St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-24
FOOTE HOME AGAIN.
What He Heard in the Way of
Politics While Away.

c. ". FoOt0, looking as fresh and strong a
if he had just emerged from course of train
ing, arrived home yesterday after an absence
of over a month. spent in Wisconsin and
few places further East Mr. Foote went
away on business, but those who know him
need not be told that he listened little bit
to everything ne heard in the wav OF political
discussion lie was not on that mission
bent but when men talked politics
III his hearing he could not help knowing
what they said. lie was tangled I'D with a
long interview in the Evening Wisconsin, of
Milwaukee, almost as soon as he struck that
town. The interview related 10 The speaker
ship fight. 1t is needless to say that Mr.
FOOle was favorable 10 the candidacy of
Mills. Mills did a good deal for the DemOc-
racy of the Northwest last year when he came
up here 10 speak, and Mr.. Foote. as a man
who had an active part in the campaign of
last wear, thought the Northwestern men
should have all stood bv him on the speaker
ship fight. Further than this Mr.. Foote did
not care 10 say much about the political
questions.
10 tell the truth be said. ~ have been
away SO long and have been 50 busy with
purely business matters that j: seems as If l
never had anything to DO with politics / do
not seem 10 know anything about what has
been going on. / think that Cleveland is the
choice of the majority of the men | have
met . a presidential candidate. ibut the situa-
lion is a good deal mixed The talk about
presidential candidates had not begun right
while was around where politics was dis
cussed extensively.
What about the Democratic national con-
yention for ST. Paul: ! think as did before
went away, that 81. Paul stands very good
chance of getting the convention. Mil
vance is making a strong effort
Waukee will not get it in my opinion.
The Milwaukee newspaper men have been
getting the Chicago newspapers interested,
as Won have seen. The coming OF the con-
d no n no
same as its coming TO Chicago so far as the
newspapers are concerned. But | noticed
one fact i'll connection with the advocacy of
Milwaukee as the convention city by the
Chicago neWspapers-that the Republican
papers are the ones that seem 10 be most in
favor OF Milwaukee. My reasons for think
ing that St Paul will be the winner Well,
the fight will be between 1t. Paul and New
and the West There Is little bit of fight
on il New York among the Democrats-there
is no use in denying that. do not think
the national committee intends to get mixed
up in that fight. 1t cannot afford TO. Ii
viii steer clear of il by taking the
convention away from New York. leaving
the New Workers TO fight ii out among them
selves indianapolis is looking for the con-
vention. too. Well. il is an absolute impos-
sibility for Indianapolis to lake care Of the
convention. That leaves that city out OF the
question. Milwaukee has not the facilities
| for accommodating such q gathering. 10 come
]
-. Paul can get the hall. The observations
made by the delegation from the Republican
| national committee in the Twin Cities viii
| exercise a powerful effect upon the Demo
cats when they come 10 select place for the
! convention. The Republican committeeman
! came up here to see what the Twin Cities could
/ do, and, tell YOU, they are making favor
| able reports OF what they saw That will
| prove thai we can take care of the conven-
! ton There is no longer any doubt Of our
! ability 10 take care of ii, and there is about
! The ability of the other Western cities. Then.
there are just as good political reasons for
| seLdlrg the convention TO st. Paul as for
sending il to ans other Western city. That
| IS the way look at the question. ana found
shat most of the people whom l met talked
the same way.
by the way Chicago is getting to be a
! great political center. If a man knows
! enough about politics to catch the drift of
what is said, he can just sit back and listen
! in Chicago, and he Will hear all sorts of
! politics. 1t is amusing. l enjoyed it,