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on to Chicago!
Delegates Arriving on Every
Incoming Train and
Confusion In
creasing.
The Business Men of New
York and the Californi
ans on the Ground.
Towiisend, Stewart, Ciillom and
Foraker to Nominate Arthur,
Blame, Logan and Slier
man.
The Pacific Coasters Applaud
Blame's Belligerent Attitude
Toward the Asiatics.
Judge West, the Celebrated Blind
Orator, Claims Four-Fifths of the
People of Ohio tor Elaine.
The Arthur Men Afraid the Colored
Troops Will Move Over to the Lo- ,
gan Camp Sooner or Later.
George William Curtis, Gen. Francis Barlow,
Carl Schurz and Theodore Roosevelt
at the Scene of Conflict.
[Special Telegram to the Globe.]
Chicago, May 31.—As the time for holding
the Republican convention grows nearer the hub
bub and confusion Increases, and to night the
hotels present an exceedingly ,animated appear- ,
ance. The features of the day were the arrival
of the Pacific coast delegation with colors flying
and the waving of "Elaine and victory," and the .
advent of the New York business men, whose
railing cry is "Arthura safe man." What they
mean by that is supposed to be that he's in no
imminent danger of ever again being president.
These arrivals buoyed up the courage of the ad- •
hereuts of the two most prominent rival candi- '
dates, but didn't prove of material advantage to I '
cither, for the new innuencse just about offset :]
each other. Both sides are as loud as ever in
their assurances of success, and the prevailing '
opinion of those whose choice lies in the field is, '
first, that one of the favorites is ahead and then
the other, and all coming to the conclusion that !
it will be safer to make bets after a ballot or two '
has been taken. '
A meeting of the adherents of the various can- '
didates was held at the different headquarters, '•
and it was pretty well decided who the principal I
nominations will be made by. President Arthur |
will be nominated by Martin J. Townsend, of |
New York, and the nomination will be seconded, 1
by ex-Senator Henderson, of Missouri, iilaraf.J
will be placed in nomination by John Stewart, *f?J
Pennsylvania, seconded by Judge W. 11. Wes'c, of
Ohio. Gen. Logan will bo nominated by Sifor
Culloni. John Sherman will be nomin Ated by
Judge Foraker. The latter will make* only a
briefspeech.
THE MINNESOTA DELEGATION".
■WHO THEY FAVOE.
The members of the Minnesota, delegatioi l now
here are Senator Sabin, Gov. Davis and Col.
Graves, delegates-at-large ; A. M. Crosby and L.
Z. Rogers, from the Second district; Hon. li. B.
Langdon from the Fourth, and ex-Lieut;. Gov.
Barto from the Fifth. The balance of tl io dele
gation is expected to-morrow. The 5' jnnesota
delegation were original].* counted nine for
.Maine and five for Edmunds, but recer & develop- I
ments show an -unexpected leaning I
on the part of some. o f the delegates toward Ar- I
thur. It is now p^tty generally a iß erted that I
Senator Sabin i.- at heart an Arthur man and in
dications are'that col. Graves, of Duluth, and
Senator Vrr , suv> of Adrian, also le in strongly in
that dirt" _. t ion, although all three,, when ques
tioned 11V a globe corresponde jit, refused to
l ~!atr their preferences. All the. delegates here
*■'•*" cepi Senator Sabin, are unai limonsly of the
' opinion that the vote ot the d( jlegatlon will be
badly split up. Ktmator Sabin is of the opinion,
too, I think, but is too politic to say so.
oov. DAY) s
got in to-day and was seen this evening by a
Globe correspondent. Eve rybody knows where
I stand, he said. I am foi; Blaiuc. I haven't
been here-long enough to f.orni a very definite
i.pinion of the prospective outcome of the con
vention, but the Blame sentiment seems very
strong. The Minnesota delegation will be divid
ed 1 think, but we have had no meeting yet, and
of course 1 can't say definitely until we do.
HON. a. B. LAXGIIOX
paid to the Globe correspondent: "I have but
one choice and that is. Edmunds. When I go
from him, if such a i ontjngency should occur, I
will know where lam coming. 1 could support
either lilaine or Arthur, but since we have clean
men who are capable of filling the position I do
not see why we shonld nominate one of them.
Edmunds has a good deal of strength and I think
will have more votes on. the first ballot than
.Logan."
cor., GKAVE3 (
was found in dangerous proximity to Gen. Mc-
Laren, who is bending every energy to the con
tinuation in power of Chester A.Arthur. lie
also was a late arrival, and didn't state definitely
his personal preference, but he ventured the as
sertion, which was endorsed by Gen. McLaren,
that at least three of the Minnesota delegation
would be for Arthur, but nothing really definite
could be told, he said, until the delegation held
a meeting, which would be on Monday.
Among the other prominent Minnesotians in
the city are lion. J. B. Gilfillan, Col.Tom Lowry,
C. W. West, C. W. Fuller, Minneapolis, and R.
M. Newport, of St. Paul, while from Dakota
were Jud LaMoure, Collector Book
waiter aud N. E. Nelson, of Pcmbina,
THE BLAINE CAMP.
TKE pacific SLOPE contingent.
The Blame movement received an increased
impetus to-day by the arrival of delegates from
the Pacific coast, who got in at 8:30 this morn
in;.'. They came on a special train of seven
sleepers, two diners and four coaches, orament
ed with bunting and • loaded down with
Blame enthusiasm. They formed a
column at the depot and marched after a ban d
of music to the Palmer house, where an im
promptu Blame demonstration was held in the
rotunda. The band played a patriotic air and
the delegation gave three rousing cheers for
Biainc, after which the delegates retired to their
rooms to perform much needed ablutions. Later
in the day they opened the Blame headquarters
at parlor 40.
JUDGE C. C. BUSH.
One of the most prominent members of the
delegation, who comes from Redding in the First
congressional district, said as soon as he ap
peared in the rotunda: "Our delegation is solid
and enthusiastic for Blame, and the question of
a second choice has never been permitted to en
ter into our deliberations. We are just going to
sit down in our seats and vote for Blame all
through the convention."'
"What makes you like Blame so much?"
'•I can't tell you, except that he comes from
one end of the continent and has taken us all in.
He's got our hearts and we can't help ourselves
He came out to the Pacific coast, and his speeches
and actions captivated all the western people
He's right on the Chinese question and on the
monopoly question and on every question you
can name. Some of us have been watching him
for twelve years, and we take his record all the
way back. Blame, Blaiue, Blame; I tell you
we're all for Blame all the time."
"Can Blame carry California?"
"He can carry it by 75,000 majority and do just
, as well in all adjoining states. _ lam certain of
this and lam just 'as certain that Arthur can't
carry California. He positively cann»t do.it."
"Whom do you want for vice president!"
"We're "not obstinate about it, but prefer Liv
coin. Ha stands mighty wcH in the west and
would mid strength to the ticket. Give us Blame
and Lincoln and you can afford to lose New York
which Is niore than can bo said for any tlckot
that hasn't got Blaino for president on it,"
"How was the Blninu sentiment along the road
as you came?*' j
"Immense. At every depot wo couldu's stop
long enough, or talk Blaiue strong enough to
satisfy the crowd. From the time we struck lowa
until we left it we received one continued ova
tion. People left the graves of the dead soldiers
to come and welcome us. Oh ! there's no use
talking, the whole country is for Blaino."
"Can't you carry California without Blaiue?"
"Well, yes, I think we can, but it will bo a
nighty close shave. The fact is, the nominees
>f the convention arc going to be elected, who
sver they may be." ■. v *i;-7.
The conversation was overheard and partici
pated in by Col. B. O. Carr, of Helena, and Mr.
b\ J. French, two more of the delegation, and
they assented to all of it except the remark that
he state could be carried without Blame, and
m that point Mr. French said it would he imnos
■ible.
