The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-23

tor goes to attend the commencement
: exercises of his alma mater He was
member of the class that was graduated
from Bowdin college in 1851.
Senator Gibson as is well known was
elected to the United States senate at
the last session of the Montana leglsla-
ture, for the short term, to succeed Sen
ator Clark, who was advanced to Tom
Carriers long term. While he was not
in laxative mood, regarding politics at
least, he ventured the assertion that his
own state is safely Democratic for
good many years to come and he be-
lieves the United States will be safely
Democratic after the next election Mr..
Mckinley will be supplanted by the nom
inee of the Democratic party. whoever
that may be. The senator does not pre-
tend TO name the man who will lead
the Democracy to it's victory in 1904 but
he has enough faith in his party to be-
lleve that a man will be chosen in whom
the country will have full confidence.
Senator Gibson did not offer any solu-
ton for the problem of reorganizing the
Democracy. Nor did he offer any intima-
ton that the party was not already
pretty well organized. Whether Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. German or some ether old-line Demo-
crat will be the standard bearer. or
whether a man of the Bryan element will
SIdul1 dI the HGdQ OF TIE line, was nOS
his to predict, but it is perfectly safe to
say that the new Montana senator has
not the slightest idea that Bryan or
Organism will again take the lead in
Democratic politics. He supported the
Democratic party during the past two
presidential campaigns, and stands ready
to support it again in 1864 because he s
Democrat at all stages OF the game
Two OF the most contented delegates to
the q. Il. c. convention in ST. Paul last
night sat in the Astoria and watched
the gentle rain patter on the asphalt
Like home, isn't it, Jim? said one of
them
>'Eh heh." answered Jim. GAN we need
is the sound of the fog horn
The two were James Millican and A.
F.. Brown, conductors on the IntercolonfaI
railway in Eastern Canada Mr.. Mill
CAMS home is in st. John, where the fog
comes UP so thick off the bay of Fundy
that men declare 1t can be cut into
chunks Sometimes it's wet: sometimes
dry, but always a source of delight to the
native bluenose. Last nights mild rain
suggested fog and Mr.. Milican was
happy
Mr.. Browns headquarters are at None
ton. q junction point on the Intercol-
onial, sixty-fve miles out of st. John
MIR. Millican is one Of the few men who
have been connected with the road almost
since the first train was run He has
seen forty years of service with the l. c.
r. Since tho construction of the
Canadian Pacific into st. John, Mr.. Mill
can takes the Canadian Pacific train
from st. John, N. B.. to Halifax. N 5,
and return. He has been exceptionally
fortunate in his railroad career.
Mr. Brown Isl a mucn younger man, but
is one OF the popular conductors running
from Moncton. The gentlemen are ac-
companied by their wives. Mr.. end Mrs
Brown start East tonight over tie North
Western and will take in the Pan
American exposition and some Eastern
cities on their way home. Mr. and Mrs
Mtliican will go to the coast over the
Canadian Pacific before returning to the
little Eastern province.