Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-01
urer, who was introduced to each individual
present by Chairman Blakely.
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present by Chairman Blakely.
|. WANTS An UNDERSTANDING. us..
Then all went to communing with their OWL
thoughts again until Williams. Familiarity called
! Bub Williams, returned with Charley Gilman
when another lot of introduotions took place
though it turned out that Charley was &C.
qualnted with all present save Mr.. Spaldng
the gentleman from Duluth.
The ceremony completed Chairman Blakeley
discovered that Gov. Pillsbury had failed tc
report, and J. T. Williams was again started
on the committee meanwhile relapsing into
| the Quaker estate, silence. It did not last long
however, for j. T. soon returned accompanied
by the wonld-be third termer. Then for a
third time Chairman Blakeley acted as master
or ceremonies in the presentation business and
the committee was ready for work. At least
Chairman Blakeley acted as if he thought it
| was time to stop foolishness and get down to
business, for the Governor had scarcely got
settled in his chair before he took the floor and
! stated that his object in calling the candidates
to meet with the committee was that an un-
derstanding might be arrived at as to the sort
of canvas to be made this fall. For himself he
had always been In favor of an active, vigor-
GUS fight, either in local, State or national cam
paigns. EThe same principle applied to all. The
| committee, he felt confident, was anxious to do
| its full duty, but the wishes and intentions of
the candidates must of course largely govern
their actions. This was generally considered
an off year, and there would be a light vote
unless extra efforts were made to bring it out.
Four years ago when Mr.. Pillsbury was can
dldate, he was called to the Craftsmanship of
| the committee upon the retirement of Mr..
! Marshall. The committee was not called to-
gether, but he went to work to arouse the party
as Tar as possible by personal appeals to Re-
publlcans throughout the State. But not
wlthstandlng, such was the apathy of the
party that out of some 10000 votes in tho
State only some SO, 900 were polled. As a Pres
ldent was to be elected next year he considered
it important to show that there were yet some
Republicans left in Minnesota, and
this could only be done by vigor-
| GUS, aggressive campaign. Before the candi-
dates came in something had been said about
funds with which to carry on the fight, but no
action taken. 1t would be proper to consider
that subject now.
And with this hint to the candidates that
| they would be called upon to open their barrs
| chairman Blakeley sat down.
Then up rose the eloquent and scholarly ora
tor John s. Pillsbury, candidate for Governor
for third term. He re-echoeG chairman
Blakeley's assertion that this was an off year.
There were no members of the legislature or
congressman to elect, and county officers in
but a few counties. The consequence would
be that without great effort on the part of the
State ticket, there would be alight vote. Their
action should Of course be governed
somewhat by that of their Opponents
they had made good nominations,
and be understood would make
an active canvass of the State more thorough
than they have ever made before. We should
be equally if not more vigilant. There ought
to be much larger vote than ever before, the
voting population having been increased, he
thought, fully $4,000 in the last two years.
how that vote was divided between the parties
no one knew yet, and the only way it could be
| aacartalno0 U.oS hUoy oo%s r. i
not attempt to dictate plan of the campaign,
but the committee could depend upon him to
respond to every call made upon him.
vIaoR PROMISED.
As the committee saw in this last remark that
the candidate had accepted the trust contained
in the remark of Chairman Blakeley about
funds, and was ready to tap his bar'l as deeply
as the committee should determine necessary
his remarks were received with slight clap
ping of hands, the first evidence of undue en-
thusiasm during the meeting.
j. L. Williams wanted to know of Chairman
Blakeley if he knew what the Republican Con-
gressmen would do in the campaign.
Chairman Blakcley answered he did not
The would-be third termer said he had heard
from Senator Weldon, and he would be ready
to go to work in this State lust as soon as he
had filled his present appointments in Ohio.
Chairman Blakeley said that Dunnell had
volunteered four years ago to make some
speeches in the northern part of the State but
the people did not turn out to hear him. He
thought, however. in view of the present polit-
zeal feeling, and the fact that members of
Congress had to be elected another year, all
our Congressman would be willing to do all
they could ct this time.
Mr.. Williams said Blue Earth county would
not need to be stirred up by the State canvass.
They were going to have hot local fight owing
to bolt in the Democratic ranks. 1t was the
TrpAk 11k IT, ~
Gratis. This time the Germans had got the
best of it, and the Irish were mad and proposed
to vote the local Republican ticket, which
would bring out a full vote. Such bolts had
been healed up in the past, but he believed the
breach could not be healed this time.
Charley Johnson, the sweet singer Of Gill
mans Is cent salvation show, thought there
would be light vote in Hennepin county.
from the fact there was to be no exciting local
contest, ana, from his information, he was in
cllned to think what was true of Hennepin
county was true of the other counties in the
Third district. The fact that Pillsbury lived
IN Minneapolis would bring out larger vote
than 1t the candidate came from some other
locality. but full vote could not be looked
for without hard work.
Mr.. Thornton said he represented what had
been one of the most reliable Republican dis
tricts in the State. From the fact, however, that
they always rolled up good majority for the
ticket had resulted in their being overlooked
In the past They were in a peculiar position
now and wanted help. The nomination of Mr..
Van Baumbach for secretary of State, had
caused great dissatisfaction among his Con-
stituency. His people favored the candidacy
of Capt Jacobson, and they were not satisfied
with the way he was defeated. Leading Re-
publicans have done and were doing their best
to heal the breach, but there was no Disgusting
the fact that there was a strong disposition to
resent the defeat of jacobson at the expense of
the present nominee and his associates on the
ticket. Within the last two years the Demo
cratic vote of that section had been largely in
creased by Irish colonization and other
causes, and the managers of that
party were taking advantage of this
disaffection to strengthen themselves locally
and for their State ticket as far as possible,
The retention of Capt. Jacobson, as assistant
secretary of State, as suggested by Mr.. Knud
SON. would go far toward bringing about unity.
l think we are entitled to this m uch considera-
ton. You know the vote WAS close in the
convention between Capt jacobson and Mr..
Won Baumbach. will not say anything now
about the dispute a. to the correctness of the
vote.
Mr.. Smith of LIE Sueur, interrupting, said
he did not think such matters should be dis
cussed in open meeting with reporters present
taking notes. :
MIR. Thornton again breaking in said Mr.
Brown was present as the representative of Mr..
Won Baumbach.
Mr.. Brown inte-rupting to make any
such promise as you require.
Charley johnson said the committee could
not undertake to do what Mr.. Thornton asked,
For himself, he stood ready to enter into any
little arrangement necessary, on the quiet, to
heal up the unpleasantness, but the committee
could do nothing rs a committee. MIR. Won
Baumbach was the nominee Of the party. The
laws devolved upon him certain duties. and
made him responsible for the manner of their
execution, and the committee could not die
tate who his subordinates should be. a-