, 1875-01-27

he Was candidate for ra.ctectton, mora from
tho solicitation OF his frends than from his
own desire, hut, being a candidate. be
d'eAked defeat. and continued: "yow,
want you to vote for mn
II there Ia ANYTHING can do for sou,-auy Ittte
'avos,-lot me know. and 1 shall be n!eased L,
| grant 1t. You may speak freely to me, M wo ara
n'one. and "hnt tran .pirea may he hidden within
! our breaAts." GAhkil explained to 1ta,nscy tt,at
LIE constituents dcsited him to support DayA,-
~ no should,-R1l1 the interview terminated.
He {GaskiID did not know what othors njrht
think Ut this interview. but Lo was anr,rlscd,
It wns bis reasou, ea lifelong Republican, for
declining to vote for the l,arty-cat,cus ,,G,niuec,
| EFFECT or TIE BrATENys1R IN TIT: nAl,.ur
| Senator Backhatn, originally for Davis, hi,
voting Tor lIanAcy on account of tho Conyeu
| tion i nomination, said that, other parties ne
!,a'nS f'een heard, he should vote as bcfore
| !tams@y' with the understanding. however, II
These charges are to ba cleared away. No Of .
nHnanhtIo:b wtro nlade. One vito. los r
| DaYis, went to Ramsey. TAe uthrr will re- :.
to-norrow. Ramsey inst four ans1 gained =.
Dounclty gained Que from tho scattering. -
| t'foinlHe prnsectt arc held in allowance. ~
! tile rGH1t If Ingeraun and Geakils stat SO
| upun Rntusey's yots.
nAs1RET's wEAKsEss-~n1s suDsERy1EScY TO cAC-
ctH kCLE HnoTSD Of OutECTtuN---PopuLAn Al
REsTtnENr AGAINST 1I1M.
Sp>eiut Correspondence u The Cdteago Tribune
ST. PAUL, Jnn, 25.-Thrco Or four Of the many
members Of our Legislature who are Waiting
theiE homes nlay return with changed ori,,ions
as to tho majority preference 0: their co.,rt,tu-
| outs for Cnitcd statea Senator, but otherwise
to-morrow's ballot will develop no alteration
from the prospect Oh Friday Of prolonged
deadlock" Both the Republican factions
CLAIM, to represent two-third1 Of the party, and
both hayc counted upon ultimately being aded
by Democrats. 1t il doubtful whether either
is Justified br the iacts in ita claul as to the
ono party OF Its expectations from tile other.
BESATnn RAMSEY
certainly Ia not fayorlto with the pecpls ut
large, and in Ecarcely county In tho Gtate could
bis supporters OF last week have announced
themselves, last fall, publicly as Ramsey men
without great risl OF being defeated at she polls.
lie is supported, however, by nearly MI tho rot-
eEa1ia among oflicehofdcrs and party managers.
10 their sGiil iu directing caucuaes aud couye,l-
tioas, aided hy thorough knowledge Of tho men
tic: hayo la'i to deal with, Mr. 1sau1sey is in-
dcbted fur r:!os. Of his bupport in tho present
Legislature. Something ot Ills lack os rapu-
lar.tT il due to liza hasing been tho rn2 .acnta-
| tire man of tho larty n this State through atI
its contests; but tLo men vl.o hnro Hu:1 o:,:dcd
him and built their fortunes nEon hi, hare
harmed him moto than have bis toli,,eal ou
pouentp.
THE EcPU;'. L: oEr1CEnpLD.Es
who have Eron,' .;taIe and dis ,raecl thu
party, we're and a. ong tue prominent sup
porte1s Of .lr. raas~. anu havo been sustained
tisuuSh their lLl4ul'cp 2Hd thcir exposure h? all
those w;.o are Especially j.nown ~ III the couti-
dcnco Of the :ien4:sr. Wit,al, there has for
| Stars bcel. among thoughtful men n regret
t!ldi Mr. Inu.sey'B vote in tue Senate u,pu all
questions Of policy belonged eut,rcly to lie cau-
c'ls. and fear that tll.:.. waA no o3tromo to
WHICH that lnischieyOus agency for Enry domiua-
tioI would lead when Ae would uoL 10 submits
slyo follower. There ato tIlose whu yvtcd for
1in all last week, aud. for lacai aud party rea-
sons, will continue tu vote for l.a 50 lunE Gs Lo
rclnaius D candidate for Senator vino WUuu bo
glad to cScha.Eo him for so,no man of .nuza
original thought and independent action.
doy. DAVIS,
when he Was elected Governor, In 1873, wns un-
douhtedly tic most popular man in the StEte.
