Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-01-06
POLITICAL
Roosevelt For Senator.


The New York speakership fight in
the Republican party, which has at
tracted general attention on account of
the Injection of President Roosevelt's
personality into the contest against the
Odell machine, takes on fresh interest
with the open declaration Of war be-
tween the Higgins and Odell factions.
One of the reports current was to the
effect that the election of Wadsworth
as speaker by the administration
forces would be part of long range
plan to give the president complete
control of the party in New York, so
that at the end Of his term in the
White House he could be elected to the
United States senate while waiting for
another four years to pass and give
him the privilege of again becoming
a presidential candidate.
Mcclellan Again Mayor.
The certificate Of election having
been finally delivered to Mayor McClel-
Ian of New York for his second term
in that office, he was duly inaugurated
Jan. L. The plurality as officially de-
clared was 3,4T2 after the corrections
and the examination of the void and
protested ballots. Notwithstanding the
inauguration of Mcclellan the Hearst
people say that they intend to ask the
legislature for bill authorizing the
opening of all ballot boxes for a re-.
count.
Activity Of Boston's Moran.
John B. Moran, the new district at
torney of Boston, has been making
good his campaign promises by closing
I'D the fashionable hotel bars in obedi-
ence to the letter Of the law. Mr.
Moran is a Democrat by preference
and bachelor on the sunny side of
forty. He had attained local note as
criminal lawyer.
BIackburn's Mail Diverted.
Friends of Senator Blackburn Of
Kentucky have filed charges with the
postoftice department to the effect that
mail sent by him to Frankfort, the
capital of the state, bearing on the
senatorial contest, had found its way
into the hands Of his political oppo-
nents Blackburn is opposed by Sen
ator Beckha1n and a number Of proml-
nent Democrats. Blackburn's term ex-
pires March 5, 1867.
Governor Beckham admitted that he
opened two letters addressed to Sena-
tor Blackburn, but that he did so unln-
tentionally, and, further that, While one
Of the letters might have been used by
him to advantage, he did not so use It.
The governor explains that u. G. w.
Beckham' and 81. C. S. Blackburn"
are SO similar that any one might mis-
take the address.
The senator's friends admit the posi-
biIity of such an error, but they cannot
account for q mistake regarding the
letter from the Allen county Republic
an representative addressed Senator
j. &C. S. Blackburn which was not dis
covered by Governor Beckham, but by
one of his political henchmen, State In
speetor Hines, who CHANGED to be in the
office and to whom the governor passed
the better for perusaL
FOR Pan American Congress.
Secretary OF State Root has named
the committees composed of the rep
resentatives OF various American re-
publies to arrange the details of the
Pan American conference at Rio ia
metro next July which is to be attended
by Mr.. Root and other American dele
gates. The third committee has been
appointed to plan the permanent or
ganization Of the bureau of American
republics.
Another indiana, Scandal.
Governor Hanly Of Indiana has car
ried forward his housekeeping by call
ing for the resignation of Secretary Of
State Daniel Ell. Storms on account Of
further Irregularities discovered Ia his
Office by the auditing committee.
Friends Of Storms are urging him to
refuse to resign, and he has been adj
yised BY lawyers that the governor has
no power to remove him, he being a
constitutional officer and subject to re-
moval by the legislature only after i'm
parchment and trial.
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