■. .V UK. PLXLKV,
rom San Francisco, editor of that sprightly pa
>er, the Argonaut, who was a delegate to the
■Ist national convention and seconded Elaine's
loiuinatiou from the Pacific slope, in a speech of
are eloquence and force, and who was also con
spicuous in the debates U> the convention, was
nterviewedby a Globe,'correspondent on the
iituation.
He said: "In reference to' the California dele
ration it's solid for Blair; c, a fact whin-h is a
rro.vth of twelve years oC political sentiment,
here, indicated today for the third time by
ending a united delegation for Blame. The
easou of his popularity irpon our coast is partly
lolitical and largely arishig from oar geographi
al proximity to Asiatic Immigration and the de
enseless character of our city and seaboard.
Ir. Blame has indicated, and is
no of the few public men of the nntion who
aye indicated their sympathy with our endeav
rs to restrain Chinese immigration. This state
lent is not confined to the laboring, classes, but
a universal and pervades all dashes—religious,
omnicrciul and industrial, and -we think Mr.
ilaine has by his very brief oarcar a3 secretary
f state forshadc.wed the operations of a policy
hat for us would be very desirable
i givftsg us protection by the creation
f a navy and such coast defenses as would give
s a gtiarentec against any foreign enemy that
ligSit be at war with the United States. His
i«ws on this subject were given in the dispute
ewecn Chili and Peru. Chili's three
ion clad ships moved that superior
mplements detenu' jied the result of
he war, and if our country has any such we
ertainly have not si- en them on our coast. San
'rancisco is at the i icy of China or any eoun
ry that has a navy on the Pacific waters. Such is
Be character of o nr ocean that we have no ee
urity against V ie approach of a fleet to the in
erior waters of the bay upon which our city lies,
'hat is the vi <w o { the condition of affairs upon
ur coast and .£h t . re is a feeling that there's no
ther candid # 5 upon the list—no possible dark
orise or white— could secure the
ote of «i) Jr state. Oregon, Nevada- and
!ahfornia # are united in the sentiment
»d. aenetai desire for a strong foreign
ei'tcy that . would place our country, with its
$$06,000 people, where it belongs in the conn
>l!«of nations. We feel that any' other candidate
I uld see as certainly and inevitably defeated.
'' 11 state has .a Democratic government and San
' rancisco has a Democratic municipal govern
ment. At least five out of six votes
or Garlield were lost in the last
reinitiation of the Republican party. That was
' Jon the Chinese question, and that was based
pun the Holey forged letter, knowledge which
ame too late for us to bring about a change in
mblic sentiment. Now, then, it is for the dele
gates at this convention to decide of how much
mportance are the three states of the Pacific
slope.
Any othjr selection will be a blow to further
local interests involved in the election of a United
States senator and members of the house of rep
utatives, and it involves the party character
II oiur state and city governments. San Frau
:isc< >, we think, would go Republican if Blame
;"as the leader, hence we have selfish local in
cre sts as well as general patriotic wishes for the
lest interests of the country for wishing him
ilia ted."
JUDGE WEST.
The famous blind orator was among the re
iinimlcTof the Ohio delegation which arrived this
norniug. To a Globe correspondent he said:
•'. think that four-fifths of the people of Ohio
u'lint James G. Blame nominated. I have been
unable to ascertain how the delegates are going
to ' vote, but I believe that they are
about equally divided between Blame and
Sherman. I am unable . to inform
you how the Sherman men will go when they
drop their man. I have not corresponded with
any of them. Arthur hasn't a delegate to my
knowledge from Ohio, and I don't know whether
lie could carry the state. Any answer I might he
able to give on that point would be rather dis
couraging. 1 don't think Edmunds has any del
egates from the state and it nominated I don't
think he would create any enthusiasm. Logan
has many friends there, but Blaiue would be cer
tain to carry Ohio, as 1 think, by a larger ma
jority than any other Republican. I think Logan
would be as favorably received as any other out
sider. That's the feeling not only
in the Western Reserve, but all over
the northern part of the state to the national
road— of it and a very considerable part
to the south of it— solid for Blame. The feel
ing in his favor is not confined to any particular
part of the state. I will bet my. head against a
football that Cincinnati will go for Blame. He
could beat Sherman there to-day two to one. I
think Blaiiie'g nomination and election a dead
sure thing."
JIB. J. «i. A. CAMPBELL,
of the Bcllfoutaine Republican, from the same
state, said: "I was for Logan myself and spoke
for him in my paper till I found that four-fifths
or liine-temhs of the people were for Blame
The sentiment. at the primaries and everywhere
was strong for Blame except in a small portion
of the center and southwestern portion of the
state, which are for Sherman. Coming in on
the cars we took a vote among the passengers
on fourteen cars and a large majority of them
were for Blame."
311!. K. 1.. I.AJIFSON,
delegate from President Gartield's old district,
said substantially the same thing. So far as he
had discovered the opinion of delegates of his
state the majority of them would stick to Blame
as long as there was any possibility of his nomi
nation. Nine-tenths of the people of the state
were enthusiastically in his favor.
ARTHUR HKADQUARTEKS.
STILL CONFIDENT.
The Arthur headquarters presented a scene of
extreme liveliness all day, and the managers for
the president express unboundedif not unwar
ranted—confluence. They say Arthur's strength
is still growing, will result in his nomination,
and that the Blame boom will wear itself out,
and that by Tuesday there will be a reaction in
favor of the "safe man." There has yet been
no perceptible break in the Blame ranks, but the
Arthur people say they are picking up delegates
from the middle states, and in that way hope to
offset any defection in the Arthur delegations from
the south,which show symptoms of disintegration
not in favor of Blame, but Logan who seems to
be second choice among the colored delegates.
The Arthur leaders believe that the proposed
call from the business men which will probably
be published to-morrow or Monday, will stem
and then perhaps turn the tide, which seems to
have set in strongly in the direction of Blame.
The Arthur headquarters are being gorgeously
arrayed with bunting, and pictures of one of the
handsomest presidents whoever graced the posi
tion hang upon the walls. A large reinforce
ment of Arthur's friends will arrive from New
York to-morrow, and those who are working for
him here will be filled with renewed hope.
SEW YORK BUSINESS MEN.
About the first arrivals at the Grand Pacific
this morning were nearly 100 business men from
New York who come in the interest of . Arthur,
they were appointed at the recent monster mass
meeting at the Cooper institute in New York
city. They .were headed by David Dows, 11. D.
Armour and Le Grand B. Connor. Tbe enthusi
asm which they brought with them for the prei
dent served to inspire the Arthur men already on
the scene.^.
HOX. JAS. A. GARY,
chairman of the Maryland state central commit
tee, and delesate-at-large from that state, came
to the Palmer early this morning, accompanied
by A. W. Monroe, his private secretary. Per
sonally Mr. Gary favors " President Arthur and
feels as though he was the j safest man for the
representatives to nominate. Next to him the
gentleman rather leans to Sherman. - . ;.
' "Is it a fact?" he was asked, "that Blame has
eleven out of the sixteen votes in the Maryland
delegation?":
V "No, sir, it is not. From the best information
fHE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBF" MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 2. 1884.
[ can gather the delegation stands eight for Ar
hur and eight for • Blame,". he replied. Mr.
15 ray declined to say whether as a member of the
nitiontil convention, he favored the Mahone or
Dezendorf delegation from Virginia until after he
nad heard the arguments on both sides. .
J. MILTON .TURNER,
iltcrnate de legate at large for Mississippi,strolled
into the rainier this morning. "Thinking peo
ple of the state," said he, "believe Gen. Arthur
to be the , strongest candidate. The delegates
ire somewhat divided at present, but 1 expect
that the sober second thought will lead them all
to vote for Arthur on the first ballot. In your
opinion, without giving figures of relative
strength of candidates, at present, is at first for
Arthur, next for Blame and then Logan?"
