St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-06
DOINGS OF DULUTHIANS.
The Zenith City Is a Trifle ''Hot In the
Collar"
SENATOR DAVIS ROASTED.

SENATOR DAVIS ROASTED.
An Election Looms on the Horizon-.-
Social Roundup Of the
City.
Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Jan. 5.-Drawing it mildly.
Duluth commences the new year in no
very enviable frame of mind. In the.
first place, her grain business has
been jumped on, figuratively, with all
the feet of the inspecting powers. Of
course convenient technicalities Of the
law are used without stint to Justify
acts which, on their face, seem highly
prejudicial in favor Of rival market.
But Duluth could stand all this, for
she has been promised by the incom-
ing state administration that in
future she shall have representative
on the state warehouse board land in her
abiding faith she believes she will-blind
and innocent faith! She will get no such
representative. Two, four, six years
ago she was promised something, any
thing, everything. and she stands just
as much show OF getting it now as she
did then. Yet all this is not the cause
of her present displeaSure. She labored
hard and earnestly for the election OF
Hon. CuShman K. Davis to the United
States senate, even as long ago as the
memorable caucus which finally sent 5.
j. r. Mcmillan to take the seat OF Bluff
saw the brilliant and favored
son safely ensconced in the coveted
and long sought seat, she threw
up her hands as one man
and cried "'Tis we'll! Alas" for
human gratitude. To-day comes the
cold and cruel telegraph: Senator
Davis takes no pride in the Duluth
bridge bills" Great Scott! And only
last winter the man who was to cham
piOn Duluth'S interests knocked her
United States court scheme into a
cooked hat without even "by your
leave" to the people whom he promised
so much. Gen. CaSey's report could be
placed alongside Proctor Knott's stolen
speech without disparagement to either,
since neither knew what he was talking
about. But that Duluth's heretofore
petted United States senator should sit
QulSGly ny dilu ltthC 1lO Jl ietO III oiiO w
velopment of the greatest inland lake
port on earth, is rather too much. Still
we are not altogether cast down. We
have grown to city of forty and odd
thousand without the nouriShment of Of
fetal preference. Senator Davis may
take no pride in our development, but
we'll develop just the same. Gen.
What's-HiS-Name may say our harbOr
is a regular wrecking depot, but ships
will glide in and out without displacing
the dainliest glassware on their shelves
during the heaviest storms just the
same. And even Gen. W. ID. Washburn
may be selected to aid Gov. Davis in
taking no pride" in Duluth, but Du-
luth will grow and flourish and gain.
and by and by look down and back and
ask Mr.. Davis if he doesn't want to
come up and be an alderman or some
thing else about his size. Maybe he'll
take pride' in that.
LOCAL POLITICS.
On the 9Th day of February Duluth
will elect six aldermen, city treasurer,
comptroller, municipal judge and his
assistant. Thus far little interest has
been taken in the matter, though the
wire-pullers have been getting in their
deadly work. Republicans who want
office, and who have little else to rec
Ommend them. are very anxious to draw
party lines, but so far the dominant dis
position is to select good men without
regard to party. Ben Howard would
like to return to the aldermanic fold,
but as he has one brother already in the
council, while still another is preparing
to make vigorous fight for the poStOf-
flee three months hence. there is a gen.
eral feeling that the Howard family is
striving to supplant the tribe OF Davis
in local affairs, and Benjamin may not
insist. G. A. Tanz is trying to coax
some one to insist upon his "sacrific-
ing" his time and personal inclination,
but with doubtful success. President
Kendall will quite probably be returned
with little opposition. Aid. Davis will
give way to some one whom his col
league has not yet selected. Bob Ken
nedy did not go into the combination
last fail for nothing, and young Aid.
Howard thinks he should have the cour-
tesy of another term. Aid. Costello is
a vigorous Democrat in a highly Re-
publican ward, and will submit peace
fully to decapitatiOn il called upon.
Fred VoSs stands an excellent chance
of succeeding himself as city treasurer,
in spite of the would-be bosses. Comp
trOller Davis desk will be cut down
about six inches to be within reach of
some one not yet decided upon.
and the venerable Judge Martin
will not ask anothern term. Paige Nor
ris. a comparative stranger, has been
slated for the place. He is a lawyer,
because he has been regularly admitted
to practice; but just what kind of a jur-
list he is has never been demonstrated.
Special Judge Jacques should be given
the place by every law of the civil SER
vice, but fortunately, or unfortunately,
off the bench the judge is an incorri-
gible Democrat; hence he must go.
For the appointive positions the woods
are full of Barkises. Manager Fisher,
of the Ohio Coal company, wants Post
master Flynn's billet; sodO half dozen
others. but Mr.. Fisher seems to hold the
age politically. Walter Nee is working
for c. P. McGinnis' desk in the land
office. M. A. Hays wants the ride in
Col. Moore's elevator to the customs
office; so does C. F. johnson and
fight for the place between the two
may give some one of the half-doZen
others a show-possibly 1. P. Peck or
M. 81. Bywater, both of whom are out of
a job. Alex Crawford and T. W. Hugo
think they could attend the duties of
Mike Chalk's Office, and one can not
count the number who would like Capt.
Monaghan's chair. And so the list
continued until one grows weary, but it.
the good of the service is to be con-
suited at all, there will be no resigna-
lions asked for. Postmaster Flynn is
an ideal official, and his report just is
sued shows his administration has
netted the government upwards of $780,
600 for the year. The department. at
Washington has had no occasion to find
fault with the conduct of the land Office
here, while Moon, Monaghan and
Chalk have looked after marine mat
tiers thoroughly, as evidenced by the
satisfaction always expressed by those
high in authority. They may all have