St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-21
CITY POLITICAL NOTES.

Candidate Merriam-In your sketch of
my LIE OH Sunday you gave my span of fast
horses a record of only 1926. 1t should have
been 2:251S.
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The 'nan and brother who was re-
quested to take a retired seat in the late re-
publican convention, it is reported, is not
very well satisfied, and some of the colOred
people are beginning to think over the mat
ter out loud, and it is not at all improbable
that MI. Merriam will be made to feel that
little less eXclusiveness would be more adj
vantageous to the Republican party.
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The registration of voters commences to-
day.
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f'From my knowledge of the city and on
general principles" said prominent Re
publican and ex-oficeholder yesterday, II
should say there is no doubt of Mr.. Rice's
election by large majority"
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City Attorney Murray-If L am not a
badly-leceived man, Rice will beat Merriam
by larger majority than he did Barden.
The lines and issues are well defined now,
and [ think Mr. Rice will have a splendid
victory.
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81 don't want to be quoted on this"
said one Of the most distinguished Demo-
Gratis in the city yesterday, land 1 am not
in the habit of betting, but if you see any
OF these fellows who are bowling around
and offering to bet their money on AIer
RAMS election just bring them to me and 1
will take all their bets'
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Mr.. Fred Driscoll, chairman of the late
Republican convention will announce his
appointments for city committee for the en-
suing year to-day.
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The committee appointed at the Repub-
lican convention last Saturday to inform
Mr.. William r. Merriam of his nomination
for the mayOralty, called upon that gentle
man yesterday and went through the need
less business of formal notification. Sew
eral speeches were made, and strange to
say, the parties seemed exceedingly well
satisfied with themselves all around.
NORTHWESTERN ROTATIONS.
yes" said Mr.. Martin of North Da-
kota to GLOBE representative last after
noon, ''tae prospect of war will doubtless
result in a largely increased wheat acreage
this spring But the fact is the increase has
been markell each year, especially last. Why,
year before asst Pillsbury & Co.'S elevator
at Lakota hal but 500 bushels of wheat,
but this year holds more than 100, 900
bushels. Thecountry is settling up so fast
that shacks dotthe prairie in every direc-
ton, where buta year or so ago there was
nothing to break the monOtony of the UNI
broken prairie. We shall sow 700 acres
this season, and Perhaps more, if the pros
poets of a genera foreign war continue
favorable. Our people are generally pros
porous and the promise for the future was
never so good as it is now. We are having
large emigration for Ibis early in the sea-
son. and if the trouble continues in the
Northwest territories we shall get the bulk
of the people who left tier homes destined
for that section"
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A well-known Western politician en-
route home fresh from Washington was in
st. Paul last evening, and III answer to
questions as to the prospects for changes in
territorial officials, said several changes are
contemplated for an elrly date. Among
them is that in the goyernorship of Mon
lana. III Iacl, lie duuetl Hau Il controversy
not arisen the change would have been an
nounced ere this. There is general de-
mand, a popular clan0r | might say, for
the scalp of B. Plat Carpenter, the polti-
cal fortune seeker whom Arthur sent out to
pick up the official .rumbs that j. Schuyler
Crosby let fall from the territorial table. 1t
was generally accepted as fact that eX-
Delegate Maginnis would get the governor
ba nf -
was brought out. While he doesn't want it
there is general demand that he shall ac-
cept the responsibility. The territory is
developing rapidly, and man representa-
it looks now as if he you'd be called to the
chair.