St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-26
POLITICAL POINTS.

j. j. Hill, president of the Great Northern
railroad, better known as the Manitoba sys-
lem, Is known throughout the country as one
OF the stlffest and strongest Democrats in the
Northwest. lie lives at st. Paul, where he is
counted ore OF the wealthiest citizens He
is a guest at the Albemarle hotel in this city
at the present time, says the New York Press
and queerly nough l heard him mourning
yesterday about the United States senator
ship from this state, expressing deep interest
that it should be given to Smith NJ. Weed.
I'VE know Mr.. Weed out West" said Mr.
Hill. He is known all over the country.
Wherever there are Democrats who fought
under the Tilden banner in 1876 Mr. Weed
has warm friends. ! hope he will be elected,
because he is an able man, a capable poll
tician and IL man of INTEGRITY
Ex-senator Sabin of Minnesota. who was
here during the week, is another Western
statesman who has raised his voice in ex-
preston of the opinion that Blaine and rec
iprocity are the words that will conjure Re-
publican success in 1892. The senator was
chairman of The Republican national com
NJ ittee from 1880 10 1884, and his eX-
perience as a politician makes his Judgment
worthy OF more than ordinary consideration
Besides which, he has heretofore been con-
sidered and has acted in the opposition to
Mr.. Blaine in the Republican national con-
Yentions.
Judge j. NJ. ThuTston. of Nebraska, presi-
dent of the Republican National league has
been i'll New York for several days. He lives
in an agricultural section, where the farmers
movement has been made more or less of a
special study by the leaders of all parties
Said Judge Thurston, answering inquiries
maze of him: THE Farmers Alliance will
cut no figure in the West in 1892. If there
are three tickets in The field-Republiean
Democratic and Allianee-the Republicans
can carry every state. The Farmers Alliance
people are disappointed in not having the
balance of power in congress- which they ex-
pected to secure at the recent elections.
Having failed on that score, they will make
an effort TO secure q hold on the United
States senate. There are several Western
states in which they may have some
show OF accomplishing that purpose ut
they viii not make any figure in the presi-
dental election
Gov Hills friends continue to drop into
New York city in twos. threes and fonrs, and
are exceedingly active i'll securing for the
governor every seintilla OF political news
afioat, that he may shape his coarse so as to
be most certain of obtaining his object.
There is no doubt that Gov. Hill intends
to be president and whateverhe does in poll
ties will be shaped with that end in view
His intimate friends say that he viii be nom
mated III 1892. although the newspaper talk
at this time all foreshadows Cleveland. |
was in conversation with Col. james E.
Jones. who was deputy collector here
under Magone ard is now port
warden by appointment from Gov.
Hill, when he said to me: 1.-The Dom
ocratic party cannot win the next election
for president without New Y ork and Indiana.
When the national convention comes to-
gether 10 consider its nominations, no mat
ter what the previous personal feelings of
the delegates may have been. they arc going
TO make pretty deep inquiry as TO what the
Democrats in the doubtful states want done.
The Democrats of New York, New Jersey,
Connecticut and Indiana certainly know
better what nominees can carry those states
than the delegates from states which have no
contests to make. Now you put it down in
your notebook and refer to it often as gospel
truth, when tell you that David B. Hill win
go into the ma tional convention with the
doubtful states of New York, New Jersey.
Connecticut and Indiana. No convention
can resist that argument. and his nomination
is u toregOne conclusion