St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-24

Among secret societies he Is a regular
POoh-Bah, holding membership in over
twenty different orders, with several back
counties to hear from. He never knew
how valuable this was to him until he came
before the public as a candidate, and it then
stood him in good stead. Now he proposes
TO make bold break for the state auditor
ship (of course he's Republican,, and if
his usual luck and gOOd-feliowship do not
desert him he will get there in great shape.
EX-officio, he is member of the county
commissioners, but really he and Austin
manipulate the affairs of the county. Frank
can set with his back to the counter and by
the voice tell the name of every taXpayes
as he comes in, and can tell the exact
amount of his taxes and exactly how much
too low the property is assessed. And at
the same time he can carry on political
discussion with Matt Walsh. next door.
Maj. r. B. Henderson is one of those old
Minneapolis men who date their Democracy
back to the days of Thomas jefferson, and
are Justly proud of it. While the politics
OF other men have changed like the weather
5 gnals, the rock-riDbed Democracy OF Mai.
henderson has lived on unchanged through
the decades. When the war came Inc laid
MS politics by to keep and drew his sword,
out has long since bea,en that weapon into
a plOughshare though its memory is cher
ished through his prominent connection with
the Grand Army OF the Republic. He has
been prominently mentioned as good timber
whereof to construct a Minneapolis post
master, and should the lightning strike his
way he will receive 1t with becoming mod
esty.
The boyish face of VIII e. Steele is
prominent in the meetings of the directors
of the exposition. In spite of his apparent
youth and his slightly dudish look, there is
no lack of business tact and ability in hun,
and when age shall have added Judgment
and experience, he Will make his mark in
The mercantile circles of the city. \ director
III the board of trade aS We'll as the eXpOSi-
zion and the head of a successful jobDing
house, he is not doing so badly as it is.
Maj. George a. Camp has taken his ruby
cOuntenance other regions To delight, and
Oy this time is presumably sailing over the
placid waters of the Pacific en- route to the
Sandwich Islands. Mai. Camp is the Ven
nor of the Northwest, and is not without
honOr where he now is. OF late years The
major has become giddy society youth
and at the Nicollet club bail his Jumbo-like
proportions might have been seen gliding
through the throng, the gayest of the gay.
de is worth away up in the millions. and is
now engaged in an effort to enjoy his wealth
the best way he knows.
The singular-looking man who gets of
the motor at Sixth street every morning
is professional man who has a great deal
of notoriety of late. His large gray shawl.
worn in English style, his big fur cap, the
peculiar way in which he wakes and turns
up the end of his stubbY gray mustache aud
the whole air is singular. He talks high art
to the Y. M. {. A, industrial art To the
mission school, Bunker hill to the Massa-
chusett's association, and Knickerbocker-
ism TO the New York society. He is Col.
James Fairman.
A young, intelIigent-looking and alto
gether affable man is Judge NJ. B. Koon
Seated OH the bench between his elder
colleagues, he looks particuly young. But
when ne opens his mouth to decide a gnariy
point of law, he no longer is young. "A
second Daniel come TO judgment" Judge
koon Is not as dry, personally, as a tax
case brief, but is genial and accomplished,
and has just retired from the presidential
chair Of the Minneapolis club.
DR.. r. f. Sample, pastor of Westminster
church, is a conspicuous man III religious
circles and is held TO be an able man behind
his pulpit. But he has few personal
charms. Devout and conscientious, he
strikes the average beholder as looking at
life through too serious spectacles Wrapped
up in religion he seems never to forget the
hereafter and to never allow Others to for
get it. Perhaps ne has no dread, while
they have.
The frosts of kindly winter sit lightly
on Robert Hale. the veteran secretary of
the board of trade. Kindlier eyes never
looked out from beneath crown of more
silvery hair and never was man more faith
full or devoted to his business than he. Get
him started on Col. King. Judge Atwater
or E. j. Phelps and he can play Damon to
the Pythias of any of the three and play it
to perfection. He is a regular old school
gentleman in his manners, but keeps fully
abreast of the times.