The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-05-11
WOULD WEAR The T0CA.
Information on the Subject Of Mr.
Carter's Rumored Intentions
Of Resigning.
His Ulterior Object In Resuminn
the Practice or Law In
Helena.
Anxious to Succeed sanders or Power in
the sennte--The Days Doings
In Washington.

WAsHINGToN, May 1O.-The correspond
ant Of the Minneapolis Journal sends that
paper the following: 1.-THE announcement
from Land Commissioner Carter that he il
10 retire from his present position about
July land return to the pit actice OF law at
Hole4a, Mont, has aussd some little sur
prise among the friends Of Mr. Carter, who
do not understand his real Intentions. II
has been stated since Mr.. Carter's an
nouncement was made that the probabili-
ties were that he intended to return TO
Montana in order to lay plans to succeed
Wilbur y. Sanders in the United States
senate, Immediately following Mr.. Car
ter's induction into his present position in
the interior department. it was believed
that President Harrison promised him he
would be promoted to the position now
held By Secretary Noble. Mr.. Carter has
made very efficient land commissioner,
and those who have had dealings with him
arafree in asserting that he would more
efficiently fill the position Of secretary Of
the interior than the present incumbent.
1t is probable that Mr.. Carter has become
very tired of his present work and has ar
rived ut the conclusion that he does not
care to continue in Washington. even il the
position in the cabinet be given him.
'The indications now are that the sur
misses in regard to Mr.. Carter's future were
not entirely correct. It has ali along been
known that President Harrison md his son,
the latter known to fame as Prince Russ
have been anxious to do something nice for
Mr.. Carter, and if the president should Sc
cure arsnomination, there is no doubt that
the plan they have laid is to retire Mr..
Sanders, as senator from Montana. and fill
his position with Mr.. Carter. Just what
the Harrison administration would gain BY
the displacement OF Senator Sanders by
Mr.. Carter is not known at this time, but
the probabilities are that Prince Russ be-
lieves that he could secure more favors
from Mr.. Carter than he could through
either Sanders or Power. In tbs event Of
control, Of course, all the patronage in
Montana. and, with this leverage at his
back and with the earnest support that he
would receive from the presidents in other
ways, he would probably be able to defeat
any other candidate for the senatorship,
republican.
"There is many slip 'twixt the cup and
the lip however, and the Indications point
to the loss OF the Legislature OF Montana to
the republicans provided such candidate
as President Harrison is at tho head of the
national ticket in this campaign. The pre-
diction isfreely made in Washington among
both republicans and democrats. that Mon
tana will be lost if President Harrison is
the candidate. Mr. Carter, however, does
not share in this belief, and ia of the opin-
ion that Harrison will be the strongest cam
didate the party could nominate this year
and imagines that with Harrison at the
head of the ticket. Montana will swing
safely into the republican column. Should
Montana fail to 70 republican in this CAM
paign with Harrison at the head of the
ticket Mr.. Carter will have to wait until
the term of Senator Power expires before
being able to satisfy his ambition to repre-
sent Montana in the United States senate
In can bo said in favor of Mr.. Carter that
if he should come to the United States SEN
ate he would probably be worth more to
Montana than both Of the senators that are
now attempting to represent that state,''