St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-09-14
New York Newspapers.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-TWO journalistic
happenings are politically significant. John
Ford, editor of the Brooklyn Union, is 60
ing to Europe for year. The excuse of
his absence is his health, which in fact is
pretty good. The real explanation is, that
the Union is the only Republican paper in
Brooklyn that supported Mr. Cleveland for
the presidency, and that change of front
is TO be made. The MugwumpS are numer-
Gus enough in Brooklyn to count pOtently
in elections, but they do not provide pur-
chasers for their organ in sustaining num-
bers, MI Ford goes away III order not to
stultify himself while the favor of the
regular Republicans is being won by his
staff. The re-eStablShment of the New
York Star will give the administration what
it his lacked, a Democratic organ in this city.
The Sun and World are both assailing MI
ClevelandS policy, and his only defense is
by the profeSsedly Republican Times and
Post. The price paid for the Star plant
enables the Stockholders TO get back 21
cents for every dollar invested. Their az
gregate loss, including a mortgage which
John Kelly voluntarily scaled down, is
about 500, 600. The actual backing OF the
new venture is coniectural. EX-Lieut. Gov.
DOrshemer is the only visible power The
Star, under him, viii neither coddle nor
condemn Tanmany, but will aim to unite
the parry. Dorsheiiner and Charles A.
Dana have long 50en Intimate friends. 1t
IS said that they celebrated the new OppOsi-
ton to the sun by an elaborate dinner. at
which, by tacit consent, newspapers were
not once mentioned.
Blaine Cor Governor Of Maine.
Special to the Globe:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-A Maine Dem
ocrat who is here furnishes the following
interesting bit of gossip: Il know that
the Republicans of Maine intend to run
Blaine for governor of that state at the
next election, fer il VIII give him the op-
portunity he desires TO get back again into
active politics. He is man of great
energy and a restless ambition, and he is
too young and vigorous to be put on the
shelf to stay, but l doubt if he would
be elected In 1854. with
all his personal popularity, his
unqueStioned skill as an organizer, and the
pride of the state TO aid him, with absolutely
all the money he desired, his vote for presi-
dent fell 3, 600 behind that cast fc- Garfield
in 1850. If he wants the governorShip as a
preliminary step to his nomination III 1883
he may be mistaken in his ability to get it.
There is nothing we would like better than
to have him nominated for that place by
the Republican party in the state OF Maine. "
John IGOnoh's Trouble.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.-There is apt
to be trouble between the government and
the bondsmen of John Roach. 1t will be
remembered that the government is going
to finish the three cruisers, of which pos
session was taken when Roach made his as
signment. Ten per cent. of the contract
money is still unpaid and the arrangement
made with the assigneeS and bondsmen was
for the government 10 take charge of the
work and 90 on with and complete the
ships III RO&ch'S yards If the money I'M
paid IS insufficient to finish the ships of
course the bondSmen will have to
make up the deficiency and that
Is now the prospect. Actual
work on the ships has been DELAYED. pend
ing an inventory Of the vessels. This work
is not yet complete, but it has progressed
far enough to develop indications that the
remaining amout of the appropriation will
be insufficient to complete the ships up to
the specifications of Mr.. Roch's contract
1t is. of course, impossible to determine
how much additional expenditure will be
required until the inventory of progress
shall have been completed and compared
with the details of work remaining to be
done, but it is the opinion of competent
Judges that not less than a
quarter of a million will be needed. This
is big sum for ROach's bondsmen to go
down in their pockets for, and it may be
expected that there will be great howl
once more over the grinding injustice of the