The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-19

50 named is no more Than he de-
serves. It is not such an easy
thing to do. There are always a
large number Of cities candidates
for the honor Of having war ships
named for them. A great many
of the larger cities have already
been SO honored, and for that mat
ter number Of cities of much less
Importance than Minneapolis have
war vessels now in commission.
When Senator Washburn came to
Washington he found names fol:
vessels selected far ahead, and the
homes of prominent naval men and
members of the senate and house
committees on naval affairs were
pressing their favorite cities or
states as name for the new ships.
Senator Washburn kept following
Secretary Tracy until he finally Sc
cured the promise of the name
Minneapolis for one of the finest
and fastest vessels afoat. As soon
as the present war ship 'sMinne-
sofa" goes out of commission Sena-
tor Washburn will endeavor to
have another vessel named in honor
OF the State. 1t is also known that
the builders of the new ocean fly-
ers for the American line were in
duced to call one of them est.
Paul" at the suggestion Of Senator
Washburn, who seems to be, get
ting in his work: in naming great
sea-going craft.
1t is rather surprising that so
many people who do not have to
will set around the galleries of the
house and senate and listen to the
dry debates that are for the most
part going on. As a usual thing
some very Indifferent speaker will
get the floor and talk and saw the
air in the most approved but
stereotyped fashion, and there are
people who not only listen for
hours, but 60 day after day until
one would think that they had
lost their reason. And this, too,
when there is so much of interest
in and about the capitol to see, as
we'll as in other parts of the city.
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Representative Fletcher has been
away from Washington for some
time, but it has been during a
period when there was nothing
of Importance to keep him here.l 1t
was while the amateur statesmen
were practicing upon the election
bill. I asked MI. Fletcher if he
was going to talk on this or some
! other bill and he said that when
anything came. up that his State or
the Northwest was interested in he
would talk, and then only enough
to show his side Of the case.
''Let the boys do the talking,''
said Mr.. Fletcher, ''and I will do
the work there is to be done and
talk when [ have something to &C.
complish.''
Representative Boen got very
gay for a Populist the other day,
when he sent young Bryan a tele-
gram of coincidence and invited
him to come in and flock with
Jerry Simpson and the rest of the
third party men. Boen is not con-
tent to be led by the other Popu-
lists; he wants to be something of
a leader among them himself.
Well, it might just as we'll be a
Minnesota Populist as some of the
beauties that Kansas has sent here.
Some of the Minnesota men are
complaining that there is too much
malaria in the air for them. They
are not anxious to let their constit-
uents know anything about the
fact that they are dissatisfied with
their jobs. This sort Of thing does
not extend to Representative Boen
who seems to be perfectly con
tented. "
That reminds me of a. story I
heard on Boon. Some one asked
him why he left the Republican
party and he SAID: Swell, you
see there was a ring up there and
nobody who was not in the ring
could be elected to a county office.
The other fellows were holding the
Offices all the time. So / thought
it was a pretty good thing to
organize another party and we did.
II was elected register Of deeds,
and now, see where I am? Do
you suppose ! would have got
here if / had remained in the Re
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