The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-07-09
The National Capital.
lSpeclaI Oofresponuonoo 70
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 9.

The National CapiIdi'
Especial Correspondence to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 6.
Judge Charles E. Magoon, the
well known Minnesotan, who Is the
law officer of the Bureau of lnsular
Affairs, is always good tor story
when tackled by newspaper man.
The other day he told the following:
81 attended two conventions
where the name of Walter Q. Gresh.
am cut quite figure. 1t is, OF
course. a matter of history that Bob
Ingersoll was driven from the plat
form when talking to a crowd IN the
convention hall in Chicago in 1888,
when he declared for Gresham.
Four years later I was at Omaha
when the populist convention was
held. Ignatious Donnelly, of Mimi
esota, stood upon the pla. form and
read a telsgram which said:
Z" If unanimously nominated by
the Peoples Party, for President
will accept (Signed) Walter o.
Gresham.
"The convention went wild. The
banners of the states were gathered
and paraded up and down the alsles
and then clustered about the Illinois
standard, where that delegation was
seated. It looked as if the work of
the convention was over.
"Then was seen the figure of
woman making her way toward the
platform waving yellow telegraph
blank. Soon she faced The conven-
ton and continued to wave the piece
of paper. 1t was Mary Elizabeth
Lease. As soon as quiet had been
restored she read in that clear, force
full voice so we'll known throughout
the West:
IF unanimously nominated by
the Peoples Party for President l
will accept (signed) Benjamin
Harrison.
-. ssThen she cut loose. Such a
telegram might be sent by Grover
Cleveland, James G. Blaine, or any
other man. Of course, any man re-
ceiying the unanimous nomination
of this convention would accept.
T prorose a candidate who does not
REQUIRE the bribe of unanimous
nomination In one of her charac-
teristlc speeches she presented the
name of James B. Weaver, and he
was nominated. Ten minutes before
Gresham's nomination was newt
able, but this woman clearly turned
the tide"
Minnesotans in Washington who
have seen fit to express themselves
publicly, are strongly in favor of
ssGovernor Cummiugs's Iowa idea. "
It is evident that Senator Allison
has finally deciphered the handwrlt'
ing on the wall and has decided to
bow to the wishes of the Republic;
ans of his state. The wise polltl-
clans at the capital have figured it
out that modification of our pres
ent tariff is inevitable, but they con-
cede that there will be pretty row
over this question when the nation
al platform is being made up. Min
nesota with so much at stake in the
matter of wheat and -four shipments
will join heartily with Iowa in tar
iff modification.
Well, the money in the Treasury
has all been counted and balances tt
a cent with the Treasurer's report
There is a surplus of over $50, 600
600. The money in the Treasur.
at present divided among the pee
ple of the u. S. makes the share 0
eyery man, woman and child in tn
country more than $40. Have 20
got yours?
Louis w. Ayme of Minnesots
former u. s. Consul at Martinique
has been transferred and promote
to a consular station at Para, Br'
iii. Mr.. Ayme's exceedingly valu
BILE services during the period in
mediately following the Mt. Pelt
disaster, won him the praise an
thanks of foreigners and islande
alike. He is considered valuab
servant of the State Department.
N. N. B.