St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-15
A. H. Hall Has Got Himself
Disliked and Has Dished
His Chances.
Senator Clough May Be a
Candidate for Mayor
Yet.
Davenport's Senatorial Boom
} Knocked Out by the Gen.
SuS.

TO revive the defunct ana bankrupt
state league, which they say did more
last year for the success of their party
than all the other vote making machines
they had. The league proposes to put
on its strongest armor, and go into the
thickest of the fight at once. The body
and bones of the old league-"Col."
Tim Byrnes-will unfortunately(?) not
preside over the leagues destinies this
year. Tim has already got a good Office,
and will therefore do little to put the
old wreck on its feet again. Some OF
the promising and energetic members of
the party who have so far failed to get
any ripe fruit from the political garden
will no doubt do what they can to make
an impression on the powers that be by
taking hold and getting all the adyer-
Using they can. The men who are will
ing to devote their time and money, IT
they had any, to this landmark of sup
posed Republican success, believe they
are going to make more out OF it than
did Tams Bixby, who claims to
have due bill Of some $1,000 against
would-be Mayor Steele, If he thought
he had any show for the mayOralty
nomination, would tap his barrel freely
and give literally to the poor politicians.
But as the young men who sit in in
quest on the charred remains of this
moDey-deyouring dragon have not the
power to issue such a certificate to Maj.
Steele it is probable that the young
banker, if he is very DESTROYS of getting
the nomination. will throw few thou
sand dollars broadcast to make his path
way over the muddy street little more
possible.
Robert Stratton seems to be taking
more interest In resurrecting the Re-
publican state league than any other
man in Minneapolis just now. Why it
is that he is so anxious is known but to
few of Stratton's personal friends.
He sees in the future-at least he thinks
he does-the nomination of City Attor-
Russell for one of the vacancies on the
district court bench this fall, with a
possibility of an election, particularly
If the selection of judicial timber is left
with committee with instructions to
This selection, If made, would leave a
vacancy in the city attorneys Office, as
Assistant City Attorney Hall, though
ca didate for the place, is regarded OF
too small caliber, particularly
since his defense of the South
Minneapolis police officers in Whites
case; and StrattOn, being a good
lawyer, thinks he could keep the city
attorneys chair as warm next winter as
Russell has since he took charge of
affairs there. Stratton Is member of
humber of prominent org anizations, is
well known, and prides himself upon
having an enviable war record. Putting
all this together, he thinks the picture
would speak volumes for him, and no
doubt it would. To pave the way for
this lucrative Office he has already
started out to put the state league on its
feet and do such other preliminary
work as will assist him in gaining his
point.
This will be rather unpleasant infor-
nation for A. Ell. Hall, but the GLOBE
feels that it must give the news, ire
spective of whose feelings it may hurt.
Some time ago Hall was the choice of
number of his party for city attorney
when Mr.. Russell felt like retiring.
These friends of Hall were too incon-
siderate. however, for they told Hall
what they thought, and there was
where the trouble began. Hall believed
thereafter that he was the greatest man
in Minneapolis, and so he began to
make enemies instead of friends. He
thought that his work as chairman of
the Republican congressional commit
tee entitled him to the place, but In an
evil hour he fell, and fell real hard. 1t
was at that memorable meeting of the
Union league some three months ago,
when President johnson, of the city
council, came out fat-footed in favor of
establishing board of public works in
this city and abolishing the police
commission, that A. 81. Hall made
the leap that broke his neck. He
got up and defended the police COM
mission, said it was good thing, and
desired to have it remain. The men
who were HALLS friends up to that time
mostly all left him, and now he stands
no more chance Of succeeding Mr.. Rus
sell than Mayor Babb does Of being the
next governor of Minnesota.
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Some newspapers, like individuals,
are on this earth for revenue only, and
this position the Evening Jay took
long time ago. 1t has been subject of
much comment in political circles, Dem
ocratic as we'll as Republican, why the
Evening Jay, since Mayor Babb entered
Office, never went out of Its way to say
kind word for him. True, Babb was
not the Journals choice for the place,
but when he was nominated over
Blethen, Boardman, Clough and Cooley,
the journal took him by the hand, and
STAYED with him for several weeks after
his Inauguration. A sudden change
came over the Jay, and after that its
attitude towards Babb was anything but
praiseworthy from any standpoint. The
cause of this GOODNESS has leaked out,
and it does not speak volumes for the
Jay, either. When the campaign was
over, and Babb had won, he was evil
IDENTIFY supposed to do great deal.
Besides serving wine and cigars to his
callers, he was asked by the Evening
Carmen N. Smith had either run up in
advertising, or authorized to be in
Cured in the name of the Republican
city committee to help the local ticket.
The Jay had then received some $4,000
for its valuable (O services, but there
was some $500 still unpaid. Thinking,
of course, that Babb would be only too
willing to wipe out all indebtedness
against the committee. the Journals
the mayor would pay the bill
but the mayor would not. He believed
the committee that incurred the bill
should pay it, and as his belief remains
iunshaken, the bill remains unpaid.
This is why the Evening Jay has not
stood up for Mayor Babb, and no won
der, for $500 means a great lump of
money in the jays Office.
Senator Clough's friends are very
confident that he will receive the Re-
publican nomination for lieutenant gov
ernor. There is no question in Minne-
apolis about Gov. Merriam'S renomina-
tion, except with few McGill men,
who will not get enough encouragement
In the convention to recognize their
man at all. Clough's friends, however.
are not a unit on his candidacy for this
office. Some Of them would prefer to
see him nominated for mayor, believing
that he could be elected. But he is not
so anxious for the mayoralty nomina-
ton as he is for second place ON the
state ticket; besides, he Is more con-
fdent of being elected there, and does
not care to go into a fight for an Office
that has SO little responsibility and en-
tails so much trouble as that of mayor