcOck of Wis
consin, the Opponent of Trusts, Is
Persona non Grntn at the white
House.
Washington. Feb. 1.-Politicians here
are quietly specializing upon a small
dinner party given few nights ago.
at which Senator Penrose of Pennsyl-
vania was the host. The guests were
Senators Plat of New York, Foraker
of Ohio, Quay of Pennsylvania, and
Hansborough of North Dakota. These
FIVE men were the prime movers in
bringing about the nomination of The
odore Roosevelt to the vice presidency
at the National Convention held at
Philadelphia last summer. Those who
attended the dinner decline to admit
that there was any political signifl-
canoe in the meeting of these five con-
genial spirits.
The story goes that these gentle
men, who were instrumental in bring
ing about the nomination of Mr.. Roose-
welt to the vice presidency, are now
considering the political wisdom of
urging his Endorsement for the pres
tdency at the coming state conventions,
TO be held during the present year. 1t
has been frequently asserted that these
gentlemen were not sincere in their
advocacy Of Mr.. Roosevelt as a pres
idential possibility, and they are in
doubt about pledging themselves to
him for another term. OF course they
deny that the Penrose dinner had any
such object in view. They say that
during the last campaign Senator PEN
rose wagered dinner for the five SEN
ators named, on a certain proposition.
What the bet was they decline to re-
veal. They simply say that Senator
Penrose lost, and paid the wager with
finely served dinner. They further
say that it would be impossible for the
five men mentioned to meet without
talking politics. They are all past
masters of the art of practical politics,
and as one of the number expressed it:
"We did talk a little shop"
There is a certain amount of mys-
terry surrounding the dinner, for II must
have been an urgent demand to induce
Senator Platt to brave the blizzard then
raging and venture out to late din
ner. 1t is understood that the general
political situation, from a Republican
standpoint, was thoroughly discussed
and commented upon, and a very
s.Gff frwa NTr.~ -
Roosevelt was developed.
The Wisconsin Row.
President Roosevelt is said to have
created a row in the Republican fam
lily in the state of Wisconsin by allow
ing Senator Spooner too many privi-
leges in connection with the distribu-
ton of federal patronage in that com
monwealth. Representative Babocock,
who kicked over the party traces with
his bill proposing to wipe out trusts,
has been given the cold shoulder at the
White House, so far as federal patron
age is concerned. Mr.. Babcock is chair
man of the Congressional National
Committee, has heretofore been a priv
ileged character with the Republican
administrations, and managed to pull
many juicy plums from the political
pie counter for the benefit of his per-
sonal friends. There has been nothing
doing in his corner since President
Roosevelt entered the White House. and
Senator Spooner, 1t appears, is assured
of having monopoly of the state pat
fonags.
few nights ago Mr.. Babcock in
vited all of the Republican members
of the Wisconsin delegation in Congress
to meet Postmaster General Payne at a
dinner. What was supposed to be
low se. y.
into a family row. 1t is unders food
that some very plain language was ex-
changed on the subject of Wisconsin
politics, to the effect that Senator
Spooner is exercising too much influ-
ence with the administra ton, and as a
result some of the deserving members
of the party are being neglected. The
participants are exceedingly reticent in
discussing the subject, although ii is
not denied that the dinner was eItliv-
ened by some tart exchanges of per-
sonal grievances. Senator Spooner was
there and resented the insinuat ions that
were made against him.
Livingston FavOrs Gormon.
Senator-elect A. P. German was here
to attend the Gridiron dinner, and his
many friends in Congress gave HIM an
enthusiastic greeting. The Southern
urging him to the front as their next
presidential candidate.
German for President, and Carter
Harrison for Vice President that is my
ticket" exclaimed Representative Liv-
ingston of Georgia at the capitol
while discussing the future of the Dem
ocratic party with some of his political
friends. ITO my mind" continued
Mr.. Livingston, German is the most
available man we have in sight. He is
strong in the South, has many sub
stantial friends in the North and in
the West. His recent victory in Mary
land demonstrates that he is the
ablest and most successful leader we
have and If we can unite on him
am confident that we can carry the
next presidential election. A good
many of our people fancy former SEN
ator Hill, and while l do not wish to
discount and leadership nor his ability,
he cannot carry his own state. and
that would be fatal to his candidacy.
/ suppose 1t is a little early TO talk
about what we can do in 1904, but we
might as well as not begin to line up
on German"
To Get RID of GrOsvenOr.
The enemies of Gen. Charles Henry
Grosvenor believe they have arranged
matters so that this will be his last
term in Congress. 1t is pertinent to re-
mark in connection with that belief
hat they held it two years ago and for
practically the same reasons. But il
the general does come to his undoing
in the campaign for a denomination,
which is soon to begin, 1t will be a
great surprise to those who have no
interest in the general except that they