St. Paul daily globe., 1885-05-31
He Gives Up the Surveyor Generalship
and Wants to be a Mississippi
River Commissioner.
Crooks and Norrish Fighting for Chandler
Shoes--Wilkerson Likely obe Dis
trict Attorney.
Bassford to Begin Vigorous Work on
the Minneapolis Building
State Postomces.
Hendricks Talks Profusely on Public
ARairs--Rotten Consular
Service.
minnesota offices.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-The supervis-
ing architect to-day received telegram
from Mr. Bassford saying that he would SET
vigorously to work on the Minneapolis
building. This puts an end to all efforts to
persuade Secretary Manning to recall his
action in regard to this position. 1t has
been urged upon him that Bassford was SO
pressed with business that he would be ul-
able to give proper attention to the Mime
apolis building. This claim had been given
a color Of truth by the fact that Bassford
had sent letter to the supervising archltect
/, , inauiring how much time he would be eX-
pected to give to the duty, and saying ms
business was such that he coulo
not devote his entire time to it.
In answer to this he. was given an
answer which seems to have been
satisfactory, as he telegraphed this after
noon that he would set actively to work at
once. This is very discouraging to Mime
apolis men who are trying to get man
from their own town appointed.
BAsSFoRD
will advertise at once for bids for excava-
tions and work will begin Immediately
thereafter.
Rev. Dr. Dana of st. Paul, Judge
Young of Minneapolis, Gen. Berry Of WI
mona. Mr.. Bell and Secretary Hart OF the
state board of corrections and charities are
to be here in few days to attend a meet
ing of the national board of corrections and
charities.
Donnelly is evidently pretty well con-
yinced he has no show for the surveyor gen.
eralship. He announced yesterday that in
case of failure to get that he would try to
get position as member of the Mississippi
river commission. Those here who are
/ familiar with his record say he will not De
likely to get any recognition at the hands o1
THE ADMINISTRATION.
"He has never been Democrat in any
sense.n said Mr. w. NJ Campbell OF Min
| nesota talking with the GLOBE correspond
| ent this evening, and it does not seem
probable that he will receive any very great
| attention from the Democratic adlnlnlStra-
ton when there are well-known and COM
| petent Democrats asking for the places. :
| I'm his race for congress against Repub-
| licans has he not run as Democrat!
Never. Sometimes it has been as an
anti-monopolist, sometimes as sort OF a
| granger candidate, sometimes something
| else. but never as Democrat. do not
understand that he ever claimed to De
| Democrat"
Regarding the Minnesota candidates foI
office there seems to be no startling deyel-
opmentS.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL
is understood that Col Crooks is still in the
lead His Endorsements are very strong
and the fact that he is a political engineer
is very much in his favor. Should ne fall
to get it the place would probably go to
John F. Norrish of Hastings Fer internal
revenue collector Biermann seems to be hay-
ing it all his own way. He has, so far as
known here, no competitor. For district at
torney- ex-senator Wilkerson is understood
to be most strongly supported. He is
strongly recommended, and will probably
receive the appointment when the selection
is made. For marshal. w. NJ. Campbell is
more powerfully backed than any of the other
candidates. He has not yet filed his papers,
as he does not look for early action. In
deed the indications are that none OF the
Minnesota cases will be taken UP at once.
The surveyor generalship and internal rev.
enue collectorship will probably be the first
acted upon. Regarding the postoffices there
is no disposition to hurry.