The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-26
WHAT CARTER WILL GAIN
To Be Made Secretary Of the Interior
If Harrison Is Re-
Elected.
But He Can't DO to Congress Nor
Succeed Sanders In the
Senate.
He Takes Despernts Chances, However, as
Mr.. Harrison Is Not Likely to he
Successful,

WASHINGTON. July 25.--Some of the
friends of Thomas H. Carter, chairman Of
the national republican COMMITTEES. are
taking the uosition that he has been saeri-
feed in the interest of President Harrison.
While ontwardly it would appear that .
man in Cstter's political position. At the
time he WAS elected chairman. would have
been honored by being placed in high
political position of this kind, the sireum-
stances are such that If any one IL to ret
the worst of it IN this campaign IL il ap-
parent that that man is Mr. Carter. II ID
probable that the Montana politician,
young and inexperienced a. he 10, did not
desire the chairmanship. After it had
been refused BY something like dozen of
the moro astuts politicians in the party. it
WAS easy for Mr.. Carter t. see that there
We . reasons why these men, ambitious az
they all are. would not accept tho office. To
man up . tree the real reason seems to
DO apparent. The men who refused, while
not stating 30 publicly, were probably
OF tho opinion that the republican party ia
going to have very uphill fight to succeed
at the polls in November. Those who know
the inside facts in relation to the organiza-
ton of the republican committee this year,
know that the only man that could be in
dussd to accept the place was Mr.. Carter.
AID he did it because of his friendship ia
| the president and because he did not want
to see the campaign in his interest or the
men in charge of it en- rrassed any further
by failing to secure head for the national
committee. Many, of course, will want to
knnV " 1usn . uvAh ! h
republican ticket ia defeated. In order to
explain this satisfactorily, it will be neces-
ssrv to state that Mr.. Garter had two polit-
icsl strings to his bow that he 10 likely to
lose his grip on. In fact, he il certain to il
the election goes against the republicans.
First of all, Mr.. Garter was q candidate
for United States senator TO succeed Will
lam F. Sanders, providing the Legislature
In Montana elected this fall had Il repub-
lican majority. In the event that the
Legislature was republican. it is believed
that Mr.. Carter could have easily secured
tn the .see,natorship. 81, II, however, he discovered
thAt thls was Impossible in time, he could
have secured the nomination for congress
in this state this fall and would have stood
| very fair show of an election. He is 90
| ing TO loose every opportunity 30 tar az the
congressional seat is concerned by taking
the chairmanship of the national republioan
| committee, whether the Harrison Reid
ticket is elected in November or not. Now.
II this ticket is defeated, Mr.. Garter, OF
course, will stand no chance whatever, of
being elected senator, because of the loss
OF the national campaign. After Novem-
Der 3. If the republican ticket is defeated,
Mr.. Carter will be out in the cold, having
resigned the land com m sionership, he
will have nothing in tho way of a govern
ment office to nurse his wounded feelings.
II, however, Harrison should again be elected,
Mr.. Garter will be taken care of very nicely,
The secretary ship of the interior will be his
II Mr.. Harrison is again president, but it ia
here to show that the Montana politician
has taken gamblers chance ID assumin ing
the chairmanship of the national republi-
can committee.