St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-10
CHAT OF CANDIDATES.
Lieut.-Gov. Gilman, Recovering bis
Health, Is Again Buttonholing
the Voters.
I,arge Numbers of Politicians Likely to be
in st. Paul on Thursday
Fixing Fences.
IF. Hay of Fergus Falls Corrects
Stories Regarding the Customs
Collectorship.
Another Correspondent Writes What
He Says is the True Story
Political Dots.
Politicians i'm the Corridors.

NOW anything about politics, 1t was notlce-
lble that they seemed to drift to that topic
n conversation. Among the number ABOUT
we're Lieut.-Gov. Gilman, Senators Shaleen
md Knudson, Joel p. HeatWole; H. u.
5tordock and A. III. Whipple. Gov. Gilman
vas recovering from his late attack OF ner-
yous prostration, resulting from overwork
md anxiety. He said yesterday that he at
nibuted this to his eXertionS at the time OF
The cyclone in his city. This had wrecked
ais fathers home and injured his
father, and killed the foreman on MS
farm and the added and unavoidable work
placed on his shoulders, coupled WIN tne
anXietles connected with his campaign, had
Frustrated him. For ten days, or there
abouts. he had laid flat on his back at his
home, and had about gotten on his feet,
though he was still feeling bit weak. MI.
Gilman said he had no reason to complain
at the outlook for himself. He had visited
several of the southern counties as mat
Ter of reciprocity to the other candidates.
He said they had been invading his terri
tory to the north, and it was only fair for
himself to take a look through their strong
holds. He said he had found few friends
in several of the southern counties.
1t is amusing to a diSlnterested spectator
to watch the figures that are made out occa-
sionally, showing the strength of the varl-
Ous Would-be candidates. Some of these
statisticians allege that Ramsey county
is solid for Gilman, and others
show conclusively that McGill will take
every vote. 1t is pretty certain that IL Nc
Sill ever had the Ramsey county sentiment
IL his vest pocket at any time some OF
t has escaped, for one of the aboye-named
entlemen, who said he was not talking
OF publication, remarked to GLOBE re-
!Orter yesterday:
Do you suppose Gilman is boarding in st.
'aul for nothing? He is down here deliber-
tely corralllng the delegates before McGlll
yes. He has had. Mai. Wilson as his first
lieutenant, working night and day, and he
Til get some Of the McGill strength ii the
pes not wake up and get to work on his own
TritOry.
MIR. FLETCHER OBJECTED.
There was a conference held few days
20, which has thus far been kept quiet 1t
as attended by Loren Fletcher. repre-
snting Minneapolis. Sam Nichals,
II. Sandstrom, and some say
lat MI. McGill was present. 1t
as held in the interest of McGill. 1t is
Understood that Mr.. Fletcher had little OBJ
ection to Nh. McGill, but when it came to
coupling it with the name of Hon, G. K.
Davis for the United States senate, Mr..
Fletcher objected, as he has little some
hing to do for Hon. r. b. Langdon in
his matter No conclusion was reached,
Is MI. Fletcher drew the line at Langdon.
Thursday of this week the Republican
state central committee will meet at the
Merchants hotel and among other things fix
the date and issue call for the state con-
gention. 1t is thought that this will come
Oh Sept. 16 or %. At the meeting on
Thursday there will be swarm of poll
ticians in the city, according to present re-
ports. All the would-be candidates for
governor are expected and about all the
others are likely to drop in. 1t has been
suggested that the plan of holding state
conventions in some Eastern states be OBJ
served this year in this state. This is to
have the convention called to meet in the
evening" wnen organization can be per-
fected and everything gotten into shape to
start fresh the next morning. This would
avoid much of the delay that always &C
companies these conventions, where the
business is not begun until 10 o'clock a. m.
As one gentleman who spoke OF the
scheme yesterday remarked:
st would give time to act deliberately on
the minor Offices 1t has often been the
custom to make the fight on governor and
let the little offices go with too little consider
alton. This year there are so many officers
to be nominated that it will really be more
work than can well be crowded into one day.
Besides, this plan would allow of some very
important canvassing being done after the
convention was organized, without the usual
delays
This scheme may possibly be considered
by the central committee at its meeting on
Thursday.
MIR. HAY EXPLAINS.
To the Editor of the Globe:
notice in your issue of Saturday, Aug. Z,
an interview with j. w. Bookwalter, eX-
collector of customs at St. Vincent, and as
his statements do me an injustice, / ask
space to correct some of them. For example,
Mr.. Bookwalter is seriously in error when he
says that his removal was accomplished by
charges preferred against him by a saloon
keeper Il drunken negro and one or two men
whom he had punished for violating the
laws" On the contrary these charges were
made by the leading men of St. Vincent, who
had long known OF and deplored his many in
frin2emts of law and justice, and who were
aware that they had nothing to expect from
his sense of right and propriety. The fact
that he wrote 10 the secretary of the treasury
to see these charges and received no answ er,
shows that they were bona fide and grave
ones. for our government under the present
administration pays no attention to trivial OF
unworthy charges, and demands evidence OF
actual violation of law or department rules
before it will consider them. The depart
ment investigated these charges and found
them true. Mr.. Bookwalter's removal fol.
lowed, and the removal OF the custom house
back to st. Vincent came close upon the heels
of his removal. He had taken it away from
st. Vincent to further his own ends, and this,
MS most important official act, was undone as
soon as the department reached the facts In
the matter. Again Mr.. Bookwalter errs in
Rlluding to me as a saloonkeeper, for 1 was
hu ar ha inn oh
against him were made, nor have I been
since. Another grave error consists in his
laying that I-or 1.-The CUSTER as he prefers
to call me-promised u subordinate position
20 anybody who would assist me in getting up
charges This error I am afraid was not
In accidental one, as some of Mr..
Bookwalters errors might have been.
am afraid Mr.. Bookwalter, in this instance
1t least, made willful misstatemeut. 1t is
lntrue, without qualification. / never made
my such promises and never received assist
ince on the strength OF such promises. If ]
lad done so ] would have been obliged to
promise subordinate positions" to every
iecent man in St. Vincent. Such were the
Iources from which the charges against
3ookwalter came. As to the feeling at St.
Vincent regarding Bookwalter's removal that
matter which, for the gentleman's own
jalle, will not touch upon here; but when I
ell you that l heard he was afraid to walk
the streets OF that place by daylight on &C.
count of the universal and deep-seated hos
ilty to him, you can probably draw correct
conclusions on the subject.
Another point in Mr.. Bookwalter's inter-
view which tells strongly against himself is
that paragraph in which he says his friend
vas informed by the administration that Ibis
resignation was not desired, and that if Book
walter attended to his duties as a faithful
,ffceholder he would be permitted to serve
ais term Aye, but Mr.. Bookwalter did not
attend to his duties as faithful officeholder
The administration meant what it said-this
administration generally does-and when ii
ound that he was not performing the duties
Of the Office as he should his removal fol.
owed as a matter of course. Touching my
Own candidacy for the vacant position, Mr.
Bookwalter'S statements have no effect what
aver. Now that DIR. Guernon has been re-