The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-30
Will Give UP Craftsmanship
of Republican Committee.
REASON ASSIGNED FOR 1T
It Is Said Halls Discouraged at His In.
ability to Get Rich Men to Contrib
ute to the Campaign Fund.
Afraid Of Roosevelt.
The Times-DIspatch Bureau.
No. 1417 G Street, N. W..

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Senator Hannas announcement that he
will not remain In the craftsmanship Of
the Republican Committee after this
year has created a great amount Of talk
here. Republicans say, some Of them.
that Senator Hanna's poor health moves
him to take this step, but several with
whom I have talked express the opinion
that his inability uron the occasion OF
his recent visit to New York to induce
the moneved mon OF that city to contri-
butte to the campaign fund is the real
reason OF his resignation.
It Ia no longer any secret that New
York business interests. and the business
men OF the country gene1T'lv do not
want Mr.. Roosevelt in the White House
for another four years They question
his Judgment and believe he Is lacking
In that cautious tism which
characterized Mr.. Mckinley. and made
invested. Thew would prefer a Demo-
crat to Mr. Roosevelt If they couldeget q
Democrat OF conservative views like
German or Judge Gray or Judge Parker.
Democrats have been saying all this
Tor year now. The retirement OF Mr..
Hanna from the national Craftsmanship
because of inability to raise funds is
strorp cor, fi--~ t'or OF tho'~ viewa
NO CURRENCY LEGISLATION.
The Times-Dispatch correspondent has
recently received number of letters
from business mon in Virginia cities ask
ing as to the probability Of currency
legislation at the approaching session
of Congress. 1t Is the concensus of opin-
! ion that there will be no legislation OF
this character at the extra session. Sem
tment is divided as to the probability
of such Legislation at the regular session.
It is up to the Republicans. They are
greatly divided on the subject. Hon.
Joseph G. Cannon. OF Illinois, who will
be the next Speaker, recently said there
was no currency legislation needed. a
considerable portion of both Democrats
and Republicans are all Of the same way
of thinking. Neither are those who favor
currency reform agreed as to the nature
Of the reform which is needed.
1t Is possible, however, that soma form
OF currency legislation will be enacted
before the regular session ends. At
present, 1t is scarcely probability. The
Republicans Of the Senate Finance Com
mittee have, 1t is said. about agreed on
measure, designed to render our cur
that may mean--but there Is no assur-
ance that the bill will be acceptable to
tho Republicans OF either the Senate or
| House. The Aldrich BILL which the Sen
/ a te considered last session., was radically
different from the Fowler BILL which
was before the House for a long tlsno.
hut never reached n final vote. Relieve.
| Yet both wer" Republican measures.
NUMBER OF TROOPS.
A well-known Confederate veteran OF
this city to-day expressed his pleasure at
hearing that Jugde George L. Christian.
In his report as chairman of the His
tory Committee of the Grand Camp OF
Virginia. now In session at Newport
News, would combat the assertion that
North Carolina furnished more troops to
the Confederacy than did Virginia. The
veteran quoted below la n Marylander.
II have not the slightest desire to re-
fleet upon grand old North Carolina" he
said. "She was in at the first Of the war
and stayed until the fight ended. But I
have always thought there was some
thing wrong about those figures.
Tho writer recently heard distinguish
ed soldier say that Virginia had more
artillery In the field during the war
than any other State. North or South. He
further stated that Virginia had thirty
six light batteries on the field at Gettys-
burg Pennsylvania is said to have
come next to Virginia In the amount Of
artillery In Tire field.
WRITING MEMOIRS.
II Is learned to-day thot Admiral Win
field Scott Scl1ey is engaged in writing
his memoirs. The Admiral is said to have
brought the work down to tho Chilean
affair In the early nineties. when several
sailors from the Baltimore were killed
IN tho streets of VALPARAISO md war
with Chile was narrowly averted In con-
sequences. What Admiral Schley will
say of the battle of Santiago will, OF
course be the most interesting portion OF
the work It is said publisher has not
yet been selected.
Fraud Order,
The Postoftlce Department to-day issued
fraud order against the Ex-Slave Mu-
tual Relief Bounty and Pension Associa-
ton of the United States, the headquar-
tiers of which are In this city. The PEN
| sioning Of former slaves by the National
| Government, q scheme suggested by the
bill! introduced at the last session Of
Congress by Senator Hanna, Is the chief
feature of the company or association,
though the free burial of members Is also
promised The postofflce inspectors claim
that the dollars sent the association by
would-be menb ers are retained BY the
I'oN1cers or Operators" without benefit to
any of the persons whose money Is re-
| ceived.
KIsHINETF PETITION.
| Although the Gear wouldn't receive the
protest OF American Jews concerning the
| Kjshineff massacre. the Jews Of America
| are still determined to better the condi-
| ton of their countrymen in Russia Mr.
simon Wolf, OF this city, said this after
aeon that he had arranged for confer.
ferences between President Roosevelt and
Secretary Hay and the Board OF Dele
gates OF the Civil and Religious Rights
which meets here early In November, tine
| p,.rpose OF which will be the consideration
ot number of international questions
affecting the Jews, For the present" he
added, nothing more will be done re-
parding the Kishineh matter" 1t is I'M
| derstood that this whole question will be
| taken up by the Board of DELEGATES, and
also that of the refusal OF Russia to
accord tho same rights to Jewish citizens
| If the United states that other Americans
in Russia enjoy Mr., Wolf was at the
! State Department to-day and spent some