St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-13
HOTEL SKETCHES.


The hotel Hobbies last evening assumed a
semi-political garb and looked as though
something was really going to take place of
| interest, not only TO the cities but to the out
! side portions of the state as we'll. From all
| the towns and cities, from Lake Superior in
the northeast to Rock county in the extreme
| southwest, were delegates sent to represent
| their people at the convention called to meet
| in this city by the worlds fair commission
| to-day for the purpose of devising plan to
raise more money with which to represent
| Minnesota at the great show. There was
large sprinkling of politicians in the crowds,
because as q rule the men in active politics
in the state are among the best in the various
communities and this is the class the people
| select for such tasks.
Austin, the lively capital of Mower county,
sent strong delegation, evenly divided be-
| twee n the two political parties Hon. Nate"
| Kingsley held up the Republican end, and
| Mayor c. Il: johnson the Democratic side.
Mr. Kingsley is one of the best-knowu Re-
| publicans i'll the First district and has filled
| the Office OF prosecuting attorney of Mower
/ county for number of terms. Last fall he
| declined to be a candidate for another term,
| and since then his friends have been boom
| Ing him for congress at a lively rate and he
] may be the Republican nominee against Con-
| gresham Harries next year. Of late how
| ever, the prospective retirement of Judge
Farmer from the bench has rather divided
| the friends of MIR. Kingsley, many of them
| thinking he ought to go on the bench, for
| which position his peculiar qualities of
mind eminently qualify him. Mr.. Kingsley
| is a modest man, and Is decidedly non-com-
INITIAL in regard 10 his position next year.
Whom ocEad vrb at ha o,1di lot for
| congress Or the judgeship. he laughingly said:
Il am not a candidate for anything
(which place are you likely to enter the
lists for, if either?' asked a GLOBE man.
well, most people consider the position
of congressman the more attractive, do they
not?" asked the Mower county statesman in
return. at present | am here with Mayor
johnson to represent Austin at to-morrows
convention, and besides it is too early to
talk politics."
DR.. johnson, the present mayor of Austin,
is one of the popular young men of that city,
as his election to the Office of chief executive
over a Republican competitor demonstrates.
but, as he says, he is, first of all, an Austin
man, and this may have helped him in his
fight. He is of the opinion that Minnesota
ought to be represented in good shape at the
worlds fair, and that to do this properly
larger sum than $4,000 is needed. After Wis
iting the GLOBE composing rooms, in COM
pany with his distinguished townsman, Mr..
Kingsley, and Editors Hunt, of the Maukato
Free Press, and Carl S. Eastwood, of the
Heron Lake News, Dr.. Johnson returned to the
Merchants and retired to secure a much
needed rest, having been up almost contin-
uOuSly for several days in the performance
of duties incident to his profession.
Editor L. P Hunt, the secretary of the
worlds fair commission of this state is too
well known in the state to need any intro
duction at this time. He belongs to that
species OF the Republican organization that
can best be denominated by the term
Fighter, and when he goes into anything
he goes in body. heart and SOUL and us ually
comes out ahead AS superintendent of the
worlds fair commission he will be given
full scope to demonstrate his hustling abil-
ity and none of those who know him have
any doubts whatever in regard to his making
a good and practical officer.
Among the younger editors of the state
there are few more widely and favorably
known than c. S. Eastwood, of the Heron
Lake News who is in st. Paul to represent
his city at to-day's convention. Mr.. Eastwood
is the present postmaster of Heron Lake, and
is the founder of the Southwestern Mime
sofa Editorial ASSOCIATION. His paper is as
bright and clipper as new presses and ma
t&rial and first-claSs set of brains can make
it. Just at present, when Mr. Eastwood is
not booming the subject of raising more
money for the worlds fair, he is boasting Of
the excellent chicken shooting to be found
in his part of the state.
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1.-THE Two Dromios'-not the Shakes
peareian characters-but the two members
of the last state senate who were frequently
referred to by the above quotation, were
prominent figures in the Merchants lobby
last evening and both are delegates at to-day's
convention. Senator Mayo, of Rochester, is
looking hale end hearty, and spent a good
part of the evening in describing his recent
trip to Alaska to Senator La Due who is, Oy
the way looking great deal stronger than
he did at the close of the late session. Neither
are in favor of a special session of the legis-
lature.
Col. C. H. Brush, the national bank ex-
aminer of this state, came down from Fergus
Falls Yesterday morning, and is now at the
Merchants. Only the fact that his official
duties demanded it induced the handsome
Wilkin county granger TO leave his wheat
feds at this time He found time to wax
enthusiastic over the crops of the Red River
Valley last evening, however, and stated
that in his opinion the crop is being very
much unde reStimated.
Fred n. Van Duzee, secretary Of the last
state senate, is in the city and will represent
Luverne in to-day's convention. Fred is
the editor of the Rock County News, one of
the leading papers of Southwestern Mime
sofa, and finds time to command the crack
military company of that section outside of
his journalistic labors. In his opinion the
farmers of Rock county will present solid
wall to their foes in next years battle. and
claims that there are no deSerters.
STORM IN a TEACIIP