The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-02-26
The National Capital.
Especial Correspondence to the HERALD

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tended by all the Republican mem
bers in the city except Congress
man elect Buchanan. The meeting
was for the purpose of getting to-
gether to discuss committee matters
and other subjects of Importance to
the state. The gathering was very
congenial and if the plans suggested
are followed as carefully by the
new delegation as similar plans were
followed by the last, the state is
bound to profit greatly thereby.
The members always stood shoulder
to shoulder in all matters affecting
Minnesota and welded a power
and influence second to that of but
few delegations.
Congressman Frank Eddy enter
tanned eongressman-elect Volstead
at supper at the Hotel johnson
Friday evening. The entire dele
CATION and the members-elect from
the state were present. Mr.. Eddy
proved an admirable host and his
sallies of wit provoked much laugh
ter.
D. F. Reese, former Clerk of the
Supreme Court, has been in Wash
ington during the past week. Oar
was exceedingly popular ill Mime
sofa and his visits to Washington
are a source of pleasure to the citi-
zens of the state residing here. He
is quite reticent on the subject of
politics and declines to discuss the
situation from any standpoint.
John S. McLain, the we'll known
editor of the Minneapolis Journal,
is in the city. 1t is not known if
he is here to secure the same gold
brick he got on the Porto Rican
business on a former visit to Wash
ington. 1t is said, however, that
he is visiting Washington to de-
termine the source of some of the
dream tales which have been waited
to the Journal from the capital con-
corning the community of interest
and the political trust schmes, which
have been filling columns of space
in Minneapolis leading evening
journal.
1t is reported that Congressman
Heatwole had a long conference
with President Roosevelt this week.
Mr.. Heatwole refuses to say any
thing regarding the meeting. His
name has been discussed very prom
inently in regard to the position of
public printer. Mr.. Heatwole's re-
lations with the labor unions are of
such a friendly character that they
are to a unit for him. He positive
ly declines, however, to p rmit the
use of his name in connection with
the office.
"Tim" Byrnes, hale, genial and
well-fed, has returned to the city.
His return is welcomed by the Min
nesota delegation, with whom he is
general favorite- Mr.. Byrnes'
large legal practice requires frequent
trips to Minnesota, SO that he has
never grown out of touch with his
home politics.
Governor Van SAINT is in the city
on special business. Minnesota's
governor is very we'll known in
Washington by reason of his great
fight against the northwestern rail
way merger. There is disposition
on the part of politicians here to
consider the merger question as one
very largely of politics, having been
utilized to the limit for political
purposes and being at this time in
the courts some surprise is expressed
that the merger longer continues to
hold any place in state politics.
Eugene G. Hay of Mi nneapols
lunched informally with President
| Roosevelt on Tuesday. 1t is posi-
bile that the matter of his appoint
ment as attorney general in the In
terror department was discussed.
| J. Adam Bede, congressman elect
from the sixth district, is in the city
renewing old acquaintances and
meeting valued friends. Mr.. Bede's
entrance in the house brings Sec
1 ond Cushman, and that there will
be ''doing" when he catches the
speakers eye, is the confident pre-
diction of all who know Mr.. Bede.
| As a just and proper recognition
of his valuable services in behalf of
his party and this state, but more
particularly by reason Of his pecu-
liar fitness for the place, President
Roosevelt has granted the unani-
nous request of the Minnesota dele.
cation and has appointed Page Nor
ris, the retired congressman from
the sixth district, to the position of
Judge on the federal bench. There
is great rejoicing in the Minnesota
camp and Mr. Morris is being con-
graduated on every hand: This
GREAT honor accorded a loyal Mime