The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1899-06-28
Gov. Pingree Publicly Announces His
Support of Secretary Alger for
the Senatorship.
COMBINE AGAINST SENATOR M'MILLAM.
Platform Is Antitrust and Popular
Vote for United states Senators
Senator Burrows VIII support His
Colleague, Who Declares He Is Not
Worried.

Gen. Alger will not withdraw under
any circumstances, nor will he spend
any money in the campign.
The platform of their campaign
will include the features of opposition
to trusts and a declaration in favor of
senatorial elections by a direct vote of
the people.
The alliance was made at confer
ence held Thursday night, at which sew
eral of the Pingree state leaders and
the general and the governor were pres
ent.
Said the governor:
IT have avoided committing myself here
tofore, because led opportunity 10
talk with the general first. But all along,
Gen. Alger has been my personal choice Tor
senator. / wired hin at Petoskey, asking
him If l could see him in Detroit on his way
back TO Washington. In reply he arranged
to meet me Thursday evening. OF course
/ can't speak for my friends but those
have talked with are Alger men beyond ali
question. They cannot support senator
Mcmillan. They certainly cannot be classed
as friends of mine if they do. They cannot
forget eight years of political history in
day, nor can they live with the representa-
tives of judicious combinations and I'M
equal taxation and pretend at the same
time to be friends of equal and just taxa
tion and foes TO trusts.
AT our meeting Thursday night Gen. AL
ger told us frankly the history of his rela-
tions with Senator Mcmillan in the matter
Of the senatorship. He has dealt with Gen.
Alger the same as he has treated every one
who questions his ownership of the repub-
lican party.
Gen. Alger is in the race and to stay 20
the end" said the governor, land you can
say in the strongest English you can write,
l am with him heartily, and propose TO do
all / can personally and with my friends,
TO aid his candidacy. AS Gen. Alger put II
10 me. he will be candidate if he has as
surances for no more than one vote in the
legislature. Alger is on the right side of
the two greatest questions of the day. /
said TO him that l could not personally sup
port man who would not declare himself
on the right side of those two public ques-
lions. The two questions on which ! want
ed to know his position are those of trusts
and election of United States senators by
direct vote of the people.
Il wash TO say that the general is abso-
lutely sound on both these questions Gen.
Alger believes firmly that United States
senators should be elected by direct vote
of the people"
Secretary AIger Interviewed.
Chicago, June 24.-Secretary of War
Alger arrived here Friday from Detroit,
and confirmed the statement made by
Gov Pingree that he would stand for
election to the United States senate.
Secretary Alger declared himself OPP
posed TO trusts and heartily i'm favor of
senators by direct vote of the people.
81 do not believe in the concentration of
wealth." said the secretary. Monopoly
forces the middleman out of commercial
existence and the result is disastrous to the
masses of the people. Gov. Pingree stated
my position correctly, when he said that
am also opposed to the selection of United
States senator's by legislative vote. Their
election by direct vote OF the people will
do away with much political intriguing and
is bound to come, although ii may take
years to accomplish II. Senator Burrows
will doubtless assist Senator Mcmillan in
ter the contest with all possible strength"
Won't Resign.
Washington, June 26.-Secretary Al
ger returned to the city Sunday night
after an absence of three weeks, during
which he visited New England and aft
erwards spent some time at his home in
Michigan. He says he has enjoyed his
outing very much and appears bene-
flied by the change. To callers at his
house during the evening the secretary
talked freely regarding his announced
candidacy for senatorial honors and of
the printed statements of the proba-
bility of his leaving the cabinet because
Of his alliance with Gov. Pingree. who.
it has been stated, is opposed to the adj
ministraton of President Mckinley.
He made it plain to his questioners that
he did not propose TO resign on this ac
count, as he does not consider his can
didacy for the senate any reason why
he should not continue to hold his po-
sition as a member of the cabinet Gov.
Pingree, the secretary added, is for
President Mckinley first, last and all
the time.
Burrows Opposes AIger.
Kalamazoo, June 25. - Senator Bur-
rows was seen in regard to the story
made public that Gov. Pingree will
work hard for the election of Secretary
of War Alger TO the United States SEN
ate to succeed Senator Mcmillan, and it
was with reluctance that he consented
to make statement publication. He
said:
81 have nothing 20 add TO my views that
have already been made public stating
fully why, in my judgment Senator Nc
MILAN ought to be returned TO the senate.
The fact that Gov Pingree has announced
himself friendly to Alger does not affect
my views on the question in the slightest,
nor will IL, in my judgment, change the
result. AS 1 said i'm former interview,
repeat now that neither the state Of Michi-
gan nor the country I'm general in these
times can afford TO dispense with the serv-
ices and experience Of such men as Senator
Mcmillan"
Mcmillan Not worried.
Manchester, Mass, June Ex-senator
Mcmillan, who is spending the summer
here, when asked relatively to the Pin
gree-Alger combine, said:
THE Announcement that Gov. Pingree
has gone over to the Alger faction is no
surprise 70 me, for / have known IL for a
long time. Secretary Alger is making
trusts one OF the issues Of the senatorial
contest and is making stock OF a letter
from me In which 1 uphold 'judicious COM
binations among the industries
II admit that quite awhile ago did write
such a letter to one Of the senators and
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