The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-24
HIS RACE IS RUN:
RETIREMENT OF PREMIER SAILS
BURY MATTER OF ONLY A
FEW MONTHS.
THE RIGHT OF SUCCESSION
ALREADY IN DISPUTE BETWEEN
CHAMBERLAIN AND DUKE OF
DEVONSHIRE.
ENGLAND's REFUSAL APPLAUDED
Answer to the American Bimetallic
Commission Indorsed by the
. Press of London.

LONDON, Oct 23.-In spite of Of
fetal denials Of the Marquis Of Sal
isbury's rumored resignation OF the
premiership, belief in it's truth is very
strong in political circles, where it is
considered that his retirement is IN
evitable within a few months. This
view of the undercurrent was con-
firmed by cabinet minister on
Wednesday, who privately remarked
that the Duke of Devonshire had de-
clared that he means to have the pre-
miership when the Marquis of Sails
bury resigns The minister quoted
added: This means that the candi-
dates will be the Duke of Devonshlre
and Mr.. Balfour, the latter being aided
by Mr. Chamberlain. The Duke OF
Devonshire long ago wanted to merge
the Liberal Unionists into the Con-
servatives, and was only prevented
by Mr. Chamberlain, who knew that,
if it was done, he would sink into COM
narrative insigni6cance. There is not
much love lost between the Duke of
Devonshire and Mr.. Chamberlain, and
the succession to Lord Salisbury Will
be a test between them. If the Duke
of Devonshire does not succeed, he VIII
lose considerable as it will raise Mr..
Chamberlain more distinctly to the
leadership. Mr. Chamberlain, there
fore, will support Mr.. Balfour, in the
belief that, should Mr.. Balfour, as pre-
nlier, make mistakes, the revers1on or
the premiership win go to him, Mr..
Chamberlain"
The announcement of the coming re-
tirement of the Marquis of Salisbury
has given an opportunity to the press
and even to the Conservative newspa-
pers to rake the premier over the Goals
for failing to smooth Widespreading
disaffection in the party ranks. 1t is
pointed out with more and more force
that a leader never before permitted
things to reach such a point as when
the Marquis of Londonderry and a
great Conservative association pro-
claimed their distrust and dislike of
the governments policy, nor would any
previous ministry have allowed Mr..
Chamberlain to carry legislation alien
ating the great employers of the coun-
try or, still less, have permitted his
''bimetallist colleagues to go unmuZ-
zled and frighten capital out of it's
wits"
The appointment Of Right Hon. Ma
thaniel Lindiey, as master of the rolls,
in succession to Viscount Eshor, while
popular, is apparently indirectly due
to the speech of Sir Edward Clarke,
early in the year, criticising Great
Britain's position in the Venezuelan
case. 1t is generally understood that
Sir Richard Webster, the attorney
general, might have had the master
ship, but in that case Sir Edward
Clarke would have been appointed at
torney general, and after his remarks
upon the Venezulan case, the govern
ment could not well have entrusted the
British case to him. However, if the
bar rumors are true, Sir Richard Web
ster will not suffer, for, according to
the story, Lord Halsbury, the lord
high chancellor, will vacate the wool
sack just before the close of the pres
ent parliament and Sir Richard will
take his place This means a prema-
ture expenditure of 5000 for Lord
Halsbury, but the Conservatives
do not mind increasing the taxes when
it is a question of providing something
for favorite.
Though the diplomats regard the sit
uation in the Lagos Hinterland as
complicated and difficult to settle, the
secretary of state for the colonies, Mr..
Chamberlain. is pursuing a forward
policy which threatens international
peace The Marquis Of Salisbury was
content to negotiate settlement Of