St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
Messrs. Kelly and Doran Have Chat
with the Presi dent and the Post
master General.
The National Committeeman Enjoys the
Races but Has Little to Say
About Politics.
Gen. Washburn'S Mission---Ames
Working for n Postofn ce--DOn-
nelly a Dead Duck.
Tammany's Reward---Spicy Talk
with Cox--Randall a Favorfte--
Iowa Delegation Insulted.
North Star State Politics.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 13.-Minnesota is
we'll represented here tonight. P. FL.
Kelly and Michael Doran arrived yester-
day, also Congressman Strait and Senator
Sabin. To-day w. d. Washburn came in.
DR.. AmeS of Minneapolis is also here, as
are several others from various parts of the
state. Kelly and Doran appear to be about
the most cheerful of the party. Yesterday
they called on the president and the post
master general, and in the afternoon went
to the races at Ivy City. To-day
they were at the races again and this even
ing Kelly had long conference with Col.
Villas, and later called Oh Secretary Man.
ming and talked about Minnesota matters.
How are you finding the situation here
Mr.. Kelly?" the GLOBE correspondent asked
him as he sat in the hotel after returning
from call on Secretary Manning.
Very satisfactory" he replied, ''the
races are excellent, the best have seen for
years"
How about the offices, the Minnesota
Offices?"
well, they haven't been filled, have they?
At least we haven't heard of it. MI. Don
nelly has been trying to fill one Of them for
some time | believe, but he don't seem to
have succeeded"
''Will he succeed, do you think"
Il don't see anything to indicate it. On
the contrary l don't see that there's much
probability of it. There has been up to
this time, protest against him but no
effort to prevent full and free
action in case the department saw fit. If
he couldn't succeed in all this time with an
entirely clear field and no opposition, l
don't see much prospect of his doing so in
the future"
1T is reported, Mr.. Kelly, that your re-
ceptiOn by the president and the postmaster
general was not very cordial. What about
that?"
Il have no reason to complain of my
treatment from either of them or from any
Of the administration. On the contrary,
our treatment has been cordial and salts
factory every way. l don't think l have
the reputation Of being the sort of man to
talk to cabinet officers two hours and half,
as [ did this very evening, if l was receiv-
ing other than cordial treatment from him."
when will the Minnesota offices he
filled do you Think"
Don't know as to that. Not until some
recommendations have been made, and if
there have been any don't know by
whom"
''Have you or Mr.. DOran made nOne?"
''NOne whatever. We have been asked
to do so, but are i'll no hurry about it. Ii
anybody else is making recommendations [
haven't heard Of it. The country seems to
be pretty safe, and the races are really too
good to think of the Offices"
Ex-Mayor Ames Of Minneapolis is here.
He wants to be postmaster;
VI L.
of trying to get the Democratic administra-
ton to make change in the mail schedule
between Chicago and st. Paul, starting
trains couple of hours earlier instead of
waiting for the morning papers.
W. NJ. Campbell of Litchfeld is here.
Donnelly's chances for the surveyor gen.
eralship grow materially less daily. If the
president would not appoint him without
asking the advice of Minnesota men, as it
appears he would not do, he will not be
likely to do so after so asking.