The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08

Washington last week and talked with a number of leading men in both the demo- cratic and republican parties. The lead- ing republicans are very much alarmed over many of Roosevelts cratic acts. Among the republican senators and rep resentatives there is a very general feel ing that Roosevelt has injured himself to such an extent in his own party that he cannot be renominated.
 Senator Marcus A. Hanna is eagerly seeking the republican nomination. He wants 1t and he wants it badly, and the best opinion among conservative republi- cans is that he will be the next republi- can Presidential nominee.
 Speaking of Hanna, there has been much gossip in the southern newspapers about his introduction of bill to pen sion ex-slaves of the south. It does not seem to have been observed that this bill was introduced "by request" The same bill has been introduced ''by request" in every congress for many years past When a senator or representative intro duces a bill "by request 1t is known that he does not endorse the measure.
 As a matter of fact senators and rep resentatives are supposed to introduce in the regular order any bill sent to them by their constituents. When they do not endorse such measure. they simply mark on the bill the words 'in- troduced by request" If any one but Senator Hanna had introduced this bill just at this time no one would haye noticed it. It will probably never be heard of again in congress, as no one ever pays attention to bills introduced 'by request"
 In the national democratic party the contest for the next presidential nomina- ton has opened up in earnest, Senator Arthur P. German of Maryland continues in the lead But the nomination de- ponds largely upon the situation in New York. Judge Alton B. Parker, through his friends, consisting of Senator Hill and the state democratic organization of New York is already making an active canvass and is scheduled for many speeches at banquets and democratic gatherings in several of the southern states in the very near future. He seems to have Clark Howell and others in Georgia, and several prominent demo- crats in both Tennessee and Mississippi aiding to boom him. He has many of those who st ood consistently by Hill ten years ago working for him.
 On the other hand the Tammany ele- ment in Greater New York, which is within half dozen votes sufficient 10 control the New York delegation in the rext democratic convention, is opposed to the nomination of Parker, and l am told Is actively behind the boom for Rich ard Olney of Massachusetts. With the Tammany element, is former Senator Murphy of New York Two weeks ago a conference was held in New York city between former President Grover Cleve- land, William c. Whitney, several of MT. Oney's friends from Massachusetts and several prominent western democrats who have been close to MT. Bryan in former campaigns. At this conference, the Olney boom was started and 1t was then and there announced that MT. Bryan and his friends were more favorable to the nomination of Olney than to any other aspirant who has been mentioned. sev- eral Virginia North Carolina, Missouri and Alabama congressman are said to be hand-in-glove with the Olney move