The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-31
NO DOUBT THAT QUAY AND PLATT
FAVOR HIM BEFORE
HANNA
LOOKS BAD FOR HENDERSON
Iowa Farmers Appear Disposed to
Retire the Man Who Became
Unpopular by Attaining
"Statesmanship."
FEW AT WORK IN CONGRESS
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
WashingtOn. d. c.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 30-It
is quite true, as reported, that Pennsyl-
vania and New York will favor Roosevelt
instead of Hanna as presidential candi-
date for 1904. The reasons are largely
personal 1t is not that Platt hates
Roosevelt less, but he hates Hanna more.
So Quay does not love Roosevelt with
any soulful warnings; but he has less
for the gentleman from Ohio. At the
last TWO national conventions Hanna,
Platt and Quay have proved discordant
elements. They are all bosses of too
large caliber to permit anyone else to
any bossng.
Part Of Roosevelt's plan of campaign
for the denomination has been to take
into his own hands the Southern patron
age. Up to the time of Mckinley s
death the chairman of the Republican,
national committee had the entire man
agement of appointments in Southern
Democratic states. But this has resulted
III making the chairman of the national
committee too popular with the Southern
delegates, so, hereafter any removals or
new nominations will be made at the
White house
Senator Hanna Is Astute-
Senator Hanna is showing much as
tuteness in refraining from any open
rupture with the administration at this
candidacy would bring him into direct
conflict with Roosevelt, who is nothing
If not frank and overheard. The presi-
dent would pin his faith on Foraker for
the Ohio delegation, and Hanna would
be stripped of all favors in the gift Of the
chief executive
1t has been decided that Senator A. J.
Beveridge is to preside over the Indiana
state convention April %, which causes
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banks, otherwise known as Gum Shoe
Charley" alias the ''pussy-footed.''
Small Sympathy for Henderson,
The news that rival candidate has
ccme out in the Third district of Iowa
and proposes to contest the nomination
with David B. Henderson, speaker of
the house, is not causing the stir or
arousing the sympathy which it might
have done a couple CT years ago. Hen
derson used to be a popular man; he is
not now.
1t is the old story; a hundred men
can stand adversely where one can stand
success. AS a member of the house,
with no great responsibilities, and only
shouting part to do, Dave" was
good fellow. He could hold his own at
social gathering till late hours or lead
the charge on the dining room with the
boldest.
In those daya there was Tom Reed to
to do the heavy thinking, and Tom had
satellites rather than ieutenants; what
he wanted was unthinking fidelity, and
Henderson was faithful.
In one other respect, too, Henderson
was useful. Reed needed some one to
rally the sentimental brigade; he himself
was no artist at that. He could reason
out the entire argument, and could lay
down concincing Logic; or he could
puncture the fallacies Of the enemy with
his keen sarcasms and sharp ridicule.
Strong Man on the Floor
But when it came to whooping it up,
with fearful prayers to those who-love-
their ir-hag-to-get-toge boys for-the-last
arge-in-the-name- of-God and-our-fire-
sides-and- this-a appropriation! -! that's
where Reed sat back and recognized the
gentleman from Iowa.
But with the exit of the big man from
Maine, there was an empty chair, an
empty pair of shoes of large caliber, and
whole lot of good offices in the way of
committeeships to be distributed-to be
scrambled for There was a greedy rush:
Dave" was in the front and, almost be-
fore he knew it, he was crowded into
the chair.
The indictment against Henderson is
failure to properly represent his constitu-
ents That seems to be the platform of
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