Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-26

OF doors TO weep, or get drink. Ine scene
was touching.
After extending regrets that should meet
him under such painful circumstances, pro-
pounded the startling query: "Mow do you
figure it,"
81 never have claimed but two countless
was the reply, "Wlnona and Dodge are for me,
though some say can't depend on Dodge. j
think can, however. l was over there at the
convention and they wanted to instruct for
me, but would not let them, and so they Just
passed complimentary resolution. That gives
me sixteen votes"
do you count any other votes on the
start?'
81 don't know for certain. There are ten
ant-Dunnell votes from Freeborn, and L hear
come of them will go for me, but / don't
know this. / think, too, l am the second
choice of some of the Wabashaw county
delegates"
edo you think combination with Dunnell
to secure your nomination possible"
"No, Sir livery emphatically]. l can't COM
blne with any one, and especially with Dun
nell, for am friend of Window. or course
shall be glad to get support from any quarter
possible, but l shall not make any COM
binations."
This was said with all air of solemuity and
firmness, which showed that he fully realized
the responsibility of the occasion, and the
peril he is in of securing the nomination,
which is just about as probable as that the
editor OF the p p. will go to heaven.
"What do you think Mr.. Whites vote will
be-" was my next poser.
81 cannot say as to that He is not here
yet. | understand he is counting on Dodge
county, but don't think he will get it.'
With this response Mr.. White and the Fill
more delegation entered the hotel, having just
arrived, aud our interview was temporarily
suspended.
IL there is anything dote on and wax cor
pulent on, as IL were, it is fair play, and /, of
course, became Immediately anxious TO devote
my talents to the interests Of
MIR. WHITE,
until such time as l could seize the ear of the
fourth candidate, Mr.. Lawrence, of Waba-
shaw.
AS soon as Mr.. White had registered |
placed my services at his disposal for an in
teryiew. In response to my soIicitous in.
quiries in behalf of his boom, he said, 81 will
have forty or forty.two votes on the start
more than enough to nominate"
"What votes do you COUNT"
"Well, there is Fillmore nine, Mower seven,
makes sixteen; Olmsted ten, makes twenty.
six; len from Frceborn, makes thirty SIX, and
six from Dodge, makes forty-two."
was almost inclined TO smile smile as he
read the counties over on his fingers. II was
very much like the boy out fishing, who an
nou5ced that when he caught that one and
four more he would have five.
Still, with that true missionary and Chris
tian spirit which always characterize GLOBE
representative, l braced up my left shoulder
against hotel counter and asked: "Do you
think you can count on all of those on the
START"
"WelI, little hesitatingIyl s'Yale claims
Dodge, and If l don't get that will only have
thirty-six. lie has no business with Dodge
anyway. The understanding was that he was
10 work in the river counties, and instead of
staying down in Houston where he belonged
he came up into Dodge and begged them to
instruct for him. They would
not do that, but they passed
a complimentary resolution for him.
Judge Edgertoa was in Dodge county in Win
dom's interests, and guess The Judge has got
some influence left. He would not go in for a
Yale delegation, for Window don't want a
Winona man to be representative. They won't
vote for Yale great while imagine
with perhaps an unreasonable curiosity to
sec how the remaining thiriy-six would hold
out, said "Do You think you can count
on ten from Freeborn?'
That is very peculiar county," was the
qualifying reply "They are very odd people
over there. They are all Norwegians. Knute
Nelson should make note Of this. l went
over there Saturday and fohnd Kittelson at
work like beaver for Dunnell. They held
the primary in Albert Lea in peculiar way
They let in every one who was voter, no
matter what his politics. They said there were
only about fifty Democrats there, and they
guessed we would get as many as Dunnell,
and SO everybody voted. That is about
the way they did all through
very peculiar (Kuute should note their pecu-
lIarlties). | guess they are governed a good
deal by what the county seat does, and when
they came in Monday to the con.
Iyention some Of them changed. l don't
know what did ii, but they are
very peculiar. They are all Norwegians.
Possibly they will not all vote for mel can
not say for certain. They are Norwegians,
and very odd. No one can tell exactly what
they will do, as they are all Nerwegians /
may have three or four of them.''
"In that case you would only have thirty.
two or three votes.'' This time l braced my
right shoulder on the hotel counter as /
asked, "Can you count on all the rest YOU
have namedN'
VI think SO. They say Dunnell has bought
couple OF Norwegian votes away from me in
Mower county, but l do not think it is trnc.
The chairman of the delegation is warm
friend of mine, and sharp man, and guess
he knew who he was selecting for delegates"
DO you expect any trouble from the boiling
delegation iu Olmsted countyT'
mot particle. We had forty votes to
thirty-two without the delegates from Pleas
ant Grove, which they objected to our admit
ting. 1 think am as likely to get the seven
votes from Steele as Dunnell is to get the ten
votes from Olmsted."
"You feel confident of your nomination,
thep?n
Certainly do. l did not want to be a
candidate. L wanted Yale to run, but he said
he could not, and Window does not want him.
Window is for me. / have been a friend of
Window ever since he has been in public
life. | expect il was owing to my
location that L was selected, but,
after | became candidate, then
i wanted it of course. Mr.. Tale was only
brought out TO carry certain counties Win
dom is doing all he can to secure my nomina-
tion and l expect to receive it.''
parted company with Mr.. White deeply
impressed with the idea that the Norwegians
are a very peculiar people. Knute Nelson
ought to secure Mr.. White to stump the Fifth
district for him.
THE CHANGE OF FRONT OF FREEBoRN
county was more sudden than Capt Castles
Kindred speech at Detroit, when Col. Johnston
called him out. Saul of Tarsus, Castle, and
the Freedom county Norwegans, who are very
peculiar people, ought to be handed down to
posierlty as synonym of the most sudden
conversions on record.
The Dunnell men say, and say it boldly, that