St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-27
ODDS AND ENDS.

In the election CT tnelr UlreclOIS tAo
members of the chamber of commerce
make a great mistake in re-electlEg'
year after year, the old members. An
infusion of new blood would add ma
terially to the continued usefulness OF
the chamber. When director CANNOT
attend meetings, and makes request
TO have bis name withdrawn as cali
didate, it is folly to persist in his re-
election. Why not give younger man
an opportunity to distinguish nImSeli
The chamber of commerce wants shak-
ing up little.
Gov. Merriam has tasted a little OF
the cup of bitterness that is awaiting
him next fall-he was defeated candl-
date at the annual election OF the chaIn-
Der of commerce. Editor Wheelock also
failed to PASS under the winning wire,
and his whilom friend, Col. A. Il. kIefer,
was once more Laid out" a pretty
trio, truly.
= The citizens who last week took fly
Inc trip to Chicago because the rates
were so cheap" will shortly be kick
ing themselves for not waiting few
DAYS. Another drop in the raJeS may
be looked for in the near future, and IN
all probability the round trip between
st. Paul and Chicago will be done
for 81.
If the "original package" decision
upSetS the Minnesota oleomargerine
law the farmers of the state should pc
titiOn congress to pass national law.
Commissioner Ives has all along con-
tended that the sale of oleo should be
Through the eXertionS of the dairy
commissioners citizens have been ell
abled to secure butter which was not
only palatable, but free from all dele
FERROUS matter, and strong effort
should be made to prevent the market
being flooded with all sorts OF obJec-
tionabe compounds passing currency
under the name Of oleomargerlne.
Secretary Bertram. of the state dairy
and food commission, declares that the
officers of the state agricultural school
want stirring up Six weeks ago he
wrote for a supply Of sauerkraut seed
(heaVenS), and has not yet received an
answer to his communication.
The report is current that J. G. Elm
ouist will run for the senate the forth
coming election, that is if the Repub-
Iican nomination is not WreSted from
him by C. B. Bronson, the superintend-
ent of the union depot, who is also a
candidate.
Clarence Robb returned from fishing
excursion yesterday. He says fishing
pays better than electioneerlng. he
has now totally severed himself from
the political arena, and will hencef0rth
devote himself solely to business.
1t is questionable whether the action
now being taken by his attorneys will
save the neck of Clifton Holden. under
sentence to be hung at Redwood Falls.
The claim is made the John Day Smith
law, prescribing the execution of MUIR
derers, intlicts additional penalty, and
as the law was passed since the alleged
murder by Holden, it is an eX post facto
law and in violation of the constitution
of the United States. But in what way
does the John Day Smith law infict adj
ditional penalty? The law merely pre-
scribeS the number of people entitled to
be present at the execution, and at
tempts to act as a sort Of censor OF the
press The curtailment of the number
of spectators at all execution cannot be
intlicting additional penalty on the
doomed mall; it is really an act OF mercy
TO the condemned. What an awful SEN
Bation it must be to the man walking to
his death in the presence of several
hundred people, watching his every
movement. The attempted censorship
of the press does not in any way affect
the condemned,
Col. Mattson, it will have been no
ticed did NOT DENY the statement i'm the
GLOBE that, owing to the difficulty in
gaining an audience with Gov. Mer-
riam, he preferred to transact business
with his eXcellency by mail. The sec
rotary of state has never had cordial re-
lations with The executive department.
A little talk he had with Private Secre-
tary Elliott. respecting the fees of no.
taries public, would prove interesting
reading.