The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-18
DISCUSS SHOP WHILE TRYING
TO PLAY BILLIARDS.
BIXBY'S GUBERNAT0RlAL BEE.
CAPT. WHITNEY, THE SAGE OF
BERGVILLE, SAYS EMPHAT-
ALLY "NIT', TO 1T.
and Only Desires to Hold
On to 1t.

There was a game of billiards in the
Windsor annex yesterday afternoon.
1t might be styled a political game,
and more than passing interest was
developed in it by reason of the per-
scnalily Of the players, as we'll as their
confidential conversation, punctuated
by the masse shots, draws and caroms.
The players on one side were con-
gresham Frank Eddy, State Treas
urer August Koerner and M. J. Dow
ling, the secretary of the national Ne
publican league; opposed to this array
of talent, single-handed and alone, was
the state expert printer, Capt. c. c.
Whitney.
Mike" Bowling won the bank, and,
while he was chalking his cue, Capt
Whitney turned to Eddy with the re-
mark: Il suppose you noticed that
Tams Bixby-Lucky Tams they call
him now-is mentioned for governor;
what do you think of it?"
Il certainly believe it, was the ali
swer of the Sixth district congress-
man, sit has struck me all along that
possibly Tams was out for it. He has
seen enough of the office to be pretty
well posted as to it's duties
Nit" was the expressive comment
of Capt. Whitney, as Eddy took his
innings. 81 think that Tams has too
good a thing where he is now, and
he certainly must know all the veXa-
lions of the office, such as trying to
make 100 offices hold out among 100000
office seekers. There is only one man
for that office and that is Ed Weaver
August, that was a mighty easy shot
you fell down on; you must have got
ratified while we were talking poll
tics"
The state authority on minion and
nonpareil then welded his cue effect
lively for a good run, and, while tire
worries were clicking, Eddy turned to
Bowling with the interrogation:
Il see that the papers are putting
you up as a candidate for something or
other?"
They're always doing that" an
swered Mike. THE fact of the matter
is am not a candidate for anything
1 have got a good thing and a job that
just suits me- and all the newspaper
talk to the otherwise is bosh''
Bowling was then called upon to ex-
plain what the National Republican
league was doing, and he said:
I'VE are sending speakers and lit
erature to the states where they have
elections this fall, and in other ways
helping out the Republican state COM
mittees. Iowa notified us that they
didn't need any help down there, not
Withstanding that Charlie Towne and
other free silver orators have been
down there. Towne is now on his way
to Ohio, and, while passing through
Chicago, he was interviewed by one
of the newspapers, in which he pre-
dicted a general victory for the free
silver party. The paper, in comment
ing on this, said: Mr.. ToWne had been
equally sanguine of Bryan's election
"The campaign will be warm in Ohio
Maryland, Kentucky, Massachusetts
and Nebraska, and in all those states
except Nebraska the National Democ-
racy has tickets in the field. The
fight will be interesting in Ohio by
reason Of Hanna's candidacy for re-
turn to the senate-and he will be sent
there again. We are also watching
the result in Nebraska, as that is
Bryan's state. In Kentucky there is
the old fight between gold and silver.
The most fun though is down in Mary
land, my Maryland, where, unfortu-
nately, the Republicans have got into
a regular row amongst themselves.
It's all over the question as to who
shall be senator. Lowndes and Gerry
both want to succeed German as Sell
ator, and the situation is made still
more critical because fellow
named Sidney Mud. formerly secre-
tary of the Republican state league,
overthrow the self-appointed dictator
of the party, man named Wellington.
1t is an old fight and the result vii!
probably be that the Democrats Will
carry the state"
/ H.
Won? Well, Capt. Whitney had a win
ming lead over his three opponents, but
by a streak of regular Sixth district
luck, Congressman Eddy made a squirt
and won out for his side, the score
being so to 48.
St. Paul was again visited by English
royalty yesterday. Sir John and Lady Evans,
of London. accompanied by Prof. Rucker,
of London. stopped at the Ryan on their
way East from tour of the Pacific coast
including the Yellowstone park.
R. NJ. Amory, Mrs. S. B. Amory and
Mrs. J. A. Halves, of Appleton, Wis, were
at the Ryan yesterday.
w. NJ. Leighton, of the Crow agency,
Montana, registered at the Clarendon yes
terday.
Congressman Frank NJ. Eddy, wife and
daughter, of Glenwood, are Merchants
guests.
Charles c. Wilson, one of Rochester's
legal luminaries, is a Merchants caller.
L. F. Hayfield. Menomonie, Wis, appeared
on the Merchants register yesterday.
NJ. Russell and wife, of Fort Gary, regis
tered at the Metropolitan yesterday.
Hon. R. ]. Mcneil, of Alexandria, was
a Merchants arrival yesterday.
George S. Robbins, of Mankato, registered
at the Merchants yesterday.
A G. Belle, of Cripple Creek, Col, is
stopping at the Merchants.
Charles F. Amidon of Fargo, was a guest
of the Ryan yesterday.
Clarendon guest yesterday was James
Clemens, of st. Cloud.
John NJ. Dodson and wife, of Chicago are
at the Metropolitan.
A Merchants arrival yesterday was H. D.
Booge, of Sioux City.
A. S. Willoughby, of La Crosse, is guest
of the Windsor.
c. H Kennedy. of Redwood Falls, is at
the Clarendon.
t. S. Campbell, of West Superior. is at
the Windsor.
J. B. McGaughey. of Winona, is a Wind
sor guest.