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

az shall probably support a Red river val
fey man for United states senator, but Col
c. \, Lounsberry has lots of friends in North
Dakota" was the way Senator John E. Hag-
CERT of Fargo sized up the North Dakota
senatorial contest yesterday 10 little crows
al the Merchants.
That's right" said Col. W. F. Ball, of
Fargo, who just then joined the crowd. a.
don know of q man outside the Red river
valley who stands as good Il show of being
struck by senatorial lightning as Col Louns-
berry. Pierce has no show whatever. The
next senator will hail from the Red river
valley without doubt"
Are you a candidate?" asked the GLOBE
representative of Col. BALL.
mo, sir; 1 am not" was the prompt
answer, although, OF course, IL things
should come my way l might make up my
mind 10 enter the field. As it is. l am not
Candidate"
Despite Col Balls denial there is little
Doubt that he viii loom UP as one of the lead
ing candidates against Pierce, and, it is said,
will have double the number OF votes Senator
eel can secure 10 support him from the
start Col. Ball is one OF the ablest lawyers
in his state, and a very popular man. II
elected to the United States senate he would
not forget either his friends or the interests
of his state and devote himself solely to
working for a corporation. as it is ALLEGED
Senator Pierce has done from the very day
he landed in Washington.
Gen. Harrison Allen, of Fargo, doomed up
At the Merchants yesterday. looking just as
smooth. though q trifie older, as he did i'll
the days when he was auditor general of the
keystone state, and was reckoned one of the
most promising of the Cameron lieutenants.
Unfortunately for Gen. Allen, from politi-
cal as well as 4 financial standpoint, the Da-
kota boom brought him West. OF course he
brought with him commission for federal
pffice, but he never made dollar. and he
now seems 10 be ont all around. Had he re-
manned in Pennsylvania, the Cameron dy-
nasty would have taken care Of him, and ne
rould easily nave gone TO congress ere this
from his district. Some Of his political
friends tried 10 boost him into a good
berth in the worlds fair management
put Ben Buterworth and George
R. Davis drew the capital prizes
and there doesn't seem TO be anything left for
Sen Allen, who viii now journey on to
Bismarck in the vain hope that lightning
will strike him aud place m in Gil Pierce's
seat in the United States senate. Bnt it will
not do anything of the kind. and the general
might as well give up the pursuit of this
political phantom. which has about spoiled
the last ten years Of his life.
c. F. Carpenter, of Pennington the old re-
liable thick and-thin supporter OF the Sage
of Munger, came mp from his home at
Pennington yesterday and dined at the Clar-
endon. Mr.. Carpenter is credited with a de-
sire to be clerk of the senate this winter. and
there is little doubt that he will be successful
II Mr.. Donnelly has the power to boost him
through. MI. Carpenter is one Of the bright
est newspaper men in the state, and has
lately sought honors in a new feld-the
law. Mr.. Carpenter is probably entitled to
The credit of electing Nj Donneily 10 the
senate in Dakota county week ago. and his
prospects for the clerkship of the senate de-
pend altogether upon the influence the sage
Will WELD In that body.
C. D. Baker, Of Fergus Falls, one of the
devoted few who made memorable the cam
paign of 1883 for the Republican guberna-
sorial nomination in this state, spent yester
nay in St. Paul. Mr.. Baker is one Of the
host of men who have become disguised
with politics in Minnesota, and he is now de-
70 ing himself entirely to his business. He
IS interested in stock ranch in Montana,
and has large holdings in the rich farming
eistricts Of Northern Minnesota. He has
Rot, however, become SO engrossed in bust
ness as TO be unable to enjoy day with his
friends now and then, and this is just what
ne did yesterday.
Hon. C. Il. Davis. OF Glencoe, was con-
graduating himself at the Merchants yester-
fay on the fact that he was not candidate
Tor the legislature this year. 1.-THE fact is"
he said, II would have been showed under
Just like the rest, and there's no fun in that"
Mr.. Davis represented RenviIlo comfy in the
Ion Iflr,c fI,oc Nf h11f nr17n
six or eight months ago good opening was
offered him in the banking business at Glen
eoc, and he is now one of the officials Of the
First National bank of the latter place.
Freedom is q strong Republican county,
but it has a number of the staunchest Dem
Ocrats in the state, among whom are D. R. P.
HiDbs of Albert Lea, who is now at the Mer
chants. Mr., Hlbbs could have had the Dem
Ocraiic nomination for congress in the First
district had he been willing to accept it. and
would undoubtedly have been elected as was
the man who did accept it, Capt. ". b. Har-
gies. Mr.. Hibbs and the balance of the Dem
ocrats of old Freeborn did valiant work for
Capt. Harries. however, and contributed at
least 60e-to Capt. Harries' majority.
Hon. G. P. MaginniS, the defeated candi-
date OF the st. Louis county Democracy for
the state senate, is In the city. Mr.. Maginnis
made splendid run for the Office, but the
odds against him were too great and he went
down. He says gross frauds were committed
In certain precincts of ST. Louis county and
That they will all be uncovered by several of
The candidates on the local ticket who were
defeated by reason of them.
Phil d. Armour, the great Chicago packer.
fitted into the Ryan for breakfast yesterday.
and then went over to Minneapolis. As usual
he had nothing to tell the public as to his
movements, but this didn't prevent certain
of the public" remarking that he was en-
gineering deal concerning the Minneapolis
Etockyards.
Hon. a. D. Thomas, judge of the United
States district court of North Dakota came
down from Fargo yesterday and is now at the
Merchants.
Hon. D. T. Calhoun and Editor C. F. Mac
donald, of st. Cloud. are registered at the
Merchants.
LOCAL FOOTLIGHTS,