The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-06
CARRIERS WORK FOR HARRISON.
Tho Shrewd Montana Politicians Sue
cess-He May Enter the Cabinet.

coss-hle may Enter the SaDInet
WASHINGTON CRY, April Especial. /
There is one man prominent in official life
in Washington City that President Harri-
son will have TO award a great deal of
credit to If he is renominated and re-
elected this campaign. This man is from
Montana and his name is Thomas III.
Carter. Mr.. Carter is now commissioner
of the general land office and ex-congress-
man from that state. In connection with
having developed within period of one
year into being one of the best commits
sioners of the land office that this country
has ever had, Mr.. Carter has also proved
himself to be the shrewdest politician &C.
cupying a position under the present adj
ministration. When the secret of all the
moves on the political checker-board this
year are made public, if they ever are,
Mr. Carter will be given the credit of hav-
ing done more to insure the success of Mr..
Harrison in securing the denomination
than to any other man in the country. 1t
is probably secret in some quarters. but
not to a few who know the circumstances
here, that Mr.. Carter has managed the
presidential canvass for the denomination
in all the Northwestern states, and prac-
tically in the entire country west of the
Mississippi. Mr.. Carter engineered the
campaign on behalf of Mr.. Harrison in
South Dakota, is now manipulating affairs
in his interest in North Dakota, has the
situation in Montana practically under his
thumb. and is turning his attention to
Minnesota and to states farther west and
south, bordering on the Mississippi; and
II need not surprise any one if he succeeds
in arranging affairs so that Mr. Harrison
will secure a solid delegation west of the
Mississippi, with the possible excep-
ton of Washington, Minnesota, Colorado
and Nevada. In this connection it
might be explained that Mr. Carter
used the machinery of the government to
carry out his ends, but as Mr.. Carter is a
very nice man the secrets as to the meth
DDS he has used will probably never be
made public. 1t is probable that he ha.
done no more in this direction than other
men would have done under like circum-
stances.
1t is practically an open secret that If
Mr.. Harrison secures a reelection. Com
missioner Carter will be we'll repaid for
all the work that he has done on behalf Of
Mr.. Harrison. 1t has been frequently
stated during the last year that Mr.. Carter
would be made secretary of the interior
during the present administration. nro.
vided that Mr.. Noble desired to retire.
or did retire, and in the event
that he held onto his office
until the close of the present
term, Mr.. Carter was slated as his suc-
cessor upon the reelection of the presi.
dent. There is no doubt but there is a
great deal of truth in these rumors. and il
is known to be fact now that if Mr.. Har.
rison secures reelection the present
land commissioner will be elevated to tn.
position now held by Mr.. Noble. No one
in the West who knows Mr.. Carter per.
sonally or has had any dealings with him
as commissioner of the general land Office.
will feel bit sorry to see him promoted to
the cabinet. That he would give the great
West an administration that it had never
had before, and that the Western bushes,
would be managed in an excellent man
ner, is not doubted by any one. Every
body will be pleased to see Mr.. Carter pro-
NOTED.