St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-29
WHISPERS.

Doubtless you have noticed the pub
liShed statement that ex-senator MAC
DONALD, of Indiana. is candidate for
the vice presidency OH the Democratic
ticket: that, having had his political
claims disregarded, he now stands little
chance of securing the prize; that he is
disgruntled, and is particularly venom
Gus toward Gov. GREl, of Indiana, who
is not infrequently mentioned as pos
Sible candidate. The WhiSperer is in a
position to state that none of this gossip
is true. A gentleman with whom he is
well acquainted recently travelled from
Chicago to Ogden with the ex-senator,
and as the tirst-named gentleman is
federal Officeholder and an ardent
friend of the administration, the COM
Portable sleeping car was made the
place of a long discussion of national
politics. The distinguished Indi-
anian, in response to pretty di-
rect ''leading-up," informed the
Whisperer's friend that he was
heart and soul i'll favor of the admins
he was concerned personally, he not
only had no desire to become a candi-
date for vice president, but desired to
retire entirely from active participation
in politics. He had nothing to complain
of and had no claims to press. So far
from being opposed to Gov. GREY, he
believed an Indiana man should be
chosen for the vice presidency, and he
believed Gov. GREY should be the man.
He had no doubt whatever of President
CLEvELAND'S reelection.
Which effectually disposes of good
deal of floating rumor.
There are very few St. Paul men
about town who don't know JOHNNIE
GRAUS, who formerly owned the saloon
lower Third street. 1t used to be JOHN
MES boast that his place was the high
est-toned of the kind in the city, and
that on a warm summer afternoon men
worth in the aggregate at least S10.000,-
GOO might be seen in his back room. No
doubt some Of you read the recently
published announcement that GRAUS,
who quit the saloon business some
months ago with snug nest-egg, had
purchased an interest in Dock
stader's Minstrels. This minstrel
enterprise was really owned by
FRANK SIDDALLs, the famous PhiIadel-
phia soap man. GRAUS had long had a
desire to shine in minstrelsy. and to-
the entire concern. The WhiSperer now
hears that he does not intend to cOnfine
himself to the arduouS duties of man
agement and the pleasing duty of draw
ing his dividends, but proposes taking
turn on the stage himself. The show is
an excellent one, and has been playing
to crowded houses in it's own theater in
New York, but there are few of GRAUS'
friends who, aware of his quiet and I'M
assuming demeanOr, would have thought
that he possessed sufficient courage to
appear before the footights in company
with some of the trained artists the
troupe numbers.
If he makes as much of success of
the MINISTRIES as he did of the saloon
business, GRAUS will soOp be on the
high road to fortune.
Apropos of the liquor business, a gen
tleman connected with one of ST. PauI's
wholesale liquor firms was telling me
the other day how his house serves the
Iowa trade. As every one knows, pro-
hibition Of the stricteSt kind flouriShes,
or is supposed to flourish, in Iowa. But
never yet has species of prohibition
been discovered which really does pro-
hibit. If thirsty individuals want to
drink, they Will do so in spite of all the
laws Oh the statute book, and that is the
case in Iowa. The firm of which speak
ships almost daily into Iowa huge con-
signmentS Of liquor, but it goes neither
in bottles or barrels. In that way it
would be too easily detected by the in
spectors. Subterfuge is necessary, and
the ST. Paul firm is equal to the occa-
sion. Hollow busts of President CLEvE-
LAND are used in one instance, the mol
lows being filed with choice liquor.
These busts are packed in straw
and safely pass inspection. uol-