Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-28
AT TER BURROWS SEAT
Senatorial Aspirations in
Michigan.
ALGER TO BE ELECTED
FIGHT OF REPRESENTATIONS w
A. SMITH AND HAMILTON.
Will Try to Roll Up Big Majorities in
Their Districts-opposition to Cor =
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

DETROIT, October p, 1902.
Two United States senatorship booms Q
involved in the approaching electio, in
Michigan. entailing the aspirations of Rep-
resentatives VIM. Alden Smith and Edward
l.. Hamilton. There is no chance for either
of these two orators to elevate himself into
the upper house Of Congress through the
session of the legislature next winter The
local lawmaking body, when it meets next
January, will certainly ratify the acti N Of
governor Bliss in appointing General r. A.
Anger to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Senator Mcmillan Democrats
concede that the legislature will be republi-
can. and there is now no opposition to the
election of Senator Alger
But both Hamilton and Smith are looking
for big majorities in their respective dis
tricts for the moral effect such victories
VIII have two years hence, when Senator
julius Caesar Burrows will be looking for
third term in the United States Senate
MI Smith was given big lift by the VIC
tory OF General Alger. When the senator
ship fight between Alger and D. NJ. Ferry
opened, after the death of Senator McMi- 1
Ian, Smith, whose district IS on the weste IN
SIDE or the state, went into combn ton
with AIger, and It was largely through the I,
vote of Smiths home county Kent. that the !
resolution indorsing General Alger for sena-
tor was adopted by the republican state
convention. Senator Burrows frierds on
the other hand. opposed the resolution and /,
the result was distinct black eye for Bur-
rows.
A New Political Machine.
Another effect of the Alger victory was
that the Mcmillan ma chine which lad con-
trolled republican affairs for years, went all
to pieces. Burrows had been close to Sena-
tor Mcmillan, and depending largely
upon this machine to help him In the con-
test OF 1904 The Alger people are n3w in
dustriously building up new organization
and Burrows will have this to fight when
he comes up for reelection. W. c. McMil- :
Ian, to whom the friends of his father
looked to keep up the Mcmillan organiza-
tion,. has apparently trimmed his sails to .
the prevailing Alger winds, and has cut !
loose from the unpopular ripper crowd in |
Detroit, which was one of the strongest |
parts OF the Mcmillan organization during
recent years.
1t is asserted that young Mcmillan has
not decided to remain out of politics, how
ever, but is simply waiting until Aleer has
served out the four years for which he Will
probably be elected next winter Mcmillan
VIII then be in line to take the seat once
occupied by his father
1t is very likely that the coming elect on
viii give VIM. Alden Smith the pres tige he
Is looking for. and that his majority in the
fifth district will be beaten only by the
peninsula. Smith is being opposed in the
present congressional campaign by Myron
H. Walker, who is now a democrat but
VINO was formerly a prohibitionist, and his
candidacy Is hardly regarded as serious.
Hamilton is not so lucky. He is very pop
uiar In his district. but he is opposed by
Thomas O'Hara Of st. Joseph. who, while
he has little chance of election Is p-oba blv
one OF the best-liked democrats in the
fourth district. and. will MT let Hamilton
get very big vote Hamilton is not push
ing himself in the senatorial matter bur
some of his friends active In his be-
half, as he is regarded as the best speaker
In the Michigan delegation.
Senator Burrows is by no means ready TO
go out OF the senatorial business even
though 1t now looks as if the cards were
stacked against him. He Is very active in
TINS campaign and is getting all the pres
tige he can by making republican speeches
an over the state. Burrows is a good
speaker.
Representative Corliss' Fight.
The fight over the representative in the
first district has become very hot. Repre
sentative John B. Corliss being given a
hard time of it by his democratic opponent.
Alfred Luckfng. Corliss is one of the heavy
stockholders in the Michigan Lubricator !
which has rival in the Detroit Lubricator
Company. The offices of the latter con-
Germ were asked to contribute to the fund
Of the Republican Business Mems Associa-
tton which is booming Corliss. and in their
reply the Detroit lubrfcator people charged
Corliss with using stationery of the House
committee on interstate commerce to write
letters to railroad companies decrying the
product OF the Detroit SIubricator Company.
In proof of these charges a letter has been
produced from Corliss to the Texas and
Pacific; in which Corliss warns the rail-
road company not to use the Detroit COM
pany's lubricant. as it is an infringement
of the Michigan companys rights. Corliss
is charged with abusing his congressional
privileges in making use Of his committee
stationery for private purposes, especially
as the railroad companies are supposed to
be peculiarly sensitive to anything ema-
mating from members of the interstate COM
merce committee, which handles matters
in which they are interested
When Senator Alger goes to Washington
next month he viii take with him as his
secretary his son, Capt. Fred NJ. Alger,
Spanish-American war, when General AL
ger was Secretary Of War.
Charles Moore to Retire.
1t is announced here that after March
next, Charles Moore, secretary of the Sem
ate committee the District of Columbia.
will retire from political life. as he has sew
eral good business opportunities. Mr..
Moore is at present handling the speakers
for the Michigan republican state central
committee, while working by mail on the
White House work. He is regarded as one
of the most acute advisers in politics, and
was one of Senator McMillan's most trusted
lieutenants.
Expansion at Cornell.
plan for the expansion of Cornell Uni
yersity has just been adopted and President
coburr,an has been authorized to purchase