St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-29
Gossip About MitchelPs Reported
Resignation.
Vigorous Political Work in the Demo-
cratic Field.
A New Morning Paper to be Established-The
Cooking School.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe.


directors of the company from borrowing money
TO pay dividend not earned by the road, had
about made up his mind to resign, caused much
more agitation among Milwaukeeans than one
would suppose such a contingency would arouse.
The road is held in the light of home institu-
ton, and it would be difficult to disassociate Mr..
Mitchelrs name from the office of president of
the great corporation of which he may be justly
called the father. By those who believed the
rLmors various causes assigned
for the action, the most prominent being the in
creasing illness of Mr.. Mitchen's old associate
and right bower in the management of the road
IS. S. Merrill. 1t was theorlzed that probably |
Mr.. Mitchell could not contemplate with
composure the inevitable instalment of new |
man into the close relations necessary between
president of the road and its general manager;
that his sorrow over Mr.. Merrilrs declining
health has genuinity that prompts him to re-
tire with the memory of things they have
been, while yet his health is sturdy, and leave
the management of the railroad to new heads.
Mr.. Mitchells objection to the b-Peter-to-pay
Paul style of paying dividend in hard times /
also figured among the reasons" The pessim-
istic at once inclined to the opinion that in the
event of Mr.. Mitchells retirement the general |
offices would be removed to Chicago. This is |
subject that directly interests good many peo-
pie, and naturally not a few long faces were |
caused by this view of the situation. The plump |
denial of the whole report Friday instantly |
allayed all further excitement and Strengthened |
the thinking caps of those who were endeavor |
ing TO match cause with effect. The fact that |
the railroad company has lease of its present |
quarters and the Mitchell bank building until |
1889 had escaped attention, and Mr.. Mitchell's |
personal influence outside Of his present official |
station out of mind entirely. Milwaukeeans
super-sensitive on the subject of business
removals, the result of a hegira of wholesale
houses to the Illinois metropolis several years
ago; and the mere hint that Chicago might Sc
cure the railway offices was enough to cause a
lively 1utter.
POLITICAL.
Matters are gradually shaping for vigorous
general canvass in this city and country. Or
ganization has been carried along with vigor on
both sides during the past month, but the county
and congressional nominations are wanted to
bring in recruits for torch bearing and quiet
electioneering. The Democrats enthusiastic
over their national and state tickets, and are
anxious to have the entire line of battle drawn
from county offices upward. Republican papers
so industriously circulated a statement that N.
D. Fratt, the Democratic nominee for governor
udu Drought SL JOQu, the HTOnlDlIlOn pIeEl-
dental nominee, to the State fair for political
purposes, that in view of the ENHANCEMENT of
the two names in a strained and disjointed cam
paign romance, Mr.. traits friends deemed it
best to ''draw him OUT on the subject. Ac-
cordingly Frank R. Talk, the young brewer who
is Democratic nominee for state treasurer, adj
dressed q letter Of inquiry to Mr.. Fratt. In his
| reply Mr.. Frat disavowed belief in either the
| right or policy of Prohibition by the state, and
said he did not think it the business of the state
to interfere with the privilege of the individual
| to regulate the habits, so long as he commits
offense against society. This clears Mr.. Fratt
| of the ENHANCEMENT and insures him the full
Independent vote and the support OF the Per
sonal Liberty league.
| THE INDEPENDENTS,
who have headquarters of their own on Mar
ket square, near st. Charles hotel, have been so
much encouraged by the fruit of their efforts
| thus far that they are redoubling their energy.
| They confidently expect to have at least 5000
| Independent formerly Republican, voters reg
! istered before election. The Personal Liberty
| league is also active in sending out campaign
documents to all parts OF the state. Agitation
| committees in the different assembly districts
! have been instructed to catecbise legislative
nominees and see that none with prohibition
| proclivities receive the support of league mem
bers. While this league is ostensibly party in
| itself, from the nature of things in the present
canvass It's influence viii be against Republican
| candidates With these auxiliary forces the
Democrats have an army Of voters that viii
greatly change election figures in this state, pro-
yided the regular Democratic phalanx stands
frm-and there the best of evidence that it
| will. recent convert is VIM. Young, the great
| grain Spectator of this city. He went east sew
eral weeks ago an ardent Blaine man, and came
home with q firm determination not to vote for
4 the Maine letter writer. He does not say he will
n vote for Cleveland, but he declares he will not
| vote for Blaine. His Republican friends are
surprised, and do not know what TO make of it,
1t is understood, however, that during his aD-
sence 1.-The governor" Mr.. Young is called
read too many of the Mnlligan documents for
the good Of his political stomachs that, like the
| whale he rejected Jonah. Before
| election day comes Mr.. Young
will probably decide to do his full duty as a cit-
zen by voting for Cleveland.
THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.
The Democratic county convention viii be held
on the 4th of October, and the congressional
convention the same day. The Republican
congressional and county conventions will be
held on the 9TH prox. On the night OF the 4th
the Democrats will have grand rally and parade,
which indications promise will be big demon
stration 7. V. Deuster will undoubtedly be
nominated for congress, as John Black has with
l
afioat in Republican atmosphere. but the peo-
pies party threatens TO nominate the eccentric
| Henry Smith, ex-comptrolier of Milwaukee
Smith will probably run to suit his associates,
but he says q poor man has no business to run
for congress. There is no danger Of his making
more than small effort. Neither is there much
danger that Mr.. Deusier Will be beaten. The
Democrats are strong enough to attend to that
matter alone, and the Republicans have way of
slaughtering their own nominees for certain rea-
sons When they had a much better chance
than they now have they sacrificed Casper san
ger and Col. F. G. Winckler. Dis
satisfied Republicans assert that the
federal Office ring in Milweuk ee does not desire a
Republican congressman in this district AS
matters stand, with Republican congressional
representative, the ring has better grip on Off
cial patronage than it would have there q
Republican patronage engineer in this district.
THE COOKING scapoL.
The Milwaukee Cooking schools in full swing
for the season OF 1ss4-5 in the old Ward home
stead on Milwaukee street, nea, Mason. Every
Friday afternoon and evening Miss Hammond,
the principal assisted by Miss Poor, & graduate
of the Boston school, gives demonstrative les
sons in cookery to classes Of eight of which there
are about twenty. The school will remain open
| until next June, with short vacation during the
Christmas holidays. Judging from the interest
taken in these culinary lectures, the cooking
school will be Of great benefit TO youDg house
wives and older ones who never received thor
ough kitchen education, and viii no doubt result
in great relief TO dyspeptic husbands whose lives
have heretofore been made miserable By indi
gestible messes in alluring g1ise. This cooking
movement is grand one, and gives greater
| promise to mankind than all the art erazes and
| bric-a- brac frenzies Of the day. The hand thai
yields the skillet Is the hand that feeds the