St. Paul daily globe., 1891-09-01
AROUND THE HOTELS.


Ex-Congressman Knute Nelson ran down
from Alexandria yesterday, and spent the
day viewing the sights of the Sanity City in
company with James Buchanan, of New Jer-
sey. Mr.. Nelson is looking hale and hearty,
and, indeed, great deal like horny handed
granger. His clothes and his hat need to
have the hayseed brushed off of them very
badly. He has, in fact, lost that very smooth
and Washingtonesque appearance that he
was wont to wear in 1888 when he was not a
candidate for any Office. In conversation
with Il GLOBE man, he chatted very pleasantly
about the crops, his friend Congressman
Buchanan but was seemingly stricken dumb
when the newspaper man asked him to define
his position in regard 10 the Republican
gubeTnatorial nomination next year, as to
whether or not he would be a candidate.
3 II came down to ST. Paul today said Mr..
Nelson, Ito meet with the committee on the
agricultural farm we'll as to enjoy the So
ciety of my old friend, Judge Buchanan.
There was q time when the people of this
state were subjected to political campaign
every year. Happily the legislature saw fit to
make a change, and give us year of rest
every other year. 1t is not time to talk poll
tics. Come to me year later and may have
something to tell YOU.
s''Will you accept the Republican nomina-
tfon if it is offered 10 your
81 really must be going. " answered the willy
Fifth district statesman. II have great deal
to DO before evening, but assure you there's
no politics in it.
Civil Service Commissioner Theodore
Roosevelt reached St. Paul yesterday morn
ing from the East, and after dining at the
Ryan, proceeded at once to Minneapolis,
where he remained until o'clock, departing
at that hour for Montana where he will
spend several weeks at his ranch. Mr.. Roose-
welt was not inclined to discuss politics, and
particularly in the line of picking out can
didates Blaine he does not regard as a can
didate, but the convention is too far ahead to
make any predictions of what it will do.
improvements are constantly being made
i'll the rules that govern the civil service COM
mission" said the autocratic New Yorker.
''and look to the abrogaton of the spoils
system in the near future. Civil service re-
form is bound to come, and although the
spoilsmen may delay the time they cannot
prevent its coming The American people
are too sensible to continue the old system,
and when they are convinced of its iniquity
it viii disappear"
''How about the Baltimore postoffice squab-
bleg'
THAT is bad nest, isn't it." remarked the
commissioner laughingly. "1he fact is that
Maryland politics are on about the lowest
scale of any state in the Union. Both par
ties are in control of the same style of poll
ticians, only the Democrats have more sue
cess in the way of harmonizing the rival fac
tions than have the Republicans. In the Re-
publican party in Baltimore the fight seems
to be for the control of the organization, and
not for party success"
Il
Congressman James Buchanan, who dined
at the Windsor yesterday with exCongress-
man Knute Nelson. has for the last eight years
represented the Trenton, Mercer county, dis
trict of New Jersey in the national house of
representatives, and although not n man to
push himself forward, is really one of the
ablest Republicans in the house. In Trenton
he does not take with the boys" but the
great pottery interests that need a good man
TO look out for them give him united sup
port and he is always elected by about :, 800
plurality. He is a lawyer, as was his name
sake, the ex-president. and, like the latter.
too, very able one. He was formerly ON
the bench in Trenton. In speaking of the
situation in New Jersey Mr.. Buchanan said
t'Of course Jersey is a Democratic state,
ana in state and national elections we have
but little show. The recent convictions
Of the ballot box suffers in Jer-
sey City may aid us in the
next election. 1t certainly should do so.
do not know, nor do care to predict, who
the Republican nominee for president will
be next year, but 1 am willing to go on rec
ORD to the effect that whoever he may be he
will be elected. The Mckinley tariff act is
being appreciated now and the country is
already on the era of great prosperity. In
my opinion the situation stands to-day as it
did twelve years ago. The revival in busi-
ness in 1879 and 1880 elected President Gar
field, and the revival now coming on will
elect another Republican in 1892
Il
The Sage of Nininger Senator Ignatius
Donnelly, ran up from Hastings yester-
day afternoon, accompanied by his ac-
complished wife, and the twain spent the
afternoon in the Sanity city. The senator
is looking well and declares that he never
felt SO well equipped for literary work.
His new novel, ''Dr. Hugnet' will
be out in a few days the delay being occa-
stoned solely for the sake of securing a
simultaneous publication in England and
America. This is necessary to secure a copy
right in the former country. The Sage chat
ted for a time in a most entertaining manner
concerning his various books, in the course
of which he stated that his publishers have
received over 10000 orders for copies of ''Dr.
Huguet'' i'll advsnce of its publication. Mr.
Donneily was in the best possible humor all
the way through, but he fairly bub-
bled over when he was asked about
the State Fair picture which represents
him in carriage with Gov. Merriam, s. NJ.
owen and Hon. Michael Doran.
when my attention was called TO that
said he, Il stated that Gov. Merriam appeared
to be my coachman, Mr.. owen footman,
while had Mike Doran out for an airing"
viii you appear in carriage in that way
at the State Fair?''
sCertainly not" answered the Sage" 1
did not understand that the managers in
tended to ask us to do so. If it is proposed
to exhibit US as so many fat CATTLE here is
one that will beg to be excused"