The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-20
now DO THE 7 ST AND.
Eastern Politicians Say the Mime.
sofa Senators Are Not Friendly
to Roosevelt.
United States Commission on Inter
national Exchange Sails for
Europe To-day.

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Washington, May '20-Already the ques-
ton Is being asked in Washington, will
Minnesota next year send her United
States senators as delegates at large to
the republican national convention, as
she did In 1900? The question is very
pertinent. owing to the well known fact
that neither senator is an enthusiastic
admirer of President Roosevelt, who will
undoubtedly be his party's nominee, un-
less too many men secretly opposed to him
should come to the convention. This is a
time when, according to the presidents
friends, only Roosevelt men should be
placed on guard. The presence Of con-
siderable number Of United States sem
ators in the convention as delegates at
large might pave the way to an anti
Roosevelt movement and ultimately side
track him for somebody else. This IS only
a possibility, Of course, but even possi-
bilities are looked after by the practical
politicians. Minnesota broke her long es-
tablished precedent in 1900. when Senators
Davis and Nelson were sent as delegates
at large. Undoubtedly, the friends OF both
the present senators will be anxious to
have them recognized In a similar fashion,
and here is where the republican party In
Minnesota will be put to its first real test
Of friendship for Roosevelt. OF course,
the delegates might all be instructed for
Roosevelt, but that is another story.
It is understood in Washington that
Senator McCunlber, Of North Dakota, is
to have hard fight to succeed himself,
Notwithstanding he has on his side all Of
the regular party forces, including Alex
Mckenzie and his associates. The CHIEF
opponent Of McCumber will probably be
State Senator Z. 3. Hanna, Of Fargo, who
was a candidate against Senator !. Hans
brough last winter, without success. The
contest in a. large part will hinge upon
Richland county. If McCumber can carry
that county he will add immensely to his
prestige; losing it, he will be heavily hand
icapped.
The United States commission on inter
national exchange, composed Of Hugh Il.
Jerome. Professor jeremiah III. jerks and
Charles A. Conant, sails for Europe to-
day, to be gone until October. While
away the members will visit the leading
gold standard countries Of Europe for the
purpose Of ascertaining If something cam
not be done to steady the rates OF ex-
change between gold and silver using ma
lions. Berlin, London, Paris, st. Peters
burg and The Hague will be the chief
cities visited, and in them the commits
sion will confer with officials who have
to do with the colonial possessions Of
the several governments.
There will be nothing in the work Of
the commission looking to any larger use
of silver, or to the encouragemento of any
Is toll or other ratio. The commission
F,v,in ifCa1f r1Yho Ivy ~ ~ effort
to reach an international agreement by
which to put the silver now in use on a
more settled basis, SO that buying and
selling between gold and silver countries
may be continued without the continued
threat of a loss, either to buyer or seller,
thru fluctuations in the price of silver.
The commission has no plan by which
this is to be brought about, but 1t believes
that as a result Of It's trip something will
be suggested which will form the basis of
an agreement satisfactory to all coun-
tries concerned.
Large sums of money are to be expen-
ded in railroad construction in Alaska
during the coming summer, according to
Colonel William F. Gore. formerly resi-
dent of Minneapolis, and now of Vancou-
yer, B. c., who is interested in mining
claims and railroads in the western part
of the territory. Colonel Gore has been
in the United States all winter consulting
and advising capitalists as to the pros
pect Of good returns on money invested
in such ventures in the great, new coun-
try. He stopped in Washington for a few
days last week on his return west from
New York and Philadelphia. He reports
that the Western Alaska Construction
company, whose headquarters are in Chi
cago, has perfected plans for the con-
struction Of a light, standard gauge road
from Solomon, a city on the coast about
ethirty-fve miles east of Nome, to Council
City, which is about fifty miles in the in
terror. Construction will be commenced
soon after the opening Of navigation and
the company expects to be in Council by
the first Of August. After this stretch is
completed the company will begin build
ing an extension to the westward, which
will ultimately reach Cape York, tapping
a country which has been but little pros
pected, but which is believed to be rich
In gold. {,
The same company has also planned to
build a road northward from Nome, about
ninety miles long, which will tap the
Council City-Cape York road in rich
mineral country. This will hardly be
pany expects to begin work on it in the
season Of 1904.
Colonel Gore also brings information
about the projection by the Alaska Cen
trail company Of a railroad from Valdez
into the Copper River country, about
which so much has been printed lately
He says that the White Pass and Yukon
company is also planning an extension of
it's line thru British territory into Daw-
son.
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