The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-12-26
DAY GLAD TO GET BACK
He Says He Has No Political
Ambitions.
WERE FIRM AND UNITED
Two Critical Periods in the Negotiations
OF the Commissioners-TheC Cuban
Debt and the Philippine
Islands.

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president Of the late peace commission,
and Mrs. Day reached their Canton
home in time to take Christmas dinner
with the family. They arrived at iO:1j
this morning over the Pennsylvania
railroad. There was no formal greet
ing arranged for them. but a commit
tee OF the Stark county bar. several per.
sonal friends and members Of their
family were at the sta lion TO meet them.
The Judge Is in excellent health and
spirits and the trip abroad has evidently
been beneficial.
Judge Day. when asked as to his plans
for the future. said he expects to re-
main in Canton and resume the prac-
tice of law in the firm OF which he was
a member before entering the cabinet
OF President Mckinley. The work of
the commission ended when the treaty
was delivered TO the president. and he
does not expect to visit Washingt IN
again I'm connection with any duties on
that commission.
Asked as to whether he had any de-
sires which the state OF Ohio could sat
isfy, he said: "If you refer to political
desires, | have not. My only ambition
is to be allowed To pursue the practice
OF my profession"
Later In the conversation he author
lied the direct statement that under no
circumstances would he be a candidate
for governor. as had been reported dur
ing his absence I'm Paris.
While ne talked freely on many mat
ters connected with his work In Paris.
Judge Day did not feel al liberty TO give
an Interview In detail on the work OF
the commission He said the talk OF
500 600 compensation for the commits
sioners. or of any sum approaching that
amount. was ridiculous and preposter-
Gus.
The presldent fixed the compens,tlon
OF the commissioners and none OF them,
n is SAT-. 10 say. accented the duties as
a speculation' None OF them has an
idea of a large Zee such as would have
been maid had they performed the duties
i'm the capacity of regularly retained at
torneys. There is no actual precede mt
on which To base an estimate. but the
prediction is ventured that the compea-
sation OF the commissioners will not ex-
ceed SIS 900 each and the reasonable ex-
penses incurred on the trip and I'm Paris.
These expenses. however, will not In
clude those incurred for the wives and
families of the attaches OF the commits
sion. because all such went on the Jour
ueN entirely lQuenenupnt OF the COmmlS-
sion and were i'm no way a charge upon
the official PARTY. IL is probable thu:
the stories OF large compensation we've
suggested by payments in trelty ne
gotiations OF the bast. notably tn. Ber-
ing sea matter. and Mr.. Fosters work
I'm connection with the China and Japan
treaty. In the case II Mr. Foster there
Is no parallel 20 fhe PARIS commlss,on.
He was retained for a very large fee to
perform certain duties. In the case OF
the Bering sea the commissioners were
paid very moderate sums for their
work. hut associated with them were a
number of ATTORNEYS of note I'm the ca
pacity of counsel looking after large tE-
terests and as su-n were paid liberal
fees.
A number OF friends hive called on
Judge Day since his return .ad L.
them he has talked enterta,1ircly. The
work AT Paris was felt nv the ronmis
sioners IN be arduous and left little or
no opportunIty for pleasures which the
fudge would have been glad 10 have
enioyed I'm a city which IMPRESSED him
with its beauty and historic Interest.
The French Government treated thu
Commissioners very we'll and IN. room
I'm which negotIa lions were conducted
was a mapnificent one well adapted 10
the work In hand. The Americans were
I'm session every day during their 40
tourn i'm Paris They took vast