The Portland daily press., 1899-08-24
Says Mcmillan will Be Senator II
BoodIe Wins.
But Michigan Loves the
Ex-Secretary.
Mr.. Pingree Opposed to War aud
Newspapers.

Governor Hazen s. Pingrse of Mishi.
gan who within the last half a dozen
years has become one Of the most famous
men In the country. was In the city yes.
terday morning He and Mrs. Pingree
and their daughter arrived late Tuesday
evening from Massachusetts, where they
had been spending several days. They
left on noon train for saoo and viii then
go to Poland Springs to enjoy few
days. As is well known, Governor Fingree
is n son Of the old Pine Tree state,
having heen born in Denmark. The
governor was seen at the Falmouth hotel
yesterday morning by reporter Of the
PRESS with whom he talked very freely
regarding national questions
what of the senatorial contest in
Michigan next yearf' the reporter asked.
swell. we are going TO have pretty
warm fight" replied the governor. "If
10 Is to be decided by the amount of
Doodle, Jim Mcmillan will win and will
retain his seat. General AIgar, as you
know, has announced that he is candi-
date for the honor. II the matter were to
be decided by the people instead of the
members OF the legislature. 1 tell you
that MCMILLAN would not get there. hIo-
MILAN is "Canuck" who came to this
country and who hns been very successful.
He Is friend of trusts and corporations
and sAys SO. 1t was through the infiu-
ence Of McMillen that Burrowes was
elected one of our senators. 1t cost q
number OF thousands of dollars to elect
Burrowes. but II the question had be en-
left to the people he could not have SO :
cured fifteen votes"
"Is General AIger sore over the fact
that he is not still in the cabinets"
f.No sir, not bit of 1t. He acts like
a man who Is Satisfied that his conscience
is perfectly clear. He did his work at the
bidding of the President and you fellows
of the newspaper business were the ones
who vera responsible for Alger going out
of the cabinet. You told all sorts of liss
about him, Besides this, know that a
lot of the stuff that was published abou t
the man was sent out by people who have
always been enemies to Alger. lake
for instance the stories that have gone
about his record In the war beiug bad.
These were all owing to jealousy. have
Investigated them and havs found that
there In no truth in them Rt at all. AL
ger is one Of tho kindest hearted men in
the world. He would take of his last
shirt and give 1t to friend. After he
had resigned from the berth Of secretary
of war and had come home to Detroit the
people rendered him tEe greatest reception
ever given public man in Miohi-
gan. He is man who has been very sue
cessful in business. /: But when he was
married he was SO poor that some of his
creditors actually attached his personal
effects.
81 have taken sides with Aiger for the
so le reason that I believe that this was
the only course. j was under no obliga-
tions to him-far from it. Why, Aigsr
mine although we have always been
| friends socially. He has always opposed
me and even after would receive the
nomin atIons of my party he would vote
for Democrat. Only few years ago ht
put out $500 TO help defeat me. l said
$500 but mean $4,000. And yet-for al
of that think that Alger was all right In
had the habit of saying just what think
and of not minoing matters.
"What Of the campaign next year
President Mckinley may be renominated
and he may not be. am not an impe r
ialist and l am for no war. The people
of this country ara not for any war. Out
in our state of Michigan we have a iargs
| percentage of Germans and they are dead
set against this matter or imperialism.
They say that they left their own country
because they did not want to use all o.
their money to support an army; and
they do not want to do the very sam,
thing on account of which they left home
to come to America.
| bryan can't win on free silver next
| year. see that Mr.. Reed has resigned.
He was my choice for President and hi
resigning will be loss that will be fel
by the people of this country. He wa
well liked in Michigan. There are nov
no Henry wilson's, Charles Summer
and Jim Blaines down In Washington
We need some such men at this time"
'How Is your fight with the street
railways coming out. Goye ernorf'
| "Only one of the lines In the city o
Detroit is now running for three-csnt ca
fares. A year ago all Of the lines wer
running OH that scale but the supreme
court got cut an injunction and we haf