HON. JAMES 15. DEVEAUX,
member of the national committee from Georgia,
ilso came this morning. "I will not give my
personal preference until after the contest in the
First Mississippi district is decided. My choice
ivill largely depend on that. As to the delega
tion of my state, Arthur is its first choice. Should
it be found impossible to nominate* him, a con
tingency 1 do not look for. then the vote will be
livided between Blame and Logan.
s. M. yost,
% Mahonc delcgate-at-largu from Virginia, ar
rived this morning, and is stopping at a private
louse. He expresses confidence in the success
)f the Mahone delegation. He is also a member
it the national committee, and believes that the
Arthur men on the committee will be able, to
nominate a temporary chairman who will be fav
orable to the president.
JOHN 11. JOHXSOX,
of the Second Arkansas district, said: "The
Ankansas delegation is solid for Arthur, and
should he fail of the nomination they have as yet
expressed no choice for whom they will vote."
Mr. Johnson said, however, there would be no
split in that delegation,they will be a unit for the
most popular man.
DEPUTY COLLECTOR E. F. BLODCETT,
of Walhalla, South. Carolina, came into the Sher
mann this morning wearing a broad-brimmed
white hat and highly-polished, low-cut shoes.
"How will the South Carolina delegation go?"
He was asked. ' ■• ■. : ,>.' :
"It will go for Arthur." «
"Has there been any attempt •at a Blame boom
in your statet"
•'Haven't been able to see any." i ~
"Are the colored people in your sccton en
thusiastic over Arthur's renomjuation?"
c, "Yes sir, I think they are."
. TUB TEXAS DELEGATION.
"A majority of the Texas delegation is for
Arthur," said Mr. Bun-hell, "-but there are a few
Blainc men among us, and a feeling seems to
prevail that if by any chance Arthur dropped out
of the race, they would all vote for Blame. The
negroes down our way have been manipulated
by W. W. Carey, a cranky sort of Blame man,
and they shout for the plumed knight, they don't
know why."
BOX. E. .1. SANDFORD, ,
of Knoxville, Term., arrived this morning, and
will represent Hon. Win. Kul on tbe national
committee. Said he: "Four-fifths of the Ten
nessee delegation are outspoken for Gen.
Arthur. Personally, I favor Gen. Sherman. I
think he is liked in the state. I w onld rather
not express any opinion on the V-irginia con
test." '-•;'*■•.-?
FAVORABLE TO ART!! IK.
Twenty-four delegates arrived on the Ft
Wayne express this morning, 'f he delegation
included Passover, a Quaker delegate of Penn
sylvania; Brown, of Philadelphia; Avery, of
Mississippi: Chris Magee, of Pennsylvania; ex-
Gov. Long, of Massachusetts, and the eight del
egates of Rhode Island. A Globe correspond
ent, who mingled with these gentlemen, was in
formed that the Rhode Island delegation would
cast its solid vote for Edmunds, with Arthur as
their second choice. They appear friendly to
Blame, but will not. go over to the Maine man nn
til the last moment.
Chris Magee is an enthusiastic Arthur man
and declares ho will remain true to the adminis
tration to the last.
■Passover, of Pennsylvania, is favorable to all
the candidates and says he believes Arthur, Sher
man or Logan can carry every Republican state.
He says emphatically that the nominee can be
elected; that Arthur will run just as well in
Ohio as he would in New York.
Avery. of Missi isippi, says the delegation of
his state will be divided between Arthur and Lo
gan, and that under no circumstances will the
Mississippi men. go over to Blame. He believes
Logan is the coming man. The opinion prevailed
among the party of delegates that Arthurs
strength wa£ equal if not superior to that of
Blame, and. that when the ballots were called
the vote of the plumed knight would be smaller
than anticipated. .
THE INDEPENDENTS.
A party of New York independent delegates,
consisting of Geo. Win. Curtis, Gen. Francis C.
Barlow, "Frederick C. Halles, David Allston,
John A. King, Carl,Schurz, Thco. Roosevelt,
,and James W. Wadsworth, arrived this morning
at 10:30 by the Pennsylvania limited.
"Some of this party," said Gen. Barlow, "are
delegates and some not. They represent more
properly the Republican conference committee,
which is not confined to New York at all. We
expect about fifty, independent delegates from
New York, and they will all put up at the Grand
Pacific, or its annex, McCoy's hotel. The head
quarters of the conference committee will be
club room A of the Grand Pacific."
"What is the position of the committee with
reference to Arthur and Blame?"
"I feel a great delicacy in speaking on the
subject, and indeed cannot do so authoritatively.
I will say, however, that as 1 understand it, the
independents do not come to the convention to
dictate. Tihey are here to make an honest pro
test against the feasibility of nominating Arthur
or Blame. Independent Republicans are con
vinced that "neither one of them can carry New
York." . '. .-V
"How do they make that out?"
"We will take Blame. A great many people
in New York believe Slainc, when speaker of the
house of representatives, prostituted his powers
as speaker to his own private benefits, and will
never vote for him on that account. The busi
-1 ness men of New York, and especially the mon
eyed men of Wall street, are convinced that he
is a dare-devil in statesmanship, and that under
the belief that he was giving the country a
brilliant administration, would involve it in a
South American war to the great detriment of
business. In the third place his bitter, deter
mined fight against the stalwarts in the last con
vention left some roots of bitterness in New
York, which, in case he was nominated, will
spiing into and bear some very bitter fruit. For
these reasons we are convinced that Blame can
not carry New York."
, "Then what ails Arthur?"
"As to Arthur, some of the New York people
believe that having long been a ward politician,
he has carried the method of the ward politician
into the 'presidential office. . They think he has
used the patronage of the government in an un
warrantable manner to send a delegation of of
ficeholders to the convention and they greatly
disapprove of his course in so doing. They re
member against him that he removed Bnrt, and
that he has not enforced the civil service laws as
he should. Finally he bears, justly or unjustly,
much of the blame for the crooked and dis
graceful manner.in which Folger was nominated,
and which , gave the Democrats a majority of
200,000 two years ago. For these reasons they
believe that Arthur cannot possibly carry New
York." .-,-V
"Against any Democrat!" "Well, any Dem
ocrat will not be the Democrat that the Demo
cratic convention will put up. If the Republi
cans put up a man who is weak in New York,
the Democrats will be sure to put up a,man who
is strong in New York, and who will beat him."
"Could they beat Tilden?"
"They could not, but Tilden is not their
strongest man. . We dread Cleveland more than
we do Tilden. We feel very sure that. Ceveland
would beat either Arthur or Blame without any
trouble. We are perfectly aware that both
Blame and Arthur are very strong in certain
parts ol New York, but we are just as certain
that they are very weak in the state as a whole
and that they can't carry it." .= ;/~f
"Do you mean that the independent Republi
cans will not vote for them?" *: :':'■■£
"I mean that some will and some will not;
but that enough of them will not vote for them
• to il*feat them."
I THE FIELD.
lOGAX'3 ADHERENTS.
The Logan headquarters are ' crowded and the
arrival of Senator Cullom has increased the in
terest in Logan's candidacy. Really . the most
I confident people are Logan's j adherents, who be
lieve that neither Blame nor Arthur can ever get
a majority of the convention and that' it they
only stick to their man he and they will triumph.
They seem determined to hang to - Logan until
I Lake Michigan freezes over, and . will do so un
less some prominent man in the Illinois delega
tion, thinking Logans chances are waning and
wanting to *be for. the winner, leaves the di£
tiugulshed Illinois citizen and places hinj vote i
where be may think it will do him the/moit t
good. ; Logan is in good hands, and -it in now <
claimed that he may have from" 81) to lQO'votes '
on the first ballot, lie is undoubtedly 'gaining
in the south. . .. ',■..:.
