St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-01
Short Talks.

Senator o. NJ. Hall of Red Wing, lawy er,
editor and member of the Legislature. and q
possible nominee of the Democrats for con-
gressional representative in the Third dis
trict, came in from Lake kronis with party
of Red Wing anglers. II have been out in
the woods he said, land don't know what's
going on in politics. He expressed himself
Is having q good show for the congressional
nomination, although not having sure thing.
Referring to the choice of the Democrats for
governor, he said that DIR. Ames would de-
velop much more strength than IS generally
conceded. AS far as personal fitness went he
believed Gen. George L. Becker had no Su-
pc rior.
j. n. Spicer, who owns the TOWNSHIP of
Spicer on the ST. Cloud & Willmar branch of
the Manitoba, with its beautiful fishing re-
sort, Green Lake, and who is also president OF
the Willmar s. Sioux Falls Railway company,
was at the Merchants. He is a prominent
Democrat of Kandiyohi county, and he says
all the Democrats in the western part of the
district are in favor of having Senator Hall
for congress, whose free trade ideas, he
thinks, has won for him many friends among
the farmers. What Senator Rice's position IS
in the Republican canvass for congressional
donors he had not been able to ascertain, but
he understood that Rice was candidate for
lieutenant governor. He said that both Her
bert and Reed had been canvassing through
Willmar.
]. D.. Jones of Todd county, secretary of
the senate at the last session, was Merch-
ants arrival yesterday. He expressed much
confidence in his candidacy for the nomina-
ton of clerk of the supreme court on the
Republican ticket, and expressed the belief
that McGills scheme in securing the Ramsey
county delegation would help the speaker.
He said that he could have got number of
friends in the Ramsey delegation if they b ad
put off the primaries for couple of weeks to
ltrxy i'm ip1Qf n
opponents, he said, were Sam Nichols, the
present incumbent, and Hinley of Lac qui
Parle county.
Senator S. D. Peterson, delegate to the Re-
publican state convention. dropped in from
New Ulm to talk with his friends. He said he
did not want to be returned to the state
senate, although his county delegation was
composed of political friends of his. In re-
gard 10 the Second congressional district, he
was inclined to believe that j. j. Thornton OF
ST. James might consent to run again on the
Democratic ticket, but he thought his
chances against Lind would hardly be as
good as they were against Wakefield.
Frank Kellogg of Rochester, who is still
pushing his chances vigorously for the attor-
ney-generalship on the Republican fleet, oc-
cupied seat in the rotunda of the Ry All yes
terday afternoon. His chances, he said, were
excellent. He was positive that Lovely, the
Republican nominee for congress in the First
| district, would WIN the congressional HgnC-
| He added: II am an intimate friend of Judge
| Wilson, have worked with him and against
| him, and I would not like to say anything
that would hurt his canvass.
John A. Lovely OF Albert Lea was at the
| Ryan with his son. Speaking of his pros
| pectS, he said his district gave Milo White q
| good majority, and that while Judge Wilson
| WAS an able man. Mr.. Lovely. expected TO re-
| ceive as large majority as Milo Wright did.
| He said the sentiment all through his district
| was in favor of G. X. Davis for United States
| senator His choice for governor was Gibbs,
| first and last.
Senator A. E. Rice, whose name has been
| frequently mentioned in connection with the
Republican nomination for the lieutenant
goyernorship. was at the Merchants last
| night. The senator has never denied or adj
mitted that he was in the field, and when
| questioned last night he gave no sign that he
| had any ambition for that or any other Of
| fee
William n. Kelly of Owatonna came in yes
| terCay evening from a trip over the Hastings
| & Dakota. Senator Hickman. he says, is
| looking after the district judgeship, and c. s.
| Crandall is spoken of for candidate for the
state Senat g.