St. Paul daily globe., 1895-01-17
IN TIE CORRIDORS.


the last of that hardy, fearless class of
men who drove the stage coaches that
were the only means of travel from the
centers of population to the smaller set
Elements IN early days. Capt. HaWes
was agent for the old stage company at
Owatonna, and afterward opened sew
eral Of the newer lines for travel.
Speaking yesterday of the death of Col.
Merriam. the Rock county pioneer eX>
pressed his sorrow that he had not been
able to attend the funeral Of his old
time friend and employer.
'Col. Merriam was practically the
manager and the master spirit Of the
iirm," said Capt. Hawes, land lie was a
good. square man to do business with.
Kindness and consideration for the
welfare of his employees was pro-
nounced trait of the colonel's character.
He was keen and able business man,
and much Of the success attending the
earlier efforts to develop transportation
facilities was due to his excellent judg-
ment and ulltiring energy. Our state
has lost great leader and an ideal citi.
zen by the death of Col. Merriam"
Capt. Hawes commands Company II,
Second regiment N. &. S. NJ, and.
with Lieut.. Jens Ellington, is in ST.
Paul to attend the annual meeting of
the officers of the national guard. They
are stopping at the Windsor.
~
Col. j. j. Thornton, of st. James, is
in the city, and is devoting some atten-
ton to the matter of the United States
marshalship. 1t will be remembered
that Col. Thornton was considered the
leading candidate at the time j. Adam
Bede was appointed. Thornton's papers
were very strong, and no doub. can be
handily resurrected at this time. While
the st. James leader and National Com
mltteeman Michael Doran have not been
known as intimate friends, the people
who are posted assert that if William
NJ. CampbelPs name is withdrawn that
OF >. j. Thornton is most likely to be
sent III. Capt. MerrimaD, of Minneap.
OILS, is alleged to be q candidate for the
place, but his advanced age will pre-
clude appointment. Senator Jay La
u.
has settled down OIL his farm with the
Intention Of devoting his attention
closely to stock raising and caring for
MS business interests. 1u that event
always granting that the WASHINGTON
report OF jim HIPS success in opposing
CampbelPs confirmation is true-Mr.
Thornton is in direct line of succession.
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A group of Democratic leaders was
discussing the weak points of the party
and its controllers at the Windsor yes.
terday. One Of them. who is known as
nervy and able fighter in conventions
and oil the stump. asserted that one of
the most vital mistakes lies in the fact
that even where the appointment of a
Democrat to succeed Republican can be
fairly made, there is, in nine cases out
ten. failure to act.
Take, for instance, the surveyor gen.
eralship of this state," said he. "Mr.
Compton has held the position a great
deal longer than any Democrat would
have been allowed to hold it under a
Republican administration. The secret
Of the solidity and enthusiasm Of the 9.
| o. D. workers is the certainty that all the
fruits thereof will be reaped if victory
is achieved. And that knowledge
doesn't make our Republican friends
any the worse citizens. either. nor does
merited political reward taint their
| patriotism"
District Judge P. E. Brown, DR.. A. G..
Palmer and Banker Angus Ross were a
TITO OF Second district Republicans that
registered at the Ryan yesterday. Each
one OF these gentlemen. while not pro.
Tossing any particular love for WASH
burn, expressed himself in favor of the
| present senator as against Gov. Nelson.
This view really represents the ex-
! pressed opinions of a great number of
Republicans with whom the writer has
talked. THE governors face would
make good substitute for the picture
of the bulldog on express wagons" as
one old-tImer put it. land we must all
admire his tenacty. courage and fight
ing qualities; but the role of the hog is
not a popular one in any part of Mime
sota"
''It's hard to keep good man down."
says the wise man. TO Judge bv the
crowds that surround Hon. p. Il. Kelly
in the lobbles of the house and at the
| hotels, the old lion of the Minnesota
Democracy has not yet lost his power
for good. His emiuently buSiness-Iike
course in the preceding legislature
makes him powerful force in the
| present house.
The venerable George F. Potter. OF
Houston county, has been renewing old
acQuantances about the hotel lobbies
the past few days. "Old Man Potter. y
in his palmy days, during the session
when the roof of the house threatened
to fall OH the members was one of the
few who could arouse the Sage of Min.
niger to splendid bursts of calcium
light eloquence, And no one enjoved
the Donnellesque pyrotechnics more
than the mild-featured old pioneer. whe
for many years was the ideal of Hous-
ton county. Potter is one of the few
remaining Legislators of other days who
made their mark in the capitol. and al
the same time enlivened the dreary
monotony of "be it enacted"
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Judge Caldwell, of LIE Sueur, and
Judge Brown, of Luyerne-the one 4
thorough paced Jacksonian Democrat,
the other Republican sans peur el
sans reproche-were in the city yester-
day. These two men, opposites III
everything but manliness and courtesy,
are two of the closest friends in Mime
sofa. If Judge Brown wants a substi-
tute to try any particular case he viii
call on Caldwell, the Democrat. The
latter never desires better colleague
than Brown. the Republican. The peo-
pie love both of them.
Congressman Joel Heatwole is to-
night comfortably ensconced IN parlor
E at the Ryan. The GLOBE man heard