The local Logan boomers hail practical posses* '
slon of the Grand Pacific at night, and were very '
vociferous in their advocacy of the favored son '
of Illinois. Crowds blocked the corridors loading 'J
to his headquarters and woke the echoes with *
old war songs.' Later they adjourned to the first *
floor, and after recuperating .their enthusiasm, c
made the office a bedlam with their speeches and "
cheers. Senator Sabin dropped into the Logan *
headquarters during the evening, and was warm- J
ly welcomed by the crowd and taken off into a j
corner for a private conference. £
Said Senator Ciillom to a Globe correspon
dent: "I came hero to help nominate General
Logan for president, and as a delegate to the j
convention 1 think there is a strong possibility of j
his securing the nomination. His support from j
outside of Illinois will come from all j the states. j
He will have some support from each. ' '.'"j-; i
BAII.ROAD COMMISSIONER CUAS. T. STRATTON fj I
said: "The Illnois delegation, forty oa them,'
are going to stand by General Logan as long as i
there is any possible chance for his nomination. 1
I believe he has the elements of strength which
will develop into his nomination. An enthusias
tic feeling is pervading among his supporters,
and indications are very favorable at present. !
The Illinois delegation think of no one else but i
Logan. The contingency of his failing to secure
the nomination is not considered at present. ■ I
believe he can bo nominated. That's the sen
timent of every ' member of the delegation at (
least. We believe he will have a much larger i
vote on the first ballot than has been counted
npon. i
« ■ THE EDMUNDS MEN. ' ..:\;-
Ex-Gov. John D. Long, of Massachusetts, ar
rived in this city this morning and put up at the
Lcland hotel. He is twenty-four hours in ad- '
vance of the remainder of the Bay state delega
tion, they being due to-morrow morning. The '
ex-governor was in a very affable mood and very
willing to talk.
'Had he anything to say?"
"1 have only just arrived on the scene of ac
tion," he said. "I have had uo time to look
around, and consequently I am in more need of
information from you than you from me. lam
for Edmunds, and 1 hope to see him nominated.
Our delegation will be unanimous for him. I
think and believe that the names of Edmuuds
and Lincoln for president and vice president will
make about the strongest ticket that can be
found that is acknowledged to be eligible to the
positions."
"Bo you think that Edmunds will show much
strength early in the convention?"
"Yes: his is a leading name and quite strong
enough, too, in my opinion, to hold its own."
Collector of Internal Revenue Steams, of Ver
mont, said this morning that Edmunds would re
ceive eighty votes on the first ballot.
siiekman's strength. - '.
The Sherman men were reinforced by Murat
Halstoad and Judge W. 11. West. Mr. Halstcad
was in very good spirits, but non-committal. ■
"What do you think of the situation?" was
asked by a Globe correspondent.
"Well," said the editor, evading the question,
"I have-not had an opportunity to look about me.
I cannot tell ho\v»things stand."
"But are you not for Blame?" ■ '
"Well, to tell you the truth, I should like to
see Sherman nominated."
"Do yon believe he will be?"
"I think he is a very available candidate aud
that he will make a good run."
Judge West is reported as a Blame man and so
he declared. He hud, however, no objection to
supporting Sherman if it should bo decided to be
a wise thing and calculated to heal differences.
HARRISON AND i:RESUAM.
Indiana early sent an advance guard in the per
sons of Senator Benj. 11. Harrison, Morris Mc-
Donald and ox-Congressman Jno. H. Baker, del
gates-at-large, and Judge W. R. Gardner, of the
Second district. It had been said that Senator
Harrison would not attend the convention, but
would send an alternate. The general's pres
ence demonstrates the untruth of this statement.
He said, "I am here, you see, and I shall vote
along with the other Indiana men."
"Your presence is regarded as an evidence
that you are modest and do not expect the nom
ination."
"I do not," Mr. Harrison replied emphatically.
"I am not a candidate, and have never been. . If
I were I certainly should not be here. He is put
down for Blaino. but he would not positively de
clare his preference.
Morris McDonald said that if the opportunity
presented the Indiana delegation would present
the name of Harrison or Greshani, but not unless
Mr. Arthur was out of the race. He said that
many of the Indiana delegates were for Arthur,
as the balloting would show.
Harry C. New, of the Indianapolis Journal, put
his name on the Palmer house register this morn
ing.
"A poll of the Indiana delegation," said he,
"shows that twenty-three out of the thirty votes
will go to Harrison ou the first ballot. After
that I don't know which way the delegates will
jump. They arc waiting until they look the
ground over before expressing any opinion."
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE:. "
AN IMPORTANT MEETINQ.
The national committee met at 12 o'clock to
day in club room 44 of the Grand Pacific. The
session was a very important one, since the com
mittee will select a temporary chairman for the
convention, appoint committees on order of bus
iness, etc., and temporarily settle the question
of contesting delegates. Caucusing for tempor
ary chairman began last night. The Blame men
have in the-field Galtisha A Grow, of Pennsylva
nia, while several names are mentioned by
Arthur and other delegates. James D. Warren
is spoken of by the Arthur men, and his candi
dacy was opened up this evening. The Sherman
men are talking of Judge Foraker and William
McKinlcy, of Ohio, is still being boomed for
permanent chairman. Logan men had still been
mentioning the name of Senator Cullom for tem
porary chairman, but since it has been pretty well
decided to let him nominate Logan.
There is no Illinois man being talked of. Jas.
D. Warren says that no question of preference
will enter into the discussion, but he does not
think Galusha A. Grow will be'chosen. Mr. New,
chairman of the sub-committee, made a report
on behalf of the committee to which had been re
ferred the work of securing a convention hall and
arranging for the printing of tickets of admission
to the convention. As to a convention hall Mr.
New said it was undoubtedly the best ever pre
pared for holding a national convention. The
acoustic properties were excellent and the . seat
ing arrangements perfect. Expense in accomplish
ing this had been incurred and cared for by the
local committee. The sub-committe had arranged
for seating delegates in alphabetical order, g be
ginning with Alabama in front of the stage at the,
left or oast side of the hall and ending with Wis
consin in front of the right of the stage four aisles
distant. The report of the committee, was
adopted. It was decided in the matter of the
distribution of tickets that the quota for each
state be delivered to the members of the national
committee for such state, with instructions to de
liver to each delegate for his state six tickets and
to each alternate one ticket in cases where there
are no contests and in cases where there are con
tests five ticks to delegates and one to each alter
nate whose names are placed on the roll by this
committee and one each to each contesting del
egate. . ;..C-'.':s
{1 Jas. A. Sexton was chosen sergeaat-at-arms of
the committee. I. M. Bean, of Wisconsin, and
Jas. A. Stone, of Michigan, were named as read
ing clerks. The committee adjourned to 7
o'clock.
In the evening the committee reconvened, the
special order of business being the considera
tion of the contested delegation cases. In the
most important of them, • the Virginia contest, it
was decided to admit the Mahone delegation into
the temporary organization. This shows that
the complexion of tbe national committee is fa-
vorable to Arthur. The decision caused con
siderable indignation on the part of the Blame
men. As to the other contests they were re
ferred to the sub-committees, which will report
at the meeting of the general committee to be
held Monday.
OTHER NEWS AND GOSSIP.
A TRAIN-LOAD OF NEWSPAPER MEN.
The special train bringing representatives of
the Baltimore press and Washington correspond
ents of numerous papers pulled into Chicago at
11:30 this morning, bearing forty-six scribblers,
all ready for the fray. The train consisted of
four coaches, in charge of Maj. Pangborn, of the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad,' and Charles Selden,
of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph company.
