The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-26
ALGER RETURNS TO DUTY.
WILL NOT RESIGN BECAUSE OF mrs
CANDIDACY FOR THE SENATE

The Contcst for the Senate, He Says, Is q
Long Way of, and lie Is Not Going to
Bother About It Mt This Early Dny-Not
Holder OF Diamond Match stock.
WAsHrNGToS. June % Secretary Aleer re-
turned to Washington from his Western trim
this evening. To THE Sun representative who
asked him II he would resign from the Cabinet
In view OF his announced candidacy for the
United States Senate to succeed Senator Mo.
MILAN, the Secretary said that he did not in.
tend to resign
why should II" he asked. II cannot un-
derstand why it should be supposed that q n
To leave the Cabinet All men have their In.
dividual views, and n Cabinet officer Ia not df.
fercnt In that respect from the rest OF man.
kind. do not understand why IL should be
said that because | have certain views In my
candidacy for the Senate that as long as | re-
main in tho Cabinet those views are the We've
OF the Administration. | am not worrying
myself about this contest In Michigan. II Ia q
long way or. and | am not going to bother
about II at this early day. Along about 1890
my eldest son. Russell. came to me ono
day and asked mo To attend the games Of
the Detroit Athletic Association. lie said
that one OF the members OF that club
was expected to win the running broad
jump. and he wanted me to zee him
do it. So | went down to sec the games The
Detroit man made what appeared to me to be
very good Jump but man from st Louis who
followed him went fully two feet further Then
Russell turned to me and said. not very dra-
matcally: Father. Bob ran too far referring
to the Detroit man. Tell him to come over
here said and when Bob came over Russell
told him that he had taken such n long run
that when he came to make the jump he didn't
have the wind to do himself justice. Now
Bob said Russell. when you try again don't
run more than two-thrds rs far SO Bob fol-
lowed Russell's advice. and with plenty OF wind
made magnificent leap which won him tho
contest for SENATOR
Secretary Alger said that he knew Of nothing
pines lie had not seen any despatches from
Gen. Otis since his return TO Washington. As
for the reports, about sending more troops to
about it is that before went away telegram
was sent to Gen. Otis telling him that no must
that all he needed would be sent to him, and
asking him how many, were, required. In
was stiIl Of the opinion that 10000 men were
sutflcient for all PURPOSES. Gen. Otis knows
now IN mr n1 men he needs and we are depend.
In regard to . published statement that de.
maxi his 9T Pao os which he viii
was connected with the Diamond Match Com
rNny: the so.called Match Trust, the Secretary
match concern Tas With the Richardson Match
failed and ut tho solicitation OF Mr..
C. H. Bull who. with General Alger,
was a director Of the Detroit National Bank. a
on the indorsement OF Mr.. Bull and himself.
Through this the Richardson factory ,was
enabled to start again. and several hundred
people who had been thrown out o. employ
ment were nut to work. Later on Mr. Rich.
ardson's credit was extended, making q total
Of the obligations assumed for him by Messrs.
yielded very little. the profts- Of Mr.. Buhi
and Gen. Algcr being only $1,000 in two
yenrs. 4 number OF match manufacturers.
among them o. S. barber of Akron. o.. who
afterward became President OF the Diamond
Match Company. formed combination that
companies were restricted in their sales to
certain prescribed territory The Richardson
proved profitable. and thu, obligations to Mr..
suppose that tho story that am connected
with the Diamond Match Company originated
from my interest in the Richardson Company"
said the Secretary. 81 never owned dollar Of
stock in the Diamond Match Company or had
anything to do with IT.