The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-05-16
WASHINGTON.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Republican nomination for President
in 1904, is on the road. 1t will strike
many as having been very fttingly
started in London, from whence
Hanna's two Administrations as
brevet-President has been so strongly
endorsed. Senator Hanna was in
Washington when Perry Heath's
London interview launching the boom
was published. He denies being a
candidate for President, but he does
1t so jovially that everybody can see
that he is tickled almost to death with
the idea. No one who knows the
relations between Perry Heath and
Hanna and those between Hanna and
Mr.. Mckinley will believe that the
Heath interview was a surprise to
either OF the other two men, and there
is little doubt that the full power of
the administration, through the army
OF Federal office holders, will be exer
cised to push the Hanna boom along
and make his nomination possible.
unless the Republican press attacks
1t SO viciously that its lmpracticability
will be made plain. That is what
Democrats fear. No Democrat has
been found since the boom was started
who does not sincerely hope that
Hanna will get the nomination. Dem
ocrats wish him to get it, not only be-
cause they think he would be easy to
beat but because they would enjoy
beating him more than any other man
that could possibly be nominated.
The Heath interview is in reality a
feeler of the Republican pulse, espe
cially of the editorial pulse. So that
it depends on how it is received by
the Republican editors whether the
Hanna boom will be withdrawn or
pushed.
Representative Latimer, of S. c.,
who is candidate to succeed Senator
McLaurin, is in Washington on bust
ness. Speaking of s. c. politics, he
said: John McLaurin has been
speaking in the State in favor of Re-
publican policies, and it has been sug-
gested that l answer him. However,
] do not believe in rushing into
campaign that is eighteen months off,
and l shall choose my own time to
say what have to say" OF Gen.
Wade Hampton's refusal of the offer
OF the Postmastership at Columbia,
Mr.. Latimer said: 81 have no doubt
the offer was made in the hope of
securing the influence of that grand
old warrior in favor OF Senator Nc
Laurin's plans, and he has shown that
his influence is not to be secured in
that fashion. There isn't money
enough in the world to buy Gen.
Hampton"
Trade has not, TO satisfactory
extent, followed our flag into the Phil
ippines, if boots and shoes may be
considered fairly representative of
other artiles OF commerce. Although
1t is fact generally admitted, both at
home and abroad, that American
shoes are the best and cheapest IN the
world, an official statement from the
War Department shows that both
Spain and Germany sold many more
boots and shoes in the Philippines
last year than the United States-the
exact figures being Spain, $74,ISs;
Germany, $5c,a4I; the U. S. $7,S3s.
Mr.. McKinley's contention is that we
took and intend to keep the Philip.
pines solely for commercial reasons.
In view of the tremendous amount of
cash We have put and are putting into
the Philippines it would seem that our
trade ought to make better showing
than it does in boots and shoes to
leave Mr.. McKinley's contention any
standing at all.
The statement has been very posi-
lively made in Washington last week
by those who are believed to speak
for the administration that Minister
Conger will not be allowed to return
to China, and that his resignation will
be accepted at the expiration of his
present leave of absence. 1t is said
that the administration regards his
published interviews on matters per-
tanning to China and the articles pub
hshed over his signature as decidedly
undiplomatic, and that he no longer
has the support of the administration
in his effort to get the Republican
for Governor of Iowa.
Men who have been disposed to be
friendly to Conger are thoroughly dis
gusted with his throwing bouquets at
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