The age-herald., 1899-05-24
ALGER WILL RUN
 FOR THE SENATE

From the New York Press.
 Washington, May 21.-Secretary Aiger has announced his candidacy for the next seat in the United States senate from Michigan. This set the capital all agog to- day, on account of the complications in- volved. Republicans say that the proper
 thing for Alger to do is to resign as secre- -tary of war, but he has made no move in that direction. Those heretofore friendly
 to the Michigan man are now asking these questions and muttering in a strange
 way.
 Can Secretary Alger remain in the cabi- net and be a candidate for the United States senate? If he does, will he be able
 to keep the administration from being in jured in Michigan politics?"
 Some of the presidents friends believe
 that if Alger wished to retire after his vim
 dication he could have done so quietly and
 with honor. They do not like Alger's in-
 tention to fight McMillan as means to &C.,
 complish his ambitions. They insist that
 the president, having stood loyalty by his
 secretary of war, should not be dragged
 into senatorship fight, even indirectly Evidently the publication of the tele- graphic correspondence between Alger and
 Senator McMillan has developed a whole
 lot of feeling. Although warned, Alger has
 refused to believe that his lukewarmness
 for Senator Burrows would be used by Me
 Milan against him. The secretary mad
 troubles of his own in the last struggle for
 the senate which kept him busy in Wash
 ington. It appears, however, that the lead- CTS under MeMillan then classed Alger with
 the Pingree element They say they intend
 to let him stand now where he put him. self
 The announcement from McMillan that he is candidate, logically, would put Alger
 out of the running, yet Alger refuses to acknowledge himself headed off, In declar-
 ing his candidacy. the secretary takes par ticular pains to class himself with those
 who favor the renomination of President
 Mckinley.
 Under the surface this statement betrays
 most interesting condition. With two contestants for the senate from Michigan, l and both declaring themselves to be the friends of the president the administration ought to be well off, yet the president S friends are asking where the administra- tion is to be benefited.
 The truth is, McMillan has stolen a | march upon Alger. McMillan has been
 making hay at home while Alger has been | struggling in his official position. Now, when Alger wants to go into the field to labor for himself there is not hay to be | harvested.
 9s sss
 McMillan has taken the lead of the ad- ministration forces. He has stood up for | the president in all circumstances and | gradually fixed the idea in his state that | he is the head of the Mckinley column. | The result of this has been to enroll in the | McMillan organization all administration | republicans. When it comes to a decision | between McMillan and Alger for senator l Alger in spite of himself. must be rele- l gated to the dissatis elements following | Pingree. So obvious has this situation be. | come that Alger feels called upon to de. ! clare his loyalty.
 | The effect of the coming contest cannot | be to harmonize the republican party ii | Michigan. It is held that 1t should force l Alger to free the president of all officia l connection with him. Alger's friends say 1 in reply that he was the original Mckinley | man in Michigan when McMilan and Bur l rows were for Reed Thy will not admi that McNIillan can change Alger's position in Washington. They predict that Alge | will beat McMillan out.