St. Paul daily globe., 1891-09-22
THE HOTEL CORRAL.

Ex-Judge Francis, of Bismarck, was prom
inent figure in the Merchants lobby yester-
day. The ex-judge is now engaged in the
practice of his profession at the North Da-
kota capital. and. while he has not lost his
interest in politics, he says he has about
come to the conclusion that Daniel Web
ster was right when he made the remark
that 'law was uncertain and politics utterly
vain.' This remark must not be interpreted
to mean that Judge Francis is sour or any
thing of the kind, for he is not. He is filled
with enthusiasm over the outlook in North
Dakota. and declared that with two or three
more good crops an era of prosperity will
dawn such as has never been known ina
new country like North Dakota.
And" said he, II do not know any class
of men more deserving of prosperity than
the farmers of North Dakota. They have
hung right on to the state when everything
was against them,a now it is only fair that
they should be rewarded l do not think
that failure of crops hereafter will ever be
SO disastrous for the simple reason that the
farmers are doing more than raise wheat.
Cattle, horses and sheep are becoming nu-
merous, while oats, flax, mlllet and a number
of other grains are being cultivated. Sheep
do very well with us, and l look to see that
industry reach wonderful proportions in the
next few years.
Judge Francis was judge of the old ter
ritory of Dakota aud held Office during
nearly all of President Clevelands term.
while the old territory was in existence, in
spite of the kicks of the Democrats who were
after his scalp. He was appointed to place
on the territorial bench from New Jersey,
where he was at one time a state senator
from Newark. In those days he was accus-
toned to canvass the land of mosquitoes and
Jersey lightning in company with ex-
Secretary of the Navy Robson. During the
administration of Gen. Mcclellan as gov
ernor of New Jersey, Judge Francis was the
chairman of the Republican joint legislative
caucus of the state legislature and was really
the party leader in the senate
Jerry Collins. the editor and proprietor of
the Great Falls Tribune, dropped into the
Sanity City yesterday and is now at the Mer-
chants. Mr.. Collins is a brother of T. 4.
Powers, the chairman of the Democratic
statescentral committee of Montana. and, like
him, is an ardent Democrat. Mr.. Collins is
here on business connected with his paper
and will remain for several days. He is con-
ndent that Montana will go Democratic next
year and that the legislature that meets i'll
January, 1893 will elect Democrat to fill
the seat iii the United States senate now held
by W. +. Sanders
''Great Falls is already quite a railroad
CENTER" he said, land is growing right
along. We have six or seven thousand peo-
pie now, with more coming in right along
This is an off year in politics for us, and be-
yond discussion of the silver question, the
people and papers are doing but little talk
ing on that subject. We shall have lively
fight next year. and think the Democrats
will enter it in better condition than ever be-
fore"
Ex-senator E. G. Holmes, of Detroit is ct
the Merchants
Judge Ball, the popular chief executive of
Fargo, is in the city.
Representative Joseph Roach, of North
field, is registered at the Merchants.
Insurance Commissioner A. L. Carey, of
North Dakota, ran down from Fargo yester-
day, and is now at the Merchants. lie is an
enthusiast on the crop question, and declares
that it is impossible for one who has not
visited the Red river valley to realize the
amount of wheat that has been raised there
this year The farmers are i'll good shape fnan-
cially, and around Fargo they are paying off
their notet before maturity, with the result
tldt money Is moving INTO the banks III a
manner never before known. Speaking sof
the question OF frosted wheat he said there
was but little of the crops damaged by frost
'The farmers, he continued, 'foresaw
good crop year, and after the regular seeding
was over many of them KEEP on plowing and
seeding as long as they dared, and this late
wheat was nipped by frost. Then again.
grain was two weeks longer in ripening ow-
ing TO the unusual growing weather."
Hon. John A. Bowman. the veteran La
Prairie banker, is in the city on business con-
nected with his town, and is regis
tered at the Merchants Mr.. Bowman
is one Of the most interesting
as well as enterprising men in the state, and
is as active and alert now as he was thirty
years ago. In his time he has been steam
boat captain. railroad builder, banker and
even an editor, and, what is more to the
point, he was success in every one of these
lines. He is one of the projectors of the Du-
luth and Winnipeg railroad, and is devoting
considerable time and energy in pushing
ahead the completion of that line.
Ex-senator F. S. Christensen, of Rush City,
is at the RYAN.