St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-26
CAPITAL CITY VISITORS.
Some OF the WeIl-KnOyvn Men i'm st.
Paul for u Day.

Some of the WeIl-knOvvn Mem i'm st.
Paul for N Day.
Ex-Speaker John L. Gibbs, of Freeborr
county, was about the city yesterday. He
was most interested in the proceedings of the
meeting of the executive committee of the
Farmers alliance which was held at the cap
itol, and was for the purpose of deciding
whether the alliance should hold a state con
ventiou and place ticket in the field from
governor down, or not to hold convention
but indorse the nominees Of one of the two
political parties for state officers, or not tt
take any action as an organization, but allow
the members of the alliance to follow theil
own desires.
Mr.. Gibbs is candidate for the Republi
can nomination for governor, and Is posing
as the farmers candidate for that position
Being farmer himself, he is represented a:
the choice of several members OF the eXecu
tive committee, who desired to force the
alliance into indorsing his candidacy. The
ex-speaker was about the capitol considera
bic portion of the day, and was more or less
engaged in conversation with several of the
committeeman and others from different part!
OF the state.
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The Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, the sage Of
Nininger, was about the hotels, before the
meeting of the committee OF the Farmers al
lance, with which movement he has beer
closely identified since its inauguration IL
this state. He found time during his stay
while not advocating the claims Of the
farmer, to advocate the claims of Bacon q:
the author OF SbakeSpeare'S plays. His new
book. giving an original and interesting eX
position of his theory as to the authorship o.
the great plays, is now in press and Will be il
circulation before the end of many months
His stay in st. Paul was of short duration.
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Senator S. G. Comstock, Moorhead, was OIL
a rival. He is the present senator from tn
upper district and has represented that sec
tion in either branche of the legislature for
period of ten years. He is a lawyer, combin
ing q lucrative real estate business in connec
| ton with his law practice. Early was he
| settler at Moorhead and at q low price he
| bought acres of land, which has Increased IN
| value, and after many years he finds himself
! a well-to-do man.
| He is prominently mentioned in connection
with the Republican nomination for congress:
| in the Fifth district to succeed Knute Mel son
| provided the latter adheres to his decision AM
| refuses to run for third term. OF course
Mr.. Comstock knows nothing about the ar
| rangement, or at least he is not talking abou
| it for publication.
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| Capt. II. e. Maloney, Grand Forks, is al
| old-time steamboat captain who walks tn
| deck of Red river steamer from Gram
| Forks to Pembina. AS he walked through tn
corridors of the st. Paul hotels it was eviden
| that he was a steamboat man, his physiqu
and makeup, fat and jolly, being that of a.
occupant of the Texas. He said that year
ago he ran on the Mississippi from St. Paul t.
| st. Louis. The business grew less and b.
moved up north and commanded boat on tn
| Red river. 1t was his opinion that the busi
| ness of the latter would be materially in
creased If the railroad line to the Hudson ba
country was constructed.
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Judge NJ. D. OConnell of Fort Dodge, Ia
| was at the Clarendon yesterday. Mr.. O'Con
nell is a leading attorney in his part of tn
state, and is IN st. Paul on combined bus
ness and pleasure trip. He was il st. Pau
| two years ago, and is greatly surprised a
the rapidity with which the city had grow
since that time. Mr.. O'Connell is an intimat
friend of Ignatius Donnelly, and like the Sage
is close student of William Shakespeare
works. He says politics in Iowa is no
creating much of a stir, and the election mex
| fall will probably be quiet and uninteresting
| The only elections will be county officers an
| congressional representatives. The stat
elected its governor one year ago. Mr.. OCor
nell will spend several days in the city an
suburban districts and will test the quality o
tn e. lakes as fishing grounds.