St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-19
STRAIGHT FROM BOSTON.
Advent Of the Room-Seeker of the
Massachusetts, Republicans.

The local convention committee was
from the aristocratic East, who is sent
here to make arrangements for rooms
for the politicians Of the tucked-up
states along the Atlantic coast. A. G.
Ratshesky, secretary of the Republican
committee of Massachusetts, is the man.
But Mr.. Ratshesky is different from
Dwight Lawrence. He does not want
the whole city of Minneapolis to turn
and scatter flowers at his feet He also
takes issue with the famous Dwight on
the point that New York will have the
''swelP' delegation at the convention.
He points out that Massachusetts will
have in its delegation of least thirty
at least ten ex-governors, a United
States senator or two, few congress-
men and several state officials. He
says that if the preliminary talk indi-
Gates the nomination of certain man
meaning James &. Blaine-the Massa-
chuSetts delegation will number at least
300. Mr.. Ratshesky has asked the local
committee for 100 rooms for his delega-
ton. 1t is possible that he will not be
allotted that number, but lie seems to
be satisfied that he will fare all right.
"From what you have seen. what do you
taking care of the people who will come
here to the conventions? ne was asked.
LAS far as | can see." was the answer
this city will take care of the convention
all right; There is always a good deal of
talk at this time about such matters. but it
will blow over. When some of the biggest
and most important delegations have been
provided for. think the fear that Minneap-
oils will not accommodate the crowd will
pass away. l have no fear that we will be
compelled to sleep out of doors
How is the sentiment in your state as be-
tween Blaine and Harrisons''
You need have no hesitancy in saying
that in Massachusetts Blaine leads Mr.. Har-
rison i'll popularity three to one. The en-
thusasm is always boundless whenever at o
public meeting. the name of Blaine is men,
toned or even reterred to indirectly as the
of our foreign department. or the originator
of the reciprocity idea No other man in
the. country can carry Massachusetts like
Blaine
''How about the feeling toward Cleveland
and Hill?'
''Oh, there is no comparison! Cleveland is
much more popular. Hill is not To be men,
toned in the same breath with him, SO far as
the popularity of either is concerned
Mr.. Ratshesky attests to the popu-
larity of Gov. Russell among the peo-
pie of Massachusetts. He is beloved
by everybody. He is man who enjoys
the honor and esteem of the highest in
point of wealth and social standing, and
he has the peculiar faculty of binding
to him the poorest classes.
George A Bracket unrolled and ex-
planned to MIR. Ratshesky the plans for
the convention hall, as drawn by Archl-
tect Hayes. The Massachusetts man
admitted that they were as perfect as
any convention hall plans he bad ever
seen. Mr.. Bracket says that the men,
bers of the national committee who
have seen the plans all say that even il
the plans of Mr.. Hayes are adopted,
which they were opposed to at one time,
the result will be better convention
hall than the party has ever had for a
national convention.
BY tonight the plans for the conven-
ton hall will have been decided upon.
The subcommittee on convention hall
has gone to Chicago for last confer
ence with the subcommittee from the
national committee. The conference
will be held today. There is little