New-York tribune., 1902-06-20

Platt of Connecticut, chairman of the Commit
tee on Relations with Cuba, whose management
of the reciprocity bill. it is now apparent to
everybody, should not have been taken from
him.
SOME OF THE BOXER" LEADERS.
Messrs Burrows. EIkins Wellington, Millard.
Dietrich. Jones. of Nevada; Stewart. and three
or four others of the EIkins nineteen, are con-
fdent that they will control to-morrow's caucus.
Mr.. Wellington was banished from the party
councils months before the martyred Mckinley
was slain because of his shameful abuse ana
instrumentation of that great President, who
conceived and vitalized the reciprocity move
ment. Not until the Burrows Elklns caoal was
permitted dominate the party in congress
Mr.. Wellington even informed OF the can
for Senate Republican caucus II the Demo
Gratis had been willing to accept MIN at tne
opening of this Congress he would nave oeen
assigned to their side of all committees on
which it was necessary under the rules of the
Senate to appoint him. But the Democrats
would not have him. and in sheer pity the re
pubcan managers relented and permitted his
name TO go at the bottom of the majority side
of the unimportant committees 10 Whlch ne was
assigned-but with the distinct understanding.
however. that he not to be considered or IN
any other respect treated as Repubilcan AT
last nights Republican caucus Mr.. Wellington
was one of the recognized leaders OF the BUT
rows -Elkins Boxers" and unless Messrs- AL An.
son, Aldrich. Spooner and Hanna enter tnelr
protest he will attend to-morrow's caucus IN the
capacity.
Elkins leaders, has been professed Repubncan
this time only about year; He bolted the
nomination of Mckinley in 1896. and contrib
uted literally to the Bryan campaign He sup
ported Bryan again in 1900 and in the LINth.
LVth and INIth Congresses was provided with
committee places by the Democrats of the SEN
ate Until the opening Of this Congress he was
still accounted q Democrat, but when he de-
cared again his loyalty to Republicanisn: ne
reinstated in his old committee assign
ments by the Republican managers. In New
York last week Mr.. Jones declared that ne was
again going to return to the Democratic party
that il was now impossible for him to be a Re-
publican, and that he thought he would make
formal announcement of his renunc alton OF Re
publicanism at the close of this session. Whether
the Republican managers are aware OF tnis
latest Intention the part of Mr. Jones is not
known, but if they care to inform themselves
on this interesting question, they can do so with
little trouble In view of these racts. Mr.. Jones.
like Mr.. Wellington, should not be permitted to
frame Republican policies particularly on such
a purely party matter that involved in the
Cuban proposition, and especially on the eve OF
what is generally conceded to be one of the most
important and closest Congress campaigns or
many years.
THE REPUDIATED NEBRASKANs
Whether Messrs Dietrich and Millard. Of Ne
braska will continue bitterly and uncompromis-
ingly to oppose the President. In view of their
reputation yesterday by the Republican con-
vention of their State, remains to be seen, IN
spite of intimations to-day by them that they
will Nebraska is of the biggest beet sugar
States in the Union, and this interest was large
" represented i'm the convention at Lincoln,
which enthusiast Endorsed President Roose
yelt'e Cuban reciprocity policy The OXnardS,
who live in Nebraska. had agents in plenty at
Lincoln S'iN
results show that the OXnards are not so pow
crful in 4 Republican State convention as they
are in q Republican congress. II Is ~ Dee nv ~
that Mr Millard will desert the boxers at the
caucus tomorrow. ard 1t is suggested that IL
Mr.. Hanna is now as much interested IN MI
Dietrich IS he when ne gave the word from
Washington a year ago which caused the dead
locked Nebraska Legislat ature to unite on MI
Dietrich for Senator this gentleman can be con
vinced Of the error of his way in the reciprocity
struggle. ,, -,
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AZ il was indOrsed by those OF Nebraska, nave
only one represe sentative in the Senate-Mr bur
ton They are hopeful of sending one OF thelr
number to succeed Mr.. Harris. Democrat as a
result Of the election 70 he held next NoVenner-
But Mr. Burtons course has been so dispirl'ns
to Republican hopes in Kansas thdI 'I'e pa -
leaders there are at present almost IN despair
OF carrying the legislature. Mr.. Burton mas
stubbornly refused to make public announce
ment Of the causes that have led him to defy
the specific instructions of his state cohNehIiou'
and when he IS asked 70 make statement re-
plies that he VIII not 90 50 uh'ii '"1 "e" "
over.
SENATOR BURTONs ATTITUDE
Mr.. Burton has been disappointed in nearly
| every Kansas appointment made by President
Roosevelt and Is now urging number of ap-
pointments which II seems the PRESIDENT Is
! averse making. MIR. Burton. for reasons
that probably entirely satisfactory 10 MN
self Is also violently opposed to the retention
in the Cabinet of Ethan Allen Hitchcock as
Secretary OF the Interior. and has been striving
TO induce the President To remove him ever
since MIR. Roosevelt has been in the White
House For reasons entirely satisfactory 10
himself the President does not wish Mr. Hitch
cock TO leave the Cabinet He likes Mr. hitch
cocks administration of the great Interior De-
partment too we'll to make = change. He espe-
Cially likes Mr.. HitChCock's rulings that are
driving the big cattemen of the West off the
public domain. which they have Inonopolized
contrary to the law and 10 the benefit of the
ra pa cious Beef Trust. which President Roose-
welt is now trying to control in the public in
terest Before he came to the Senate Mr. Bur
ton was an advocate of the system of monopo-
lization of the public domain by the powerful
cattle syndicates of the West.
An analysis similar to this of the roster OF the
Boxers could be made. and the result would
show that III most cases some influence not
wholly connected with the beet root industry
was having an effect their course. At to-
morrow's caucus II is believed that some sup
porter of the President will make complete
anslysis. and see what effect that will have on
the minds of those Senators who say their judg-
ment is not Yet wholly formed and on others
who are known to be too faint hearted to want
to witness row.
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