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walking arm in arm up the State de-
partment steps was about as practical q
refutation of the stories so assiduously
circulated by democrats, of their not be-
ing on good terms as it would be possible
to find. Neither of the men are the sort
who pretend to like man whom they
dislike; therefore the fact that they are,
as they always have been, the very best
of personal friends is plain to all, except
those who refuse to see.
The President has devoted consider
able time to the Worlds Fair matters
this week. He has heard the views OF
President Palmer on the necessity OF
that additional $5,000,O00 appropriation
by Congress; also the report of the board
of control, and a verbal statement from
Mrs. Potter Palmer, president of the
board of lady managers. He has talked
with the committee on the awards,
medals, ETC., to be made by the Exposi-
ton, getting their ideas to the amount
of money that will be required. The
whole question is so important that the
President has decided not to incorporate
it in his annual message to Congress,
but to prepare special Worlds Fair
message to be sent in after Congress
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that the President has promised to urge
Congress to make the appropriation
asked for by the board Of control and
there is little doubt that the appropr1a-
ton will eventually be made, although
it is probable that some of the new "two-
for-five' members may oppose it.
The action OF the National committee
in selecting Minneapolis for the next
national convention and June 7, for the
time of its meeting appears to give gen.
eral satisfaction to republicans who were
not prejudiced in favor Of some other
aity. 1t was certain that as soon as the
committee got together that the conven-
ton would go west, and had Omaha
been able to make better showing in
the way Of hotel, accommodations it
might have been the winner, althot gh
the Minnesota people would have been
hard to beat, on account Of the good
showing they made from the stsrt
The sub-exacutive committee of the
Republican Leagne, of which Gen. ]. s.
Clarkson is chairman, held meeting
here after the adjournment OF the meet
ing of the National committee, and de-
cided to refer the duty Of selecting a
time and place for holding the next Ma
tiOnal Republican League convention to
special committee consisting OF Presi-
dent Clarkson, E, P. Allen, OF Michigan,
W. W. Tracy, of Illinois, E. G. Little, OF
Kansas, and W. E. Riley, of Kentucky.
The committee authorized Senator Carey,
of Wyoming, to promote club organiza-
ton in that state, and W. A. Hamill to
do the same in Colorado. Hon. W. II.
Chamberlin, of California, NJ. G. George,
of Oregon, George Price, OF Arizona,
Sedne Guthrie, Of Oklahoma, and D. M.
Angel, of Texas, were appointed to take
charge of League work in their respOc-
tive States and to act as members Of the
National League executive committee
until their successors shall have been
chosen. R. G. Evans, the Minnesota
member of National Republican Con
vention, invited the officials and repre-
sentatives of the League to accept from
the city of Minneapolis headquarters for
use during the meeting Of the National
Convention.
Invitations have been sent to the presi-
dent, his cabinet and prominent mem
bers of congress to witness the launching,
at Philadelphia, on December End, of the
armored battle ship New York, which
is in many respects the most notable
vessel yet constructed for our navy. She
will be the heaviest ship ever launched
in America, and is expected to be very
formidable fighting craft.
The speakership game has reached the
stage that makes the playing Of trump
cards necessary. The first of these was
played not more than week ago when
it was announced that Tammany Hall
had declared for Crisp and was working
| to secure him the entire New York dele
cation. This was met by the announce
ment made by Mr.. Bynum Of his with
drawal in favor of Mills, and later the
Mills men took another trick by an
nouncing that tie New England dele
cations had decided to vote solidly for
Mills. The rest of the candidates are
holding back their strong cards to the
last, and it will not be surprising if on'
or two Of them make an attempt, ls,
on, to throw the game to Mills or Gtss
The Mills people claim to have 9f that
pledged and Crisp's friends q OF his
he has ia, but the most Ii him over
opponents will not conc
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