A jolly time was had all the . way
through, and • everything was . provided for
their comfort and they will return in the same
manner after adjournment. ■ Like' courtesy : will \
be extended by the B &' O ; for { the '; Democratic
convention in ' July. *'. - Before .' reaching" the" city j
i poll was taken.■•■ It resulted. as follows: First
choice—Maine 17; Arthur 13; She«tan,4; Logan
I; KilmnndH 2; Grcsham 1! Waito 1;: Grant 1;
md James Gordon Bennett 1. .
,'.':. ; "i TICKETS POll THE PItESS. .
Parlor X, at the Palmer, was besieged all day
vith crowds of newspaper men, either getting or
:ryiiig to get press tickets for, the convention,
[■he distribution was , curried on ircry ' rapidly.'
Hie Hon. Jno. C. Mew remained in parlor C un
.II noon and was besieged with ' applications \ for
ickcts by member* of the rural press and ; oth
;rs who had failed to put in an application,. bnt
ill were told that they would have to wait until
he tickets for which application had been made
vere given out.; "Will there be many press
ickcts left cveraftcr those forwhich applications
lave been made lire ' used up?" Mr. New was
isked. •
THE BOGUS DELEGATE.
Tom Donaldson and Stephen B. Elkins refused
:o believe they had been taken in. by their colored
Mend and brother, who represented himself as
Delegate Pleaßants, of Virginia, without better,
w00f..-..The Hon.O S. M. Yost, of Virginia, a
leicgate at large . and member of the national
:ommitteo, brouget that proof to-day.
"What sort of looking negro is this Pieas
uits?" asked Donaldson, thinking perhaps there
.vas yet a hole through which to crawl.
"Light colored," answered Mr. Yost.
. "Are you sure?" asked Tom.
"I knew him intimately and I know that the
genuine Pleasants would act as his imitator is
represented to have acted."
• "If that's certain," said Mr. Donaldson, •'and
lie is light colored, this fellow was an imposter,
because he was as black as the ace of spades,"
and Tom swore he would examine the creden
tials of the next colored gentleman. before he
asked him to drink.
The episode is regarded with great amuse
ment by the Arthur men, and is declared to be
the most interesting feature of the convention
so far. .. ■ •■ .
John I. Eenaker and J. M. Trutt, two tall Illi
nois delegates, got in this morning. Gen. Ituua
ker has been doubted by many as altogether an *
absolute Logan man, and his talk to-day con
firmed it. lie could not be brought to declare
that lie was for Logan first, last and all the time.
lie said simply, "I am for Logan," hut the way
he said it left a well founded impression that
there was a reservation,
The Logan headquarters were established in
looms 1, 3 and 5 this forenoon, as promised. Be
yond Jones and other Chicago spirits, however,
there were very few callers.
A small group of Alabama delegates, headed
by Paul Strobach, registered this morning at
the Sherman. There were, besides Strobach a
well-known politician of somewhat suspicious
antecedents, G. W. Washington, together with
John Blount and William J. Anthony. They
talked no politics, but at once betook themselves
to sight seeing.
H. Goodrich, of Phoenix, Arizona, and G. B.
Funk, of Spirit Lake, D. T 4 , arrived early this
morning at the same hotel. ;• "V-. '■•
Most of the remainder of the Blaiue boom
from lowa came to town to-day. These lowa
men put .up at the Sherman. Their names
are B. P. Van Klcit, H. S. Winslow, Clark
Varnuin, Calvin Manning, Win. Killow, Jr., 11. C.
Porter, John Page, J. S. Clarkson, of the Dcs
Moiues Register, C. F. Weeks and W. J. Donan,
chairman of the Republican state committee and
grand whipper-in. . The Kansas, Colorado and
New Mexico delegations to the national Republi
can convention will arrive here to-morrow after
noon at 2:45 on a special train of five sleeping
and dining cars' via the Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific railway.' That the Texas delegation,
when it meets to organize, will elect Judge C. C.
Binckley chairman, who will be chosen as a
member of the credentials committee, is in con
siderable doubt. Mr. Kavanaugh is set forth as
the likely man. . ; \ ':>■*':;•
. "Personally I love Arthur and I do not say he
fluid not carry Ohio," said Win, Monaghan, del
egate from the Eighteenth Ohio district, "but I
am afraid he would be the weakest candidate in
the state, the representatives could nominate.
Mr.'Andrews and niyseif represent a large con
stituency, who will not let us mention a second
choice."
The last arrivals from Texas at the Sherman
are Delegates Capt. D. W. Hawkins, K. S. Evans
B. F. Campbell and J. C. Akers. These are
Blame men. Akers is a zambo, i. c., the result
of a mixture of negro and Indian bloods, and a
very strong and dark-Uned man. He puts the
relative strength of the various candidates, as far
as Texas is concerned, as follows: Blame, 12;
Arthur, 10; Logan, 8; Edmunds, 3; but says that
none of the delegates come instructed, and that
they may change their vote.
Aside from straggling arrivals of tardy dele
gates and alternates there was little of interest
going on at the Sherman house to-day. The del
egations which are to make this their headquar
ters are gradually filling it up. The lowa head
quarters will be in the club room of the house,
which is now being fitted up for them. The en
tire delegatiou is on the ground. A steady stream
of delegates, politicians and wire pullers from
different sections of the country commenced
pouring into the Palmer house at an early hour.
A large number of southern men were among the
number. Arthur and Blame divided honors
among them and all spoken to seemed to think
the real fight lay between these two. Elaine's
adherents were by. far the loudest and most ont
spoken. .r */• .' .v
SATURDAY SPORTS.
Stillwater Wins Five Games in a Week
and St. Paul Three.
The Courtney-Ross Race Postponed Again—
Slosson Ontplays Schaefer.
£ AT FORT WAYNE.
| Special Telegram to the Globe.l
Foet Wayne, May 31.—T0-day's was the finest
game on the Fort Wayne grounds of the season,
both sides playing a tip-top batting and fielding
game. Fort Wayne's playing waV errorless, and
by the bunching of hits in succession scored four
earned runs in the sixth inning. . The audience
was orderly and the umpire's decisions gave uni
versal satisfaction. The score is as follows:
ST. PAUL.
R. B, PO. A. E.
Foster, 1. f ..0 10 10
Foley, 3d b 0 o—3 5 1
Olin, r. 0 2~ 0 0 1
Hcngle,2db. 0 0 2 2 0
O'Brien, lstb.. ..1 2 15 0 0
Clapp, cf...:... 0 1 10 0
Werick, s. 5....; 0 .13 4 0
Graves, c 1 2 3 10
Aber, p 0 0 0 0 0
Totals ...2 9 27 13 2
FORT WAYNE.
B. B. PO. A. E.
Meister, s. s .1 3 0 3 0
Brown, p..........0 10 7 0
Wood, r. f ..1 13 0 0
Holland, lstb... 1 2 11 0 0
McDonough, c ..1 16 1 0
Toffling, 2db .1 1 2 3 0
Walrasely, 3d b 0 0 3 0 0
Smith, c. f ...02 110
Warner, 1. f 0 0 1 0 0
Totals ..4 5 11 27 15 0
score by INNINGS.
St. Paul 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 I—2
Fort Wayne.. 0 0 0 0 0.4 10 o—s
Earned —St. Paul, 2; Fort Wayne, 5.
Two base —Olin, | Aber, Graves, Meiater,
McDonongh.,
Three base hits—Olin, Meister, 2; Holland.
Wild pitches—Aber 1. .
Time one hour and forty minutes.
—Cushman.
-..' .-.'.;-■ AT BAY CITY.
Bay City ...1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—l
Peoria..... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 I—l
i AT TEBRB HAUTE. . vv "'
TerreHante.....3 01000000—4
Stillwater 0 00102002—5
'.7; :.V - • NATIONAL LEAGUE. .. i • .':'" '
At Chicago—-Detroit 12, Chicago 6. .
