Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-05-17

ally as to Show it Pleases Representative
Latimer on South Carolina PoIitcs-Trad,
Has Not Followed the Flag" into Our Col
onies-Conscr Will Be Superseded Gen
Chaffee Makes Bad Break"
From our regular correspondent)
WASHINGTON, May 10, 1901.
Well, the Hanna banner has been
raised, and the Hanna boom for the
Republican nomination for Presiden,
in 1901, is on the sea. 1t will strike
many as having been very fttipgly
started in London, from whence
Hanna's two administrations as bre.
vet-President has been so strongly en-.
dorsed. Senator Hanna was in Wash.
ington when Perry Heath's London
interview launching the boom was
published. lie denies being a candi.
date for President, but he does it Sc
jovially that everybody can see that
he is tickled almost to death with the
idea. No one who knows the rela-
tions between Perry Heath 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
tho nf Ea1ara1 "a, I, ~
be exercised to push the Hanna boom
along and make his nomination posi-
BILE, unless the Republican press at
tacks it so viciously that its impracti-
cability 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.
Democrats wish him to get it, not
only because they think he would be
easy 10 beat but because they would
enjoy beating him more than any
other man that could possibly be nom.
mated. The Heath interview is in re.
ality feeler of the Republican pulse
especially 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the Hanna boom will be withdrawn or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 South
Carolina, who is q candidate to sue.
coed Senator McLaurin, is in Wash.
ington on business. Speaking OF
South Carolina politics, he said
John McLaurin has been speaking
in the State in favor OF Republican
politics, and it has been suggested
that | answer him. However, | do
not believe in rushing into a cam
paign that is eighteen months off, and
| shall choose my own time 10 say
what l have to say" OF Gen. Wade
Hampton's refusal of the offer of the
postmastership at Columbia, Mr.. Lati.
mer 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 McI.aurin'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 o satisfactory ex.
tent, followed our flag into the Philip-
pines, If boots and shoes NAV be con-
sidered fairly representative of other
articles OF commerce. Although it 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 $74,1S3,
Germany $50,24l, the United States
1882. Mr.. McKinley's contention is
that we took and intend to keep the
Philippines solely for commercial rea.
sons. 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 a
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 this week
by those who are believed to speak for
the administration that Minister Con-
ger will not be allowed to return TO
China, and that his resignation will be
accepted ut the expiration of his pres.
ent leave OF absence. 1t is said that
the administration regards his pub
lished interviews on matters pertain
ing to China and the articles pnb-
lished oyer his signature as decidedly
undiplomatic, and that he no longer
has the support OF the administration
In his effort to get the Republican
nomination for Governor of Iowa.
Men who have been disposed TO be
friendly to Conger are thoroughly dis
gusted with his throwing bouGuets at
The Chinese Minister to the United
States, who did more than any other
man to discredit Conger's reports from
Pekin in the early days of the Chinese
negotiations.
Gen. Chafiee, another administra.
ton pet, has shown how untitled he is
for the command of the American
army in the Philippines, to which he
will succeed as soon as he arrives al
Manila, by making the worst sort of a
break on the eve of his departure from
CHINA break that adds to the en-.
nifty already too plainly shown toward
Americans by all the powers in China
except the English. 1t was at an en-.
tertainment given by English officers,
and doubtless Chaffee had looked
upon the wine when il was red, but
that was no excuse for him. He was
sent to China on a purely military er.
rand, and yet he made speech in
which he used the following language
LET kings, ministers and politicians
say what they may, but can tell you
this, that never will you see Ameri-
cans and Britishers facing each other
in the field. Our national policy NAV
be to steer clear OF international COM
plications. but should circumstance
arise In which we must make a choice
our inclination will be with British.
ers." Language like that, used by the