St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-20
TURMOILS OF PATRONAGE.
GHAND OLD MIDDLE CONCERNING
MINNESOTA OFFICES.


WHO WILL BE WINNER {?
Mr.. Docan's Efforts to Adjust
Matters-Not Certain His Can
didates Will Re Named.-Lienau
Opposed by Field, Of Minne-
apolis-McCaferty Still in the
Baiance-Kentuck Stands by
Field-Baidwin Makes Charges
Against Bruner.
Special to the Globe.
" AsHINGToN, March 19.-There has
been great sur III the Minnesota col
! ony in Washington during the past
week. In the first place. Mr.. DOran
came down, bringing in his gripsack all
the prestige he was supposed TO possess
with the administration. His visits to
the White house and the departments
were frequ mt and prolonged, while his
conversations on what happened were
furtIye. concise, eVaneSceIt and un-
demonsirative. Mr.. Doran is an artist
demonstrating Talleyraud's bon mot
that Language consists of series Of
symbols, called words, invented and
used for the concealment of ideas and
facts"
Meantime, it had gone abroad through
all the usual channels of infor nation
that the district attorneyship, the col
lectorship of internal revenue. the st.
Cloud land office. and the collectorship
OF the port Of Duluth were all to be filled
during last week. The most important
Of these, of course, was that of district
attorney. Mr.. DOran was the firm friend
and advocate of Mr.. McCafferty, of st.
Paul. In his last interview with the
president, Mir. Doran was asked by the
president to name another man, prOVd-
Ell Mr.. McCafferty could not be ap-
pointed. Mr.. Doran promptly declined
to name any other man, saying that if
McCafferty was turned down, he washed
his hands of the entire matter, and
wished other to take the responsibility.
This terminated the interview, SO far as
concerned this position of district at
torney.
Then Mr.. Doran renewed his recon-
mendation of Mr.. Lienau for collector
of internal revenue. If Mr.. McCafferty
could be appointed Mr.. l.. would not be
insisted upon-if the former tailed in
s!stance would be made for the latter's
appointment. Meantime, Charles w.
Field, of Minneapolis, had made his ap-
pearance in Washington, aud brought
new and unexpected forces into the con-
test for the collectorship. He was a
Kentucky man before he came to Min
nesota, and well known to all the colo
nels now on the quarter deck of public
life in his native state. Carlisle is his
friend, and Senators Blackburn and
Lindsey-while Caruth and McCreary
were old sch0olmates. The Kentucky
loyalty is well known-also Kentucky
endurance in the pursuit of the ignus
fatuuS of office.
Mr.. Hall had indorsed and was press
ing Capt. Harris. Maj. Baldwin also
had given quasi-indorsement to the
Houston county man. AS the time
waned last week Maj. Baldwin became
convinced that Capt. Harries' name was
mud, and he joined the Kentucky con-
tingent and gave cordial support to Mr..
l.
Mr.. Field came pouring III from all over
Minnesota, particularly from Minneap-
oils, where he is well known and very
popular. 1t also became known through
the agency Of buried telegraph wire
from the treasury to the outside world,
that if Lienan were appointed there
would be an effort made to defeat his
confirmation. This made Mr.. Carlisle
uneasy. The administration desires to
keep entirely out of reach of the dis.
engaged hind feet of the senate forever
hereafter if possible. This fact also
seemed to assist Mr.. Field, as assur-
ances were given that his confirmation
would be prompt and cordial.
Then Maj. Baldwin had been called
down by large and respectable faction
of his Dulnth constituents for naming
Emil Olund for collector for the port of
Duluth. Mr.. r. b. Chew came to the
city as official bearer of the kick against
Olund, and strong petition recon-
mending Morris Thomas for the place.
Mai. Baldwin promptly and emphat-
ically refused to recommend Thomas,
but did go and suspend Mr.. Olund in
midair. Then Mr.. Chew appealed to
Doran, who took the Duluth kicker over
and presented him to the president.
Chew protested against Olund'S appoint
ment. filed Thomas recommendations,
and returned to Duluth on Sunday lest.
The st. Cloud registership is settled,
but suspended. The latest revelation
in that seems to have been the filing of
oh ncf o,a
Bruner. The major did this not with
the hope that 1t would defeat MIR. Do.
rams candidate, but to make his record
perfect and complete so far as his deter
mined and uncomprOmising fight with
Mr.. Doran was concerned.
The foregoing is a succinct and truth
full statement of the Minnesota political
and official situation in Washington is
concerned. There has appeared upon
the surface no personal feeling in the
matter. There never, probably, was
series of political shindies carries on
with more perfect guod humor or with
less show of malice than those affecting
our own state under this administration
The has been no scandal, no personal
assault upon character which has come
to the surface, no elimination and re-
elimination. Every man has fought for
his choice, and every tub stood firmly
upon its own bottom. The outcome is
hear, and is awaited with interest.
Letter Carriers Claims.
WASHINGTON. March 19-W.W. Hill.
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