St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-02

that Hall for lieutenant governor ana AkerS
for superintendent will run hundreds ahead
of Larrabee, with Beck for supreme judge
not far behind them. The lower house is
a little more likely to be opposition by
small majority than to be Re
publican, and the result is thought
to depend mainly on Scott and
Des Moines counties, and about the entire
opposition will be hostile to the prohibition
law. The opposition seem sure of twelve
new -prohibitionists. The senate,
which will make poll Of twenty-five, but
it NAV result that two Of this sentiment
may be Republicans from Dubuque and
Scott, an important factor in the Legislature
two wears hence. The law of chance has
not been so dominant in thirty years in
Iowa as it will be tomorrow.
MIR. Coon's Mouth Responsible.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Secretary Man.
nings letter accepting Assistant Secretary
Coon's resignation contains good deal
less taffy than is customary on such Oc-
casions. When the president accepted
Civil Service Commissioner Thoman'S reSig-
nation he did not write long letter but he
did say something pretty to him about his
arduous and valuable services. Secretary
Manning accepts Mr.. Coon'S resignation
without a word of compliment orregret. Ii
Coon had resigned under serious charges his
resignation could not have been accepted
with more formality and brevity. The fact
is that Mr.. Manning took fancy to Mr..
Coon when he first met him in the depart
ment and he has found Mr.. Coon very use
full Their relations have been very
amicable, and though it was likely that at
some date Mr.. Coon would be succeeded by
a Democrat, there were no signs Of any i'm
pending change until after the Ohio cleo
ton The day after that event Mr.. Coon
was interviewed by reporter, and he eX-
pressed his qualification at the Republican
victory, mainly because it would
assist Davenport to beat Hill in
New York. Of course there was
howl from Democrats all over
the country at the retention of an ardent
Republican in so important an Office as
Coon held, but this was not the worst of it.
In various quarters in New York there were
doubts whether the president wanted Hill
elected. Here was man only one step be-
low cabinet minister who was expressing
his hope that Hill would be beaten. If he
remained in office plenty Of New Workers
on both sides of the political fence would
infer from it that the president was indiffer-
ent to Hill, as had been charged. The situ-
alton in New York was very delicate.
HilFs victory was far from being assured,
and many Democrats were grumbling be-
cause the president did not do more to help
Hill. 1t was absolutely necessary, to save
the Democracy and the administration and
to assist Hill when he was greatly in need
of assistance, to get Coon out, and to nave
his resignation known and accepted before
the New York election, and to have him go
out with no flying colors, but under such
measures of GOODNESS and disapproval as
Secretary Manning's curt note implies. 1t
was political necessity after Mr.. CoOn'S
interview about the Ohio election for the
administration to unload him, and to do it
with some show of roughneSS.
Beecher Inveighs Against Machines
Special to the Globe.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Nov. Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher was the principal speaker at
mass meeting held in the Academy of
Music in the interest of Gen. John B..
Woodward's candidacy for mayor of Brook
lyn, on the Citizens Independent ticket.
Mr.. Beecher said he had been keeping com
pany of late with the Democratic party.
He had found excellent men in both par
ties. Parties were to him something as
black and white children were to an old
colored lady he once knew. She said white
children were just as good as black ones so
/ long as they behaved themselves. Mi.
Beecher gave his reasons for not supporting
either of the regular or machine candidates
for mayor. He had nothing against either
of them personally. AS he referred to the
various candidates by name there were
storms of mingled applause and Kisses,
showing that both parties were well repre-
sented in the aSsemblage. Mr.. Beecher was
in his element in addressing such an audi
ence, and with perfect self-possession and
ready wit he kept the meeting closely in
terested during a speech of considerable
length Gen. Slocum. the veteran Demo-
crat, Ripley Ropes, the millionaire Inde-
pendent, John Mcclure, an eX-Democrat,
| W. H. Williams, president of the Young
Republican club, F. w. Henrichs, Repub-
lican, ex-ATayor Hunter, who presided over
the meeting, and Mayor Low were among
the other speakers of the evening.
Reducing Republican MajOrities.
Special to the Globe.
WATERLOO Ia, Nov. 1.-The Repub-
licans closed the campaign in this city last
evening with speeches by Larrabee and
Hutchins. Mr.. Larrabee was the first
speaker. and referred principally to the Re-
| publicans on their administration of state
affairs in Iowa. Col. Hutchins followed
with discussion of national affairs, with
especial reference to the tariff and the elec-
| ton of a United States senator to succeed
| Senator Wilson. The indications point to
the election of the Republican ticket in this
county by reduced maiorities, the principal
| shrinkage being on the legislative ticket.
Established a Censorship.
| Special to the Globe.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. Secretary Man
ming has established g sort of press censor
ship of the bureau reports in his depart
| ment. The reports of the treasurer, the
commissioner of internal revenue, the
comptroller of the currency and the acting
Superintendent of the coast and geodetic
survey. he will not allow to be made pub
lie until his own report is made public after
congress meets. For this there is the Suffi-
cient reason that these four reports contain
the basis of recommendations he intends to
make to congress. and he does not want his
! report discounted. In regard to the
other bureau reports in his depart
ment. he has ordered that bureau
heads making the reports shall make
abstracts for the press, but the reports
themselves cannot be seen by newspaper
men, and until the reports are regularly
published this winter the public will know
nothing of their contents except what heads
of bureaus put into their abstracts. This
IS an entirely new scheme. One of the bu
reau chiefs has made a pretended abstract
OF his report, but the abstract is worthless.
The correspondent can see this report and
make his own abstract. The secretary has
gone to Albany to vote and when he gets
back he may direct another and fuller alb
stract to be made, but unless he does the
public Will know nothing about the docu-
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