The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-27
HEAIWOLE And
THE PRESIDENT
The Latter Beginning to Get Wise
to the Situation in Min
nesota.
The Northheld Statesman Is Not the
Only Flower on the
Prairie.
Excellent Work Done by Represen'
tative Stevens on the Subsidy
Matter.
From The Journal Bureau, Room Is. Post Build

From The Journal Bureau, Room Is, Post Build
ing Washington. !,
washington, Feb 27.-The president is
beginning to find out that the republican
party in Minnesota is not as harmonious
as it might be, so far as state matters
are concerned He has been led to believe
that the party while indorsing him very
cordially Is inclined to divide over the
proposed attempt on the part OF Represeh-
tative Joel P. HeatWole to assume cOntroi
of the political machinery in Minnesota
and has been warned that he ought not to
tie us too closely to HeatWole. IL VIII
not be necessary for the president to tie
up to anybody in Minnesota, so Tar as
delegates for next years national con-
yention are concerned and so 1T is very
proba BILE that the rumor that HeatWole is
10 have the presidents ear regarding Mln-
nesota matters is not well founded. Such
an arrangement might cause trouole 1or
the president. while it could do him no
possible good. In time IKE TINS eve.
as great man as the president Is ho'
looking for trouble.
During the present week both Heatwole
and Governor Van SAINT saw the preSldeEt'
at different times Of course, but Wnae
they said to him cannot be learned. It IS
understood, however, that the governor
did not talk politics at all, or even state
affairs. mr..
r. might be worth a good deal to Mr.
HeatwoIe to have it accepted at home that
he Is close to the president. and IS pc
ing consulted regarding state affairs II
might add sufficiently to his prestige 10
smooth away a. good many obstacles no"
TN the path of his organization scheme'
That the president is consulting him. now
ever is far from certain; indeed. the con-
trarv appears to be the case. 1t VIII De
noticed that Mr. Heatwole has not de-
MED any of these stories, nor VIII NJ pc
n part of his plan to deny them, ne ne
closer it can be made to appear that NC
IS to the White House the better Tor MS
state plans.
IF It were thought important, a state
mont might be made to reach the presl-
dent regarding the moving power behind
the Heatwole scheme. James ). Hi,i
hasbeen in Washington and In New 1oih
several times this season. and at every
visit he has said things about the Presi-
dent and his antitrust policy when were
far from complimentary ana soHis ~ !.
which would not bear repetition IN Sreae
family newspaper such as L n e. o uF-
na1 The president understands per-
fectly well that Mr.. Hill is his bitter enc
nv. and will do all that is possiple 70 iil-
lure him next year. This knoWleoss
would effectually prevent any nara anu
fast alliance between him and Mr. Heat
-,
fine same time, Mr.. Heatwole Is. not 10 oe
blamed for desiring to attach himself to
tho tail of the Roosevelt kite. Many an
other man. In Minnesota. and ELSEWHERE
would be glad to do the same thing II
opportunity offered.
Mr. Stevens Good WORK
REPRESENTATIVE Stevens Of st. Paul VII
not be a member Of the house commlttee
on merchant marine and hsherles alte'
this session Of congress, but Will orol
hIs Mace there to take a place on the
Committees on interstate and foreign
commerce, vacated by the retirement o.
representative Fletcher Of Minneapolis
Nv Stevens feels that he has served ms
time on the merchant marine and hsnefies
committee. and won his spurs, LOT the
refusal of that committee to report Lex
senate subsidy bill was due wholly 10 MS
careful study Of the subsidy question
and to his skill in organizing MS COL
leagues against it. He prepared all o
49, arguments made against the bill II
committee. and was in general charge o.
the opposition forces during the last SEES
sion of congress as we'll as during tn
present session. Mr.. Stevens service U
those portions of the west which are op
posed to subsidy legislation along TN
lines proposed by the senate bill ha'
been of an important character, and IL
ably known it is only fair that this should
be said.
IT is probable that there will be NJ
further attempts at subsidy legislation
for several years. certainly not until atte
the presidential election; and II oil
similar to the present senate bill shoul'
then come up in the house Mr.. Steven
would again be ready to oppose IT. III
change of committee assignments Wi
not impair his usefulness in that connec
ton.
Mr. Stevens is not hostile to the princ1
ple of subsidy for the American Iner
chant marine, but he does oppose the bi
which came over to the house from tn
senate because it proposed to give tn
bulk of the proposed aid to rich and oil
established lines, leaving the newer an
struggling concerns practically nothing
He would give these smaller concerns tn
larger share of the assistance, and think
that in that way the merchant marin
can be best helped. Some day the coun
try will awaken to the situation and sub
sidy legislation will be enacted, but M
Stevens thinks it will be along the lin
pointed out by him in. his fight agains
the senate bill. He would have offere
a. substitute for that bill at the preser
session, but refrained because he knew
would be opposed by the rich steamshi
lines which were trying to pass the ser
ate bill.
Bede and Davis on the Wagon.
Two of the congressman elect fro1
Minnesota, Bede and Davis, are said t
be strictly on the water wagon. This ma
interfere sadly with some of the banque
plans for next winter. A few evening
ago Mr.. Bede made one Of his delightfl
little after dinner speeches in Washing
ton, without drinking as much as a glas
Of ginger ale. The wonder down here
how he can do it..
Bede Is being played to fiji the posi-
ton of humorist of the house of repre-
sentatives, vacant since the retirement
Private John Allen of Mississippi and hi
friends will be mistaken II he does nc
fill 1t full to running over. The only ma
in the present house who can lay an
claims to humor is Mr.. Cushman of WASH
ington state, but he doesn't average or
speech session. and for that reaso
doesn't really count. His last notab
appearance was in the last session of tt
present congress when he delivered
roast on the house leadership. aimed espt
cially at the speaker, because he WASH
getting something he wanted in the riv.
and harbor appropriation bill for his stat
Eddy's Blaze Of Glory.
Congressman Eddy is retiring from pull