The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-29

Present Admt abstraction.
TO stand by Mckinley" is the way
Senator knUte Nelson OF Minnesota,
briefly epitomizas the intentions of the
Republican national convention of 1900
Senator Nelson, who returned from
Washington yesterday morning to find
himself confronted at the Merchants
hotel by several annoying problems and
the newspaper profession, declared to the
latter the issues of the campaign of 1909
would be made, not by the Republican
party, but by the opposition. The Re
pubiicans would stand by Mckinley, in
whatever particular he was opposed by
his antagonists
Senator c. B. Buchanan. of Little Falls
as usual, was first to get the ear of his
old comrade In arms, having a double err
rand, one to find out what was going to
be done about that surveyor generalship,
and the other to help some Of his friends
clear up the Cass Lake townsite case
But what was done about the surveyor
generslship, the senator, if he knew. did
not reveal Most IF his morning and
early afternoon was devoted to hearing
the two sides of the townsite timber sale.
Some Of the lumbermeE want the timber
sold, on estimates of its value made as
1T stands, which would give the men with
plenty of ready cash an advantage, as
these estimates usually run under the
total cut
The smaller lumbermen, on the other
hand, want the lumber scld on bank
scale, which would permit them to pay
for it as scaled. They would have to pay
for all cut, presumably, bit 1t would re-
qpire less capital to swing the deal
". H. Seelye, of Brairerd, chief estt-
mator for Uncle Sam on the Northern
reservations, was ore of the senator's
callers, also, as was Eli War; er, the St.
Paul political boss, VINO sought to find
whether or not the doubts as to the sin
certify of Senator Nelson's rumored sup
port of Evans for governor, were to be
considered well founded Eli wants to
EnoW which street the band wagon is
going to travel on, so to speak before he
and Fred Schiffmann declare themselves.
The Alexandra man had to leave I'm the
afternoon for Minneapolis, where he and
congressman Tawney rad a very i'm
pertant mission TO perform.
The Fourth ward Republicans dedicated
McCIcary, Fred Stevens and Sarn Van
SAINT were also along, although the late
ness of trains on the Milwaukee road
nearly shut Tawney out of the festal oc
CGsiOn.
Senator Nelson thinks that the senate
currency bill will pass, but that there
VIII be TO legislation as 10 the Phiiin
pines at this session Puerto Rico's
status may, he thinks, be taken up.
Even the Minneapolis Journal admits
that Weighmaster O'Brlen's force has
teen improved by the addition Of three
democrats 10 his staff to succeed as
I any Republicans Andrew Aplin. sec
retary of the old soldiers anti-Eustis
club, succeeds Ward F. Gray: F. f. ray-
Ior, OF Golden Valley, takes Charles Rob
ins"n $ place; Nels Swenson, of Inc
Twelfth ward, takes the place of c. NJ
Marboe, cousin of c. NJ, Reese.
A Washington dispatch says that Oar
win 5. Hall the former congressman
from the Third, will relinQu;sh his hold
Oh the Chippewa Indian cen Irissionershtn
Dee. 81 The idea of Hall rel rouishfng
any thing OF that sort is such as to cause
a severe jolt to any close observer Of Re-
publican affairs, but the dispa oh goes
on TO state that he may. still, or. at
the position Of allotting agent How
they do love to linger at the public crib?
The all"tting- agent. it is thought. would
get s. dag and S. a day for expenses.
Aid. Perry A. Long will probably pre-
side at the big Democratic mass meeting
to be held at the Minneapolis Exposition
the evening of Jan. 10, prior to the ban
quet scheduled to take place the same
evening. Mayor Gray will deliver the
address of welcome. after which w. J.
Bryan, Gov Lind and Charles A. Towne
Will speak.
The state central committee Of the mid
road Pops continued its session Yesterday.
making efforts to compose an address to
the public at large and midroad Popu-
hsts In particular. The committee re-
solved that the midroaders should them
selves, at the next national Populistfc
convention ask to be seated on the claim