Evening star., 1902-08-12
SITUATION. CONFUS SED
sENA4pR asiiMeM1LLAN's DEATHS
EFFEfT O n MICHIGAN POLITICS.
No Appointnent Probable Unless an
Ezra $ ssion of the Senate is
tsfCaAed for November.

TheI death tof Senator Mcmillan Will
compiicare the political situation in Michi-
gan very Materially said a well-known
Michigan NAH, familiar with the politics
of that ftatesto a. Star reporter this morn
ing HE waa more leader of Michigan
republicans than zack Chandler ever was
IN his palmiest days, even while he was
chairman of the committee on the conduct
OF the war. Or chairman of the republican
national committee. Mr.. Chandler had a
sharp contest for a seat in the Senate
every time he was elected. and at last In
1874, he was defeated by bolt occasion
ed by his arbitrary rule and aggressive
leadership, and Judge Christiancy chosen
py just the necessary vote. Senator Nc
MILAN, on the other hand, never had a
contest in his own party-by which mean
that no Votes were ever cast in the party
caucus against him, while In 1880 he re-
ceived every vote In the legislature the
democrats having but one member in the
lower house. and had he lived out his pres
ent term would have received another term
without opposition.
HIS long service as chairman or the re-
publican state central committee and his
selection of shrewd campaign managers
ike Schuyler s. Olds and ex-Gov. Rich
'smothered all opposition, and Senator
Iom Palmer and Gen. Alger made haste
to get out of the running and stay out.
No Appointment Probable.
There will be no appointment-certainly
Zone before election unless President
Roosevelt calls a special session Of the
Senate Immediately after the November
election to consider a reciprocity treaty
with Cuba. In that probable event 1 be-
lleve Gov. Bliss will either appoint the late
senator McMillan's son-William Cor
Benton Hanchett of Saginaw-his fellow
or ma
the head of the Michigan bar.
IL is suggested that the appointment or
General Alger is probable. which Is quite
unlikely. His health is feeble, and his
procession has gone by, and he could not
be elected next winter, even if appointed
temporarily, because he is persona non
grata to President Roosevelt. There are
indications that the democrats may
elect their candidate for governor Judge
Durand of Flint, one of the strongest and
most popular men in Michigan. He was
elected to the House in the Forty-fourth
Congress and made a good record. He
was sound money democrat then, and
held to the faith in 1896 and 1900, and
voted-but did not speak for Bryan.
Democrats Confident.
The democrats seem confident Of
carrying the entire state tcket-which
is strong one. If they do, 1t is
not unlikely that Judge Durand would be
sent to the Senate, though the names Of
Mayor Maybury-who ran for governor in
1900. getting some 10000 more votes than
Bryan-Daniel J. Campau, democratic na-
tional committeeman; ex-Representatiye
Whting.e who is chairman of the demo-
cratic state central committee; Thomas E.
Barkworth, an able Jackson lawyer. and
others, are mentioned. In fact, the political
situation in Michigan strongly resembles
that in wisconsin. except that Governor La
Toilette, "a brainy man and gamey fight
er. is inithe saddle. The chances are also
that Michigan will elect three and possibly
four democrats to the next House Of Rep
resentaHEes" Z