The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
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tor German, of Maryland, by no means
intends to remain out OF public life. That
he has been working to bring about his
election as senator In place OF Mr.. We'll
lington has been a public matter since
Mr. German recovered his health a few
months ago. While 1t has always been
known that Mr.. German has aspired to
the presidency. 1t was thought that, when
he was unable to succeed himself in the
United States senate, the legislature of
his state being Republican, that he had
decided to retire to private life for all
time.
year ago, it will be recalled, Richard
Croker, the head OF Tammany hall, was
anxious to bring forward the name Of Mr..
German for the Democratic presidential
nomination this year. Mr.. Croker SEEM
ed to think that with the support Mr..
German could get in the East, he could
defeat Col. Bryan for the presidential
nomination About that time, however,
Mr.. Germans health failed, and the plan
of Richard Croker to attempt to defeat
Bryan with German had to be given up.
Mr.. German at that time privately an
nounced that he would never attempt to
re-enter public life. Upon the recovery
of his health, he changed his mind. He
decided, then. to try to bring about his
election as senator from Maryland, IN
place of Mr.. Wellington.
AS Maryland returned to the Democrat
ic fold last fall, and, as Mr.. German be-
lieVeS that the state will continue to re-
main in the Democratic column, the legls-
lature which Win choose Mr.. Welhngtons
successor will be Democratic. If Mr.. Cor
| mans views prove to be correct he will
be a candidate for Mr.. Welingtons SEN
atorial seat.
Unless present Gov. Smith, of Maryland,
should decide to enter the senatorial nght,
| Mr.. German will be successful. The re-
| MI Of
has, without doubt, given the friends or
| Col. Bryan considerable worry When the
| Democratic national campaign committee
met IN Washington in February, us men-
/ bers sought the advice of MIR. German,
! and ne gave it with a great deal OF feadl-
| ness. AS a matter of fact 1t IS claimed
that Mr.. German practically controlled
| the committees action in naming Kansas
| City for It's next convention ana IN liking
| the date as late as jury i.
The Bryanites, 1t is claimed, were very
| Jealous of Germah's success IN mahipu-
| lating affairs at the committee meeting 10
| suit HIMSELF 1t is said that the frienos
Of Col. Bryan HOW fear that MI Gornal
| may be elected chairman CT the executive
| committee of the national campaign COM
mittee this year. If he Is he will be IN
| charge of Mr. Bryans canvass. AS COR
man is one OF the cleVereSt political man
| ayers in the Democratic party Mr.. bry-
ans campaign would most aSsufediy pe
| in good hands. Were it not for the lact
| that Mr. German is believed TO De an
/ asnjrant for the Democratic presldential
| nomination four years hence, the friends
! Of Col BRYAN would, without doubt, De
| highly pleased to have MI. German Ildll-
I age his campaign this year
There Is a possibility that he mlght'
| with the assistance OF the gold Demo
| Gratis Of 1886, revise the platform aoopCeo
| at Chicago SO that 1T might not De en-
| tirelv satisfactory to Col. Bryan. some
| 90 70, Rrvan's friends are said to be
| fearful that the gold Democrats Will at
| tempt TO capture the convention ana by
| SO doing construct a PLATFORM lhaC WIZ
not be satisfactory to Col. Bryan II IL
| not believed, however, that they VIII De
! able to accomplish this, as Col. Bryan
has kept a close watch in every stale ia
the Union during the past four years ana
| nrohahIv has practically decided upon the
| delegates TO be sent from these common
wealths to the national convention at
| Kansas CITY That they will be personal
| friends of Col Bryan is practically GER
| tain. OF course 1t will be Impossible 10
| have his wishes followed in every state.
For instance, Mr.. German VIII propapiy
dictate the delegates who will go to Kan
COS CITY with him from the state OF
MARYLAND David Bennett Hill and Rich
ard Croker may unite in selecting the
seyenty-two delegates representing new
York at the convention. Some Of the New
England states may do likewise. Whhe
all Of these delegates recognize the TACT
that Col Bryan will be nominated. they
may persistentiy oppose some OF the 49,
sues that BRYAN faYors and attempt to
construct the platform to be adopted at
Kansas City to suit their own ideas.
Prof William S. Halstead, Of the Johns,
Hopkins university and hospital, recently
performed one Of the strangest opera
tons on record According to a publish
ed account, he. cut into the abdomen or
a man. opened his stomach and removed
some of the most remarkable objects
ever taken from mans stomach. These
included knives, forks, nails, watch
chains, dog chains, glasses knife handles
and similar things.
Arthur Shut, who said he was by pro
fesson' human ostrich was the SUD-
ject of the operation. He was admitted
to the hospital a few days ago and COM
planned of a gripping pain in his stomach
and abdomen, and said that he had been
vomiting a .dark-coored liquid He told
the physician who examined him that he
never had any severe diseases, but had
when child suffered from the common
ailments of children, measles, Whoopine
cough and malaria. Last year he mad
a two months attack Of rheumatism In
his knees and hips, which kept him In
bed His appetite had not been as good
as 1t should be Of late. He said that he
was a fairly regular drinker of whisky,
but not to excess, and smoked some.
When questioned further by the hospital
physician he confessed that he had been
In the habit of chewing such heavy arti-
cles of diet as tacks nails glass and sim
liar odds and ends, but professed never
to have swallowed them until recently.
He had he said. just met number or
students and boosted to them OF his abil-
ity to chew glass and swallow tenpenny
nails He was with them from o'clock
in the evening until In the morning. He
swallowed the broken pieces of an entire
beer glass and a quarter OF a pound or
tenpenny nails and box of No. IA lacks
before his interested spectators. He said
that he did not intend to swallow them,
but merely chew them. His audience,
however jeered him so that he swallow
ed them ALL
Shortly after Shut was received at the
hospital and was put under an anaes-
thetlc, he complained of a. severe pain,
which he described as something like
saw working its way down my digestive
tract" He was then given ether by two
of the hospital physicians and placed
carefully upon the operating table. DR..
Halsted made quick incision with his
operating knife info the skin and muscles.
Several assistants, dressed In antiseptic
clothing, with white caps and white slip
pers and rubber gloves. all of which had
been sterilized IN boiling water, handed
Prof. Halsted the steriilzed Instruments.
He was likewise dressed In pure white
duck suit and cap and wore rubber
gloves. 81
After DIR Halsted had cut into the