The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-03-15
Who are After the Offices.

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would never be draggled in the mire of
Office seeking; then we have jolly, rotund,
and blooming CLARK THOMPSON, OF Houston
county, who has been friend to a needy
statesman out of Office, and will doubtless
continue so if he gets an GEO. w. FAR
R1NGToN plays strong cards: he signed the
call for the late Union meeting, and he and
Attorney General BATES are allied in the
Damon and Pythias style of friendship.
These are the principal candidates for the
" Incumbency" in Minnesota but out of
the State, there are host who look upon
the Office as "good thing" and are willing
to fall back upon it, if they fail in the for
eign mission line. ANsoN BURL1NeAME, of
Massachusetts, and General NYE, OF New
York, are Of this class. Our present im-
pressions are that CLARK THoMPsoN's pros
poets are the best, for obvious reasons, if
the Office goes to Minnesota.
Brigadier and Surveyor General EMER>
SONS comfortable berth, would be acceptable
to SIMON CAMERoN's friend, STEPHEN MIL
LER, of up country. STEPHEN raised SIMON,
and Mrs. Sw1ssHELM raised STEPHEN, not
lacteally. but politically. Judge Goodrich
will take this Office, and so will G. D. Gill;
F1LLAN, but in the event OF their failure, the
former is after the Utah Chief Justiceship,
and the latter wouldn't refuse to be Gov
ernor of Dakota. WIN. r. MARSHALL, of
the Press, promises the party an efficient
organ," if be can get the lubricating grease
of the Surveyor Generalship, while DAVID
HEAToN, of st. Anthony, goes in for the
the same Office, an invalided Republican.
We rather think DAVID will be called, in
which event the Office will be transferred to
the "head Of navigation"
For the Post Office at st. Paul, R. F.
FIsKE, goes in on his general strength and
the House of Hope; GEO. MOORE on his
facility in doing the agreeable; DAN
RoHRER for ditto and party services /;
CHARLES N1coLs on his late residence at
Winona, and acquaintance with WINDOW
he is also supported by " us fellows" JOHN
JAY SHAW wants it, but is willing to go
with Judge GOODRICH to Utah, as Marshal
of the Judges Court; but THOMAS MAC
LEAN NEwsoN will be likely to get it, to
avoid his indiction upon the party, of new
organ at st. Paul, unless his residence at
Lake Como disqualifes him, in which event
the administration will tender him the
Post Office at Roseville, or the consulship
to Schiedam.
For Collector of Customs, DR.. j. II.
STEWART is a candidate, with bushef oil
first class papers; G1LF1LLAN wants one of
the German editors to have it, IN which
opinion, the German element" begs
leave to differ; Bill SHELLEY also wants
it, and if regulating the clocks at the Capt.
toll is qualification, he ought to have it.
FRANK COLLINS chances however, are the
best. Gov. CHASE made it a condition upon
going into the Cabinet, that FRANK should
have this Office; LINCOLN was at first in
clined to give it to SHELLEY, but under
CHAsE's pressure, finally " secessed."
Mr.. Gro. A. NoURsE is after the District
Attorneyship; and as one of the duties of
the Office is to catch runaway niggers, and
enforce the fugitive slave law, be will doubt
less get it. Rev. CHARLES M'CLURE of
Red Wing, and E. E. PAULD1NG, of st.
Peter, are also willing. CRAMER BURT, of
Mankato, Senator W1LKINsoNis law part
ner, is a candidate, and so also is II. L.
Moss, but we believe he would rather have
a larger turkey to carve
The struggle for the Marshalship, is con-
ceded to be between those distinguished
patriots. Buck and BALcoMBE, of Winona.
GEO. E. II. DAY, of St. Anthony, has
his papers out for q. S. District Judge.
For the Indian Agencies, there are
host of applicants, the most of whom are
fitted to play the father to the red race
only in the strictly paternal relation. State
Senators, LyNDE and GAlBRAITH are after
the Sioux agency, with opposing candidates
from half the Western States. For the
Chippewa agency, MORSE of Little Falls,
L. G. WALKER of st. Anthony and Aid.
DALEY of st. Paul, are candidates while
for the Winnebago agency, DR.. FOSTER,
HENsLEY, of the Mankato Independent, and
WIN. Fl. DYKE, of Faribault, are on the
anxious seat. We 60 for Foster firstly
because be has worked hard for the party
and deserves the Office, and secondly, be-
cause be believes in Prot. DAVID B. HER
R1MAN's theory of Indian civilization. HENS
LEY is untitled for the post, both as to
qualifications and aDtecedenfs; and Mr..
DYKE don't stand much chance for il. and