, 1904-03-29
POLITICAL DRIFT.

One hundred democrats vi Boston
have started an Olney presidential
movement. Cool propositions always
find supporters in Boston.
Nine members Of the city govern
ment OF Milwaukee are called upon
to face sixteen indictments charging
them with various brands Of graft.
Richmond Pearson Hobson is rum
ming for congress in Alabama, and
from the way he is going it" in discus
sion with Congressman Bankhead
there is no danger that, If elected, he
will undertake to obstruct the chan
nels of debate.
Plat and said: rs 1t true, senator,
that Odell is to run the state cham
paign?" Now. don't. jim" responded
the old IA Il caught cold In my
chest In Washington and 1t hurts me
when l laugh"
1t Is said that ~ex-Secretary Long
smiles at the suggestion that he be-
come a candidate for the seat in the
United States senate from Massachu-
sets now occupied by Mr.. Lodge. AL
though he says nothing some of his
friends say he Is saving wood just
the same.
John W. Springer of Denver, presi.
dent Of the National Live Stock asso-
citation. has been formally listed as a
candidate for vice president on the
republican ticket. A meeting of 5000
of his friends was held at Denver the
other evening and unanimously ap-
proved his candidacy.
The Louisville Courier-Journal toss
ed at Governor Beckham the searching
question whether he will permit the
state printers to charge $4,000 for
work that ian be lone for SO 900? The
difference between the two sums is
clean velvet. and the Kentucky ma
chine needs it in it's business.
Senator Plat, tall and spare, looks
rather out of harmony in the group
picture just taken of himself, Cover
nor Odell and former Lieutenant Gov
ernor Woodruff. the two latter being
stout. A republican politician in New
York gazed at the photograph for a few
moments and then said, remember
ing that Odell now reigns, vice Plat,
dethroned: "Humph! Survival of
the latest"
1T has been suggested" says the
New York Sun. that William J. Bryan,
in place Of offering a prize in money
for the Trainer OF the best lin his opin-
ion) democratic national platform,
should offer a prize for an essay as
to why the average layman-in bust
ness or professional life-speaks of
politicians and men in public life with
something akin to dislike and almost
disgust. Is it the fault of the average
layman?"
Congressman Mudd of Maryland,
though a republican, has his own trials
with the black vote in his district.
During a late campaign he and his Sec
rotary got of the train at a town
where the vote was close, but the dem
ocrats lacked funds. The secretary,
who carried a grip containing some
wearing apparel, stopped to light a
cigar, dropping the grip on the plat
form, where q number of loungers
stood. Good heavens, Gilchrist,"
cried Mudd, don't be 80 careless with
that grip. You know there's $4,000
in it." Congressman Mudd carried the
town handily.
The republican pluralities in 1900
for Mckinley we're as follows: Cali
fornia, 39,770; Connecticut, 2s,57O;
Delaware. 3.671; Illinois, 94,s24; Indi-
ana, 26,479; Iowa, 1906; Kansas, 49,
1854; Maine, 2s,613; Maryland, 1894;
Massachusetts,. S1,S69; Michigan 1O4,-
5s4; Minnesota. 1850; Nebraska,
1922; New Hampshire, 1894; New
Jersey. $500: New York, 143, SOC;
North Dakota, 1872; Ohio, SO. 036;
Oregon, 1914; Pennsylvania, 2sS, ABB;
Rhode Island, 1892; South Dakota,
1896; Utah, 2.133; Vermont, 29,719;
Washington, 1898; West Virginia, 21,-
022; Wisconsin, 106. 5s1, and Wyoming,
4,31S.