St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-20
CHATS IN CORRIDORS.

CHATS IN CORRlDOkS.
I'm the only one left out of FIVE. is line
that Congressman John Lind. of the Secono
district, might have hummed at the Mel
ch ants last evening, had he been inclined tt
looking backward. But, as he was notso in
clined, he sat down and ehatted very inter
estingly over the late election, its results ano
surprises When he was asked If he woulo
n OF feel very Lonesome in the next congress.
being The only Republican member from thu
state, Mr.. Lind said:
Perhaps so, but have been in about the
same position before. During my first term
you will remember that had but one Repub-
'-lican colleague and three Democrats. gol
along very nicely then, too l hao nj
patronage to dispense, while all my Dem
ocratic colleagues were being besiegeo
by an army of officeseekers. Fed
eral patronage is damage TO
CONGRESSMAN who belongs 10 the party
npower. The congre ssmen of the minority
iparty have no Offices TO distribute. and, con-
sequently, have more time for work and
avoid creating host of enemies"
You had quite Il lively canvass on your
hands this year for a change, remarked the
renorter.
Yes. we all uEderestimated the Ali ance
vote" answered the congressman. Il don't
think was any more surprised than the rest
or any farther off in my estimates. In my
opinion, however, the withdrawal of Senator
Wilkinson defeated Judge Wilson. At the
time this matter was being agitated a num-
her of my friends were alarmed. saying
that it might elect Gen. Baker. l did not
look At il in that way. While l did not care
much what was DONE felt that if Gen.
Baker held the Alliance vote, as he undoubt-
edly would have done, Senator Wilkinson
stood very good show of getting in. for
believe Mr.. Wilkinson would have polled
every Democratic vote in the district
There is an impression abroad that the
Democratic state ticket was lost sight of in
certain portions of the Second district ow
ing to the fact that there was no Democratic
congressional candidate in the field-what is
your opinion on this matter!" asked the re-
porter.
well" remarked Mr.. Lind, cautiously, Il
have no doubt that Judge Wilson would have
polled more votes had Senator Wilkinson
stuck put just how many can't undertake
TO say. L received many Alliance votes i'll
the western par; of the district and some
Democratic votes in The southern and east
ern counties. ! had an adverse majority of
nearly 5000 to overcome, and had to get
them somewhere"
"Who will be the next speaker?''
Judge Crisp. of Georgia, l am inclined to
think. stands the best show" answered the
Second district statesman. ale is an able
man, rs is MIR. Mills for that matter but he is
more conservative than Mr.. Mills Springer
is very lively man and hard worker, but
he will hardly be able to secure the speaker
ship"
An apportionment bill will, undoubtedly.
be passed at the coming session of congress"
said Mr.. Lind, in answer to question. This
VIII give the legislature this winter chance
TO reapportion the state. OF course, the
boundaries of the district will be changed,
and some of the counties of the Second
district will, undoubtedly, be Topped off, as
that district now has population of about
230,O0O.'
senator Elect J. A. Kiester, OF Faribault,
came up from Blue Earth City yesterday and
is stopping at the Merchants. Mr.. Kiester
succeeds the late Senator Goodrich in the
state senate and has for twenty years
been Judge of probate in his county. Ee is
the present grand master Of the Masonic
grand lodge of Minnesota
George B. Winship, of the Grand Forks
Herald; George F. Shut CLERK of the district
eourt3George B. Clifford, of the Security in
vestment company, ana Banker S. S. Titus
made up party of Grand Forks gentlemen,
who passed through st. Paul on their way to
North Dakota yesterday. Their trip to Chi
cago was made for the purpose of looking
out for Grand Forks at the Worlds fair
j. A. Montgomery, of Fargo, clerk of the
United States district court of North Dakota,
is at the Clarendon.
J. F. Maxwell, of Wabasha, is a guest at
the Clarendon. Prison Inspector Temple is
also at this hotel.
Lyman p. White and j. j. Howe. Of Brain
erd, are stopping at the Merchants.
Prison Inspector Edwin Dunn, of Eyota, is
Z Ryan guest.