St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on the Eighth Page.
CAUGHT IN THE CORRIDORS.

Candidates for the various legislative
offices are springing up with frighttul
rapidity. There seem to be four or five
applicants for each petty clerkship, and
the candidates haunt the corridors of
the Merchants and battonhofe the rep
resentatives-elect with persistency
worthy of better cause. Candidates
for the principal legislative offices are
in and out of the city every day. but
many a provincial politician has a
yearning towards a clerkship, but for
the present hides his light under a
bushel. The following is partial list
of the aSpirants for official recognition:
Speaker of the Housed. F. Morgan,
Albert Lea: w. r. Ester, Watonwan
county; j. c. Flynn, Little Falls; Col.
Graves, Duluth.
Chief Clerk Robert Deakin, j. R,
Howard, c. E. Carpenter, Fred Warner.
First assistant, G. III. Slocum, Mcleod.
Assistant Sergeant-at-armS, Fred c.
Potter
Engrossing clerk. George Fuller.
Serge ant-at-almS of senate, Frank
Dayton.
Assistant sergeant-at-arms, Clark
Chambers.
Postmaster. Frank Reed, George E.
Kirkpatrick and E. p. Wade.
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The latest bit of political gossip anent
the formation of house committees, con-
meets II. F. Stevens with the chairman
ship of the judiciary committee. 1t was
the generally expressed opinion yester-
day that the appointment would be a
good one, and, if made, would show the
discriminating power of the next
NI, &c hnununr Hni,aO
no talking. and is not openly spoken of
save in connection with the speakership
as dark horse.
Mark P. Hatch, the well-known news
paper man, seems to have the inside
track for the clerkship of the railroad
commission. Mr.. Hatch is thoroughly
familiar with the duties incidental to
the position, and is capable, cOnScien-
tiOuS and painStakfng.
Ex-Lieut Gov. A. Barto was retro
spectlve as he gaZed about him yester
day afternoon and viewed the throng of
politicians who occupied most of the
available seats in the lobby. 81 have
haunted these corridors for twenty
years." said he, "and | never yet saw
the time when there was not heavy
undertOw beneath the apparently calm
surface. This little analogy to the SEN
atorial fight should be readily under
stood, and number of the candidates
for the Offices within the patronage of
the legislature will be carried out to
sea-"
D. W. Bruckart, of st. Cloud, stated
that since the election he had burned
all of his letters pertaining thereto, and
was giving his time wholly to business.
81 did my share Of work prior to Nov.
g." he continued, land though impor-
auned by seekers for Office assure you
am not in the SWIM"
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Senator Buchanan turned away from
j. G. Flynn long enough yesterday
afternoon to assure GLOBE reporter
that Senator Sabin was probable sue
cessor to himself. "Washburn has
fallen off in strength, they tell me-" he
concluded, ''but as he has had no per-
ceptible following do not well see how
he can afford to lose many votes"
John Cooper, D. E. Myers and Gen.
W. f. Cross were an Misunderstanding
trio as they stood in the lobby and chat
ted together. The former gentlemen
were 6IlLnuSllSb1c Ill lIlGlr r6pOTtS VI Iuo
rapid progress of the new refOrmatory
building. and then began to talk of
things political. I'm my opinion"
said d, L, Myers, ''the Washburn forces
will try and make deal to throw the
Bpeakership into a portion of the state
which is unfavorable to Mr.. Washburn's
candidacy. If he is able to WELD that
influence, then he can count on few
grateful votes as a returning compli-
ment."
The name Fof Gen. J. Fl. Baker is
more prominently mentioned than any
other in connection with the railway
commissionership Gen. Baker regis
tered at the Merchants last evening,
but, like a good mariner anxious to
keep out of shallow water, declined to
express any preference for United
States senator.
Dairy Commissioner Ives and Con-
gressman-elect Hall drew their chairs
together and talked over the late cam
paign. Passing from matters congress
sional to topics of interest to the dairy
men, the present dairy commissioner
has made an able and conscientious Off
cial, and is a prominent candidate as a
successor to himself.