10 Republicans lie represented tho w4]rone oua
OF reform within the party. 10 thuze who lad
Poured au invitation 10 reunite with tho patty.
And many Democrats. esJecially nnong tho
young, wcro Son by their cnthnsaRm over hia
da1oas OF the old managers Of Republican COIL
y2nttnus to regard him u1 tho head of uew
party to whicl, they might give cycp more tAan
tncie good will. Undoubtedly Gov. Davis retains
A part Of that popularity he Lad ycar ago-no
much that these would bu general rejoicing il ho
las disappointed his bust friends. llo
has not been tho brave aud capa-
bio leader they looked for. II his
ideas Of public policy l,avo been freel
and new, ho has unfortunately conceded thom
II l1e desired to ritI tho party Of bad 1nep, 1Io
missed notable opportunity when William s.
King came forward US q candldlte for Congress-
II he wished to renew tho life Of tho pnsty by
m infusion Of young b1ond, lie l.aa neglected
Ais'opportunitcs. Therefore, wlseu Le entered
u}'ou the cloBiug contest Of this Senatorial casu-
rsten, no bad except Eerlars with some who
know him intimately no o.ler cleim than tl,e
ono in which no 1lan car excel Alexander 1.an,-
scy-that OF being purity man OF such Ktea1-
tastuoss that no measure cali 10 70 radical, 10
candidate 10 obnoxious. but what pnrtY tcalty
will susar.coat tho bitter pill Ills suppogtersln Iii
tho Legislature wore pl5dsed to their ronHtjLu-
ents, or otherwise determined, not to culscnt to
Senator RanBcy's ro-elcc!on Under any circltu-
btances, but, koing hclfleecive:l. he dccrtycd
them into going iutu tlla elsrg they had not in
teslded to jun, aa there was left fourth Of his
strength when tile Remainder Withdrew. Cir-
cuins:all Iaye made hlm the representative
Ut tto auti-ltamsry elc'nrnt, which. to fny tho
least, his cou1so aud LID luanascMonz has not
strengthened.
All ron InsAr1Es poSsE11y,
tho nomi,co Of thu Democratic caucus, f,o il
1nunnted al will never Iismuunt. Hu lnay l.o
th,ow but ,7liou ile ho will DO lliB best to Eut
tho animal in hueh condition that no onc ulye can
rido it. For 1ir. Donnelys allegiance to any
tion alld ambtlon for himself. Tie Democrats
kuos .la woaknohs, but they osor!uooAod Iis long
ttled and 1loYer failing persistence il. "H.ckiug
to hilnae.f. liz has euungi, Of h personal tut-
lo~lng to hold tho caucua for fow days Ionger,
md liuay broak it up. Under these ci.cuul.
Htauccs thu Democrats not likely either t elect
tholr man or to initiate movements Of co,nilu-
i.!ise., For uorlaully canuot gain tho votes of
Rspnbltcans. nor will hs permit any comp1u-
ln,ee except upon himself, which IL what fow !
othols Woul1 consent to.
T1!E Hl:run1IEAS4
must eventually CONS toxetIer upon new can-
dldate, whom they cau elect. Iilcr. nre half |
dozen H1ch whom any MiunrsotAn suulJ nan,o
at cnco, but sgaipst other OF ttsum lnrnt preI- |
ndcca would work. atiuuaapo|ss aud 81. PAUL |
arc opposed In tho matter. Ills 81. Paul inlu-
ence III against any ,nGn not Of this city or itcn-
titled with lts iiItorosts minneapolis auu!l like
IN lIa4a fla Sapnkct AID failit,t ttat II