The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1903-09-24
The National Capital.

Especial Correspondence to the HERALD
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 10,
Il The general political situation
seems to have assumed more definite
shape within the last few weeks
than it ever has before. There chr
be no doubt now but what Mr..
Roosevelt will receive the nomina
! ton for President and the chances
of his election are growing brighter
bin proportion as the split i'll the
Democratic ranks grows larger.
The opinion in Washington seems
to be that Senator German of Mary
land will draw the Democratic prize,
but a great deal depends upon the
success which the Democratic party
will have in the state of Maryland
in the fall elections. Maryland is
electing governor and state officials
and red hot campaign is under way.
The Republicans are at odds to some
extent while the Democrats are unit
ed, and, while the Republican
chances seem fair, it is by no means
certain that they will carry the day.
Mr.. Germans friends, therefore,
predict that he will carry his own
state and elect his own Legislature,
and with this success the least oppo-
sition to his nomination to the presi-
dency will have disappeared. In
fact, it seems to be the general opin-
ion of politicians that Mr.. German
is the man, while the advocates of
the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland
are groweng quieter and the agita-
ton of the third term has practical
ly died out. Mr.. Bryan has fewer
friends in every direction and his
nomination is entirely out of the
question.
Congressman James A. Tawney
was in the city last week having
just returned from a trip to Alaska.
Mr.. Tawney was exceedingly enthu-
siastic over Alaska and it's prospects,
and to reporter he said:
ga summer jaunt to Alaska, such
as took, will always be happy
recollection, and it is also one of
the most instructive trips in the
world. We are accustomed to
thinl of that territory somewhat as
in the nature of distant state, hard
ly realizing that it is washed by the
waters of three oceans and that it is
1000 miles across 1t. It has climates
that differ as much as our northern
states differ from our southern, and
the diversity of soil and products is
as great as is to be found in the I'm,
ion. Untold millions of undevel-
oped wealth are within it's limits,
and it's mineral resources have not
been scratched. I went as far as
Lake BENEFIT, and rode over White
Pass railroad to that point, paying
the tidy fare of Is cents a mile both
ways. The freight rates are on the
same scale, $40 ton being the low
est tariff. sThe road is an English
concern, but they had TO get an Amer
lean as manager. 1t is a huge sue
cess financially"
s"The Minnesota Idea," launched
bv Governor VanSant in Chicago a
week ago, has fallen fiat in Washing
ton. Politicians in Washington de-
clare that they are sick and tired of
'sideas," that they have enough to
bother them with the so-called '1owa
idea'' and ssOhio idea," without be-
ing burdened with the "Minnesota
idea. -
The terrific sstorm which swept
the Atlantic coast during the past
week and played havoc at all the
seashore resorts from Cape Hatteras
to Boston missed the Capital City
by hair. After the first reports of
disaster along the coast were re-
ceived, great anxiety was felt as to
the many inhabitants and many
Washingtonians who were located
at the various seashore resorts; but
as Geographic communications were
re-established and it was found that
no lives were lost, people breathed
freely again. The total damage has
not yet been calculated but it is
feared that it will run up into the
millions.
N. N. B.