St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-11
HOTEL GOSSIP.

Ira Shannon, of Grand Forks. is at the
Merchants hotel. He is all enthusiastic
politician, and disciple Of the immortal
Jefferson.
"PoliticS in North Dakota? 1t is at
fever heat" said he in response to an
inquiry by GLOBE reporter. The Re-
puOlicanS of the state find themselves
in serious plight Their chagrin is of
the deepest sort. The withdrawal of
Klngman from the senatorial canvass,
and the unsavory incidents of the cam
paign that left him no alternative, have
created CONSERVATION and an inter
necine war in the Republican camp.
Casey was considered Kingman's most
formidable rival, let me explain. King
man thought 1T eXpedent to get Casey
off the track. Concerning the negOtia-
tons that were entered into, | don't
care to speak, but Casey presented
check for $4,000 to a bank for
payment. 1t so happened that
this particular bank hadn't that amount
of currency to spare, and the check was
then taken to Capt. j. Z. Bakers bank.
and there it was cashed. Capt. Baker is
a staunch Democrat, and he 'smeled a
MICE to use vulgar phrase. and the
matter was looked up OH tn quiet. 1t
race anu that kingman was working all
the harder to secure the caucus nomina-
ton. He was charged with buying off
Casey, and then followed the expose
that forced kingman to withdraw from
the contest
Senator Mccormick is making
lively hustle to get returned" continued
Mr. Shannon. "He is engineering a
little coup, but it is certain to fail, how
ever. w. n. Roach is the nominee of
the Democratic caucus, and he has al
most dead cinch OH elections. Senator
Mccormick. emulating to certain degree
the tactics Of Kngman, is seeking tc
get Roach out of the way. He is poll
tician Of tineSSe, this Mccormick. an
he sprung the scheme of urging upon
Grover Cleveland the appointments of
Roach as commissioner OF agriculture.
Roach laughs at the idea, and replies
that there is no reason why North Da-
kota should be honored with cabiDet
position. He refuses the bait.
Representative Tom Elliott, from the
Democratic wing of the legislature. has
created a sensation and visited perturba-
ton upon the Republican members by
introducing resolution IN the house
calling for an investigation into the
matter of committee clerkShips. 1t
seems that the pay roll is S465 day, and
Mr.. Elliott offers to take the contract of
caring for the committees for $50 day.
He charges that the clerks are there as
lobbyists at the expense of the state,
and that they are under Alex McKen-
zie's lash. The appointments were
largely made to pay political de BITS, and
should the investigation result in the
summary dismissal of the horde of poll
ticlanS and lobbyists from the employ
of the legislature, there will be lot of
sore heads, and lasting fight will
enSue.
The Republicans are badly disor-
ganized. They are continually fighting
among themselves, and with their nine
teen candidates for United States SEN
ator, they find themselves so compro-
missed and muddled that they can never
get out of the tangle without making
deadly enemies OH every baud. On the
other hand, the Democrats and Popu-
lists are working in harmony and per-
feet sympathy. They stand ready to
elect senator any day, and they score
the Republicans without mercy for
tillibusterng and refusing to transact
public business. They are blocking the
work, and the expense to the state is
$500 day."
j. F. Treat, prominent insurance
man of Fargo, is at the Merchants.
Hon. w. l.. Wilder. Grand Forks
lawyer, stopped at the Merchants yes
terday Ell route to Chicago, where he
has business to care for.
John ID. Davis, editor of the Grand
Forks Plaindealer, was at the Mer-
chants yesterday.