St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-15

preserving a modesty of bearing that has
been In marked contrast with the Casar-hke
attitude OF Mr.. Blaine in his posings before
his constituents. Despite the fact that he
had travelled all day in the cars on Tuesday,
and had sat up throughout the entire night,
the Governor was but an hour after his usual
time in reaching the Executive Office. He
had pleasant bow for the clerks, who clapped
their hands as he entered, and then seating
himself at his desk began the examination OF
his morning mail as coolly aDdimperturbably
as though the White House were mansion
to which he had never devoted a thought.
OF course it was not in the nature of things
that be should be permitted to continue the
ordinary business Of the office, but during
the entire day and amid the stream of visitors
that poured in upon him, the Governor was
as be has always been, cool, business-like and
collected. Among the callers during the day
were E. Winsiow Paige aud john s. Darling,
Of Schenectady; Judge Miller, OF the Court
of Appeals. Maurice Splain, Of Washington;
State Treasurer Maxwell, Superintendent Of
Insurance McCan-in fact the entire list Of
State otiicers-Messrs. Fl. s. Peck and c. P
Choate, of New York; A. V. Cleary, of Troy:
Mayor Banks, and perfect army of Alban-
ians, including among others, Montgomery
H. Throop. DR.. A. B. Ward, Senator Thatch-
er, DR.. Delavau, Judge Peckham, A. B. Uline
and S. w. Rosendale. In addition to those
who were personally known TO the Governor
or who sought an introduction, there was a
continuous stream of idle visitors who
gaped at the Governor, to his evident amuse-
ment and ii is to be hoped, to their own pro-
fit.
The Governors desk is a massive affair,
standing near the center of the immense ex-
eeutive department 1t was the receptacle
yesterday Of at least five hundred kilograms.
Curiously enough, these dispatches for the
most part sought information rather than
impaired it. Citizens unknown to fame,
from Florida to New Hampshire, telegraphed
for the latest news, what is your majori-
tyi' in this State or IN that State was the
question most frequently asked, which it is
hardly necessary to say His Excellency found
no time TO answer. OF course there were,
in addition, an immense number Of con-
gratulatory dispatches, but these Gov. Cleve-
land positively refused to make public. In
explanation of his course in this respect,
the Governor said to your correspondent,
with merry twinkle in mis- eve:
You know l haven't been notified of nv
election yet, andI should feel sorry, in case
that notification never came, to expose the
misplaced enthusiasm of those gentlemen to
the cold gaze of an unfeeing world" Here
upon his own belief in regard to the result of
the election, Of which opportunity your cor
respondent avaled himself This was at -
O'Clock. The Governor hesitated for mo-
ment, swung one leg nouchantly over the
knee of the other, and replied:
"Nell, sir, FOR my own part, haven any
doubt that the Democratic ticket has received
a majority of the votes cast in the State of
New York, and the Democratic party has
won, provided there has been fair count
In all discussion of the great question of the
hour, the first personal pronoun did not
once, To your correspondents notice, esca pc
the Governors lips.
Numerous attempts were made through
the day by ambitious newspaper men to Gin
/ terview'' the President-elect, but they were
dismal failures. eve are waiting as pa
tiently as we can" he said, with smile to
all questions concerning his view of the po-
litical prospect and when, as il occasionally
happened, he found too persistent inter-
/ viewer, he had delightfully."- naive way Of
calling the questioner's attention to the
magnificent view commanded from the
/ luxurious Office.
"There used to be, said he pointing out
in the direction of lower State street, "a 10
of buildings out there which obseured the
/ view from these windows completely, and
when they were taken down it was a perfect
revelation of beauty. There is nothing, you
know" he added, ''lile having a clear view
of things" e'A
/ At O'Clock, the office being then full Of
visitors, the Governor sent word to his house
| that he would not return to lunch. He or
dered a light repast from neighboIing res
taurant and remained at his desk until 6 D.
IN :, at which hour he entertained Mr. John
! A. Darling of Schenectady, at dinner at the
! Executive Mansion. Throughout the after
noon kilograms continued to pour in, one OF
which without the governors permission
| your correspondent takes the liberty of re-
| peating, because its receipt was evidently
very gratifying to the Governor, and becauss
| the sender Of it will not in any probability
be unwilling that the public should see II,
even though it should transpire that the con-
graduation was premature. 1t was as fol-
lows:
"ORANGE, N. j., Nov. 5.
she who led the forlorn hope twenty years
ago eongratulates with all his heart the VIC
torious leader Of to-day.
George B. Mcclellan"
During the afternoon the bulletin board in
frynt of the Journal Office was confronted by
an immense crowd of noisy Republicans
who gathered consolation from its menda-
cious reports and kept up an almost contin-
uous cheering for Blaine. The various Sex
tras' Of the paper were brought to the exec
utiye office, each increasing the size OF its
CLAIM for the man from Maine. The COVER
nor was not in the least disturbed.
MY own dispatches from the various
countless" said ho, ''do not agree with these
figures, and in almost every instance show
that the Republican majorities are much
smaller than those given in this paper" At
the time Of leaving mis- Office the Governors
private returns. while by no means COM
plete, showed a total Democratic majority in
the State of between 1900 and 1000.