Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-01
WINT IN OFFICE.
The Advance Guard of the Grand Army of
Loyal Leaguers Whose Conflict Claims
Strain the Legislative Conscience About
These Days,

Strain the Legislative Conscience About
These Days.
1t is too early, since the Legislature does not
assemble until Tuesday, and only Il few mem
bers have yet arrived, to make up a roster of the
grand army of super-royal office seekers which
will be gathered here Monday night for an
assault upon the Republican majorities Of the
two branches of the Legislature. But the
advance GUARD, or, rather, forlorn hope of the
recognition and reward, can already
be quite closely indicated, or
else Dame Gossip and Madame Rumor arc
even worse liars than ordinary.
In the popular or moral branch of the legls-
lature the candidates will of course be nu-
merous. Every experienced legislator who is
known to be one of the slate makers and every
new member who imagines he is to be one of
the influential ones of the one hundred and
forty one, will certainly be accompanied to st.
Paul by candidate for some position about
the capitol during the sixty days session.
Each candidate for United States Senator, and
they are more numerous than the city organs
of the truly loil party show, is represented
by candidate for speaker
of the House-some of whom are
not yet named; but those known are numer-
GUS enough to indicate that the contest for
Senatorship will be a scrub racc--free to all
comers-and nobody knows what sort OF a
scrub may win.
For Speaker of the House there are men
toned, with more or less vehemence OF urg-
ing, Andrew S. Dunn of Winnebago City, j.
V. Daniels of Rochester, j. N. Seares of
Hastings. w. ID. Rice of Watonwan, Loren
Fletcher of Minneapolis and John B. SanbOrn
of st. Paul. Daniels is supposed to represent
the granite based New England radicals of
the First District, who will be satisfied
with Mcmillan or Ramsey providing their
arrangements are not disturbed, but would
prefer Ramsey because he more especially rep
resented what they most admire, which is
what the public recognizes by the name of
''thc machine" Mr. Dunn is supposed to
represent the young America of the party
which would elevate its hats for the election
of Cush Davis or any other man who would
bust the old rings and help make new ones.
Fletcher, the little william, of course is for
sawdust man and Gov. Pillsbury is model
of that Minneapolis article.
Gen. Sanborn, who has heretofore been Da-
Wis man, is II w supposed to be personally in
clined to the Dayton avenue
branch of the local official church
with, possibly, vision OF the
future, in which, after Mcmillan, Sanborn
may be considered lively and brilliant repre-
sentative of Minnesota Republicanism and
worthy to represent it in the United States
Senate.
For Chief Clerk of the House, there is our
friend of the Goodhue Republi-
can, Gen. S. p. JennisOn, who has been out OF
office for two years; our other unfortunate
friend, Judge Robert Deakin, also of Goodhue,
who has also been out in the cold so long that
he is suffering for an Office; and Mr.. j. L.
Howard, of Stearns, who had Il legislative
office last session and accordingly considers
himself entitled to one at the coming session.
For first assistant clerk, as yet but one can
didate is reported, Mr.. II. l.. Daniels, of Red
wood. And for second assistant clerk there
is only one candidate us yet, Mr.. s. &. Eldridge,
of Mower. 1t is to be presumed the incoming
trains of Monday will bring more candidates
for these offices.
For sergeant-at-arms of the House, Mr..
Gil. Sergeant, of Pope county, and Mr.. X. }.
of Ramsey county, are SO far named.
The former is likely to have the inside track on
account of his blood connection with the Re-
publican party; but the cOlored radicals are
casting about for another representative for
The same office, with some prospect of settling
On Isaac Evans, also of st. Paul, whose Repub
icanism is about two shades blacker than
Stockton's.
For postmaster of the House the only candi-
lates known as such at this time are A. ID.
Sargent, of Rice, and Lyman d. Baird, of
Mower However, all the others before named
rs candidates for clcrkships, ETC., may be
counted to take the postmastcrship if they
can't get anything better.
The Senate has no choice for its chief offices.
The lieutenant governor is its presiding officer
according to law, and in all the Republican
party of Minnesota there is only one who can
lcccptably fill the place of secretary, Mr. &. w.
Johnson, of Minneapolis. Charley can read
the writing of Republican statesmen, and to
this rare accomplishment he adds the gift
of being able to sing at camp meetings and
radical rallies, the grace of being a pious pre-
tender and the talent for padding census re-
turns or doing any other dirty work
For assistant secretary the Senate has a
choice w. P. Hewitt, of st. Paul, A. a.
Harwood, of Austin and G. n. Hopkins, of
Rice county, are said to be candidates for this
office. So far as is commonly known Mr..
Harwood's claims are the strongest He
hasn't had an office for some time and, be-
sides, he has been accused of having been de-
faulter in his last Office. These considerations
will have their weight with all true Republi-
cans.
For sergeant-at-arms W. II. Feller, of Wa
bashaw county, and e. w. Reese, of kandi-
yohi county, arc named.
For engrossing clerk, George F. Potter is on
hand.
For enrolling clerk, J. ?. jacobson, of st.
Paul, appears to be the only candidate.
In electing the Senate chaplain the Republi-
can majority has an opportunity to recognize
the faithfulncss of the colored Republican
voters, all the candidates being of that happy
color which is the only guarantee of loyalty,
according to Republican professions. 1t is
to recall the names of all the color
ed clergymen of the State at this moment, but
we can name as candidates the Revs. Messrs.
Brown and Hickman, of st. Paul, and in their
behalf and in behalf of the coored troops who
vote as they shot, we respectfully demand that
the much needed prayers for this Republican
House be presented by Il eolored man and
brother.