The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-10
ALGER EXPLAINS.
The Secretary Of War In No
Deal With Pingree.
He Denies the Story Of a POlit-
ical Combination.
HE WILL NOT RESIGN
Fact That He Intends to Be
main In the Cabinet,
Should Be a Retaliation Of the
Report, He Declares.

New York, July 10.-General Russell a
Xlger, secretary of war, who was at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, emphatically denies
that there is any political conDlnal4OlL
between him and Governor Flhsfee %
Michigan. with reference to the candl-
tsacv for the office of United States sena-
tor from that state When asked ABOUT
the recent conference between him and
Governor Pingree, accounts OF "nAeh "eIe
published recently, he said:
There was Just enough truth IN the
reports of the so-called conference De
tween Governor Pingree and myseL 10
start a lively political story NO COM
1ination exists between Governor Plngree
and myself I was opposed to the cleo
ton of Pingree as governor, and ne ana
I do not agree upon some very important
points -
sral prominent Republicans sent word 70
me and asked if L would be at leisure taaL
evening think it was On a me 5S,6 9v fa as
them that evening, and that WouId leasS
17overnor Pingree was among the191- 4hese
leading Republicans ASKED me LAe4s = ~ 3
tended to be candidate IoI lF 49, DI44O fbet
friends had been kind enough TO Suggest
my name, but that Il was reSal4 Va 10 {h IN
that in the sense Of seeking 9lecLl t 4 y
the hands OF the leSlslalu5e' 81 - N :,
was not candidate, and tn9l Il my
friends should put me forward they need
not expect that L would put any money
into the campaign ,-,..,7
that Governor Pingree, whom naa OP-
posed for governor, should express such
eeU1jitsifi&elV at him. and ne then said: I
know that we differ materially in matters
are AGAINST trusts and you and both are
IN favor of the election of United States
Senator Mcmillan, and if the fight is be-
Sween you and him [ am IN favor OF you
j voted for Mckinley for president be-
cause. all things considered, he stood up
on a platform which came nearer 70 gLV-
cot E-Hn f~f
platforms. And L viii vote for Mckinney
again if this prosperity Keeps up, ana the
10 my ideas than the other platforms "
course, 1 am not an eKpanslohlst' any, anu
we would differ, but, as between YOU ana
Mcmillan, I wish to let you Know We t lEilb l
q told Governor Pingree that had OPP
posed him for governor, but that was
glad to know that he had MADE a gQoa %
early to be making any fight for the othce
of senator, but said that II 1 did consent
TO let my name be put forward next year
] would be glad to get the support OF all
good citizens, whether they agreed with
Sured me that if 1 should be a candidate
against Mcmillan he preferred me- ana
Now 1 wish to say that there could
not be any political combination between
not believe in the administrations policy
OF expansion. and he differs in minor mat
ters v nereas, am not oLiy nearly rear. y ~
favor of the presidents policy, but nave
been in advance OF some OF the pOAClSS
of the administration. While sitting as
a member of President Mckinley caDl-
net it would be impossible to form any
political combination with anybody who
was not in perfect accord with the policy
OF the administration. AS 1 have no in
tention of resigning from the cabinet, it
should be evident that no comolnatloIl
could exist between Governor Pingree and
myself, even if I had not emphaucally
denied it. Governor Pingree has also
written a letter denying that any such
8 combination exists or ever had existed, SO
that in time I hope to hear the last of the
story sent out from Detroit.
General Alger said, with reference to
the floods in Texas that the war depart
ment was doing all in its power to ale
yiate the sufferings of the victims.