St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-07
CORRIDOR CHATTER.

OeHulOT IOmuell, lue
but wide-awake and popular senator from
Polk county, dropped into the city yesterday,
accompanied by County Attorney Holston, of
Crookston. The two come down to be pres
ent at the birth of the Peoples party to-day,
although neither propose to take an active
part in the meeting. Senator Lommen re
ports the crop outlook as excellent in the
Red River valley and the farmers feeling
good. Unlike some enthusiastic Republic
ans, he fails to see that the Alliance party is
in any danger on this score.
"A good crop will be hailed with joy by
our people" said he, 'but the idea enter
tanned by some Republicans that it will
change the principles and political beliefs
held by them is absurd and an insult to their
intelligence. II was not owing to poor crops
that the tremendous Alliance vote of last fall
was DUE but to belief by the people that
there were certain abuses in both the state
and national governments that needed recti-
flying. / cannot see that the cause is losing
vote in Polk county. 1 recently attended
meeting of the County Alliance of Polk
county at which over sixty delegates were
present, and was pleased 10 see everything
pass off tremendously"
Are you down to help organize the Peo-
pies party:'
Senator Lommen is a hard man to inter
view and this question sealed his lips. He
was willing to talk about the crops or the
Alliance movement in general, but when it
came to expressing an opinion in regard to
the party he abruptly retreated He is not
exactly Donnelly man, but does not care to
engage in any controversy with the gentle
man from Dakota
CONGRESSMAN nf
Falls, Wis, spent yesterday at the Merchants,
discussing affairs relative to the organization
of new land improvement company at SUI
perior, in which he is interested with
Hon. F. w. Hoyt, of Red Wing
Mr.. Haugen is the only Republican
elected to congress in the Badger state at the
recent election, and he is still fearful as to
his state in the national election next year.
He is himself a pronounced Blaine man and
in answer to a question said:
Il believe Blaine can carry the state by
good majority. and this belief is so general
that the state will be for him at the national
convention. If NJ cKinley carries Ohio, as
believe he will, by good majority, he will
be the second choice of the state"
Capt. II. s. Cole, the portlY Otter Tail
granger, came down from his splendid
stock farm, a few miles west of Fergus
Falls, yesterday, and is now at the
Merchants. Like all the grangers
the doughty captain feels elated over the
crop outlook. After few days rest he will
return home and take his place on a moving
machine, and, after completing his haying,
he will drive a reaper for couple of weeks.
The captain is rather above the average
weight and is rather a heavy load for the
average mower or reaper, but his stock farm
is large enough to furnish horses enough to
draw the machines.
The members of the late legislature still
stray into the city occasionally, sometimes on
business and then agaiufor pleasure merely.
Yesterday Representatives Roach, of Rice,
and Christlieb, of Hennepn, were among the
members of the lower house at the hotels. Of
course joe Roach felt lonesome because
his friend Hon. II. G. Bull, of Wright county,
could not be with him, and exhibited not a
little emotion when he pulled a telegram
from his pocket, saying:
81 have just received telegram from Bull,
telling me that he is sick. don't know what
is the matter, but shall learn how serious
1t is very soon, you may depend"
W. r. Busenbark. the traffic manager of
the Kansas City, arrived in the city from Chi
cago yesterday, and is now domiciled Of the
Ryan. Mr.. Busenbark is here to attend the
trial OF President Egan, of that road. for vio-
lation of the interstate commerce law. While
not disposed to talk of the case he did not
hesitate to say that he considered the sale of
tickets complained of a perfectly legal trans
action, and this he thought would be the
view Of the court at the trial
Frank Kretchmer, the special agent of the
interstate commerce commission, who
worked up the case against the Kansas City
officials, reached the Twin Cities yesterday,
and will remain to assist the prosecution.
The case will be called this morning in the
United States district court when. Mr..
Kretchmer says he expects motion to quash