Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1901-09-20

death of his son. Should Mr.. Hay
resign, as it is thought he is anX-
ious to do, the filling of his place
would be a mater for very inter
esting speculation. The three
republicans of prominence who
stand nearest President Roosevelt |
1 are Senators Lodge, Walcott and
/ Depew. The chief objection to
4 Walcott would be geographical;
for there are unwritten political
laws which forbid the choosing of
q Secretary of State from Colorado
/ There is also geographical rea-
/ son against Depew, as he, like
Roosevelt, and Root, is from New
York; and a New York Cabinet
would not help the President much
if he were contemplating candida
CIV for reelection. Although Sen
+ ator Depew is very many things
besides a humorist, his appoint
ment to a position of this sort
would also, perhaps, give too
much opportunity to Democratic
cartoonists. This leaves Senator
{ Lodge the most eligible candidate
of the three; and he is a man of
{ Roosevelts own sort,-the man of
{ inherited traditions and literary
{ ability, who goes into politics from
d conviction; Lodge as Secretary OF
State would remind a good many
( Deople of Lowell's career as Min
e lister to England, and that was
e successful. Secretary Root is {
II good friend of Roosevelt, and also
u perhaps, the best available mar
81 for the place; but political reasons
Is might possibly force him out
Is Secretary Wilson would STAY
sc where he is; he is a Western man
e which is good, and the best Sec
rotary of Agriculture the Depart
We ment has had in a long time; an
X that is better. Secretary Long
10 relations with Roosevelt are rattle
n problematical, and will continu
ep to be so till after the decision O
Ire the Schley Sampson case. Nj
no Long has not had any quarrC
Ii with the President-he seldom,
us ever, quarrels with anybody,-bt
NJ it is possible that internal dissel
me sion in the Department migl
ln- make trouble between them,
It's that the clamor of political opp
.'s' nents
70 The only important thing whiC
on has as yet happened in the Schl'
an Court of Enquiry is the resignatiC
eh' of Admiral Howison and the s
ige lection of Admiral Francis \
I'M Ramsay, retired, for the vaca
} as place. 1t is said that Admir-
nd Howison is not sorry to be reliev
of his delicate and onerous dut
I'M and that Admiral Ramsay is e
rue tirely competent to fulfil it.
mes succeeded Admiral Sampson
,oOo superintendent of the Nav
dis Academy, and distinguished hi
self by his friends and good JUG
ment in suppressing a cadet reb
lion Of somewhat the same natl
oet as the late trouble at West Poi
l. The Maryland Union Leag
aqe Club has expelled Senator w
ore lington for his utterances at
inc time of President McKinley's
! he sassination, and many SOuth'
,oIe papers are urging that he be a
dov expelled from the Senate if t
mo- can be done. Meanwhile, Ma
lar landers are advertising, as mi
lam as they can, the fact that Wellit
ever ton does not come Of the real
tbo+ native stock.
redv Secretary Gage has purchas
n under his offer of September
,ing about seven million dollars wo
ceI1 of long term bonds, to relieve
rae far as may be the stringency
&c of the money market. The Treas
one people had considerable fun
;red other day over the offer of a pr
emo inent Wall Street house to
hole Secretary Gage municipal DO
ier1v to the amount of ten million
1den lars. Secretary Gage seemed
T an think that a New York bro
=. Ot,oht tO have 1rr,-.,51 better