The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-01-15
PARKER CAN DEFEAT
ROOSEVELT IN HIS
OWN STATE
This Is the Belief of Those
Who Are Booming the
New York Jurist for the
Democratic Presidential
Nomination = Anti Trust
the Issue.
From Globe Washington Bureau.

From Globe Washington Bureau.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. IA
Still the boom grows for Judge Alton
S. Parker as Democratic candidate for
the presidency to run against Roose-
welt in 1904. To undermine the Repub-
licans in New York is the plan of the
Democratic managers. Get a man
strong enough to defeat Roosevelt in
his home state and a long step has
been taken toward victory. The state
is regarded as doubtful. Only 5000
plurality for OdeIl for governor last
year is worrisome to the Republican
managers. 1t was only $4,000 plurality
for Roosevelt five years ago when the
war enthusiasm was still hot. Each
year the Democrats have been growing
stronger and the Republicans weaker.
The state has thirty-nine electoral
votes. That would help a lot The
South, it is figured, will be solid"
The issue will be antitrust On this
Roosevelt is strong, but there is every
reason to anticipate that his party will
not back him up, and any failure of
congress SO to do will be made the
most Of in the presidential compaign.
Parker is to appear also as the cham
plon trust buster on a more radical
platform. He will advocate removing
the duty from all trust-made goods.
This will fit in with the general Dem
ocratic policy of tariff revision.
No Poetry There.
A San Francisco woman has written
to Senator Beveridge applying for
position as rural christener." At pres
ent no such position exists, but Miss
Rua c. Miller the applicant believes
1t should be created. The woman has
noted with sorrow that the new rural
free delivery routes are being desig-
mated by numbers, as, for example,
Marion tu
or ditto west one; or ditto east two,
and so on. Now for a reasonable SAL
airy Rua would undertake to fit appro-
pirate names to these new routes, such
names as Maple Dell, Silver Leaf,
Promise Valley, Daisy Dingle, Hya-'
cinth Hollow, Lilac Lane and such 9TH
ers as occur to her poetic tempera-
ment
When Miss Rua's suggestion was
forwarded to Supt. Machon, imagine
what occurred. He replied, SAYING
there was evidently a mistake, that
rural route inspector" was probably
the position desired and that no va
cancies existed at the present time. No
poetry in the governmental depart
ment.
President and Ambassador Chumnny.
When they were both in subordinate
positions Col. Roosevelt and Baron
49, vi ONOA AAOC4S bSSQ " HULL, Walk
and ride together. They became quite
chummy. Similarity of tastes drew
them together. Each liked boxing and
fencing and had many a friendly bout
The kaiser knows this and has shown
considerable tact in shelving the
pompous Won Holleben, especially in
view of the fact that England is to be
represented by Herbert, who likewise,
while an under secretary, formed sim
liar relations with Roosevelt. Now the
German and English ambassadors will
be in a position to slap him on the
back and call him Teddy"
Which the More Troublesome?
Good and bad fortunes never come
s1ngly. Just as 1t is announced that
Robert B. Armstrong is to be promoted
from private secretary to Mr.. Shaw, to
be assistant secretary of the treasury,
1t is disclosed that Robert is the father
or ten-pound son and heir. 1t seems
to be toss-up as to which Of his new
jobs is going to give him more trou-
BILE.
Deaf Pensioners.
About 239 totally deaf veterans of
the Civil war will become beneficiaries
under the new law passed by Senator
A. ]. Beveridge, of Indiana, granting
them pensions of $40 a month