The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-20
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 19.-(Special.)-
The story that some Western man may
yet be decided upon for vice president at
the next national Republican convention
has very little foundation in fact. / have
heretofore pointed out that the decision
SO far reached by President Mckinley is
that 1t would be- tnwise to choose can
didate for second place on the national
ticket from anGs other state than New
York. The president has not changed his
opinion, nor has Senator Hanna. There
is, however, lively contest on between
the administration forces and Senator
Platt, Of New York regarding the man
to be selected. PLAT Is anxious to put
forward the opinion just at this time that
a Western man would be the most adj
visable selection, for the vice presidency.
| He Is simply doing this, however, to
cover UP certain schemes he has in mind
to defeat the administration and place
his own choice on the ticket for the vice
presidency. He is dealing with some very
| shrewd politicians, however, and the
| chances are that In the end he will not
be able to carry out his designs in this
respect. The West will not be represent
ed on the national Republican ticket this
year. At one time 1t seemed probable
that former Senator Washburn. of Mill
nesota, might be chosen for Maj. Mo-
Kinley's running mate in the coming
| campaign. There was one other man In
| the West who was talked of for this
| place in the person of Michael III. De
| Young, proprietor of the San Francisco
| Chronicle.
| The intimatfon that Senator Spooner,
| Senator Cullom, or any other man oc-
| cupying a prominent Office In the West
would consent to relinquish 1T for the
vice presidency is ridiculous upon Its face,
Not one Of these men mentioned holding
Jle,@ nIICrl1 n
to make the race for the vice presidency
| without being certain that the ~Repub-
licans would be successful next Novem-
Der.
The Western states seem to be better
represented in both houses of this cor-
gress than was expected In ADVANCE OF
the opening of the session While SPEAK
err Henderson did not give the western
representatives places on committees
they sought, they have been assigned
to duties where they have been able 10
show that they have the necessary quail
tiles to look after their constituents and
the interests Of the people in their Sec
| lions very satisfactorily.
| In the senate the West Is practically
| represented by the men wfo occupied the
| same positions in the last congress. Inc
| only exception to this rule Is the SUD-
stitution of Mr. Simon for John H. Mitch
ell as a member Of the senate from the
state of Oregon. Mr. Simon Is q capanle
| business man and without doubt Will pc
able to represent his state fully as well
as any of his predecessors in carrying
| through LEGISLATION beneficial to the resi-
dents Of that <state:7'
| Senator Foster, of washington, cannon
be regarded as a great statesman out
he is business man, and his business
talents are being used not only IN the
senate, but in the departments TO further
the interests Of his constituents.
| Senator Clark, of Montana, whose seat
! is being contested, has we'll established
business reputation and If permitted to
retain his seat may give Montana better
representation in the upper house imam
| that state has had. 1t Is not yet DEFINITE
| ly known, however,, whether the newly
elected senator from the Northern silver
state will be permitted to retain his seat.
Serious charges have been made against
him, and If substantiated there may be
a vacant seat in the senate from Montana
for the second time since that states ad-
mission to the Union.
$E a(sss 49,.
Senator MacCumber, from North Da-
kota, is one Of the new men coming to
the senate from states west of the Mis-
sissippi, and, while he has not electri-
fed the senate as an orator, he has been
able in quiet way to do good deal for
the residents Of his state He Is regarded
as one of the coming members from the
Western states, from a business stand
point. 49,
On the whole the states west of the Mic
sissippi are represented in both houses
of congress by men looked upon as fairly
competent to be given the honor and
standing they deserve in the national
congress-
The report comes to Washington from
Pennsylvania that Brother John Wanna
maker will soon announce that he will
not be a candidate for the senatorship
when the legislature meets to elect a
successor to Matthew Stanley Quay. The
friends of Wanamaker say that by this
is not meant a cessation of Mr.. Wanna
makers fight against Col. Quay as United
States senator, but simply the taking out
of his own name from consideration as a
candidate for seat in the senate.
It is believed that the declaration will
be made in the form of a letter, which
will be made public through the agency
of the Business Mems league. Members
of the legislature who are friendly to Mr.
Wanamaker have stated 1t as TACT that
he has already withdrawn his name. They
understand that his decision will be made
known g0nSrduy Do oOOti do LILO OAiCSA
States senate acts upon the question of
Quays admission on the strength of Gov.
Stones appointment 1t is said to be Mr..
Wanamaker's purpose to enter upon the
fight with zeal from the time Of the an
nouncement and to lead an agitation
which will be kept UP without cessation
until November for the election OF legfs-
1ators who will vote against Quay, for
constitutional convention and for ballot
reform. siiit
The foreign commerce Of the United
States in 1899 amounted to over
two billion dollars. and OF this
enormous sum- more than three
ffths was exports, and less than
two-ffths imports The exact fg-
ures, just issued, by the treasury bureau
of statistics, are: Imports, sos, $40; ex-
ports. H,275, 486, gal excess of exports over
imports, s475, 652 Oh. The excess of exports
is larger than in any preceding year ex-
cept 1885, =. o. van Ah'"eip'
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