The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-08

Mr.. Depew, while along In years as he's
Is, Is physically one Of the best preserved
men OF his years in the United States SEN
ate.
II Senator Plat is disposed to treat his
colleague with consideration he may be
able to succeed himself as member Of
the senate when his present term ex-
pires. II, however, the senator from the
Empire state continues his selfish course
In politics. DR.. Depew, though not so
clever politician as Plat. may, by
grace of his diplomatic ways. succeed Mr..
Piatt as the leader of the Republican ma
chine in New York. Plat fears this. This
is one reason why Mr.. Plat is at this
time giving careful attention to DR..
Depew. and, it might be stated in pass
ing, spending a good deal of time in
studying his character. That Senator
Plat fears his colleague from a political
standpoint is known to be fact. That
DR.. Depew may go to the forefront in
New York politics to the detriment of
Mr. Plat is feared by the latter
Senator Plat has undertaken too much
in political way. His desire is to name
the next vice president of the United
States. He IS also egotistical enough to
believe that 1t would be practical for him
to designate a man to succeed Mr.. Me-
of the fact that Mr.. McKinley's renomina-
ton for the presidency Is certain, and
every move on his part at this time is in
the direction of selecting his running mate
without the advice consent of Maj. Nc
Kinley. Mr.. Platts purposes being well
known are looked upon with suspicion by
the president, by Senator Hanna. by for
mer Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania. and
by Congressman Dick acting chairman OF
the Republican national campaign COM
mittee They are not disposed to permit
Mr. Plat to dictate the next candidate
for the vice presidency and for this rea-
son the New York senator is not favor
ably received at the White house, by
Hanna. or by Secretary of War Root.
Mr.. Root Is anxious to become a can
didate of the Republican party for second
place this year, and If Mr. Plat Is not
able to prevent the seyenty-two delegates
of the next national convention from
New York voting for him, he will prob
ably be the nominee Mr.. Plat is work
ing all sorts OF schemes to further his
own interests. He realizes that TO con-
tinue at the head of the New York Re-
publican machine he must gain favors
from the national administration, and any
opposition on his part to the president,
regarding the latter's running mate In the
coming campaign, may result disaStrouSly
to the New York Republican machine
manager.
AT the present time Secretary Root is
the choice of Mckinley, Hanna and Dick
for the vice presidency. To defeat their
wishes Mr. Plat must necessarily have
the support of Senator Depew at the New
York Republican state convention, which
will select the seventy-two delegates to
go to Philadelphia next June. 1t will be
interesting to follow the course Of Mr..
Plat in the future. By entering into a
compact these two gentlemen could die
tate the next vice presidential candidate;
by disagreefng, the New York boss, with
out the support Of the junior senator,
no understanding between the president
and Senator Plat. The latter has been
assured that the presidents choice for q
running mate in this national campaign
is no less a person than Mr.. Root. Should
Senator Piatt fail to follow the wishes OF
the chief executive regarding this matter
there will be an interesting fight, to say
the least. and the chances would favor
the defeat of Mr.. Platt. At this writing
it seems pretty safe to predict that Maj.
McKinley'S associate on the national Re-
publican ticket in 1900 will be Mr. Root.
Gen. William B. Shattuc, who repre-
sents the First Ohio district in congress,
is one of the most jovial members, a
Teduy IdlheF, WHO on more CIldn one &C.
cason has surprised an opponent in de-
bate who had taken him for a back
woodsman, and withal he is as full of
business as a boy with a Waterbury
watch IL the general had ever devoted 4.
himself to poker he might have taken
everything in sight, but he swears he
does not know one card from another
However, those who have visited his
committee room. under the terrace, must
admit that he knows something of the art
of "bluffing" +"
Speaker Henderson appointed Gen.
Shattuc to the craftsmanship of the immi-
grafton committee When the latter Wis
tied his committee room, which formerly
had been under the charge of Chairman
Danford, now deceased, he concluded
that 1t might do for a lawyer, but it
was not well enough equipped for a
railroad man, which this Buckeye men,
Der has been all of his life Providing
himself with requisition blank he ap-
piled for everything which might be of
convenience or beauty for the committee,
from folding bed to bottle of vichy
salts. At the bottom of the list he add
ed, conspicuously. "a telephone"
why, general" remarked an old mem
Der, who had never much success in get
ting committee room furnishings, you
have applied for thousands of dollars
worth of stuff. They never will give you
what you ask for" iii tell YOU" re-
piled Gen. Shattuc, with a confidential
air, 'all L really need is telephone"
Tie general got his telephone a goodly
number of other things and he has one
of the best committee rooms in the capt.
toll. j. s. Van Antwerp.
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