St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-11-03
w. nj. CAMPBkLL AT HOME.
His Appointment as Marshal a
| Surprise TO Him.

The GLOBE reporter found William
Nj. Campbell yesterday afternoon with
an arm sore from the haudshakes he
had received from his friends on his ar
rival home in the morning, and his ears
burning with the congratulations
poured into them. The reporter seized
a moment when there was let up TO
rnn him off into a corner and pump him
for information as tU how it happened
that President Cleveland made him
marshal again.
Il see." said he, as he lifted hand
ful of local papers, '..by these, which |
glanced over this morning, that L ran
off to Washington as soon as Mr.. Bede's
resignation was made known, to get the
office. l suppose the boys had to say
something, and. not knowing anything,
drew Oh their imaginatious. l went
down to Washington on Oct. II to con-
fer with Secretary Smith and the Indian
bureau in regard TO the work of the
Chippewa commission for the future,
and to give them personally the infor-
nation they wished. No, the commits
sion Will not be discontinued until its
work is done, and that will take long
time yet. l spent two weeks there Sug
gesting features of treatment of the
work and in conference with the in.
terror department. 1t was gratifying
to me 10 have the secretary assure me
that our work was satisfactory.
But about the marShalship," the re-
porter suggested. 1T is stated that
your appointment was slap at Doran."
II certainly do not so regard it. While
my relations with MIR. DOran have
ceased to be friendly for some time, do
not think he would have opposed my
appointment had he known it was con-
sidered, neither would he have aided it.
1 did not know of my appointment until
my arrival in Chicago OH my way home,
where ! saw it in the morning papers.
| was as surprised as any of you. 1t is
due, think. to the support of some
gentlemen here in whom the president
has confidence, who commended me to
him when the QueStlOn of all appoints
ment was pending last February. This
was aided by what Attorney General
Olney was kind enough to say. in a call
| made to pay my respects, was the eX-
cellent record made when in the Office
before"
1.-The Pioneer Press, marshal, editori-
ally charges you with having made
speeches In the Seventh district urging
are a semi-Pop."
The marshai's face took on deeper
red as he replied: ''The Pioneer Press
knows me well enough to Know that l
am never semiauyIhing. Ii l were
Populist would be as full one as
am Democrat. OF course, made no
such speech. l only regret that my
duties this year could not give me the
leisure TO do as did two years ago.
when l spoke forty-four nights in the
campaign. l esteem no man higher as
a man citizen and a Democrat than
Gen. Becker. nor could the people Of
this state put in the governors chair
a purer, abler or better man or one less
subject to corporate control than he is.
The Pioneer Press probably heard
magnified story of what l had done, and
that is to advise the Democrats OF the
Seventh district to take no chances OF
sending a protectionist to congress and
to vote Boen. who has been with
us on the tariff more loyalty than
some Democrats were. The De-
mocrat can't be elected and
the real choice is between a pro-
tectionist Republican and free trade
Populist. and, for myself, my vote is for
the latter every time. and l would do it
as a Democrat whose Democracy l per-
nit no man to challenge"