St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-18
Hays Appointment as Dis
trict Attorney UnfavOra-
bly, Discussed.
Scandinavian Politicians Are
Particularly Loud in Their
Protests.
A Rod in Pickle for Wash
burn Which Will Come
Home to Roost.
Prospective Disruption or
the Solid Phalanx of the
Republican Party.

ats better under this administration
to have been born in Indiana than to be
a leader of 10000 loyal Republicans else
where" said a prominent Republican
politician last evening when he heard
OF the appointment of Eugene Hay, OF
Minneapolis, to be United States dis
trict attorney for Minnesota. Senator
Washburn has won his point and paid
political debt which he contracted last
winter. It's no use for poor lawyer
like Cush Davis to try and compete with
a railroad man in contest for the fed
eral patronage before that man Harrl-
son. The monopOliSt is bound to get
there every time"
A madden set of men than the friends
of Senator Davis would have been hard
to find last evening. Indeed. wave OF
popular Indignation, that promises 10
extend over the entire state, has Deen
stirred up, and from this time on the
fight between the senators and their
friends will be more and more bitter.
The ScandinavianS, who poll nearly
half the Republican vote of the state,
feel that they have been cast aside ike
an old glove. They think that in offer
ing ex-senator Stevenson as candl-
date for the office-well qualified III
every particular, and man who mas
long resided in the state, and been the
recipient of Numerous high hOnorS-
they were entitled to consideration
Hay is a carpet-bagger," said a
prominent Scandinavian last evening,
''and would never have been appointed
had it not been for the fact that he
came from Indiana and 'Bill' Washburn
owed him political debt. BY all tnat
was fair in politics that appointment
ought to have g ne to the country ana
to a Scandinavian. But the woLld-De
Republican leaders think that they have
the Scandnavians so solid that they can
afford to disregard their requests and
rights. They may wake up some fine
morning and find that they have been
deserted by the men who have carried
the state for the Republican party
for more than a dozen years HalvOr
Steenerson is an able lawyer, an OLD
resident of the state, and extremely
popular among the people of the Fifth
district, regardless of nationality, from
whom he has received many honOrs.
His appointment would have satisfied
the northern part of the state, and the
ScandinavianS, while that of Eugene
Hav satisfies no one outside of PreSl-
dent Harrison. Senator WashburD and
a few carpet-baggers. It's a trit1e
strange that Minnesota has to go to
Indiana to get men to fill the Federal
Offices"
While Mr.. Hay is undoubtedly fine
gentleman and qualified to fill the office,
there is no mistaking the fact that his
appointment is destined to raise great
racket in the Republican party. Indeed,
70 T.Q1narl-pd
last evening, HE ought to be credited
to Indiana rather than Minnesota, hav-
ing lived in this state less than three
years. Such appointments as this one
viii not help US carry Minnesota next
year, when we're going to need every
vote we can get. This thing of ignor-
ing the country and the ScandinaVians
won lido. These two cities arc certain to go
Democratic three-fourthS of the time at
least, and here we're giving them every
thing and the country nothing. 1twon't
do: it won't do" muttered the speaker.
as he walked off shaking his head.
II regard this appointment, coming
as it did right after Senator Davis offer
to compromise, as gross insult to Sen
ator Davis" said one of the leading Re-
publicans of st. Paul last evening. 'lt
shows conclusively that Senator Davis
has 10 lnuucHCo Will hdllioOI WuCH
Washburn is around. But common
courtesy, it seems to ME, ought to have
compelled the president to hold back
the appointment for a few days at
least. am sorry for Cush; for the
reason that it will intensity
the fight between city and country, and
can not help laying him on the shelf
when he comes up for reelection. But
let Messrs. Harrison and Washburn go
on. They may get lot of Indianians
in Office, but they can't keep them there
very long"
Hon. John c. Flynn. of Little Falls,
arrived at the Merchants last evening.
Yes" he remarked, "I've heard of
Hays appointment. He is a remarka-
bly, bright fellow, by the way, but he
owes his appointment to President Har-
rison and the fact that he is an Indiana
man."