At Providence—Providence 6, Philadelphia 5.
At Cleveland—Buffalo 9, Cleveland 7.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
At Pittsburg— 5, Toledo 3.
At —Columbus 15, Baltimore 12.
At Philadelphia—Louisville 4, Athletic 3.
At New York—Metropolitan 12, Indianapolis 0.
At Brooklyn—Brooklyn 16, St. Louis 1. -
, UNION ASSOCIATION. '.
: At —Boston, 13; Chicago, 3.
' : At Cincinnati—Cincinnati, 15; National 8. ' >
At St. Louis—St. Louis. 5 Keystone, 0. ■
■'. At —Baltimore, 5; Altoona, 8.
Notes,
The Courtney-Ross race has been again post
poned on account of rough water.
The Altoona Unions disbanded last night.
, Slosson Seats Sehaefer.
Cricago, May —Jacob Schaefer and George
F. Slosson played a champion game of 800 points
for §500 a side, , at Central Music hall to-night.
The first bank for choice was a tie, the . second
bank Sehaefer won, and - chose the black : ball.
Schaefer took the lead in the second inning, and
; increased it, till at : the. eighteenth inning . the
score stood, Schaefer 436, Slosson 132. i§ In - the
nineteenth inning Slosson began a brilliant i play,
and rapidly made runs of 93, 72, 137 and 236,
and on the twenty-eighth inning i ran :. the • game
out, with wonderful nursing, masse, bank and
ronnd-the-table play, i Schaefer's total was • 657,
; his best runs oeing 93 and 92."N ;'".-"
PEN PICTURES
OF
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA.
1850—First Bunkers—Charles W. Bornp-
]Sanklii£ itiiNiiifsH—"Two Knclolsers, Sir"
—Uoriip Personally—Jobn Rogers—The
Oldest Continuous Landlord in the City
ami State—Pei-sonally~"Cole," or J. C.
Martin—rirst Club House—The '. Hippo
drome-- That Celebrated Itace—His Per
sonal Appearance—first Regular Fnrni
ture Store—Washington Steed—Pig and
Chicken Feed--vs. Indians—On the ! arm.
Burning in Effigy--Stees Personally—
Michael CuinmlngH--A»' We See Him-
An Kplsode—"Ho!"—The Day is Break
ing—Arrival of a lioat—No Great Changes.
BY T. M. XEWSOX.
Article XXIV.
' FIRST BANKEU3 —BORUP & OAKE3. .
These gentlemen were the first bankers in
the territory of 'Minnesota, and indeed we
may say in the city of : St. Paul. Charles W.
Borup, the senior member, was born in Co
penhagen, Denmark, in 1806, and died in St.
Paul, July 1850, aged 53 years. He came to
Minnesota in 1881, was connected with what
was known as the Northern Outfit, estab
lished at St. Louis to trade with the Chippewa
Indians at Lake Superior, and had in charge
trading . posts at Rainy Lake. He subse
quently became chief agent of the American
Fur company, then controlled by P. Choteau,
Jr., & . Co., of St. Louis, Missouri.
At one time he lived at Fort Snelling, Leech
Lake, etc., and came to St. Paul to reside
permanently, in 18-19.
BANKING BUSINESS.
■ In 1853 Borup and Oakes went into the
banking business in this city, in a building
which stood \ opposite the Merchants hotel,
where the Prince block now stands. In
December of this year we called upon them
for the first .money we had earned in the
territory as a writer on the Pioneer —amount
$130 —when we were told they did not have
funds enough in the bank to pay, but they
would have some in a day or two. We
waited and were paid. And this was bank
ing in the early days'. Then their business
increased, and they moved to a room under
the Merchants hotel. In course of time the
bank put out bills of an institution belong
ing to George Smith, called the j Atlanta
money. Then the business of the institu
tion began to swell to large proportions; but
the people became uneasy about this class
of bills and they were driven home jon the
bank, and thereafter the owners confined
themselves to a more legitimate mode of
financiering.
"two endorsers, sir."
' Late one afternoon a then prominent dry
goods merchant and an intimate friend of
Mr. Borup, rushed into the bank while a
crowd of men were standing about the pay
ing clerk's desk, and told Mr. Borup he
wanted $3,000 to sendto New York. ' r
"Have you two endorsers inquired ' Mr.
Borup. .' •
• "Why——Mr. Borup. You know—"
"Can't help it." . .
"Mr. Borup," expostulated the merchant,
"if I don't get this aid I am ruined."
"I can't help it, sir; you must have two
endor^rs, sir; that is our rule, sir, and we
can't ™ viate in your case."
The men in the crowd looked at each, oth
er and Borup went ou with his business.
The merchant retired to his private room,
and sinking,, into a chair, exclaimed, "I am
lost!" when a gentle tap was heard at the
door and j a boy handed him a note, read
ing: . -
"Your $3,000 has been sent. Never again
ask for accommodations in a crowd without
being ready to comply with our rules. See
me privately. Yours, .- "B."
Of course the merchant was saved finan
cially, and when he wanted any further ac
commodation at the bank, he took good care
to see Mr. Borup "privately."
MR. BORUP PERSONALLY.
Mr. Borup was a short, thick set man, with
a florid complexion, and, we think, with blue
eyes. He was quick in speech and quick in
motion very decided in his way and all
business. He could be very stern and then
again could be very mild, ne was a remark
able man of tact and ■will-power; never
yielding in business matters, and yet, as a
father, husband, friend, kind, gentle, , lov
ing. As a banking man of to-day, he would
rank high. Charles 11. Oakes, his partner,
was right the opposite in all these character
istics. He was always smiling, always kind,
less brusk in his ways than Borup; but more
easy in his-nature. He rarely disagreed with
any one,' and yet he was a man who had a
mind of his own. He was venturesome;
Borup never went outside of legitimate busi
ness. They got along weil together as part
ners, as Borup did the business and Oakes
always agreed with him. .'. ■'-'
HIS death. t i -';
Mr. Borup entered his bank one morning
and complained of a pain in his heart. He
finally left the bank, leaning on the arm of
a friend, still living, and reached his home.
The friend left, and in fifteen minutes after,
Mr. Borup was dead, struck down while sit
ting in his chair, by heart disease. He was
a man of strong character, and' as* a finan
cier would rank among the best of to-day. j
He left quite a large . family, only four or
five of whom survive him. <- ),
JUST ESCAPED LYNCHING.
Judge Goodrich informs us that while in
a grocery store up town on the 4th day of
July, 1850, he overheard a rough customer
request volunteers to go ' down and lynch
"old Borup." The judge's devoted friend
ship for Mr. B. lfd him to make quick steps
to the office of the doomed man, when he
had just time to inform Mr. Borup of what
was in contemplation, when the crowd pres
sed in upon him. The leader informed the
banker that he had insulted not only them,
but the whole American nation.
Borup wanted to ' know how, when
they pointed to the top of his house, which
then stood on the corner of Fourth and
Jackson streets, and there they saw floating
an English flag! Borup was dumbfounded,
but, recovering his senses he assured the
crowd that he meant no disrespect; in fact,
he did not know that the flag was there. On
investigation it was found that his little son
Gus, aged about six years, in rummaging a
trunk, had found the flag, which had been
given to Mr. Borup by an Indian from the
British possessions, and out of pure patriot
ism for the American eagle, had climbed
upon the top of the house, and without the
consent or knowledge of his father, had
thrown it to the breeze. The crowd was
satisfied with the explanation, and Mr. Borup
went into the house muttering to himself,
"that Gus will be the ruin of me yet"—
the little fellow shoved his hands deep down
into his breeches pockets with a self assured
air that he was master of the situation. Gus
is still alive.
