Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-14
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Days POstOffice.
God moves in q mysterious way
His wonders to perform.
-RAMsEY's HOLY WRIT

ators and representatives of the great State OF
Minnesota who wear the Republican collar
began to assemble at the hall of the House OF
Representatives. They were big with the i'm
portance Of the occasion, for all eyes were
figuratively fixed upon them to ascertain upon
whom they should decide to represent the
State for the next six years in the Senate of
the United States. The outer portals of the
hall were jealously guarded by the sergeant
alarms of the House and the janitor of the
capitol building, who permitted none to pass
except those who had the due guard and sign
of Republicanism, to which was added as a
requisite membership in the Senate or House
OF Representatives. Senator'S Castle and Bonni-
well managed TO slip by the guards shortly
before the organization of the caucus, but
were soon spotted and compelled to vamoose
the rancho County Attorney Egan also
crowded in, but retired to the corridor in q
few moments declaring that the persons inside
were so reioiced to see him that he had to
leave hurriedly in order to prevent them from
tearing his clothes off.
Meantime the halls had become crowded
with prominent citizens who felt an interest
in the result of the caucus. The Mcmillan
men were as frisky as lot of yearling colts,
active, while the Ramsey cohorts,
consisting of Lieut. Gov. Gilman,
Fred. ODriscoll, pere ct fis, and Drtydick-
richards went into q committee room and
locked themselves in.
The crowd in the halls was good natured
one. They discussed the probabilities as they
kicked their heels against the wainscoting and
squirted tobacco Juice upon the mating or
puffed clouds of cigar smoke from their
mouths until the atmosphere was dense
enough to cut up into cubes. The most
uneasy of the gathering were the representa-
tiyes of the press. The edict had gone forth
from the committee on caucus to exclude
them from the hall. Not relishing such
treatment they drew upon behalf of themselves
and the constituency they representative
people of the entire country-a petition re-
questing that they be allowed TO record the
dongs of the grave and reverend segnors
who hold the fate of $1,000 year in their
grasp. This was presented to Speaker Fetch
or, respectfully listened to, and promptly
granted, the gentlemen of the Faber being re-
ceived with grand honors as they advanced up
the main aisle to the seats Of honor reserved
for such goats at the left hand of the chair
man.
The caucus proper was very tame affair,
though decorous and orderly. No nomina
tions were made as it was taken for granted
that every person present knew who the can
didates were and had determined who to vote
for. There were no speeches. The fiery
and imbassioned Hicks contented himself with
making motion to proceed to an informal
ballot; the polemical and didactic Dunn pen
sively chewed the wrong end of cigar; the
fowery Rice was engrossed in that absorbing
work of fiction known as the legislative man
ual; the mercurial Denny was industriously
peddling Mcmillan tickets and watching Sabin
to see that he voted straight, while the modest
Sanborn had taken back seat and was ruml-
mating as to the chances of being struck with
bolt cf Senatorial lightning.
The informal ballot showed the direction of
the tide most positively, and it only remained
to express the choice of the caucus in for
NAL manner The Ramsey supporters aban-
doned hope, but stuck to their favorite like a
man. When Fred O'Driscoll heard of the re-
suit of the informal ballot he gave prolonged
whistle, put on his muller, and sadly departed
for the office of the P P. to comfort Joseph.
Marshal McLaren gleefully declared to every
body in the building that the boys were beaten
again, and went off with bright visions of a
continued inflow of fees for four years to
come. DIR. Day was reminded of a story,
which he was still telling to an unsophisticat-
ed granger, whom he had buttonholed, when
the ianitor came around to put out the lights.
Capt. Blakeey said he felt like singing, but
when he essayed a bar of 81 want to
for the frosty air outside, and he was left to
shake hands with a messenger boy who had
become beated thereabouts.
When Mr.. Hicks moved TO make the NOM
ination unanimous, and said it gave him great
pleasure to do so, his voice had taken on its
most mournful cadence, and the smile that
passed over the features of the Senator's and
Representatives at his expense was perhaps
pardonable The caucus gratitied him by
adopting his motion, however, and without
waiting for motion to adjourn there was q
precipitate rush for the door. At the same
time the crowd outside surged into the hall
when congratulations rained thick and fast on
every side. If there were any sore heads al
the close of the caucus they did not. obtrude
themselves upon public notice.
After the informal ballot j. V. Daniels
(Ramsey man), of Olmsted, muffied himself il
furs and overcoat and departed. AS he came
out of the door he remarked: They've
turned the steam off, and it's all frozen up il
there" The outsiders smiled.
Thus began, progressed and ended the Re
publican caucus The two houses of the leg
islature have but to ratify the action of las
night To conclude the job that has caused Sc
much commotion throughout the State fo
two months past.
The Formal Report.
The caucus was called to order at S O'CLOCK