St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-21
TALKS WITH TRANSMITS.

The Seventh district Alliance men seem
to be divided on almost everything in the
platform adopted at Minneapolis as well as
on the question of candidates, but there is
one matter concerning which they are as
one. This is that the district and the state
are sure to go their wav at the coming cleo
ton. Yesterday number of the leaders of
the Seventh district passed through ST. Paul
on their way to attend the St. Louis conyen-
ton, and while in the city they talked freely
concerning the situation in the Seventh dis
trict. In the party we've Andrew STEVENSON
and County Attorney A. r. Holston of Polk
county, and Louis Hanson, OF Clay. Mr..
STEVENSON has been accused of being a fol-
lower OF the Sage of Nininger, and in some
quarters 1t is believed that he has been
booked for the congressional nomination. He
was asked regarding these reports and said:
Il am one of. those Alliance men who
believe that the party would live and be sue
cessful if both Donnelly and Hompe were TO
die. What we want in our district is the
right kind of platform; we can find a candi-
date for congress without any trouble. There
are dozen good men who haven't been
mentioned who will make good candidates.
We want the subtreasury bill, and we are 60
Ing to have that in the platform. Senator
Hompe is a good man. l do not know his
views on the subtreasury bill, but if he is all
right on that he might make q good canal
date"
Mr.. Stevenson is not properly Donnelly
man, according to his talk and has been
classified as such probably because he has
been with the Sage on the more radical dec
larations Of the Alliance.
Louis Hanson, of Clay county, the secretary
OF the state central committee of the Peoples
party, has usually been labeled Donnelly
man. and, whether he represents the Sage or
not, the fact that he openly announces that
the Alliance nominee for congress in the
Seventh district this year will be II. E. Boon,
of Fergus Falls, will be taken as evidence
that the Dakota comfy man is for Boon.
But. while Mr.. Hanson is strongly for Boon,
he admits that Senator Hompe is possessed
OF great strength in Otter Tail county and is
withal good man.
But" SAID the Clay county man, ''Boen
will be the nominee
County Attorney Hoiston, of Polk, was not
impressed with the Boen boom and said SO.
He said the first important move for the AL
lance was the nomination of strong state
ticket. He favors an early convention and
the nomination of full ticket.
"Owen will be the nominee for governor"
he said.
"Oh, no." said Secretary Hanson There
is great deal CT opposition to him. and do
not believe he can get the nomination"
He can carry Polk county solid," said Mr..
Hoiston. s'and am positive that when the
convention meets he will be the only man
considered. He is stronger today than he
was two years ago, and believe he can be
elected if we give him the nomination.
The conversation drifted back to the sub
ject Of the proper man to nominate for con-
gress, and Mr.. Holston made the prediction
that Senator Lommen, of Polk, would be
round strong candidate when the Seventh
district Alliance convention meets He de-
clared the Polk county senator the strong
st man in the Red river valley, and, besides
man who will make an able and credita BILE
member of congress. While Secretary Han
son was ready to acknowledge the good quail
tiles of Senator Lommen and his strong
points, he was not ready to think that he
can defeat Bo en- for the nomination.
Mr.. Holston is a young man. but in the
campaign Of 1890 made himself wonderfully
solid with the voters of Polk and adjoining
counties. He was on the stump constantly
from the time the county convention was
held until the day of election, and developed
greet ability as a political speaker. During
the time that he was briefless young lawyer
at Red Lake Falls he stored up fund of
stores and anecdotes that stood him good
service in his campaign for county attorney.
In this connection it may not be ami ISIS to
state that member of his party yesterday
gave it out that Mr.. Holston will be the
choice of Polk county for the Alliance nomi-
nation for attorney general this year.
Ex-Mayor P. 81. Carney, of Mankato, was
in the city yesterday in the interests of the
Mankato & Northeastern Railroad company.
of which he is president. During the day he
conferred with F. D. Woodbury., the chief
engineer Of the road. and in the evening he
announced that preparations were about
completed for the grading of the road, which
will be commenced as soon as the frost is out
of the ground.
This road will be a Mankato institution,
and will be built in the interests of that
city," he said. "Our surveys make it twelve
miles shorter than the Omaha between Man.
kato and st. Paul. We realize that city
cannot grow without manufacturing and
the only way to get that is by offering 1ail-
road facilities, and if railroads will not come
to US we are going to them. The road will
go from Mankato to Kasota and thus tap
all OF the stone quarries. From Kasota our
surveys make it an air line to ST. Paul. We
will cross the Milwaukee at Pennington and
connect with the Kansas City at Rich Valley.
We also expect to connect with the Burling-
ton. Our people are very much in earnest,
and the road will go through"
Donald Grant, the well-known contractor
Of Far1bault, who has built the Duluth &
Winnipeg and various other railroads, was
with Mayor Carney while the latter was dis
cussing the new railr DAD, and when he was
asked his opinion, declared that the Man
kato man was right. He agreed that rail-
roads were necessity to town situated as
Mankato is.
And yon caunot get too many of them"
remarked Mr.. Grant "All this reminds me
of an incident which happened when 1 was
mere boy in Faribault," he continued. "a
railroad wanted 10 come into Faribault from
the East. 1t demanded or asked for certain
inducements, and public meeting was held
to consider the matter. 1 was young, but I
thought 1 saw the necessity of secur-
ing the road. and l made a speech,
urging the matter favorably to the
meeting. When finished, man who was
connected with the Minnesota Central, soon
afterward the Milwaukee, arose and stated
that was young and ambitious and proba-
bly, wanted to have the new road come for
building of the line. He was opposed to
spending the money of the people in that
way. He had no sooner taken his seat than
1 was on the floor. roasted him in every
way, accused him of working in the inter-
ests of the railroad then in the town. Before
1 got through the crowd was applauding me,
and the man who had ate mpted to demolish
me was Missed from the hall. You cannot
have good town without having working
men. The tin pail brigade makes the city
every time"
Hon. R. R. Wise, of Brainerd, is at the
Merchants with Mrs. Wise.
President A. N. johnson, of the Swift
County Bank Of Benson, is in the city.
Editor r. M. Tuttl e, of Mandan, is guest
of the Merchants.
DR.. D. F. Collins of Hinckley, is in the
city.