New-York tribune., 1902-07-24
GOSSIP OF POLITICIANS.
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THE PEERLE ESS" IN WASHINGTON was
learned to-day that William Jennings Bryan spent
Monday night in Washington. and that until nearly
daylight Tuesday he was in consultation at the
home OF his friend Coter T. Bride. with Senator
Carmack and other Democratic leaders who
determined die in the last ditch with the Peer
less" Why much secrecy has been thrown
around this last visit the national capital Of
the Democracy's twice defeated candidate for
President, unless no is stin candidate for the
nomination in 1894 nobody who not invited to
meet him in conference pretends to know. The
fact of interest. however. is that he here and
that Senator Carmack. Representative Livingston.
OF Georgia; Secretary Edwards Of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee and few
other choice spirits sat up with him nearly al
night II Mr.. Livingston means what he says in
his public deliverances he IS opposed 10 the Ne
braskan's denomination, although Mr. Carrnack and
Secretary Edwards proudly proclaim themselves az
last ditchers." According all accounts. Mr..
Bryan was in an unusually merry and clipper
mood, and when he had finished discussing the
serious affairs of party management and prospects
ing iones II made no diiTeTence TO the Assembled
company that the Jokes told by their IDOL belonged
70 the pliocene age They laughed at them Just the
same. According 70 one OF the company Mr. Bryan
7 was" he said the innocent cause OF a Demo
cratic barber in small town n Colorado losing MS
campaign. I went Colorado a visit, and while
When the ;onsoral artist released me from his
chair / asked him what his oi!l was. and he told
date for President mat ne would not charge me
cent In order 70 return the compliment induced
scarcely got out or the town before the earbers'
rnirer When he protested that he had not shaved
hands the president informed him that
his proteststion convicted him OF violating one OF
regular Zee for shaving dead men,;
roarsd over this joke as though It was entirely new
TO them.
DENIAL FOR PETTIGREw.-Georgs H
shibley OF this city. who has launched AL by
himself new political party. which he declares Is
going to sweep the country two years hence. re-
turned to Washington to-day from New-York
where FOR week he has been the guest OF
Senator Pettigrew OF South Dakota. at the Ori-
entail Hotel, Manhattan Beach. While admitting
that he attended several conferences Of far-reach-
ing political Importance held at the Oriental Hotel
under the auspices OF Mr., Pettigrew who has
become plutocrauc since the bosom OF reform
swept him out OF place and power that he is now
able 10 live in luxurious style in the metropolis,
Mr. Shibley wants II known that neither he nor
Mr. Petugrew has started a movement for the
formation Of a Democratic party Mr. Shb-
ley says that the story 10 that effect printed IN
New-York last Monday was made out of whole
cloth and was cooked up by political writer's OF the
metropolis TO tide over very dull news season in
their line The only subject considered az Mr..
Pettigrew's conferences" declares Mr.. Shihley
was the non-partisan plan Of organlzed labor f9r
their attitude toward majority rule by means Or
crews majority rule is an accomplished fact
ana as he was iaIgey . ~ SCI % is ,b
present programme for majority rule There was
upon nv which our rederatioh is engaged IS much
m more eectve ietss Jna % an pa record as TO whether
they believe in majority rule and II elected WI
once namely, through the optional referendum, and
Ine lnltlatve. 70 De 4+a I ~ he petr5it common
Council last month and is be 6Sipg m }s pushed ,, IN dh 5
States and nationally II terminates me power q q
the political bosses ana al SD S9efi t stire svster
Organized labor understands this for II has oeen
st sadg3f te aos 54e qassa2ae Of m the American
Of LabPr was eyoTe6 eo o Is % %nssTng upon the adop
ton of the system. In every state the candlda'ts
their attitude to majority rule.
THE TROUBLE DAVE" BALL CAUSED
.0rbat fellow Dave Ball. of Pike County. has Ger
+,in1v smiled all the fat the fire.. said promi-
nent Missouri Democrat to-day. He referred 10 the
action of the Missouri Democratic Convention IN
indorsing free silver at G TO l. 1T was not on the
cards at ali TO have that Endorsement" the Mis-
sourian continued THE leaders were in touch with
tho Eastern managers who desired to have the
heaven born ratio kept in the background, as the
Democrats did In Georgia, In Illinois. and as II was
parncd 10 do elsewhere The idea, Of course is TO
keen our long haired Democrats in the background
so as not to scare away the silk stocking gold
Democrats of the East who are talking about COM
ing back into the party, at least to the extent
Things were looking UP in that direction. Even Mr
Cleveland talks about coming back for the time
being But along comes this here Dave Ball
romping into the convention with a Pike County
warwhoop, and rallies all the free silver shorthorns
to declaration for Is to l. Who is this Dave Ball?
Wen. he is a fellow send out into the back
counties 10 rally the faithful with ghost stories
about the lnfames of wealth. the plutocracy Of the
East the threatened downfall of the republic, etc
Why, he would get the folks scared up until they
would bo afraid venture out after dark lest
they'd meet of these monsters in the road
That's the kind OF a man Dave Bail is. and
don't see how the boys let him come charging into
the convention and carry things on It may be fun
for Dave but know the managers in the East
do not anything funny in Il. and reckon they
will just be calling Governor Dockery for
exclamation TO how he came overlook that
trick. They were depending Dockery to have
the convention do things up shipshape. You IL
was important, in the opinion of the Eastern
managers. have Missouri take a conservative
stand than some other States. III Missouri had been
conservative they could have said TO the gold Dem
ocrats OF the East: See there, now the most rad-
cal Democratic state. the birthplace of the Kansas
City platform. Is going cautiously on silver and
you need not be afraid 10 follow But.
can't expect any such luck. reckon. There must
always be some fellow lurking around the tail
grass who will come Dustin out at the most inop-
perfume moment a-waving OF his sombrero and