St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-16
A BOOM FOR BURKE.
He Would Add Fame to the
City EpigramiZed by Proc
tor Knott.
WEAK AT HOME.
Minneapolis Papers Foresee a
Fight Between Conflict
ing Interests.
WIRE-PULLERS IN THE CITY
Getting Ready to Apportion
the Perquisites Of Con-
quest.

N HONNy " hppOA IAOA
the Perquisites of Con-
quest.
The list of eligible statesmen who
may be in the race for the United
States senate grows longer. The GLOBE
hears from day to day that the friends
OF new men want to claim the honor for
their favorites of being mentioned. 1t is
certain that the Duluth region of the
state makes claim to recognition, not so
much from sectional standpoint as
for the reason that there is material
there for an able and efficient senator.
The latest person mentioned as a good
man for the place is eXGoy, Andrew H.
Burke, of Duluth. 1t is trLe that G.. A.
Towne and Hon. o. ID. Kinney, of that
city. have been mentioned as having
friends; but it has not been claimed by
the GLOBE that they were active candi-
dates. 1t was known that they have
been and are Washburn men. Mr. Kin
ney was the Washburn candidate for
the congressional nomination against
Mr.. TOwne, and The latter was tied up
by his campaign after the nomination.
Mr.. Towne did say to a GLOBE re-
porter that a number of his friends
had spoken to him about being
a candidate. and that gentleman was
quoted as saying that he was not cam
didate. Mr.. TOwne passed the night
with +. e. Stevens, a relative of his, in
this city, who, by the way, is Wash
burn manager. and after that came out
in an announcement that he was not
candidate. The fact is. Mr. Towne, as
we'll as Mr.. Kinney, has resided in
this state but short time. Mr.. Towne
has been here about three years, and
part of that time he mas passed in
Michigan. He is young and a new
conner, and can afford to rest for the
present on his laurels.
A. III. Burke for Senator
Gov. Burke is an old Minnesota man.
He lived awhile in North Dakota, and
while there. served one term as gov
ernor. He was defeated for reelection
by all independent movement in Dem
ocratic landslide. He could have been
elected to the United States senate from
that states in place of Mr.. Roach, had he
remained to make the fight: however,
he lett the state Immediately after the
end of his term as governor; came back
to his own state, and for several years
has been all active business man
in Duluth. He is we'll acquainted
with the affairs Of this state,
having been in business in
Minneapolis and other parts of Mime
sofa for many years prior to his tenn
pOrary residence in North Dakota. He
| is a man of fine attainmentS, and made
An excellent governor of North Dakota.
| There is no doubt that Duluth needs
recognition. That city has never had a
| representative in the state government
| nor senatorship. The city is famous,
| more so than the state itself. The in
| terests and pride of the city gave it an
| excuse for making a fight for the sem
| atorship this time. and Gov. Burke
| would like to lead the patriotic people
| of that city and section Of tie state in a
! contest for the shoes of Senator Wash
| burn.
| The press of the three great cities and
| of the state at large cOncede that there
| is contest already on the boards. The
| Penny Press, ,an avOwed advocate Of Mr..
| Washburn, in its news and editorial
| columns speaks. Of there being opposi-
tion to Mr. Washburn, even III his own
| city. 1t mentions many of the candi-
dates named in the GLOBE, and also
| adds to the list the names of
Charles A. PiILsbury
| and State Senator Morgan, of Minneap-
| oils. In an editorial on the status of the
Hennepin county delegation the Penny
| Press says:
Where there is so much smoke there
| Is at least little fire. The only wav
| to meet this proposition is to take it
at the start, and discuss and air it be-
| fore any combinations can be made
adversely to Gen. WashbuEn. 1t is be-
cause of our sincere desire to see Gen.
WaShburn returned to the senate that
we have from the beginning espoused
his cause and fought his battles.
"When it was announced last summer
that Gen. Washburn had no support in
the state convention, and his politica!
enemies were making proclamation that
the general would never be returned to
the senate, it was the timely publica-
ton of these declarations which COM
pietely overthrow the schemes that
were then being concocted to defeat
Gen. Washburn.
''Let Gen. Washburn and his immedi-
ate friends keep both eyes anu ears
open, aud allow no turn to be made
without full comprehension of what IL
means; as the politicians of Minnesota
have proven once in the past, when
Senator Window was turned down,
that they are capable of moi only violat.
ing their word of honor, but of laying
aside the ableSt man the state ever
had"
In It's news columns, the Penny
Press says ''Gov. Yale will divide the
Republican strength Of the southeastern
part of the state with A. j. Greer, un-
less some understanding is reached at
an early stage.". 1t also says that
There VIII BE a Fight
between other railroad corporations and
the Canadian Pacific road (the road in
which Senator WaShburn is interestedl.
Further quotations from the same paper
are as fellows:
ALREADY IN en- of reuown in contests
or the kind are on the trail ,and making
their arrangements to spend the winter
in St Paul"
There are many indications that the
hght is to be much after the character
| OF the Window contest of 1883, espe.
clallY In the preliminary tactics of hav-
ing field of candidates.
The Mazepps Tribune of this week,
III commenting OH the senatorial situa-
ton, has this significant item:
The fact that there are scarcely
enough Democrats and Populists In the
legislature to hold a caucus insures, be-
yQnd all question. red-hot fight this
winter over the senatorships and IL Is