St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-03
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Hon. John Flittie, the youthful and shrewd
secretary of state of North Dakota, has been
spending several days in st. Paul. making
the acquaintance of the people of this state.
When he first arrived he had no intention of
remaining more than a day, but the North
Dakota politicians commenced to pour in
shortly after Mr.. Flittie had secured quarters
al The Merchants, and they have kept COM
ing in one endless procession ever since
First came Maj Edwards, the belligerent
heavy weight editor of the Fargo Forum,
then e. 5. Tyler, Maj. K e. Fleming, Gen.
q. Erskine. A. l.. Moody, Fl. Harrington and
a half dozen others, equally as we'll known
III Fargo business circles. The presence of |
all these distinguished gentlemen was fatal
10 business as far as Mr.. Fittie was con-
cerned on Monday. but when they departed
for Milwaukee that evening the secretary
breathed more easily, and made up his mind
to get down to business early yesterday
morning But, alas for good resolutions and
carefully laid plains! The early morning
train on the Northern Pacific yesterday
brought Senator John E. Haggart. M. Stern.
A. Stern and several other Fargoites, as we'll
as number of politicians ana business men
from Grand Forks. Hillsboro Portland, Dew
lis Lake and Mimic. The appearance of all
the gentlemen was suggestive of the times
when Alex Mckenzie, the uncrowned king
of North Dakota" Senator Robinson, of
Mayville; Jud La MOure, of Pembina; Sher-
if Haggart of Fargo; Bailey Fuller, of
Jamestown; George Walsh, of Grand Forks,
and their fellow workers, were accustomed
TO meet at the Merchants and hold confer
ences lasting from three days to a week. The
campaign OF this year is good ways off, but
Mr.. Flittie's conferences with the numerous
Dakota arrivals looked as though there was
something in the wind, and he was looked
up.
Are you fixing up the North Dakota Re-
publican slate for the coming campaign here
at the Merchants this week?' was asked Mr.
FIittie.
NO sir was the response. 81 have not
talked politics with single man from North
Dakota since 1 have been in st. Paul this
time. am here looking after some business
| matters and have no time for politics.
will you be candidate for a renomina
ton for secretary of state at the hands of the
Republicans of North Dakota?"
II will not" replied the secretary of state
81 have had two terms and all 1 want of
office-holding for the present. L do not be-
| lieve in third terms i'll the state offices in
| any case. / did want second term after l
| had the first more as an Endorsement than
anything else But l really cannot afford
| to hold Office longer. My business de-
mands all my time. and for the
| next few years it shall have it. There is
| every indication that we are to have a few
| good years i'll a business way in North Da-
kota. My home is at Portland in the Red
| River valley, where we have never had crop
| failure in the history of the state and terri
| tory. may decide to go into business at all
| other city in North Dakota, but l shall not
| leave Portland. But you can say that 1 am
| not taking any hand in politics, and that
| do not want anything in the shape of pub
| lie office at present, at least"
Judge X. j. Montague, of CrookSton, was
| familiar figure i'll the Merchants lobby yes
| terday afternoon, having come on to the
| state capital to attend to some legal matters
before the supreme court. Judge Montague
| filled tue office of judge of probate in Polk
| county for four years, and was the Republi-
| can candidate for the same office two years
/ ago. The fact that Polk county in 1890 gave
| Gov. Merriam but 6S3 votes Judge Wilson
1 854 and S. M. Owen, the Alliance candidate,
| 1884 shows that it was not a very good field
4 for Republican candidates to appear in.
/ Judge Montague is not man to take de-
! feat to heart, and when he was asked about
| tuc elcCtlDu, Ie Sdlu, WIFI u smile.
| ''That campaign cost me over $500"
4 'How many votes did you get?''
'.My own and those of one or two others
! was the answer.
"The result of that campaign, as far as it
| relates to my candidacy, reminds me of a
| good story" said Mr.. Montague several
| years ago one of the young Republicans of
| Crookston, Henry Wright, made up his mind
: that he would like to go to the state conven-
| ton as delegate from Polk county. The
| time tor the convention came and Mr. Wright
lost no time in looking them up. He hailed
| some Norwegian delegates he knew to be
| friends of his, and said:
| II want you to help me out in the conven-
| tion''
| The convention assembled and the election
| of the delegates TO the state convention came
| up in due time. To the surprise of Wright
! he was beaten out of sight, SO to speak. He
was at a loss to know what this result
| meant aud he sought out his Norwegian
| friends and asked them why they had not
| voted for him.
| 'Why, Mr.. Wright" said one. you asked
| us to help you out and we voted against you.
| If you had said help me in or vote for me-
| we would have done sou
| Senator Henry Keller. of Sank Center, is in
| the city for the first time in many weeks. He
| explained his long absence by the statement
| that he had been kept busy building sIeighs
| at his factory. He was asked in regard to the
| banquet which the business men of Sank
| Center are to give him next Monday evening
| and which has been thought to mean that he
| is then to be entered at that time candi-
| date for the Democratic congressional nom
| ination in the new Sixth district.
know nothing abOut this h0uOnpt q
! said, Except what l have picked up
| around"
Senator Keller, however feels, as he has a
| right TO. little proud over this mark of es-
| TEEN from the men who know what he has
| done for Sank Center. But he does not come
| to have any politics mixed up with the ban
quet. Whllo he would not discuss the sit
uation in the Sixth district he was free to
| talk on national politics.
1.-THE country up our way" he said, sis in
ferment. The people are ali for Cleveland
| New York can have Hill, but he won't go
down with our people. 1t is the same way
in Wisconsin. Cleveland can carry that
state, and no other Democrat can"
Charles D. Wright, of Fergus Falls who is
one of the members of the board of trustees
of the state insane hospitals. arrived in St
Paul Hast evening on his way to ST. Peter,
where he will attend meeting of the board
today. He was accompanied by DR.. Will
hanson, superintendent of the Fergus Falls
asylum.
Chauncey L. Baxter, the attorney Of Per
ham, is at the Merchants
Hon. Henry Feg, of Atwater, is domiciled
at the Clarendon.
Representative Thomas Cole. of Fergus
Falls. is a Sherman guest
/ E. NJ. Walsh, of Crookston, is guest of the
Merchants.
Mayor Durant, of saltwater. spent several
hours in the Merchants yesterday comforting
with Secretary Moody and Organizer Kynas-
ton. of the North Star association. 1t was
decided to call meeting of the clup for Feb.
10 at the headquarters in Minneapolis.
William R. Todd, leading Democrat of