JOHN ROGERS OLDEST CONTINUOUS LAND
LORD IN THE CITY. OK STATE. .
"We find that notwithstanding we: have
reached the year 1850, yet there are several
old settlers left straggling along in 1849, and
we propose to pick them up and put them
among the other land marks which adorn
our history. One of the most unpretending
of these, is John Rogers, who keeps a hotel on
Robert street, next to the new German-Amer
ican Bank, and where he has continuously
acted as landlord for the past , thirty-two
years, outranking any other landlord in the
city or state. . Mr. Rogers was born iin .Ire
land in 1828, came to America in 1845, and
to St. Paul in 1849. He purchased two , lots
where he now lives ■ on , Robert street, for
$250, worth at present $30,000. Upon one
of these lots he built a . small wooden • house
in which he resided,' and later, . in' 1852, jhe
erected on his other lot, the brick building
•which is now his i hotel. ,; In 1849 ';.■ the !, land
was prairie back to Wabashaw j, street, while
■in front of his house it was broken, and -1 a
j stream of water gurgled down under what :, is
i known as the building of the 1 First" National
bank. lie was elected one of the first alder-,
men of the citj-, and he and Bush Lott are
the only surviving aldermen of that day. He
was also school inspector for three years. In
1850 he was the first butcher who ran a cart
and supplied St. Paul, St. Anthony, Fort
Snelling and Mcndota with fresh meat.
Mother & Douglas started an opposition line,
but while they were blacking their boots and
polishing their stove pipe hats, preparatory
to starting out on their journey, Rogers had
made his rounds, supplied his customers
and was on his way home. Of course
the opposition firm went out of business in
less than a year. He was in the habit of
purchasing flocks of sheep, and fattening
them on the natural food they found just in
front of his house, and reaching down to
Jackson street. He has had fifteen children
born in Minnesota, nine of whom are alive,
and two sons are in business for themselves.
His hotel building has thirty-two rooms in it,
and he has run it himself just thirty-two
years.
PERSONALLY,
Mr. Rogers is a email man, keen,
quiet, unpretending, and yet lull of
genuine Irish wit. He is a. man who has
paid strict attention to his business, and has
been satisfied to let well enough alone. In
over a quarter of a century whiie others have
made changes, he has obstinately "held the
fort," and now in turn, the fort holds him
as he glides quietly and peacefully down the
valley of life, bearing the honor of being the
oldest landlord In the state.
"cole," ok j. c. martin*.
Every old settler will remember Cole Martin,
who, iv early days with King Cole, led the
social male circle in this city. Cole was as
much a man in St. Paul, in his way, twenty
five years ago, as the late Sam Ward was in
Washington. King Colo is dead, but Cole
Martin still lives and flourishes in the capital
of the nation. He was born in Virginia in
1828; removed to Indiana: enlisted in the
Mexican war in 1840, and remained in the
army two years; came to St. Paul in 1848;
was absent one year; returned in 1850 and
remained up to 185S, when he removed to
Washington, where he has ever since resid
ed. His iirst visit to St. Paul in twenty-four
years, was made last summer.
"THE HIPPODROME" FIRST CLUB HOUSS.
Cole Martin and King Cole established the
first club house in the city, which
stood on the corner of Fourth and
Robert streets, where the German-American
bank is now building. Here could be found
the very finest liquors in the northwest, dis
played on tempting sideboards, and taken
ad libitum by members of the club. Here,
too, were 'social "sit downs," which, in
those early days, were considered highly
proper appendages to society. Here, too,
were served up some very fine dishes and
partaken of by epicurean pallets. The faro
bank in those days was the only bank upon
which capitalists could make a run, and
around the Hippodrome gathered the wealth
and the bon ton of the city.
THAT CELEBIiATED RACE.
"Cole" Martin owned a horse called the
"Black Hawk," and Willoughby owned an
apparently old broken down stage animal,
called "Sleepy." Wiiloughby made a bet
that "Sleepy" could clean out "Black
Hawk." "Cole" took the bet. The distance
was twenty miles; to St. Anthony,
around the St. Charles hotel, and back.
Great excitement prevailed; immense bets
for those days were made, and the road from
St. Paul to St. Anthony was literally alive
with vehicles, men on horseback and pedes
trians. "Blackhawk" started out nimbly,
and many bets were, made ou him, but old
'Sleepy" came in ahead, to the great morti
fication of the owner of the animal and those
who had bet on his favorite steed. It was
the old story over again of being deceived by
appearances, but it was a memorable event
in the h^tory of "Cole"Martin, and occurred
in the year 1855.
IIIS PEUSONAL APPEARANCE.
Mr. Martin was tall, slender, gentleman
ly, elegantly dressed, fine looking, and
in his profession the soul of honor. He was
a great favorite with the ladies, and indeed
we may say with the gentlemen.
He was early left an or
phan, and has only one brother
living, E. F. Martin, who carries on business
on Jackson street, in this city. Jim Vin
cent, Charlie Henniss, Andy Shearer, Cole
Martin, Ktng Cole, were peculiar characters
who flourished in the days of the past, only
one of whom still lives, "Cole" Martin.
FIKST REGULAR FURNITURE STORE —WASHING-
TON STEES.
Mr. Stees was born in Pennsylvania in
1826; came to St. Paul in 1850; purchased of
a man by the name of Frost his small furni
ture store, which, stood on the corner of Third
and Minnesota streets, and established what
was the first regular furniture outfit in this
city, with which Mr. Stees has been connect
ed for the past thirty-four years, and then
only retiring in consequence of ill health.
He paid for the corner lot upon which his
establishment stood, fifty feet on Third street
by one hundred and fifty on Minnesota, $500
—worth now $75,000. Mr. Hunt went in
partnership with Mr. Stees and continued for
several years, when he opened a livery stable.
As trade increased ne-H#buildings were added
to the old furniture store, until it is now one
of the largest establishments of the kind in
the northwest. Just back of his original
store, was a building in which he lived, "and
beyond this, on Minnesota street, was the
Catholic burial ground.
PIG AND CHICKEN FEED VS. INDIANS.
In these early days it was common for the
Indians to pounce into the kitchen of the
lady of the house, and clean her larder of all
that was in it. We do not mean to say that
they would steal, but they begged so hard
and so audaciously, that it was equivalent to
it. Of course the whites gave cheerfully,
because it was for their interests to do so,
beside they desired to keep on the good side
of the red men so if possible to avoid an out
break. One day while Mrs. Stees was scrub
bing her floor, (and in the early times
they were glad to have floors),
several Indians pushed into her kitchen,
and seeing a large dish of
chicken and pig feed, (the latter composed
somewhat of dishwater,) and supposing it
was for them, seized it, sat down upon
the wet floor, and before the good woman
cauld make any protestation, had swallowed
the whole, and then smacking their lips and
grunting, left the premises. That-night the
chickens went to roost without supper, and
the pigs squealed until morning for some
thing to eat. The next day, about the same
hour, the same Indians made their appear
ance, but the rooster crowed, the hens
cackled, the pigs grunted, for their mistress
had circumvented the Indians by giving her
dumb family an early meal. Once again the
Indians gathered at the hospitable kitchen,
and this time Mrs. Stees had thoughtlessly
left her dirty dishwater in a huge pot on the
stove, and it was luke warm. Mr.
Indians seized and devoured it before the pre
siding genius of the kitchen knew they
were present. They soon after left, and
were heard to exclaim, "me heap sick," and
the general contortions of their features
clearly showed that they wure telling the
truth. They "threw up" this kind of a job
and never visited the family again.
ON THE FARM.
