St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-24
GATHERED AT HOTELS.
Interviews With Prominent Men
of, the Day,

81 don't know now this Mckinley bill
is going to work." said Congressman
JOHN l.. Wilson, of the new state of
Washington, last evening at the Mer-
chants in discussing tie results of the
late election, but Go not believe that
it is possible for any party in this cOun-
try to pass tariff bill and he successful
in the elections that follow it. There
are too many diverse interests in this
and satisfies one section creates trouble
and dissatisfaction in another, and
there it is.''
There was falling off i'll the Re-
publican majority in Washington" he
continued, ''but it was not on account
of the Mckinley bill. attribute 1t to
desire OH the part of the people for the
free coinage of silver and the failure of
the Republican voters to turn out at the
polls. However. l have nothing to
complain of on his score. as my major
ity is over 1000"
Then the people of Washington are
free cuinage?"
Yes. there is 10 question about
that" replied the congressman. For
my part do not feel certain what the
effect of free coinage would be,although
L have given the subject careful study.
| sometimes think it would result in the
final depreciation or silver and the cur
rency based upon it. Then. too, tree
coinage might cause the boarding up of
gold. Were free coinage bIll to be
passed several new mintS would have to
be built, aI the ones now in operation
could not begin to coin the bullion that
would be presented for coinage. Ii is a
very grave question to my mind, and
we had better 90 slow on ii ~
Mr.. Wilson is very slim young man,
with heavy brown muStache, high
forehead and piercing eyes. aud it is
not until one is brought In close range
TO him that his powers and abilities are
| appreciated. Tie is brilliant converse
onalist. and evidently possesses a fund
| of information on most everything as
| Vast as it is varied. He has the ability
| TO take i'll the humorous as well as the
! serious side OF politics. and his account
| of the local causes for his decreased
! majority is worth repeating.
''Down i'll Whitman county," he said.
! with smile, tine wheat crop was SIM
| ply immense, being estimated all the
way from l2,000,UU to 14.00U, 900 bushels.
| The elevators are all full, and cars can
| EOJ be had to ship it. away. The grain
men cannot buy it because they have no
| place to store it. and the market is
worse than glutted. Of course this was
laid to the Mckinley bill and the people
down there voted against me. Then in
Spokane Falls the laboring men in
| dOrsed my opponent. As only voted
! for five or six bills demanded by the
labor organizations of the country, of
| course L could not expect any labor
| votes. and L didn't get many in SpOk-
| ane Faiis.r
THIS morning Mr.. Wilson will leave
| for Washington. He is accompanied by
| Mis-. Wilson aud child.
Judge Baxter. of Fergus Falls, after
| spending Sunday at the Merchants,
left OH the evening train for Hender-
son, where he will hold term of court
| for Judge Edison, of the Eighth district,
who is now ill at his home i'll Glencoe.
John j. Rhodes, the Republican lead
| er i'll Dakota county, came up from
| Hastings yesterday and diued at the
| Merchants. Two years ago Mr. Rhodes
| represented the First judicial district
or the Republican state committee, and
| was credited with some of the most
| effective work done in that campaign.
He is undoubtedly one of the shrewdest
political managers in the district.
Attorney w. E. Dodge, of Fargo, is at
| the Clarendon.
Judge J. FL. Brown, of Redwood
Falls, and Senator 5. ID. Peterson, of
| New Ulm, are at the Merchants.
Hon. {. &. Wilson, of Rochester and
w. Ii. Flagg, of Chicago, are Ryan
| guests.
Joseph Nicolin, of Jordan, and James
Forresial, of Superior, are stopping at
| tue Clarendon.