Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-04


mittee met at Minneapolis on Friday Hon.
H. B. Strait, of Shakopee, was present as a
proxy. This was MIR. Straits first public
political act since he retired in Mr.. Poehler's
favor last spring. While the committee was
reasonably harmonious at tho meeting,
it was simply because the anti
Pillsbury crowd had secured the
control of the committee, and the
Pilsbury men quietly assented rather than
make fight, and be defeated. The Pills
bury men wanted the convention to be held
in Minneapolis the last of September, while
the committee called it to meet in st. Paul
the first week in September. The contest
was, in reality, before the committee met,
and hence Major Straits presence as proxy
was significant, for it was the proxies who
did the business for Pillsbury.
Bearing this in mind, when q GLOBE
representative spied Major Strait at the Mer-
chants, on Saturday, an interview was invol.
UNFAIRLY suggested. After congratulating the
Major about the crops and the weathe,
always standard topics), the GLOBE launched
into the business with the query
"How about the fight between Pillsbury
and Wakefield ?"
81 have not been paying much attention tc
politics, of late" quoth the Major. 'Yo,
newspaper men know more about the situa.
ton than do
was there any controversy when thu
committee met at Minneapolis?''
ION, no. The only question was as to tn.
time OF the convention, and it was general,
agreed that the time of the st. Paul fai
would be most convenient"
"lsn't this contest on the governorship 60
ing to get so warm as to cause a disturb
ance in your party?"
II think there is no danger of that. SCI
no reason why whoever is nominated should
not receive the united support of the party.
''Suppose Pillsbury and Wakefield should
be thrown overboard?"
III should not be surprised if that occurred
You know it is quite common in politics
when the contest becomes quite strong be-
tween two parties, to settle it by taking up 6
third man and oftentimes one not thought
of at ALL"
Gin case new man is taken, who il
likely to come up?'
"That can only be conjectuled. Edger
ton, Baker and Hubbard are all mentioned
but the contingency of third man is toe
slight to speculate upon"
"a good many papers have suggested you,
own name, Major"
eyes, knew they have, and I have had
great many letters urging me to rum but am
not candidate
"The GLOBE would very much like to know
what answer you have made to these let
ters."
81 have replied that am not candidate
"But Major, while the GLOBE don't wish
to be impairment, it would like to ask the
plump question if you would accept thu
Republican nomination for governor if il
was rendered to you?''
"That lisa leading question, surely, land one
am hardly prepared to answer. It would
depend upon circumstances. lam party
man, and if my party called upon me with
unanimity to serve them, it might
become a duty to accept. But I dom
anticipate any such contingency and you
must not count me as candidate
"Who are the delegations from the Min
nesota valley likely to favor?''
81 am inclined to think they will come
down uncommitted on the goyernorship
They will probably favor Denny, of Carver
for lieutenant governor and leave the COVER
norship OPEN"
care you going out to look after the crops
Major?''
(Smiling) "Not by any means. pro
pose to remain at home and attend to my
business
The GLOBE returned thanks for the frank
responses given to the queries, and retired
with the conviction that a greater calamit,
might befall the Republican party than tn
selection of III. B. Strait as their gubernato
rial nominee.