The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-26
REED REED: KILLED THE BILL
Conspiracy With Huntington for
-" Presidential Nomination.
ROOSEVELT IN THE RACE
He Is the Theatrical Candidate and Miles
Is Becoming Possibility-Rsed Is
McKinley's Strongest Rival.
Montanans in New York.

Special Correspondence of the Standard
New York, Feb. 22.-The political sem
sation of the past week was The posi-
tive announcement that Speaker Reed
had entered into "a conspiracy with C.
t. Huntington, for mutual benefit, the
death Of the Nicaragua canal bill to be
given in exchange for 1876 votes in the
next republican national convention
Whether the charge be well founded,
or whether it springs from malice and
craftsmanship, it has been given wide
circulation and many believe it to be
true. That Reed threw his influence
against the canal bill everybody
knows. Not until the national repub-
lican convention meets will the public
be able to know how far the bills de-
feat is due to Huntington. One thing
seems certain, and that is that Reed is
cut for the presidential nomina ton.
Personally he is the most popular Of
s.. the republican candidates. For years
he has been recognized as the brainiest
imam in the republican party. No mat
ter what may be said of his dictatorship
i'm the house or how detrimental the
charges now preferred against him. he
TSLdHuS Hedu anu ABOVE MS
rivals in ability and political general
ship.
THE next republican convention will
mot only have a mephitic war record to
deal with, but it will have as fine an
assortment of presidential possibilities
to fight over as ever entered a national
assemblage.
Theodore Roosevelt is trimming his
sails for the prize. He is the Theatrical
aSnirapt Ha iS tha hest a6pprtiSar in,
1.-THE list. He knows how to take advan-
tage of a popular wave and ride to VIC
tory on it's crest. His war record is
without "a flaw, save that which he
made in transforming the uniform of
an American soldier into a partisan
emblem. He will be a source of an
noyance to Mckinley, whose secretary
of war has already received several
jabs in the political ribs from his ma
chete.
General Miles is not sleeping A lit
tie more investigation will make him
formidable candidate for the nominal
ton. If he can induce Alger to attack
him openly he will be the most popular
of the republican aspirants. His record
during the recent war impressed the
people with his good sense and soldier
ly bearing. He displayed qualities for
which the public had not given him
credit He showed a regard for the
rank and file of the army which won
the applause of the people. However,
Miles must grow very much before he
can be considered a winning candidate
before the people. His speech at the
Chicago banquet during the great rail-
way strike may prove the one obstacle
between him and the presidency. Fool
ishly accepting an invitation from
wealthy citizens to be their guest while
the conflict was on, he spoke exultingly
Of thn t,i,1 ,,r,1, nf
their employees. That speech struck
deep into the hearts of the workingn1en
of the country and left a wound which
even a good military record cannot
heal Notwithstanding this one serious
blemish in his career as a soldier-poli-
tican, he is strong with a large class of
citizens to-day and, as I have already
said, a continuation of the conflict be-
tween him and Alger will advance him
rapidly toward the republican nominal
ton.
AS for Reed, he is the legitimate. Po-
litically he is the strong rival of Nc
Kinley. He has no trophies of the re-
cent war, but he stands in close proX-
unity ITO the center of the stage and
says, soto voce, to the audience: These
fellows are light comedy men, utility
figures and supes. I am the real thing.
Don't applaud too vociferously until you
see me stride down the center and give
the sign"
From blizzardswept wilderness of
brick and stone New York has been
transformed into a city of running riv-
ers. With balmy air and wet feet the
metropolis moves sneezngly toward
spring, with every indication of contin-
ued warmth and early recupera ton
from the effects of the storm.
Numerous Montanans have been So