New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-12
GOSSIP OF POLITICIANS.
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JUDGE-In his apparent determination to fill the
vacancy on the Court of Claims bench with
Southern man. it said that since the decHnatloh
Of the place by Senator McLaurfn. OF South caro-
Ina, President Roosevelt has in mind Robert Mar
tin Douglas. Associate Justice OF the supreme
Co,rr of North Carolina sin 1887. and the eldest
son of Stephen a. Douglas. known to tie war tune
generation as the Little Giant VINO at one llihe
was the idol of the ante-beum Democracy out
who sl1pported the Union when the CLASH
came in 1861 Justice Douglas is said to have IN
heritad many of the qualities OF his famous 1ath-
err and is accounted of the abest jur'sts OF 'ie
South. He was born in North Carolina, wmch was
his mothers native State, has lived there nearly
all his life. and although stanch republican, lao
welded great influence for many years IN thdt
State He Is a graduate of Georgetown University
IN this city and was President Grants Private eGt
rotary from 1869 to 1878. in which year tIfaIt
him down to North Carolina as United States n nt
shall which position he hed tbn more IMPORTANT
office of Standing Master in Chancery OF thg nor
Known whether President Roosevelt has yet mqde
"a nstine Douclas to succeed the late Justice joan
& Davis whose widow is the daughter OF eSNeTved
under President Arthur in the State Depa T,osa
nor is 1t knqTn bos nade although his boyhood
friends here who are anxious that he s5ouio a re
I fqfP 70 him tn take it, The tenure is for life and
The salary is $500 year fPo small for the
amount of labor and the serious respGnslPI5iis caT
Committees of the Senate has been STRIVING lof
to have the and it is IS Believed
he viii srcceed at the next session Of Congress
CARNACK DOESN'T MIND IT.--As chief OF tIg
literary bureau of the Democratic Congressional
Camnaign Committee Senator Carmack OF AeHn mn,
see comes in for a good deal OF ne"sp"f -
cism from the opposition. When asheu 'ou"' -
he liked It he saiu he had been newspaper e"i'''
too long himself to vince much under the ia9.
(which reminds me-" said the Senator OF 'he
defiant answer made by constituent Oh iIii"'
q man who had hunted him up 10 wrp nm.
friand was a short sawed off citizen extremely
bowlegeed, and pugnacous az ooWIesseu ~
nearly always are His as Ssiia Capable Of
noTiTgETI Sd at The little one: I'm a-goin to chaw
Your COOLER and spit on you: me noue Wei
bristled up and shouted back az the DS COOLERS
and you'd better begin operations Tignt bsyed IN
fore You know I'll have your goozler eha"eu "P
an@ s9qF'f the way feel explained the Senator
'I was mostly raised on newspaper Fo"s's' anu
don't mind EN- a little bit -, 49,, ,torv,exer.
But what is Soozer ~, dST Tepnessee statesman
how Ignorant you men are are, VINO yea this long and
dot know what goozler is your case is nope
less and there Is no use i0I H'o "
COOLER for YOU
WRONG CONSTRUCTION OF CRANE RCMOh
ob,,io,,elv the wrong construction has been gen
orally nut on the information. first published oy
The Tribune that Governor W. Murray crane OF
Massachusetts is slated for chairman OF the ne
publican National Committee TO manage inc cam
-, IN 100. II was not said in the dispatches
that there was any thought or desire III any quar-
Ter of Senator Hanna resigning the chairmanshP
On the contrary. it was distinctly stated tA"t Nj
Hanna would continue at the head OF the -\d'Ao''0
COMMITTEES until the next convention meets, anu anu
RAJ then Governor Crane. who will by that tline
be out Of office would be urged 10 lahe M % No
III - ~, - This Of course presupposes that MI
Hanna who. It IS known. Is ANXIOUS 20 pt am
viii refuse longer to serve IN pace men oeardnd
ca rr-Icn hard work Governor Crane IS TSstiGe T
by the party MANAGERS as his relations to
Presdent the Massa chusetts enter
FreSaf ~ az ecreary OF the Treasury but Gov
ms GaEy e:s of,ciai and private affairs were then
in such condition that he could not JON the Ssp ~
Seo, cS,ef factors in President Roosevelts next
CABINET provided Of curse he saf bee 70 an i'm
portant diplomatic post will be provided ior MN
I ~, ,-r-r,- PARTY IN THE wEsT.-The report
a+ ort from Eev-York a few weeks ago to the
erect that ex-senator Pettigrew OF south Dahola.
. - cro,or Cannon Of Utah Senator Dubois. OF
Idaho and ex-senator ToWue' OF NihheS"'" 80
assembled al the Oriental Hotel Manhattan Beach
g. ,bo n,,rnose Of starting party, has GRE
ata6 a stir in the Far West which threatens TO IN
tarfere seriously with the plans OF the democrats
in some States out there Il appears 70 De mans
3dP35o berS Senator Hefed is nghting hard
bats Ter B9rcncs1 until few years ago and
reelected 70 the Senate last yS3T as and PopGst
votes The latter element IS conuoIed 10y ~:
Ee;tfed and is said not TO be particularly lTleaGig
10 Mr. Dubois. The rumor OF noVeI ne r, t1 ,s
new rartv under the partial tutelage OF M DUBOIS
is said 10 have aroused the ire of the ga FpPaaS5
eIe-nent in Idaho somewhat against MI tteltt"IGl
for having given his support TO the cahaaacy o5
NJ Tibuis a wear ago, and also 70 have suggested
NJ =. 80 silver Republicans the advisahiity Of
not supporting Mr.. Heitfeld Letters recelved IN
liz mar either he Of the others whose
/ names are being used are in new party move
r1Trf and saving that he and they are cooperating
heartily with the Democrats IN Idaho ana Use. else,
! where At the same time the rumor viii not down
in the West and 1t IS expected that 1t VIII nave a
| raod effect On Republican prospects IN ldaho