The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-27
MILLER lO.S1RlKE
How an Indiana Editor Landed in
the Place for Which Hay Was
Mentioned.

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Slight Goodness Between Nelson and
Hansbrough Colonel Car
mody's Uniform.
From The Journal Bureau, Room As, Post Build.
Ing, Washington. 3sg
Washington. Feb 81 z-Eugene g. Hay of
Minneapolis, has lost nothing in prestige
through being mentioned as a candidate
for the position Of assistant attorney gem
eral for the interior department. soon to be
vacated by Judge Handkerchief. It is still
believed that he could have secured the
position If Senator Nelson had been at
liberty to urge the matter. But Mr.. Mel
son had other matters on hand, and felt
that he could not take Mr. Hays case
up. This decision was reached without
any disturbance Of the pleasant relations
which exist between the two men.
The northwest may have some interest
in knowing how the appointment happened
to go to Judge Frank s. Campbell OH Ohio,
interior. It was ascase4 of another per
sonaI' appointment by the president,
without consulting with the senators in
terested. or with anybody else.
The editor a the Lafayette. Ind, Jour
nal is Melville! w. Miller good repub-
lican, but not an active political worker,
and hardly known, among the Indiana
faithful. Miller and Judge Vandeventer,
who is vaca ting the position of attorney
general for the interior department to go
on the federal BENCH were classmates at
DePauw university a number of years go.
Last summer Nandeventer met Miller dur
ing visit to Indiana, and was asked dur
n "a fhof ans, rs
his eyes open in Washington and give
Miller the benefit of any information he
might have In the way of openings for
public office. Last week Judge Vande-
venter happened to recall that converse
tion and request, and straightWay he sat
down at his desk in the interior depart
ment and wrote a note to Secretary Hitch
cock, suggesting that it would be a capital
| thing to have Judge Campbell transferred
from his place as assistant secretary to the
place he (Vandeventer) was about to va
| cate. There was reason for the sugges-
ton, because Campbell is a good lawyer,
and has made himself familiar with much
Of the business which passes through the
office of the assistant attorney general
for the interior department Secretary
Hitchcock thought the suggestion an ex-
cellent one, and asked the president to
make the transfer, which was ordered at
once. Then Judge Vandeventer sat down
president, suggesting that if he desired to
name a high grade man for assistant
secretary Of the interior. to fill the place
to be vacated by. Campbell, he couldn't do
better than to name Miller. In this con-
nection VandeYSnter said d, some pleasant ut
college together etc., and that he would
make an official after the presidents
heart The president acted on this sug
gestion as he had on the previous one
from Secretary Hitchcock, and sent an
identical note to Senators Fairbanks and
Beveridge, saying that unless they OBJ
jected he proposed to appoint Miller assist
ant secretary Of the interior department.
Neither senator had ever heard of Miller
so both hurried over to the house side or
the capitol to ask IF Judge Crumpacker,
representing the Lafayette district knew
him. Crumpacker knew that there was
such a man and that he edited The jour
nal, but that was all the information he
could furnish. Fairbanks then got Into
telephone communication with Indiana
headers and learnedyghat Miller, while not
an active party worker, was a good man.
| and possessed of high ability and char
| acter This settled it,, and, he started at
once to the White House, where he cord1-
ally Endorsed the proposed appointment.
Senator Beyeridge had already done the
same thing as had Representative Crum-
| pa cker The names were sent to the SEN
ate this week Wednesday.
i While consenting to the Miller appoint
ment on the surface neither Indiana sena-
tor liked it very well. for each has a long
waiting list Of strong: party men anxious
for office and it will be difficult to ex-
Main to them how it is that Miller got a
50, 900 job while they cant get anything
No Word from Buchanan.
! No word has been received here from
4 REPRESENTATIVE elect Buchanan, reference
| to whose desire to be made MEMBER
! of the house committee on District OF
Columbia was made recently In this cor
respondence; but it Is assumed that before
| congress meets again, the coming -Des
cember, he will see a. great lisht ana IN
dergo change of heart
Seth Bullock Conspicuous.
One Of the conspicuous figures at the
White House musicale last Tuesday night
was Seth Bullock Of South Dakota rough
rider fame. who with his wife has been
| visiting in Washington for some time.
! He had conspicuous place at the pres1-
dents right hand, and was introduced TO
all of the distinguished guests In, a way
to show that he stands high in the presl-
dents favor When the president wash
introducing him he was slapping him on
the back and talking to him in vigorous
| fashion, or leaning on his shoulder. It
| is even said that the president put his
right arm around captain Bulloch ; Hlan-
| w form several times during the even
ing; all Of which tended somewhat to
make. people think that it was Bullock
and not the president who was the. cen
ter Of attraction. Mrs. Bullock was pres
ent and enjoyed the. marked attention
which her husband received.
/ A Slight Unpleasantness.
i Senators Nelson and Hansbrough We're
| on opposing sides of the statehood fight,
as they were on opposing sides Of the
Mckenzie fight in the last congress. The
] unpleasantness created between these
two gentlemen BY the Mckenzie war still
remains.
carmody's .Glad Rags
The other members of Governor Van
SAINTS staff would be green with envy
If they could have seen Colonel Carmody
during the time of the governors visit
i in washington i'll all: the glory of a full
i dress uniform, sword and spurs and all.
1t was a great sight and like the mole
on Katisha's arm, worth going miles to
see..S
! w. w. Jermane
A Great Art Industry.
i Upon crossing the Harvard bridge into
i Cambridge the most prominent feature of
i the view to the right is the Ivers & Pond
Il Piano companys factories, the extensive
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