St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-22
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Ex-Gov John Miller, of Dwight, Y. D., ar
rived in the city early yesterday morning
Mrs Miller accompanied him. and will today
start for New York, where she will spend the
winter. Gov. Miller will look after some
business matters in the Twin Cities, and will
then return to North Dakota. Later in the
winter he, too. will so East and spend some
time at his old home. Gov. Miller is looking
much better than he was a year ago, and
freely says that he enjoys farming better than
he does the business of governing his state.
The Dwight farm in Riehland county is in
his charge, and he takes more pleasure in
running it than in doing anything else. He
is enthusiastic over the past years work, and
is more than ever convinced that North Da-
kota has great future before it, when 1
came to the Northwest ten oreleven years
ago." he said. mo one would have dreamed
or suggesting that a big national convention
be held in either st. Paul or Minneapolis
Indeed, the proposition to hold a convention
of that kind in Fargo or Grand Forks at the
present time would be as we'll received and
meet with as much favor. The fact that
both the Democratic and Republican eonven-
tons are likely to be held in the Twin Cities
next year is an illustration of the growt b of
these cities and the Northwest. l say the
Northwest, because without a great country
back of these cities neither would amount TO
much. hope st. Paul will secure the Demo
cratic convention, and think the prospects
are very good. The matter has been
managed well and the efforts of
your citizens deserve success In any
event the work that has been done
by st. Paul in behalf of Minneapolis, and
vice versa, will have a good effect. There
should be no ill-feeling between st. Paul and
Minneapolis. What helps one is sure to aid
the other. The great jobbing trade of ST.
Paul is aided by the proximity of Minneapo-
lis. The country merchants, when they go
to buy their stocks, like to go to a market.
They can find it in these cities, because there
are a number of houses in each line in the
Twin Cities. This is going to be the trouble
with Duluth in her efforts TO secure trade
Merchants will not go to buy where there is
only one house in each ne If it were not
for these two cities being here together,
many merchants might go on to Chicago. L
can see no reason for any ill-feeIing between
them"
But it is on the subject of farming in the
Northwest that Gov. Miller most delights to
talk. On the Dwight farm this year over
10000 bushels of wheat were raised, in addi-
ton to large amount of barley, oats and
other products. This great crop was pro-
duced on between 5000 and 1000 acres, and
was all harvested without damage from frost
and threshed in good season. also without in
jury
''We are in the southern part of North Da-
kota, remarked Mr.. Miller ''and are never
troubled by frost. We have had no failures
in Richland county, and things were never
in better shape in all respects"
How are the people feeling, politically, in
North Dakota at present:"
mo one is talking politics now" replied
the North Dakota statesman. In Republican
circles there is a feeling that Blaine ought to
be nominated. and the people would, per-
haps, throw their hats little higher if he is,
although there is no opposition TO President
Harrison. All feel that he has given the
country good administration, ana if Blaine
does not desire the honor it should go to
him"
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John D. Kynaston of Minneapolis. the
state organizer ofl North Star Association of
Democratic clubs. was at the Merchants last
evening on his way home from Saltwater,
where he spent the day comforting
with president Durant on matters
concerning the organization. He re-
ported rapid progress in the way
of organizing clubs throughought the state.
land the interest taken in the matter" said
Mr. Kynaston. lis marked in view of the
tact that the election is eleven months dis
tant. The Democrats of the state are alive
to the necessity of some organization that
shall stir up a spirit of enthusiasm and
counteract the effects of the Republican
league. Wherever have gone 1 have found
all The Democrats ready and anxious to CO.
operate in the work of club organization,
and l believe that the greatest benefit VIII
accrue to the party from this move in the
next campaign"
There is rumor to the effect that the
North Star clubs are in favor of u fusion
with the Alliance next year Is this trueg'
I'VE are not advocating any such move as
that" responded Mr.. Kynaston, because we
are not trying to forestall the action of the
state convention, which is the only body
that has any authority in the matter.
There is no doubt that there is a
very friendly feeling among the members of
the North Star clubs toward such move
and it will probably be discussed at the an
nual convention to be keld next March. I
wish to state that there is no fight being
made against any Democrat by the assOcia-
ton. We interfere with no other Demo-
cratic organization or society. The Mime
sofa Democratic association is doing excel
lent work in field that needs 10 be worked
They are securing poll of the state. which
has long been needed. Our work is of all
entirely different nature and has to do with
getting the workers of the party into the har-
ness everywhere and keeping them at it."
Mr. Kynaston has organized clubs in Nc
Leod, Swift, RenviIle, Chippewa, Yellow
Medicine and other counties, and this morn
ing he departs for Faribault, where he will
meet the Democrats aud organize another
club.
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Two ex- United States Senators W ere prom
inent figures in the Merchants lobby yester-
day. one hailing from Wisconsin and the
other being resident of Minnesota They
were Hon. d. NJ. Sabin. of Saltwater, and
Hon. John G. Spooner, of Wisconsin. The
latter resides at Hudson, and stated that his
visit to the Sanity city was for the purpose
of attending to business matters. When his
attention was called to politics ne launched
into panegyric on Blaine and called him
a grand old man. and said be could have the
Republican nomination next year if he will
accept it. Senator Sabin was seen a
little later, and IN answer to a query
said that he had just returned home
and knew nothing CT interest to the public
He seemed surprised to learn that Senator
Spooner was i'll the city and said he would
look him up. There was a rumor afioat to
the effect that the two x-senators had met
in St Paul to fix up the details of little
political scheme but both strenuousIy de-
MED this.
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