St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-23
RoTUNDA RIpPLES.

ROTUNDA RIPPLES.
Gen. w. F. Cross, the secretary of the state
fair association, largely through whose eff
forts the wonderful success of this years
state fair is due, dropped his duties at Ham,
line for short time yesterday afternoon and
ra ninto the city to meet q number of friends
and attend to several business matters. Gen.
Cross still looks little tired, as might be
expected in view of the remarkable amount
of worry and excitement through which ne
has passed this month. He is inclined
to attribute the greater portion Of the credit
for the success of the fair to President
Clough, of Minneapolis, saying in regard to
him that he proved one of the best and most
successful officers the fair has ever had.
Senator Clough,' he said, lis a worker and
what you might term an untiring one at that.
| He has vim and energy and made my work
| great deal less difficult"
=
Speaking of the financial part of the fair
this year, Gen. Cross stated that while less
money had been expended than usual more
was actually paid outin premiums than ever
before. The weather, the general thought,
was deserving of special mention, as it con-
| tributed very largely to the success Of the
| big agricultural show. The accounts of the
WIN 1CSClpLo anu Ca POilQltOlOS arc DCih5
| put into proper shape as rapidly as possible,
| and, while it cannot be figured out exactly,
| there will be handsome sum cleared and
| placed on the profit side of the ledger.
-
The work of Secretary Cross was not
characterized by any great display indeed
| 1t was exactly the contrary. Everything was
| attended to at the proper time, and at as
| small an expense as possible. Unlike some
| who have held this Office, Gen. Cross did not
run it or attempt to run it for the purpose of
| Standardization or self-advertising, and the
result is most gratifying to all who earnestly
| desire that Minnesota shall have a state fair
| that shall be successful in every way, and
credit to the state and its great agricultural
| interests. This year the work was not COM
| menced until after the close of the session of
| the legislature for several obvious reasons.
| Next year this will be different. and Secre-
tary Cross will commence as soon as the
work of the fair that has just come to an end
is out of the way to prepare for the fair of
| 1892
II
THE Wisconsin state fair, while great
success for the institution, was not equal to
the Minnesota in any department, said w.
M. Fields the horseman of Cedar Falls 10.
Mr. Fields had al exhibit at the Hamline
fair, and took fourteen horses from Hamline
to Milwaukee and came back with sixteen
medals five of them being sweepstakes.
Thus far this season his horses have carried
off ninety-one medals at the various fairs at
which they have been exhibited.
4
Col " F. Ball, the handsome mayor OF
Fargo, was the central figure of North Da-
kota dele CATION at the Merchants yesterday.
Ia had hoat oa1fad 70 no SANITY CitV
legal business, and filed in the afternoon
before train time chatting politics and crops.
1t is generally understood that Col. Ball will
will be a prominent candidate for Senator
Casey's seat in the United States senate when
the time comes, although he declines to COM
nit himself in regard to the matter. In re-
ply to a question of the GLOBE representa-
tive yesterday he said:
There will undoubtedly be many candi-
dates for Senator Casey's seat in the United
States senate, and some think that the south
eastern and most thickly settled part of the
state is entitled to the place. So far you
know, the m9mbers of the congressional
delegation have all been taken from the CEN
trail and western part OF the state, while the
great Red river valley, with the bulk of the
population. has had no representative in
either branch of congress"
How do the people like the decision of
Judge Caldwell regarding the North Dakota
wheat inspection law?'
1t gives general satisfaction answered
Col. Ball. ''Many of the farmers never ia
vored the law, as they regarded it as taking
just so much money out Of their pockets for
which they received no return. The decision
was good law, and will undoubtedly have all
excellent effect
IL
Congressman John Lind, of the Second dis
trict blew in from New Ulm on the early
morning train yesterday, and, after attend
ing to some business matters i'll Minneapolis
came over to ST. Paul and spent the after
noon at the Merchants He prefers to dis
cuss the weather, crops or almost anything
now to politics. claiming that he is no longer
in the field. He fastened back to New Ulm
on the evening train on account of a press
ing business engagement for to-day.
~
Senator Z. W. Durant and c. A Moody,
president and secretary, respectively, of the
North Star Democratic club, reached ST.
Paul early yesterday morning and after talk
ing over the details of the work laid out at
previous meetings held short conference
with Chairman Campbell, OF the Democratic
state central committee, with a view to
ranging some plan of work in harmony with
Messrs. Durant and Moody went over to
Minneapolis to makeRrangements regarding
the big meeting to be held i'll that city early
next month.
II
Col John B. Gossage of the Rapid City
Journal while more of business man and
hustler than politician, is of the opinion
that in the event of three-cornered fight i'll
South Dakota the Republicans are sure win
ners. In commenting on the recent conven-
ton of the Republican editors of Dakota
held at Mitchell, he said:
Five questions were prepared for the Re-
publicans to answer concerning the cause of
Republican disaffection, the remedy there
for, the result of fusion, result of a three
cornered contest and the independent
strength as compared with last year. AS
might be expected, the opinions may have
been colored a little by the side of
the fence those answering the questions
stood upon, yet the situation was
pretty closely defined. Bossism and poor
crops were generally considered the reasons
for disaffection, though many thought there
was more talk of disaffection than really ex-
isted remedies as varied as the number
giving answers were given, but the most con-
else one was perhaps the best-good crops
and little more time. Fusion was thought
by most TO be poor measure, and would re
suit in disaster to the Republicans. The ma
iority of answers to the question of three
cornered fight were to the effect that in that
event the Republicans would win. The in
dependent strength was thought by all to be
much less than it was year ago.
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Hon. A. T. Stebbins, of Rochester was in
the city yesterday on business connected with