St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-20
CHATS in CORRIDORS.


There were great many very distinguished
visitors entertained at the hotels of the Saint
ly City yesterday. Ex-Mayor cregier. of Chi
cago and his jolly party Of sportsmen had
hardly shaken the city's dust from their feet
yesterday when several Republicans of moro
than state note came trooping in, among
whom were: Hon. John NJ Thurston, of
Omaha, ex president of the League of Re-
publican clubs; Gen. W. G. Veazey, Of Yer
mont commander of the G. A. R., and inter-
state commerce commissioner. and last Hon
Thomas w. Phillips the millionaire oil pro
ducer of New Castle, Pa, who last fall tried
the experiment of running for a seat in con-
gress as the distinctive Quay candidate. Mr..
Thurston was accompanied by his wife, and
left the Ryan early in the day, perhaps to
avoid callers, and perhaps to examine into
several railroad matters in the interests Of
the Union Pacific, whose attorney he has
long been. Mr.. Phillips. who is accompanied
by his wife, his sons, Thomas G. and Master
Benjamin, and his daughter, Miss Grace. left
for the West on the afternoon train over the
Northern Pacific.
Hon Thomas W. Phillips, Of New Castle.
Pa, is one of the wealthiest oil operators in
the keystone state and is withal popular
duu HlUSb dSTeSdDlC ScuticIudn yet
in the prime of life, and pos
sessed with a fund of good humor
and a stock of high spirits enables him to en-
joy life to the utmost. Although a lifelong
Republican, he never took an active hand in
politics until last fall and now he wishes he
had not done so then. The way it all hap
pened can be summarized briefly i'll the one
sentence; He listened to Matt Quay, was
tempted and-well, he did not fall exactly,
but he was rather badly beaten for congress.
and by Democrat. too. Early in 1890 the
Republicans of the Twenty-Fifth Pennsylva-
MIA district met 70 select a candidate for cou-
gress, and as this district embraces Beaver,
Senator Quay's home county. the latter set
out to select a candidate. The oppo-
sition centered on Mai. Mcdowell, q
man of large wealth, and he was finally nom-
mated. The Quay men at once yelled bribe
ry, and came very near proving the charge,
at once demanding the withdrawal of Mai.
Mcdowell The major declined, and SEN
ator Quay, realizing that the district, with its
5000 Republican majority would elect Nc
Dowell. at once set out to find another Re-
publican candidate. After some persuasion.
Mr. Phillips was selected. The election re-
suited in the election of a Demoerat-Con
gress-elect Gillespie-whO received 13,797
votes, to Phillips 1866 and McDowelrs
i0531 Mr. Phillips Is tired of politics, and
will attend strictly to his great oil business
hereafter.
Senator D. w. Hixon, of Grant county,
dropped into the city yesterday, and after
spending the day at the Clarendon and ar
ranging a number OF business matters left
for trip to Montana on the evening train.
The Grant county statesman has not caught
no NJ iz sin oflly cnir n
make prospecting tour to the mountain
state. Like all the other wheat growers of
the state he Is interested in the outcome of
the elevator investigation, and predicts good
results as the outgrowth of it. He will prob
ably spend month in Montana, and while
taking good vacation give the accessible
portions of Montana q thorough examina-
ton.
The meeting of the worlds fair commits
sioners brought Mayor A. L. Ward, of Fair
mont, to st. Paul yesterday. Mr. Ward is one
of the leading business men of Southern
Minnesota, and is one of the Democratic
leaders of the Second district. He believes
i'll genuine Democratic simplicity, too, and
while a man of considerable wealth and Of
liberality-he was never known to make any
display, not even what might be expected
from man in his position. In discussing
the political outlook in the Second district
for next year he said:
Il believe Daniel Buck of Mankato, can
be elected to congress to succeed John Lind,
over most any Republican likely to come up.
Buck is possessed of strength among the
people that is really wonderful, and should
like to see him the candidate"
Il agree with you in regard to Mr.. Bucks
strength said Senator La Due. "but do you
think lie would accept the nomination."
Il do answered Mr. Ward promptly. 81
think it would go to him SO unanimously and
cordially that he could not decline it. know
if he thought it his duty he would accept it."
Ex-President Atwood, of the Farmers AL
lance, is at the Clarendon. Mr. Atwood has
improved greatly during the past few months
and now looks as hearty and strong as any
one could desire. Never very communica
tive man, Mr.. Atwood still prefers to
talk crops. rather than politics, elevator
investigation or anything else. He
took vastly more pleasure in see
ing yesterday afternoons rain-storm come
up than he did in reading accounts of the
Cincinnati convention. Mr.. Atwood tells
little personal experience of his with the
Sage of Nininger years ago that is worth
repeating:
ago. he said, Il was an admirer aud sup
porter of his One time, after had neg
lected my farm work greatly and attended
convention in his interests. l received let
ter from him telling me that he intended to
have me appointed to position in the land
Office at st. Cloud. Farming was not very
profitable in those days and L was
overjoyed. The salary. of the pros
pective Office seemed very large to me
and I hastened home to tell my
wife, the good news. A few days later l was
cruelty let down from the sublime heights to
which had been raised by hearing of the
mixture of two letters at st. Cloud. in one of
which John Jones was promised the Office l
was to have by the Sage, and IN the other
John Smith was given the same Office. 1
said nothing, and it afterwards leaked out
that at least dozen men had been sent let
tiers similar to the one L received. 1t was
really too bad for the Sage that those two
letters got mixed up so strangely. If they
had not he could have kept US all on the
alert for year or two by simply keeping the
old officer in Office
Senator La Due came up from his hand
some stock farm, near Lu Verne, yesterday
morning for the purpose of attending the
meeting of the worlds fair commissioners.
Since the close of the session the little Rock
county senator bas been far from well, al
though he is now much improved in health
and as much devoted to his horses as ever.
He has colt about week old now, a full
sister to the renowned Polly, of which he is
now particularly proud.
Il was offered 81, 600 for this COLT he said
a couple of days ago, ''but l refused it, say
ing at the same time that would take $1,000.
n J,ar oh "a h,,t
l believe this colt is worth that much and