The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-19
Minnesota's Great Dead.

In the hall of fame which is proposed
in connection with the worlds fair at st.
Louis in 1903 each state of the Louisiana
purchase will be entitled to select two of
its distinguished citizens whose busts or
statues will represent it. The only limita-
ton on the choice of any state in thus
selecting its representatives is that the
selection is to be made from historic
characters no longer living. They need
not have been born in the state if they
have been j, Untitled with it, but such
questions as this are, of course, to be
determined by the people Of each state
in making their selections.
Before this is done officially, it is high
ly desirable that there shall be the wild
est possible discussion in each state, and
to that end prominent public men, edu-
Gators Journalists and others in Mime
sofa are being asked to suggest nomina-
tons and to promote the public discussion
OF the history which the great men of
Minnesota have helped to make in the
state and out of it.
A great deal of interesting and valuable
history is being thus developed. Among
those who have suggested names in this
preliminary discussion of the merits of
Minnesota's great dead are President
Northrup, of the University of Mime
sofa; President James w. Strong, of
AdIlGlOn COnGS6t 1ISSlO6uI JdIu6S w dl-
lace, of Manchester college; Mr.. A. w.
Winchell, editor of the American Geolo-
gist (NIinneapolis): Mr.. c. T. Mcdonald,
editor of the St Cloud Times Mr.. Ran
som Metcalf editor of the West Duluth
X-Ray; Mr.. J. Frank Dean, editor of the
Evening Journal, Owatonna; Mr.. William
w. Payne, of the Goodsell observatory Of
Carleton college, editor of Popular AS
tronomy, and Mr.. ]. S. McLain, editor Of
the Minneapolis Daily Journal
In making his nominations, through the
editorial columns of the Journal, Mr.. Nc
Lain discussed the names of William
Window, Cushman X Davis, Bishop
Whipple and John S. Pillsbury, and
found considerable difficulty in deciding
among them.
Considering Minnesota's great dead
for the names Of the living are left out
OF consideration for this purpose-as re
CARDS their national fame and their
achievements for the country as a whole .
he writes, I'VE would name William
Window and Senator Cushman X. Davis.
Iaklng into account chiefly history max
ing within the Louisiana purchase we
would name Bishop H. H. Whipple and
former Gov. John S. Pnlsbury."
IN reaching the final decision, the work
OF Mr. Window was discussed as that of
the first Minnesota member of the ma
impress on national legislation and to oc-
cupy commanding place as a national
statesman He was for more than twenty
years member of either the unner or
lower house of congress, and was twice
secretary of the treasury recognized as
one OF the greatest fnanciers of his time.
as one of the leaders of the RepubIican
party and the successful refunder of the
national debt"
Window and Davis.
II Window was the first. Cushrlan
n. Davis was the second Ninnesotan to
achieve high place in national politics
whether of the party or the nation i"
continues Mr.. McLain. HE had MADE \
splendid record for craftsmanship
knowledge Of International law and sue
cessful legislation before the dispute
with Spain over Cuba that led to the
Spanish-American war. His position as
chairman of the senate foreign AFFAIRS
committee before and during that war
made him largely responsible for shap-
ing events and formulating American
policies. After the war his position as
member OF the peace commission added
TO his fame, and he so successfully dis
charged the duties of office IS to make
his name as closely Identified with
an epoch-making treaty of peace as IT
was With the inception of a most unset
fish war for humanity. Moreover, Sena-
tor Davis, as one of Minnesota's gov
ernors in the early 7Os, played no mean
part IN the upbuiIdlng of the state.''
After a review of Bishop Whipple's
great usefulness as the apostle to the
Indians" Mr. McLain concludes:
GOV. John S. Pillsbury was perhaps
personally less known outside the state
than Davis, Window or Whipple, but his
achievements within the state were