The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-16
WHERE WIN. HENRY STOOD
HE MADE A MASTERLY SPEECH
FOR THE BRACKET SITE

With the Minneapolis City Hos
Dital Purchase Reveals Him in n
Light Which. bees Not Show Well
BEFORE the"Voters of the Larger
Constituency He Wishes to Serve.
For the benefit Of those who are In
terested in knowing something about
William Henry Eustis' connection with
the Minneapolis hospital site, The
" o reproduces some Of the history
OIL inns hoSpita1 deal as chrontcIed by
paper then, as now, friendly to the
M minneapolis nominee. the Minneapolis
In its issue of Sunday, May 20. 1888,
AS predicted by the Tribune, the
6fackett property has been chosen for
hospital site. The plan had been
careruily laid and was nicely carried
out at the meeting Of the board Of
charities and corrections yesterday
morning. The consideration is 100000,
and for this sum the city will receive
six lots on Fifth street and Seventh
avenue south. or. in other words. a
tract OF land 19Sx33O feet on Seventh
avenue. extending from Fifth to Sixth
Streets"
The office records show that the board
was mistaken in this, as the city ulti-
the city comptroller, $127. 89895, Of
winch $4,000 was paid on the original
purchase price in 1893 and the rest in
1888 In redeeming the property from
the foreclosure of a. blanket mortgage
on Mr.. Brackets former realty held
ings, release from which the city had
otherwise been Unable to procure.
Inc Tribune continues: ''The usual
spat that has appeared at all meet
lngs OF the board was absent yester-
day morning. The unanimity Of cpin-
ION that prevailed was remarka ole."
Notice that word "unanimity."
The Tribune further says:
commissioner Hove. the only mem
Der Of the board unalterably opposed
to the site. was not present. hence the
proceedings went along with the
smoothness of perfect piece OF ma
chinery."
And Eustis Is now passing az cent
machine." But the Tribune continues:
Mayor Eustfs made quite u master
referring to its central location. the
excellent condition of the buildings as
the two principal advantages. The
price asked was only half Of Its mar
ket value. and the proposition was a
decided bargain, he said.
Now. as to Mr.. .Eusus' attitude on
the question. .c -
The day previous, the Tribune said
There Is likely to be an interesting
time over the selection of a site, but
1t is said the one offered by Geo. A.
Bracket will be selected. Mayor Eus-
tbs and Commissioners Woodland and
Martin are said to favor the acceptance
Of the Bracket offer and the three
constitute a majority of that board"
The q b o the same day said:
1.-THE knowing ones say that the
board Of corrections and charities will
decide on the site offered by George
A. Bracket, on Fifth street and Sew
enth avenue south, as the proper place
for a city hospital It Is stated that
President Cloutier and Hove will OPP
pose this, but with Mayor Eustis and
in favor of the site, 1T will be g. go.
The price Is said to be 100000.
1t will be observed that the mayors
position on the hospital matter was
known to practically every newspaper
reader in the Northwest"
Hurrah for Eustis and Hayes Is the
battle cry in Sleepy Eye.
William Henry will work the county
fairs" figuring that is as good as MAX
ing a house to eouse canvass and
suit. II.
He will speak at Owatonna, at the
Steele county fair, Sept. /; at the Blue
Earth county fair, at Garden City, the
following day; Sept. IA, he will deliver
a speech at Preston. Fillmore county;
on the next day at Chisago. and at
Faribault Sept. 16.
The Populist state central committee
will meet Friday in Minneapolis.
Polk county papers say that Halvor
Stevenson will accept the nomination
for the district bench.
"Wel1," said William Henry, as he
found Johnny with his head on the
desk in abject despair. Whats the
tnatter?" RI
Trouble enough" replied the Judge,
woefully. '"They want eight kegs Of
beer in the Sixth ward tonight, and I
don't see how we can make that ST.
500 hold out"
Jerry the Jay practically comedies
that Eustis can't carry Hennepin co,ln-
ty but insists that 1t makes no differ
ence whether he does or not.
The Democratic congressional con-
vention for the Second district will be
held ait Mankato today. John A. john
son, the st. Peter editor, is conspicu-
Day, of Fairmont, can probably have
the nomination If he wants 1t.
The several working committees of