St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-17
PARAGRAPHED POLITICS.

PARAGRAPHED POLITICS.
Senator William D. Washburn returned
from Washington yesterday. was inter
viewed by the evening paper reporters and
delivered himself of several platitudes on
national affairs, which look well in priut
but which do not have much bottom. He
thinks congress will adjourn in about two
weeks, the principal delay being due to fail
ure to'agree on couple of senate amend
ments to the tariff bill One OF these is that
putting binding Irvine on the free list, good
thing certainly for the Northwest. The
other extends the duty on sugar SO as to
cover all grades above Dutch standard
49, instead of above Dutch standard l6.
as 1t passed the house. Senator
Washburn commends this action as an aid
to the sugar refineries, controlled by the
gigantic sugar trust. Meanwhile the poor
people who cannot afford to indulge in high
priced granulated sugar will have to pay for
protection to the sugar rofneries of the East,
so that the sugar refners can put extra
money into their pockets with which to buy
burn on sugar. Minnesota's junior SEN
ator is also growing optimistic. OF Blaine
and of the administration, he says:
"Blaine's reciprocity scheme has won him
hosts of friends and supporters he could not
have counted on before. You can also say
that there is less criticism OF the administra-
ton than there was at first. The administers
ton is giving general satisfaction"
Secretary Window stands by Wall street
spectators, and also helped Washburn to all
election couple of years ago; hence, the
senator finds that Window grows stronger
every Day He doesn't think much of Nero
Reed, evidently, and has an idea that B. Nc
KEGS grandfather may call an extra session
OF congress.
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rences friends talk of running him for the
council independently Should they do IL,
Lawrence will be sorry that he ever made his
home in Minneapolis. Lawrence owns three
precincts of the Eighth ward, but he hasn't
even squatter's rights in the others. When
Lawrence was i'll the council everything he
did was for the benefit of the eastern portion
of his constituency. He has no business
monkeying with any other part of the ward.
Flanders was nominated Monday night on
the both ballot, solely because the Hansen
delegates were afraid Lawrence would be
chosen. There was a trade on between
Lawrence and Russell. The latter threw
five of his delegates to Lawrence-he
couldn't control the sixth man-and the eX-
alderman had 13 votes on the 125th ballot.
Two Hansen men, who stood by their candi-
Date as long as they did only because they
wanted to hold the third, whose second
choice was Lawrence. in line, when they
saw Lawrence show up with thirteen votes
they were afraid he would be named, and
speedily went to Flanders with the nomina-
ton. The fight all through was over the
street commissionership. Russelfs men
went to Lawrence on condition only that
they be allowed to name the street commits
sioner.
The headquarters of the Democratic city
and county committees will be at 10 Fourth
street south, on the ground floor of the Roch-
ester block. The county committee will hold
it's first meeting tomorrow afternoon, when,
in all probability. Alex j. Mullen will be
elected secretary. 1t is probable that the city
and county committees will in a measure
consolidate-that is they will select joint
executive committee from both bodies, which
will have the enlire management Of the two
campaigns. At the meeting of the county
committee tomorrow candidate for county
auditor will probably be chosen. The choice
seems to lie between George E. Ledgerwood
and r. L. Cox. Either would be a good man
for the place.
Chairman Foote yesterday announced the
names of the two members of the county
committee from the country. They are: j.
C. Wiley, OF Medina, and Edwin Egan, of
Brooklyn.
The South siders are pushing c. FL. Bah
cock, of the Eleventh ward for candidate for
park commissioner on the Republican ticket.
Some OF the leading Republicans of South
Minneapolis, who want that section recog-
nized ARE behind Babcock.
Politics seems to have invaded the munic-
ipal court even. Saturday night the police
ra1ded Washington avenue gambling house
which is patroniZed by colored men almost
exclusively, and which is run by a colored
man. Monday morning Assistant City Clerk
Dunn had the proprietor's fine reduced from
$40 to S25. and had the others dismissed
without arraignment even. The joint raided
is one of the most notorious in
the, city. and there was plenty of
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Most of them were ready to plead guilty, but
it was too near election time and they were
never asked to plead. They were dismissed
after Attorney Dunn had told the witnesses
that the case would be tried Wednesday. In
view of this action the police commission
should let the officers on duty nights go
home to their families. No one will be tried
until after election. Verify the fiat. Every
thing goes till election has gone forth.
One of the most interesting political con-
tests in the city is that in the Thirrieth sena-
torial district between f. G. Mcmillan and E.
nj. johnson. From Jonnson's action in re-
signing his seat in council one would think
that he already had the certificate of election
from his district packed away in one of his
numerous trunks. But he hasn't. Mr.. Nc
MILAN is good clean man. He is a heavy
property owner in the Thirtieth district. The
satisfied that he would be concerned
in no jobs should he go to
the state senate They know just the re-
verse of E. NJ. johnson, who is one of few
men, without visible means of support, who
can go into politics, serve In half dozen
offices, to which no salary is attached, spend
nearly all their time in the service Of the pub
lie, and still become rich men. Johnson
has done all this, and. naturally, the public
pauses before voting for him long enough to
inquire: How can he doit?' Yes, how can
he do it? Let Mr.. johnson explain.
The Tenth ward delegates announce that
they did not postpone their aldermanic nom
ination, but that they selected c.. NJ. Bartlett
on the sixth ballot
The Democrats will formally open their
campaign at Minneapolis Saturday evening.
Sept. 81, when monster meeting will be
held at Armory hall, which will be addressed
by some of the most prominent leaders of the
party. including Judge Thomas Wilson, SEN
ator Castle, DR.. A. A. Ames and others. AT
the meeting of the Jefferson club last even
ing the following committee on arrangements
was appointed: Joseph Jepson, Joseph
Monnahan H. NJ Burke, G. NJ Blocker and
C. A. Ebert. A committee consisting of C.
M. Foote, j. b. johnson and John 7. Byrnes
was also appointed TO secure speakers.
Friday evening a series of debates will be.
inaugurated at Harmonic hall on the issues
involved in the present campaign. and will
be participated in by representative speakers
from the four political parties The subject
for discussion Friday evening is: "Our Prin-
ciples and What We Propose to Do.' The
following are the speakers: Republican.
Judge Rea and r. j. Evans; Democratic,
Prof. John Allison and C. j. Buell. Alliance,
George Muller and Thomas Ipcas; Prohibit
ton. DIR. Satterlee and WILDER S. Topper. NJ.
w. Meagher will preside.
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At the meeting of the Jefferson Club of the
Seventh Ward Monday night the aldermanic
| candidate was unanimously Endorsed. The
rumor having been spread that this club was
the center of dissatisfaction in regard to the
aldarmanic domination. the action was taken