St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-30
And Other Invigorators Ena-
BILE the Delegate to Do
Up the Dakotas,
With the Aid Of Two Assist
ants and a Nimble Lady
With Her Pen,
Who Picks Out the Good
Names on Petitions to
Send Seeds To.
Only 200 a Day Write for
Office, and Some Only Get
Garden Seeds.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March 29.-There was
once governor of great territory who
was always looking about him for ''a
clean man" to appoint to Office. Moth
ing would suit him but clean man,
and his expression became famous
through all the territory. The present
delegate from all Dakota is evidently a
clean man. He lives on G street, near
the old Foundry Methodist church, and
on the same side of the street within
few feet of Epiphany Episcopal church.
This was the pastoral home of Bishop
Paret for many years. The Mathews
residence is only half block from the
back door of Losekam's salOon-but that
is like the flowers which bloom in
the spring. On the front of the
handsome brick residence is
sign which means 'Our delegate
is clean man. The verbiage is differ
ent, but the meaning is the same. The
sign is worded, Turkish Baths.''
They do say there are outside parties
who patroniZe the Turkish baths. but
Gent for the purpose of this true tale.
The electric button beside the door, if
properly pressed, produces an ebon APP
partition, which leads the caller to the
back parlor, opens the door and dis
closes the business Office of the "clean
man. who now represents the twain
territorial which are yet one flesh.
Sitting near the window, with his
sleeves rolled away up over his eye
brows. is Editor Shannon, of the Huron
lite. He is chief private secretary and
ASSISTANT DELEGATE
Before him are nearly two hundred
letters, he majority of them containing
petitions for offices. His ruddy and
handsome face is sicklied DER with a
pale cast of thought, or what he evil
IDENTIFY thinks is thought, and the
wrinkles corrugate his erstwhile
placid brow. as he goes through that
mail with alacrity and q pair of scissors.
Colonel Shannon reads that immense
mail daily, dictates answers to the ma
jOr portion of the letters, and at night
Delegate Mathews geeS0Yer the work,
and usually Improves it al with his
signature. Sitting at a table. in the
center of room. is the young, vigorous.
stalwart. and exceedingly handsome
editor of the Mitchell Republican, Hon.
Ralph WheelOck.4g He has been in
formed that the DELEGATE expects every
DdhOttH W w liS uuty. anu w uOcIOCh
is impressed to serve as first assistant
private secretary to Shannon. He is
looking over piles of petitions which
Shannon passes over to him. All matters
from Mitchell and adjoining counties
pass through Wheelock's hands, and he
notes the Democrats who have signed
those petitions, and marks "R" after
the name of the Republican signers.
This is great help to Mathews, for it
gives him exact knowledge of what to
do and whom to indorse for the offices
applied for. Sitting opposite Mr..
Wheelock is very
HANDSOME YOUNG LADY.
1t is Miss Lewis, the amanuensis. She
is taking the marked petitions which
are handed to her, and writing the
marked names on sheet of foolscap
paper. Her work is to make from these
petitions lists of good names to send to
the department of agriculture with or
ders for seeds. This is shrewd move
on the part of Mathews. Instead of
racking his brain to remember names
of good men in various counties. he
finds the names of the best men in ev-
cry community by going through these
petitions for postal appointments. The
lists which Miss Lewis writes are taken