The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-18

atiyes OF both Of these cities will make a
pretty contest when the national Demo-
cratic committee assemblies here to name
The convention town for 1900 At the
present writing the Indications all point
to victory for Milwaukee, The people
OF that city have shown SO much enthu-
siasm. are coming here with such big
force Oh workers, with 100000 ready to
tender to the committee II that civ IL
selected. that 1T Will be a hard matter
for Kansas City to capture the prize from
the Wisconsin metropolis 1t Is assumed
here. OF course that Chicago will not
make a contest, and that therefore the
lnnuehce OF the Democrats OF that city
Will be thrown to Milwaukee, in which
event there Is no reason to doubt but that
the latter city will pull out of the con-
test a winner by a fair majority 1t is
conceded that the Cream City is fully
able to take care of an immense gather
Ing of this kind. and no objections can
possibly be raised on this account Mil
waukee Is very much better located than
Kansas City, and her hotel facilities very
much better. and there can only be one
outcome between the two cities, namely
that Milwaukee wins.
Some time before congress assembled. the
correspondent OF this paper predicted
that the bill admitting Hawaii as a ter,
rftory would be reported early from the
house committee on
territories, and In LAWS TOT
substance would H,,
give the people of
the Hawaiian islands about the same gov,
eminent as is now maintained in the
territories of Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahoma. When Chairman Knox, of
the house committee on territories, re-
ported the bill to the house on Feb IL
the provisions of the measure were SUBJ
stantially as outlined in this paper In
advance of the meeting of congress. The
bill. which is likely to pass both the
house and the senate at an early date, Is
about the best that could have been for
mulated for our government Of the Sand
witch islands. There have been different
factions from Hawaii here pulling and
hauling each other about, endeavering to
further different schemes for the gov.
eminent of the islands, but the house
committee has brushed nearly all Of
these Hawaiian representatives aside and
the report submitted shows that they
have used their own judgment well as
all the Information they could secure d.
rect from Honolulu, and the result Is
that the provisions of the bill will un-
doubtedy be satisfactory to majority
Of the members of both the house and
tory to the residents of Hawaii. While
some of the Hawaiians here will go back
disappointed because they did not get
an opportunity to carry out certain
schemes they had in view In the way or
legislation for the islands. the people as
a whole. 1t Is stated. will be entirely
satisfied IL the bill which has been re-
ported from the house committee passes
the house and senate and Is approved
taxr ho fa
1t may be stated in passing, that any
measure that Is finally agreed to by both
houses of congress will be approved by
the president He is anxious to have
this legislation passed, because 1t Is nee
essary In order to carry out certain poll
cies and to further the interests Of the
residents of these far away islands Il
will also add to the benefits of the PEG.
pie of this country who are interested
commercially In dealing with the islands.
particularly those residing in the west
coast states.
1t Is presumed that some action viii
be taken by the committees on territories
CT both the senate and house regarding
the admission Of Arizona, New Mexico
A. and Oklahoma, as
iefIitoIlcS ATE states The repre-
Knockior sentaHyes of these
territories in Wash
fngton are not certain that admission
bills for territories will be passed before
this congress adjeurns for its customary
summer recess. They hope, however. Il
get legislation far enough along so as to
have the bills reported from the house OF
senate committee II they are not ablt
to have them pass either branch. What
they are anxious to do, of course. Is to
get them through SO that the states can
be admitted in time to hold, constitution
al conventions. as they will have to do.
of course. before the people OF these
states can vote In a presidential election.
Politics is cutting something OF a ffguie
in connection with these admission bills
and for this reason II Is highly improb-
able that any bill admitting either Of the
three territories will become a law before
the last session of this congress. The
presidential election will then be over
and 1t matters little to either party what
the political outcome In either OF the
territories Ii after the national election
this fall New Mexico. when admitted.
will be largely Democratic. There Is no
doubt about this. Arizona Is pivotal
territory and would probably be just as
uncertain II a state. Oklahoma changes
POLITICALLY, ut least every two years. In
view of the fact that both Of these terri
tories may GO either Republican or
Democratic, the leaders OF both parties
seem to be anxious to keep them out or
the Union until after the presidential
election this fall when, IL the vote In the
electoral college should be close. 1t could
not be changed by the three territories
now Knocking for admissfon(into tho
Union. - .. van Ah'"eip'