St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-15
Eugene Hays Backer Gives
His Version of the Ex-
isting Deadlock.
Mrs. HarriSoD's Bereavement
Will Not Curtail White
House CourteSies.
Sergeant at Arms Leedom
Criticised For His Loose
Business Methods.

SPECIAL to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 14.-Both of the
Minnesota senators are firm in their
allegiance to the candidates to whom
they are pledged for the office of United
States district attorney. 1t is. well
known that Davis is pledged to Halvor
Steeners0n, of CrOOkstOn, and Wash.
burn to Eugene Hay, of Minneapolis.
Senator Washburn was asked to-day if
there were any new developments in
the apparent deadlock. He replied
that there were none. "This cry of all
the appointments going to MinneapO-
lis," said he, "is absurd. The only ap-
pointment of a Minneapolis man that l
have made is that of Capt. Sehuler.
Byrnes was not appointed as a Mime
apOlitan, and neither Senator Davis nor
myself had anything to do with 1t. Mr..
Window wanted confidential man and
selected one whom he could trust, re-
gardless of where he hailed from. Ii he
had been able TO find as good a man in
Wall street Or in Boston he would have
made the appointment accordingly.
Brackett was appointed as q Washing
ton man, and not as MinnesOtian. He
twenty years, and if he had been
credited to that state l would
have made strenuous objection. Any
other Minneap0litans appointed have
been Davis selection and not mine.
When you come down to fine point,
Minneapolis deserves consideration.
HenneDin county gave good Repub
lican majority at the last election and
should be repaid for it. Senator Davis
talks about not ignoring the country
districts. / fail to see that any such
sectional distinction should be made, as
the interests of city and country are SO
INTIMATELY COMBINED
that If not actually identical they are
almost so. The only consideration that
affects ME is the relative ability of the
two men-Hay and Steenerson- fill
the position with credit to the state and
opinion is that Hay is infinitely the
better man, and would prove much
more satisfactory official, 1t is
perfectly true that the Scandi-
navian element must be recognized
by some good appointment. and that is
why / favor Marcus johnson. of At
water, for the collectorship. [ consider
that that Office should be given to a
Scandinavian, as it has much patronat
attached TO it, and would give more
satisfaction to the Scandinavians than
the district attorneyship, to which there
is no patronage attached. Then would
like to see a Scandinavian appointed
who is considered by his compatriots as
a representative man. This can not
be said for SteenersOn. Why, am not
prepared to say, but am in receipt of
letters by almost every. mail from the
leading Scandinavians Gf Minnesota
protesting against his appointment.
They say he is not a representative
man, and from what these letters inn
ply should judge that he is not par
ticular favorite among his own people.
Be this as it may, they do not indOrse
him for the district attorneyship
or for any other Office. Marcus john
son, on the other hand. is representa-
tive man. His fellow c0untrymen
would rather see him appointed than
any one else. especially to the collector
ship, as he could by that means dis
pense larger amount of patronage,
which is in reality what they desire
and what they are entitled to. So far
as l am concerned, am firm in my al
Iegiance to Eugene Hay"