The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-28

not have very good luck making collec-
tiOnS.
Ihey thought it strange that the rich
fellows did not come down for the sake
OF seeing William Henry slide into pub
lie life again
They could understand how Albert
Berg and Auditor Dunn and treasurer
hoefner and Oar Reese, who were all
snubbed in the selection of the commit
tee might like to have a string on any
money they had to chip in, but they
thought the old beneficiaries of the
party would be MIXED with the same
ease as when Tams Bixby used to be
chief dairyman.
1t got pretty bad finally, and it began
to look as though the palatiaI offices of
the committee might have to be given
up through inability T. produce the
rent.
So serious was the crisis that the
committee in its dire need went to one
OF Mr.. Eustis' dearest personal and
business friends, President Thomas
Lowry, of the street railway and the
500 railroad, and other corporations.
possibly, and told him what straits
they were in. What would he do to
help them?
What did he do?
ny the blandest borrower on Wall
street, according to those who have
campalgned with him on Manhattan
island, grabbed his silk hat and dashed
out into Hennepin avenue
can't see my Old friend Eustis suf-
ferlng, he said as he hurried away.
nat the matter with these fellows 4?
Ihey ought to loosen UP for the sake
Of the cause.
1t was about lunch time then Sew
eral of Mr. LoWry's intimates were at
the club. So easy to get little sub
scrlption over dinner table, you know
! But it seems they had the same invita-
| ton before. 1t is true it had not been
/ extended by so suave a financial genius
| as the president of the street railway
| but 1t had prepared them, and they
gave Collector Lowry an icy reception.
| AT o'clock that night Mr. Lowry
! drove home. His silk hat was pulled
| low over his eyes, under which small
| sunken areas had scared away his
/ usual smile. 1t was the hardest days
work he had put in in a year, he de-
| clared.
It's a long time since Thomas Lowry
| has had to get out and pass the hat
in politics, but the party was driven
! to get him on the hastings this time
All this took place Monday, The
Glo b is reliably Informed.
The committee in charge of Mi.
! Eustis' campaign lacks the confidence
| bers, in many cases and thus handi-
| Capped the Republican nominees are
! in momentary fear of the opening of
| the Lind campaign when they feel sure
| their own fiat failure will be exposed
| in the light of John Linds triumphal
tour of the state. This lack of conf
dence leads to petty chickering's in the
committee and a lack or enthusiasm
without, and Mr.. Eustis has about
! given up hope now of being able to
pull through without making some
changes in the committee in the direc-
ton Of putting practical politicians in
with definite, even If not overly deli
cate, notions about the right thing 10
| be done.
The Republican congressional COM
mittee Of the Third district met at Re
publican state headquarters yesterday
afternoon and elected P. S. Aslakson,
of Cannon Falls, chairman; G. H.
| Pierce, Of Mortified, was reelected
secretary, and Congressman Heatwole
addressed the committee on the work
OF the campaign.