The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-12-19

PRESIDE NTIA ]. TIMBER.
Wel-Known Statesmen Who Wish
"a 90 to the White House.

Special washington Letter,

Special Washington Letter
Senator Cushmans Kellogg Davis, of
Minnesota, is alcandidate for. the prcsi-
dency. He is . republican, and will
have q strong following in the national
convention Of his party. Enemies of
the senator, have asserted that he is
not Q real candidate, but wants to APP
pear ASA candidate in order that: he
may acquire prominence for the posi-
ton Of secretary Of state, in the event,
republican success in 1896. j = %f# Nd 4
,sSsfI know Senator Davispersonally and ]
:well He isgnot man Of pretenses.
He is sincere, honest, upright, and
means what he says all the time. Ii he
were not presidential candidate he
would not permit his name to be used
IL that connection. Moreover, he is!
q man Of superior 1sagacity, and if he
did not believe that his prospects war;
ranted the effort he would not per-!
init his name to be used by his friends.
He is o candidate, and, in my Judgment,
will be felt as well as heard before the
matter is settled. !
IS Knowing him well, I can tell you
some of his qualifications, and some
Of the reasons for his public aspirations.
In the first place, he is one of the most
scholarly men in the world. There is
no man in any nation who possesses
g created fund Of informs ton, for he
has been a student all of his life and
Is until this day an omnivorous reader.
On one occasion, during the quarrel
with Chilli, the great James G. Blaine
wanted an authority on international
law, upon mn intricate question. He
passed by: all other men prominently
noted as international lawyers, and.
called upon Senator Davis for aid. Sec
rotary Blaine knewswhat he wanted,
but heidi not know where to- fnd his
authority. !. 1; II u III $5 $ss
1. As4soon8as he stated the case 10 Sen
ator: Davis, that Observation-Disclosures
him Of book published by q Spaniard
some years ago, which contained the
very matter desired, and in aall its
phases Blaine5sent to- the great con-
gressional library, but found that the
book was issued only, in the Spanish
language. Blaine could not read Span:
ish, and circumstances were such that
he would not trust the regular trans
iator for his department. He called a
cab and drove at once to the residence
Ut Senator Davis and told him his
dilemma. Senator Davis said: "All
right, Blaine. 1t is now near midnight.
7 will sit up tonight and translate it
for you." He did SO, and finished the
translation Of ten pages of Spanish be-
fore da7break, and sent it to Blaine
by special messenger. At noon that
d4y Secretary Blaine sent o message to
the senate containing the facts and
precedents; and I believe that this is
the first time the fact has ever been
published. sst .s#
Senator Davis reads and translates
Ill Of the modern European languages.
!. He is eminently literary man and of
scholarly rather than political inclina-
tions. :.t&. s.sr ~
Senator Davis has one marked weak
ness. He is constant smoker. He
has the best of cigars, and he uses
them without stint. He has little
''den" in the top story of his Wash
ington home, and it is pleasure to
cali on him there and spend an after