St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-17
POLITICAL POTTER.

Can't. i. II. Reed. the Glencoe states
man. was IN Minneapolis yesterday.
The captain would like TO be sergeant
alarms Of the next congress, but is
afraid that Dunnell's grasping at the
speakership shadow is going to knock
him out. The captain should not let
this interfere with him. as he has as
good right to seek an office as Dunnel
has to play for the speakeTship, with a
view to getting good place on COM
mittee. W hat should exercise him,
however. IS the lie cessitv of getting the
Minnesota delegation to back him. as
he must first square accounts with Con-
gresham Hail. and try to play the
agreeable to Mai. Strait. Strait isn't IN
congress now. but he has been spending
SO much time in the Washington hotel
Hobbies OF late that he has about as
much influence as if he were still an
n. Z.
49,
The defeat of Judge EdgeTtOn for
United States senator in South Dakota
must be great disappointment to that
gentleman. he banked a great deal
upOn the fact that himself and Judge
Moody. who were elected senators under
the Sioux Fails constitution. were en-
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THAI Moody was the only one who could
get it.
EdgertOn could easily have been ROM
mated and elected chief justice of South
Dakota at the last election, but he re
1pcted all OVerUuTeS looking TO a COM
promise. so sure was he OF election TO
the senate. 1t is said that Moody and
PettigreW have agreed to recon-
mend him Tor a judicial appoint
meut. but there are influences which
are very strong at Washington Just
now that will antagUnIZe any move OF
this kind. They are influences when
were potent in defeating him Tor Seila-
tor and in elecring Moody ami Petit
grew, 50 that the prospects tor his Sc
lection for place on the bench are not
brilliant. Doubtless he realizes by this
time the truth Of the Old saying: Hon
estv is the best policy, but IL makes a
man mighty poor.
Judge EdgcrtOn had best return to
bis first love-the Democratic party
where money does not cut quite SO
much Of figure.
I'll
When the recent interview with DR..
Ames was published. in which he said
that the attack on the Republican pa
Tade in Minneapolis in 1886 was gotten
ND by the Republicans themselves, and
that Ed Davenport disbuTsed the money
70 pay for the same. a recent RepUD-
hcan arrival IN Minneapolis made 4
wager with a Democrat that Davenport
would either make Ames take that
statement back or sue him Tor libel
within a reasonable time. \ Yesterday 1t
was adiudged THAT the reasonable
time' had expired. and the money was
paid over. The loser submitted with
good grace.
81 see the GLOBE says that George
~. MaTchant is. To be appointed post
master Of this city, remarked 4 pronll-
neut Republican politician of Henn3pln
county a day or two since. This Is a
mistake" he remarked. for l know
That the appointment Of Ed Davenport
has been agreed upon, and when
Aukenv's time expires Davenport
will be appointed without delay.
There has been some talk OF making
Marehant deputy in place OF Hughes
but I don't think this viii be done, be-
cause of the fear that the business men
OF the city would kick. as they nave
great regard for and confidence IN
Hughes. If they could have their way
in the matter. hughes would be ap-
pointed postmaster. but they know that
the politicians viii not permit this. anC
they viii satisfy themselves with his re-
teuiiOn as deputy. MarChaut viii have
TO content himself with the position he
now mas.