St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-01
MEN WHO TALK.
Mai. G.. Q. Maj. GEORGE Q.
WHITE, secretary OF |
White. the Minnesota Com

Mai. G.. Mai. GEORGE @.
WHITE, secretary OF
White. the Minnesota Com
mandery of the Loyal
Legion-An amusing incident happened
the other day in which Assistant AdJt.
Gen. THOMAS NJ. VINCENT, of the de-
partment of Dakota, and Bishop IRE
LAND, the well-known Catholic prelate,
were unwittingly made principals.
For some time past Gen. VINCENT has
been desirOuS of joining our command
cry, but. owing to religious Scruples, for
he is devout Catholic, he refralned
from sending in his application, think
ing that he was prevented by the rules
of his church from joining secret socl-
ETY.. He was talking the matter over
with me one day, when | mentioned
casually that there could not be any OBJ
lection on the grounds that he
raised, since Bishop IRELAND was
himself member of the Loyal Legion.
thought nothing more about the sub
ject, but it was recalled to me very
vividly this week when, among num-
Der of applications received for mem
bership in the Legion, was one from
face a favorable recommendation by
Bishop IRELAND, who thus acknowl-
edged bis willingness to stand sponsor
for one of the members of his cOngre-
CATION.
According to the constitution of our
organization every application for men,
berShip must be recommended by three
companions of the first class of the com
mandery which the applicant desires to
join, and in addition to Bishop IRELAND
Gen. VINCENT was endorsed by Gems.
L. III. RUGER and EDWIN G. MASON.
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A. j. White Senator A. J.WHITE-
MAN, of Duluth-We
man. have city of $4,000
inhabitants now, and
the time is not far distant when, with
our facilities and industries, these figures
will be doubled. 1t is about seven years
ago since went to Duluth, which was
then struggling village of about 5000
souls, and mark the changes that have
occurred in such short period. Among
the proposed improvements this year is
a blast furnace, which will be in opera
ton some time during the coming sum-
mer; and the new railroad projected that
will have its terminal point at our city
should not be overlooked in view of its
bearing upon our commercial lmp0r-
tance and prosperity. Duluth is no
longer chimera of the Imagination, but
an established fact, and it is waxing
stronger and more enterpriSing every
day, so that within decade at least 1t
will be one of the strongest rivals OF the
big cities of the West in point of buSi-
ness. Another attraction that will be
shortly added to Duluth will be that it
is destined to become Democratic
stronghold.
Hon. John f. Hon. JOHN F. MEA-
CHER, of Mankato-
Meagher. Nobody would throw
their hat higher than [
would if the Democrats would nominate
Hon. ALBERT SCHEFFER for governor,
and do not see how he could be beaten
by any man that the Republicans
could put in the field against him. 1t
would not be very difficult matter for
Mr.. SCHEFFER to run as a Democrat,
especially since he has subscribed to the
platform advocated by the Farmers
alliance, which embOdies great
many of the principles which we
have been striving for years to attain.
One of the strongest points that could
be made for Mr.. SCHEFFER would be
his sterling character, for the finger of
suspicion has never been even pointed
at him, and Republicans and Democrats
alike all through Minnesota would rally
to his support. Then, too, he would
poll the full strength of the German and
Scandinavian contingent, and they are
powerful factors in an election in Min
nesota. 1t was a clever stroke of di-
plomacy by Mr.. SCHEFFER and his
friends when they secured the Farmers
alliance Endorsement, for undoubtedly
the action of the executive committee
will be in every way acceptable to the
mass of their supporters.
Hon. A. Ex-Lieut. Gov. BAR
TO, of Sauk Center
Barto. Politics are booming
up in the bloody Fifth,
but everything is unsettled, and this
condition of affairs seems likely to con-
tinue until after the meeting of the con-
vention to select delegates to the state
convention, which will send delegates
to Chicago next June. 1t is little early
vet to talk about state politics, but de-
spite the fact that the snow has not
yet disappeared, the campaign may
be said to have been opened by the
introduction of the name of Hon. AL
BERT SCHEFFER as a gubernatorial can
didate. Among the Scandinavians in
the Fifth district there is a strong feel
ing that this honor should be conferred
upon Hon. KNUTE NELSON, but the
condition of things has been materially
changed by the action of the alliance.
Its Endorsement of Mr.. SCHEFFER will
have considerable weight, but [ am not
prepared to say that he will be the next
governor of Minnesota.