Two hundred acres of land lying upon
Lake Phelan, were purchased by Mr. Stees in
1857, for $4,000, and he resided here from
that date until last year, when he purchased
the Heather mansion, just off of Summit av
enue, where he now resides. His 200 acres
are worth $100,000, and this is putting the
property at only $.wO per acre.
THREATENED BURNING Or RAMSEY IN EFFIGY
Mr. Stees gives a very amu3ing account of
a threatened burning-in-effigy-case, in which
our worthy Gov. Ramsey was the principal
figure. It seems that the governor
would not comply witu. the demands
of a certain party to do a certain thing, »o
they threatened to burn him in effigy, and
Ram sty declared they should not do it; so
he marshaled his friends and armed them,
and arming himsef, waited for the contest.
Ramsey was some thirty-four years younger
than he is now, and his Scoteh-Germau blood
was aroused to its highest pitch. He buckled,
on his sword, had his arms and ammunition
ready, and as commander-in-chief, was de
termined to take the consequences of a fixed
and bloody battle, but his enemies should
never burn him in efligy in front of his own
house—never!—no! never! The raw recruits
were stationed at available points id his
dwelling; the arsinal department was closely
inspected; the qnarterm aster and commissary
had made ample provisions for along seine;
his friends were eager for the affray a;id firm
in their devotion to his interests;
while he., as he strode impatiently
up and down in his parlor,
was supposed to mutter:
"Come on, MucDuiT,
And damned be lie who first cries*—'Hold!
Enough!' "
Returning to the other end of his room, ha
probably thought of, if he didn't utter the
following sentiment of Sir Roderick Dhu —
"This rock shall fly.
From its firm base as soon as I."
B.ut the enemy didn't come! The senti
nels peered out into the darkness! all was
still! The commissary issued fatigue rations
amid the clash of arms inside, but the silent
night gave back no response. The hours
wore on heavily, pregnant with big coming
events, but there was no 6leep.
"Macbeth had murdered sleep. 1'
"They come '. they come!"
can be heard the cry upon the outer wall,
and with deadly grip each soldier grabs his
gun to dare, to do, to die! Listen! All ia
still. 'Tis a false alarm ! No enemy appears;
no enemy dare appear to confront the gallant
band who are ready to fall for their brave
commander! And then the clank
of arms within the dwelling grew louder, and
hearts grew braver, "and there was hurrying
too and fro," aDd impetuous movements,
and glaring eye-balls, and unsteady steps,
"when in the small hours of the morning.l'
the bloodless battle having been fought and
won, the victors slept upon their arms, and
Ramsey had triumphed!
Towards morning mostof the party.iiudinij
that the belligerents did not make their ap
pearance, left the residence of the governor
and wended their way to "Monk Hall,"
which then stood on the corner of Eagle
and Exchange streets. Here they made a
furious attack on the building with stones,
breaking in the windows and forcing the
inmates to seek other quarters for their lives.
In this building was stored the effigy of the
governor, but his prompt and decided action
intimidated his enemies, and won him the
victory.
ME. STEES PERSONALLY.
11l health for many years has prevented
Mr. Stees from taking any active part in
public affairs. He is a good sized man, and
looks much more rugged than he really is.
Is a quiet, unobtrusive, industrious, pleasant
gentleman, and has given many years to a
lucrative business, from which he retires to
enjoy the repose of a well spent life.
MICHAEL CUMMINGS.
Mr. Cummings was born in Ireland about
1827; came to Saint Paul in l>>so; elected
city marshal in 1S5I; alderman in 18t>9,
1870-1-2 and 3; member of the board of ed
ucation three years; and chief of poiicc in
1563. For several years past Mr. Cum
mings has not been actively engaged in any
business, and what he if now doing we do
not know.
AS WE SEE HIM.
He is atall, well-proportioned man, with
a fine head and a fine address,
and one seeing him on the street, would not
suppose ue was the person who had tilled so
many important offices, and yet he is a, gen
tleman of good ability, and if he had "kept
on in the even tenor of his way", he might
still have been prominent among the politi
cians of to-day. He was a stone mason by
trade, afld built the first stone building in
St. Paul. He also brought the first shell
Ojsters to the city, in the year 1852. lie
was offered one dollar and fifty cents per
dozen for them, but he wouldn't sell them;
gave them to his friends. Generous Mike!
AN episode.
The writer had made a speech in the old
market house which reflected somewhat po
litically upon two members of the legisla
ture, when one or both of these members
threatened to whip him, and a number of
his friends hearing of the matter, offered
to escort him safely home. Among the num
her was Mike Cummings, and although we
differed politically, he being a Democrat and
we a Republican, yet he swore vengeance
upon the person who should injure a hair of
our head. He was at least six foot tall, and
equally large in other respects, so our ene
mies concluded to let us alone.—We shall
always have a pleasant memory of Mike
Cummings.
"HO!" THE DAY IS BREAKING.
The Indians always say ''How!" or "Ho,"
which means —"How to do?" So the whites
adopted this habit, and whenever they drank
they invariably said "ho," and Minnesota is
known all over .the union, especially in
drinking circles, by this little word. Two
English tourists were visiting the
west and one of them hearing
"Ho!" and the clinking of glasses,
innocently inquired: "What makes'em say
'o when they drink* Does it 'urt 'cmi
The other fellow dropped off into a snooze,
when his companion awoke him by exclaim
ing: "Wake up! the day is breaking!"
"Well, let her break," replied the other;
"I've got no money there!" A good hit
upon the present times.
THE ARRIVAL OF A BOAT.
It should be remembered by our readers,
that in 1850 there were no railroads east or
stage lines from St. Paul, and that for nearly
six months the people were deprived of a boat
by the ice in the river. One can conceive
the joy over the arrival of the first steamer,
bringing as it did, not only provisions but
good tidings from home. And then when
the stage line did come, it took a week to get
to either Galena or Dubuque. Jump on to a
train of cars now and sec how soon you can
reach the seaboard! But after all a pony was
better than walking; a horse and
carriage were better than a pony; a stage was
better than a private conveyance; a boat bet
ter than a stage; the cars the best of all, un
less in the future we shall find some new
channel in the shape of electricity, which
can put us over the road in half the time and
with greater convenience than now.
NO GKEAT CHANGES.
No great changes were made in the city
during ISSO. The first town election wa«
held and twenty-five marriages were cele
brated. The Pioneer was anxious to have the
stumps pulled out, of Third street. The
Minnesota river was navigated some 300
miles for the first time. Two hundred and
fifty families then lived in the city. Tha
first court house was commenced, and Dr.
Day was paid £10 for drawing the plans.
Vetal Guerin donated the land. Now in
1884, plans for a new court house have just
been accepted, which will necessitate an out
lay of not less than $400,000.
Land for the present Catholic ca
thedral was also donated this year. The new
jail was commenced. The Democrat was
started by Col. D. A. Robertson, and subse
quently purchased by Judge D. A. J. Baker,
for 82,500. A large proportion of the popu
lation this year, was French. Now it is Ger
man. No particular public improvements
were made aside from the above, but civili
zation began to gradually push out barbarism
and the place continued to steadily grow.
The Boston Liquor Trouble.
Boston, May 31. —The first of the caseg
against the liquor dealers charged with sell
ing illegally since the mayor declined to sign
the licenses, on account of a vacancy in the
board of police commissioners, was decided
to-day in favor of the defendant, Michael M.
Cunniffe, chairman of the Democratic ward
and city committee.
The present ruler of Afghanistan boasts of
bis skill as a mechanic, a musician, and a
physician. In each capacity he believes
there is no Afghan to equal him. To expect
truth from an Afghan is like looking for
water in a desert, says a writer in the Lon
don Tiuies, but it is said that Abdurrahman
is an accomplished liar and an adept in the
art of chicane. He is averse to the practice
of making oaths, but when he does make one
it is considered a sure sign that he has no
intention of performing what he has prom
ised.
