Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-21
CLOSING WEAK AT FORTY.EIGHT.
DENYING THE JOHN S. BOOM.
JOINT CONVENTION.

Mr.. Hicks occupied the chair at the
convention, which convened at the usual
lime. Immediately after the calling
of the roll Senator G. A. Pillsbury
arose to question of privilege and called
attention to the following, from the GLOBE
of yesterday:
WHAT WINDOWS COMING MEANS.
\ secret meeting was held at the room OF
Senator Ches. A. PilIsbUry at the Merchants
night before last, at which 1t was proposed to
bring out John s. Pillsbury as dark horse
when Window IS out of the way. 1t is with this
view that desperate effort has been made by
Senators J. B. G1fllan and c. 4. Pillsbury,
the proprietors of the John S. boom, ID
keep the Window force intact. They had
hoped to keep them together to transfer them
bodily at the opportG lie time. Finding the dis
migration impossible to check, they have hasti-
Iy summoned Window from Washington on the
Plea that he can save himself by coming. This
they know, at heart, is impossible, but they want
his presence to aid them in transferring his
votes to John S. Pillsbury. That is what the
coming of Window means.
He claimed that he had been constant
and honest in his course of supporting
Window, but if the statement made be
true heIwould be the most despicable of
traitors and unworthy the confidence of any
honest man. He wished publicly to state
that ne had never attended meeting eth
or in his own room or that of any other
person, when the question of electing
Gov. John s. Pillsbury Unit
ed States senator was considered.
nor had he ever spoken or written to Gov.
Pillsbury on the subject. He claimed that
nobody was more anxious to see Window
elected than himself, and he knew that
Gov. PilIsbury would also be rejoiced at
the success of Window. He had never
spoken to any person in the Legislature
or outside of it in regard to this matter,
and he challenged anybody to prove that
he had. He considered the statement a
vile SANDER, one of many which the oppo-
nents of Window had been circulating to
reduce and disintegrate his strength.
Senator J. B. Gilfllan next rose to a
question of privileges; something, he said,
he very rarely did, and if his own interests
were only affected he would not rise now.
He would be Indifferent to wha tever might
come from any public newspaper. He
deemed it his duty now, as others
were affected. He also called attention to
the above publication, saying it referred
to a recent caucus in which he was
charged of being participant. He denied
having been at such meeting, either at
Senator Pillsbury's room or elsewhere.
He continued: 1 wash my hands of
any participation in any such
an affair. As far as
the candidacy of Gov. Pillsbury is con-
subject has never been alluded to between
the governor and myself in any manner or
in regard to his being a candidate at any
time. In another place the same paper
says:
81. B. Gillian threw down the gauntlet last
night. Under no circumstances would he sup
port any anti-Windom candidate
This is totally untrue I did say this
referring to rUmors of the bringing out of
men not fairly III the race, that I would
set my face against any dark horse not
fairly trotted out by professed Window
supporters. In this had no allusion to
regular candidates. They say Mr.. Win
dom has been sent for and is coming to be
used as dictator in supporting Pillsbury.
The bare statement ought to be its own
refutation. It is fact that in view of
certain circumstances, a telegram was sent
to urge Mr.. Window to come on, and
against his persistent and decided determ-
ination not to be present, he has seen the
force of the reasons and, 1 am happy to
say, he will be here probably next Monday.
No other parties spending to the invita-
ton of Chairman Hicks to make explana-
tions, the convention proceeded to ballot
twice, both times with the same result.
Mr. j. Smith, Jr., then suggested that such
voting was Improbable, and the conven-
ton adjourned.