St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-07

which he can get by urging the Republicans
throughout the state TO support him. He
returned home last evening without giving
to the public his decision in the premises.
So
Lieut. Gov. Charles A. Gilman, of st.
Cloud, was also guest at the hotels. He
and Ex-senator Window were not together
all the time they were In the city, in fact
they do no train in the same rig. The
present Acknowledgements believes in a
civil service by means of which the lleuten-
ant-governor is promoted to governor. He
Will not admit to newspaper men that he Is
a candidate for the place. but that he Is in
the race no sane men will deny. he was
likewise here to look over the field and get
the latest returns on the st. Paul men who
are thinking of entering the fight. He had
on his white SLOUGH hat.
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Ex-senator Daniel Buck of Mankato, re-
ferring TO the rejection of j. Z. Wise as
postmaster of that place by the Republican
of the Mankato Review and as such had
doubtless made some political enemies,
among whom was Senator Sabin. Mr.. Buck
said that so far as Mr.. Wise's private char
acter was concerned no charge could be
successfully made against him or his man.
agement of the poStoffice. The two appli-
cants for the vacancy so far were Maj. q.
A. Clark and James Cannon, each of whom
was a soldier.
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Michael Doran, the chairman Of the
Democratic state central committee, ar
rived at the Merchants yesterday after an
extended visit in New York and Washing
ton. He was dressed In new black suit OF
clothes and his silvery-white hair was
topped by a new black SLOUGH hat He
brought no news of the contest over the
confirmation of United States Marshal
Campbell. His trip was of business char
acter, and he returns ready TO take up the
fight in commercial and political sense.
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Judge L. W. Collins of st. Cloud came
down OH business. His most intimate
friends deny that he Is in any sense can
didate for the Republican nomination for
congress in the Fifth district. He is quoted
by them as saying that he would refuse 10
serve in congress If the certificate or election
was handed him. 1t is intimated that his
hopes and aspirations are centered on seat
on the bench of the supreme court
49,
County Attorney Lewes Of Fergus Falls
registered. He said that the prevailing inn
preston in the Fifth congressional district
was that Knute Nelson. the present con-
gresham. would be renominated and re-
elected third time. He said that there
were other candidates. but that none of
them loomed up as prominently as the
present representative.
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Mr.. Z. G. Davis who lived in st. Paul
from the time when Sioux was the COM
mercial language until 1874, has just come
back to this city from San Francisco. where
he has been living for the past twelve ears.
Mr.. DAVIS said that he was lost amid the
buildings that have grown up since he went
away. The city was familiar In every
thing except that the old landmarks, in the
shape of houses and faces were gone. Mr..
Davis said that there had been a time, not
more than fifteen years ago, when he be-
! lieved he knew the name of every resident
of the city. He said it almost seemed as if
St Paul had grown too rapidly for
the rest of the state, and in this connection
he spoke of the hard times of 1857. Said
he: There was time when the heaviest
property owners were almost bankrupt be-
cause nobody wanted real estate. There
was time when Judge Chandler, whose
check few months previous had been good
for $500, 900. could not get credit for a
pound of beefsteak. and there were other
men, equally as well fixed, who were in the
same boat.