The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1903-05-30
" WASHINGTON LETTER.
lErom our Regular Correspondentl
Washington, May %, 1908.


the nomination in 1904? is the ques-
ton Washington politicians are dis
cussing with unusual interest. Sena-
tor Foraker has announced that he
will introduce in the convention re-
solution TO that effect and Senator
Hanna has announced that he will OPP
pose it Mr.. Hanna says that it is too
early to adopt resolution concerning
the next national convention and that
a mere expression of approval OF the
present administration would be the
proper method of indorsing the Presi-
dent. The recommendation Of his
nomination for President the main
tains can be properly deferred to
next year and he adds that such would
be the presidents pleasure. Present
| indications are, however, that regard
less of the wishes Of Mr.. Hanna and
| those he attributes to the President
the resolution will be adopted. If 1t
! is, ii will be a severe blow to Mr.
Hanna's influence in Ohio and will be
the first victory of importance IN the
! contest which Mr.. Foraker has long
maintained against his colleague in
| the Senate.
That the President will be nominal
! ed and elected il the firm conviction
Of every republican in Washington
! and OF those who from time to time,
pass through the city. What Senator
! Hanna's objection TO the proposed re-
| solution can be is not known but there
are two conIectures sci forth. One IN
! to the effect that Mr. Hanna has not
! yet determined that he will not him
| self become canadate. The other Is
! that he believes that he will be able to
exercise a greater influence at the
! White House if Ohio has not commit
| ted itself to the nomination OF Mr..
! Roosevelt The first of these Mr.
Hanna denies but il is not likely that
any one will have the temerity to
question him regarding the second.
There are indications that President
Baer, Of coal strike notorieGy, has got
ton himself into serious difficulties 10y
refusing to produce, AT the recent
hearings Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the contracts made be-
tween the railroad of which he IL
president and the ostensible owners
OF the coal mines. II was alleged be
fore the commission that there exist
ed contracts between all the anthra
cite coal mine owning railroads fixing
prices for coal and it's transportation
and MIR. Bacr was qucstioHe. on the
subject but positively declined t.
answer questions or 10 produce the
suppositIuuS Contlncts. Fhe lntei
STAGE Commerce Commission immed,
lately appealed to the Attorney Gen
eral to commence suit in the courts
for a mandamous compelling the pro
duction of the contracts and the
answering of the question PROFOUND
ed. The Attorney General has
promptly responded ana the necess
AIRY order for a suit has been issued
The truth of a widely circulated
story to the effect that Senator Spoon.
er had purchased "the great BlanCh-
ard estate in Northern New llamp-
shire and was about to establish n
game preserve there" your CORE
spondont learned from Senator Spoon
er himself today. The Senator has
actually bought an abandoned New
Hampshire farm of slightly less than
800 acres, in high and beautifulspo
whore he hopes to find secluson and
rest during the hotter portion of the
summer. He will not fence the place
nor farm it, but with his family, vii
occupy the substantial farm hous,
which liz already built during his VA.
cations, The Senator says that no i,
being deluged with the circulars and
letters of fence companies, foresters
game keepers aud others who desiI,
trade or employment. There is d
suggestion in the Senators manner
when he tells of the facts, that he
would like to meet the newspaper
man who sent out the grossly eNag-
gerated report.