St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-22
GOSSIP ABOUT THE sPOILs.
Minnesota and Wisconsin Offices
and Those Who Control Them.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-A good deal Of
interest is felt in Northwestern matters
here The proveTbisl stones Of the admin
istration seem to apply even in more
marked degree to Wisconsin and Minnesota
than to almost any other of the states This
is especially true of Minnesota. The town
has been full OF Minnesotians for
the past month without effecting
single Minnesota appointment OF
any Importance. Wisconsin has Jared bet
ter, not only because she has had repre-
sentative in the cabinet, but two pretty ac-
tive and successful members of congress as
well. 1t is the fashion here to abuse Gen.
Bragg and say that he did not accomplish
what he intended to in coming here, but
when you stop to think of it he ought to be
pretty well satisfied with his work here.
He came here with list of the Republicans
whose scalps he wanted, and he got
them in nearly every case. He had
also list of Democrats whom he wanted
put in their places, and got threefourths of
those. His experience has been so much
more satisfactory than the average member
of congress who comes here for business
purposes that it is easy to see that the stories
of his departure in disgust are very much
overdrawn. Of course he was not satisfied.
His theory was that every Republican ought
to be turned out without delay, every
single one of them. and Demo-
Gratis put in their places. He believed
it impossible to carry on the business of the
government satisfactorily with set of en-
plOyes who are not IN accord and sympathy
with the administration. So he believed in
turning all Republicans out and putting
Democrats in their places. He made no
concealment of this view. But he didn't
expect his views would be adopted. Not
at ALL His intention was merely to have
something to say about the distribution of
offices in his state, and he had it, and it is
safe to say that his views were more closely
followed than are those Of the average
member of congress.
THE VACANT WISCONSIN OFFICES.
There are number of Wisconsin Offices
yet untitled. The president seems to have
turned his attention in other directions
since Bragg left here The department of
| justice is extremely slow in regard to Wis
consin matters, as it is in Minnesota mat
tiers. There are two district attorneys and
one marshal yet to appoint in Wisconsin,
while as for Minnesota it has not been
| touched yet. Gen. Bragg's candidate for
the Eastern Wisconsin district seems pretty
likely to get the place when the attorney
general gets in mood for taking up the
! Wisconsin Offices. Bashford Of Madison is
understood to be Col. Villas candidate for
the district attorneyship Of the district, and
of course will get it. Neither Bragg nor
Rankin is DESTROYS Of invading Villas own
town in this particular, and he will doubt
less have the selection of the local
officers there as he had of the col
lector when he was appointed. Should
his views determine the matter it is
probable that r. M. Bashford will be
selected for district attorney. The mar
shalship is likely to 60 to Mr.. Virgin Of
Grant county, if left to Villas suggestion.
AS to the postofice at Madison the indica-
lions do not seem favorable for an early
change The present officer is giving good
satisfaction. and Col. Villas is averse to re-