The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-03-05
The National Capital.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March Q.
Especial Correspo ,dence to the HERALD

III .. 1SOuSClH, AoAASAiy VI wv
Paul, gave a reception on Monday
evening to Governor and Mrs. Van
SAINT, which was largely attended
by Minnosotans at the capital.
This Simultaneous appearance in the
city of Minnesota's governor and
Governor Cummings of Iowa, has
started a little discussion of vice
presidential candidates, in which
the names of both are mentioned.
The general belief here is that a
western man will be selected for the
nomination in the event that Presi-
dent Roosevelt is nominated by his
party. 1t cannot truthfully be said
that Governor Van SAINTS friends
received any particular encourage
ment in Washington. The COVER
nor's name seemingly aroused but
very little enthusiasm.
Minnesota has more Congress-
men in town just at present than
will probably be the case again for
some years. The states delegation
in the house numbers seven, but
in addition thereto are five others
now in town upon whom the legis-
lative mantle will fall after March
4. The new Corners are looking
vigorously into the future, and with
the hold-over members, caucused
yesterday afternoon to determine
what good committee places they
would fix their eyes upon in the
next congress.
Hitherto Mr.. Eddy has been the
hope and the pride of the North
Star state, as the only native son
ever elected to congress, but with
the passing of Mr.. Eddy from the
political arena to aggressive bust
ness pursuits, Minnesota will not be
left without a native son in the
House. O. J. Volstead, of Granite
Falls, member elect from the sew
enth district, boasts of having first
seen the light on Minnesota's own
soil somewhere in Goodhue county.
He is young man of excellent
reputation for ability among his
own people, and is expected to
maintain the prestige of native
Minnesotans in the great popular
branch of the national legislature.
CAPTAIN w. A. Mercer, q. S. A.,
formerly in charge of the Omaha
and Winnebago Indian agency, and
later of the Leech Lake agency, has
been detailed as agent of the Tinta
ana Ia ~ Indian agency in Uoah.
"Sinoe coming to Washington a
week ago." said Mr.. Grin H. Hast
ings, of st. Paul, who is guest at
the Arlington, 81 have heard con-
siderable talk that President Roose-
welt was making himself SO I'M
popular that he mi ght be defeated
for the republican nomination next
year. 1t may be true the president
is loosing the good will of politi
clans in his party, but I do not
think his strength with the pople
is diminishing. In the smaller
cities, at least, and especially in the
country, Roosevelt seems to be
more popular than he ever was be-
fore"
The strenuous efforts of Miss
Sebeca Taylor to be restored to her
position in the war department are
the topic of considerable conversa-
ton today. 1t will be remembered
that Miss Taylor wrote a very
scathing criticism of the admin
istration's conduct in the Philip
pines, for which she was summarily
dismissed by Secretary Root. She
has taken the matter into the
courts, and is presenting her own
case with considerable shrewdness
and ability. Miss Taylor is rela-
tive of Representative McCleary,
and it is not impossible that the
genial representative from the
second district had some hand in
the preparation of the defense.
Grant Van SAINT, son of Governor
Van SAINT, Halvor Stevenson, and
Henry Ronning, Mr.. Eddy's secre-
tary, have been admitted to practice
before the bar of the supreme court
of the United States. Mr.. Ron
ming was presented by Senator Mel
son.
The Minnesota delegation gave
4 dinner at the Gordon on Saturday
evening to the director of the cen
sus and Mrs. Merriam. All the
members elect in the city were
present. n. N. b.