St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-26

ton that is agitating the Demo-
Gratis most just now is the dis
tribution of the federal plums. Most of the
important positions outside of postoffices
have been quite satisfactorily supplied.
Recently Congressman Bragg and Rankin
and other Democrats held meeting in
Milwaukee to consider candidates for the
remaining pOStOfficeS at that point The
cOllectOrship is still held by Republican.
Rankin has been pushing Senator Blake of
Port Washington for the position. Blake,
however,
HAS BEEN RATHER INDIFFERENT
in the matter, and would little rather not
have it. Bragg has candidate in the per-
son of Curtis Mann of Oconomowoc
1t was decided that Mann be
recommended for the position. Mann,
however, has an opponent in the person of
ii. NJ. Smith, recently of Sheboygan and
formerly warden of the state prison. Smith
now lives in Milwaukee. but he has a strong
Endorsement from ShebOygan. The opin-
ion generally prevails that Mann will get
the appointment. 1t is stated on very good
authority that Collector Hail. the present
Republican incumbent, is very anxious to
retain his place and that he has offered to
turn out every Republican deputy and clerk
and appoint Democrats if that will appease
the opposition. Halls term will not ex-
pire for three years yet unless he is re-
moved. 1t was also agreed at the confer
ence that Conrad Krez of ShebOygan be
ADVANCED EoR THE POSITION
of pension agent. 1t is generally thought
that Gen. Bragg is working his plans with
the senatorial candidacy in view in 1886.
The Republicans are anxious to make it ap-
pear that Postmaster General Villas is
WORKING i'm tho Saua d:rootint, op6 +bo4 q
breach is imminent between him and Bragg.
The effort is useless and the report gains no
credence. Col. Villas has repeatedly said
that he is not a candidate for senator.
Although the Republicans had the legiS-
lature by large majority last winter, they
do not feel confident of it in 1856. National
politics will not attract attention then. The
PrOhibitiOniStS are already organizing for an
active campaign in assembly districts and
the brewing interest of Wisconsin will also
have its eye on them.
THE WISCONSIN CENTRAL
railroad, the Chicago connection of which
interests intimately the st. Paul business
public, is at last beginning to show its hand.
The announcement in Thursdays papers
that the Central had arranged with the
Chicago 81 Great Western Railroad company
for an entrance into and terminal
facilities at Chicago has created great deal
of fresh speculation as to how the Central
will make connection with the Great
Western from SchleiSsingerville, the
! CentraFS southern terminus, thirty
miles north of Milwaukee. Every day the
indications are more marked that the st.
Paul road will not furnish such connec-
ton at a figure that the Central can afford
to pay. 1t is stated on very good authority
that the Central has already made other ar
! engagements whereby within year that
! road will have its own line into Chicago
from SchleiSSingeryille, thus giving it
through line from st. Paul. The Cen
trail officials are slow to admit this, but
there are good reasons to believe that
THE CENTRAL Is BACKING
the Chicago, Wisconsin & Northern Rail-
road company, or what is known as the
WaukeSha survey. The Central has denied
this. The survey begins few miles out
of Chicago and runs north to WaukeSha
and terminates near Schleissingerville. A
good portion of the right of way south of
Waukesha has been already secured.
Contracts for rails it is said have been
lei. One of the evidences OF the
Centrars interest in the survey is found in
the fact that c. l.. Colby and Z. H. Abbot
are president and vice president of the Chi
cdSO " Uredt western. len gentlemen
backing the Waukesha survey, prominent
among them being IL. S. Hawley of Chi
cagO, are also connected with the
Chicago IL Great Western. A prOmi-
nent railroad man of Chicago and
an intimate friend of Hawley impaired the
information this week that to his personal
knowledge the WaukeSha survey and the
Z Chicago Il Great Western are one and the
same company. and that everything done
thus far has been in the interest of the Wis
cOnSin Central. He also says developments
in the near future will bear out the state
ment.
THE TERMINAL FACILITIES
of the Central in Chicago will be ample
and within a block of the new board of
trade. The Central people say they have
an abundance of means to carry on their
operations at Chicago. 1t is computed by
practical railway men that it will cost fully
So, 800, 600 TO secure the right of
way into the depot grounds at Chicago,
and that it will cost at least 81, 900, 900 to
construct the line from SchleiSSingerville to
Chicago. With the increasing demand for
entrances into Chicago there seems no
doubt that the Central will find no trouble
in securing tenants who will be glad to
share its terminal facilities. Y. A. Ii.
MADE TO BE BORROWED.