The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-11-28

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nation and thinks that another place
for the convention would be more'
favorable to his chances. At least,
Mr.. Donnelly favors holding the con
vention in some other State. Mr..
Owen, however, who. is also linen
toned" as a presidential possibility,
is strongly in favor Of Minneapolis as a
convention seat. His friends estimate
that his strength at the polls in two
elections in this State would make him
strong if the convention were held
here. It is undoubtedly true that Mr..
Donnelly's national reputation, arising
from books and speeches, is greater
than his local popularity, and it is also
true that Owen is stronger here in
Minnesota. These facts may there
fore explain the diversity of opinion
between them as to the proper place
for the convention. Meantime, the
Hon. Thos. Lucas has not been heard
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With a city fire department and two
rival salvage corps all racing through
the city every time ire bell rings, it
is getting to be a dangerous city to live
in. The department and salvage corps
outfits are SO numerous that collisions
are getting to be as serious a danger
as fires. Sundays alarm resulted in a
collision between the city's elgine No.
8 and the Merchants salvage caravan.
There may be such u thing as too
much salvation of certain kinds.
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That Davis presidential boom,
sighted some time ago by New York
newspaper string tends, is long since
due. The watchmen from the top of
the court house tower have been un-
able to sight it at this point up to date.
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The daily press of the Twin Cities
daily announce that ''the silver craze
| is still declining" Notwithstanding
| that announcement, the silver organ
ization of this city, composed of lead
ing business men hand -in-hand with
mechanics and clerks, and supported
by prominent political leaders from all
parties, goes on getting up we'll at
tended meetings and spreading silver
sentiment. Congressman Bryan, the
| Nebraska orator of national fame and
perhaps the brainiest Democrat in the
lower house of congress-barring of
course Messrs. Baldwin and Hall of
this State drew a. crowded house OF
silver believers the other evening. and
successive big guns will follow.
Judge Jamison, formerly chairman OF
the Republican State central commit
tee of this State, is the latest convert
announced by the silver forces. F. F.
Davis, who represented Minnesota in
the nomination speeches at the Chi
cago convention in 1883, is making his
canvass for the congressional nomina.
tion, against your Uncle Loren, on (,
silver platform. The suppression tao
tics tried by the organs on Congress.
man Towne will need to be widely dis
tributed to cover the field. 49,.
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The traveller on the interurban rail
way from ST. Paul to Minneapolis.
about supper time every evening, may
have the pleasure of elbowing the gov.
ernor of Minnesota and seeing him
standing in the jam with the rest o.
rest of the boys, like the tin-pail brig
ade representative who patronize the
car about that time of day. It is not
every governor who would think him.
self low enough in station to hustle on
the rear platform for standing room
with the shovel men and clerks The
conductors have got to look upon the
i governor as handy man to help the
old people and the babies on and of
the car at that time of day, and tired
women who have been shopping al
day have spotted the governor as the
man who always gives up his seat.
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The shortage $l0,0O0>000 in the gov.
eminent postal accounts for this year
is said to be partially explained by the
extra heavy size and weight of the cor.
respondence and petitions which have
been pouring into this city to persuade
our numerous citizens to become gov
errors and United States senators.
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It is said that candidate Van SAINT
looks upon it as an atfront on the part
of the State neutrality-suspicious. to pub.
lish in the census reports the number
of soldiers in the column next to that
OF the total legal voters. thus exhibit
ing in deadly parallel columns, as it
were, the small percentage of the
States soldiervote as compared with
the total voting population,
The ministers are again on the war;