Show M KIN L EYS RUNNING MATE WEBSTER DAVIS ISAMBITIOUS TO BE IN HARNESS I Former Mayor of Kansas City Now Assistant Secretary of the Interior SelCt ror Has tho Bee Buzzing About Him i j Kansas City MO Ja 26 Webster Davis Auslstant Secretary of the Interior In-terior and former Mayor of Kansas I City has ambition to become President McKInlcys running mate this fall according ac-cording to this evenings Star The Star says Davlsa closest friends here In Kansas City do not I hesitate to express the belief that ho went to South Africa on Rome mission I other than In search of health One of Uavlss warmest admirers tells of a i conversation he had with the Asslst I ant Secretary of the interior in Vash I lug nearly a year ago i I called on Mr Duvls in regard to f pension claim lie Introduced rno tot to-t Cornollus Bliss Bliss talked o the I future of Davis In politics After we I talked wllh Mr Bliss w went over to see the Piesldelit I Mr McKinley declared that Davis was destined to be a event man in the Nation The President questioned me I closely about the standing of Davis in the West and said that Missouri should be very proud of him After we left the White House Davis Da-vis told we he was ski ted for the nominatIon nomi-natIon for VIcePresidenu He declared that the President had taken up the subject with him voluntarily McKln Icy 1 bclieC3 that Davis cm carry Missouri Mis-souri for the Republican tlekql He was sent on his stumping tour of Ohio and out Vest for no other put pose than to le the people see him The trip to South Africa Is nothing more than a move on the political checkerboard to bring Davis Into prominence |