Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-07

Chicago convention Senator Conkling ex-
pressed the hope, in Windom's presence,
that if Grant did not succeed in getting
the nomination he (Windom) would. This
set stingless presidential bee to buzzing
in Windom's bonnet. Minnesota, with
the rest of the Northwestern states
was for Blaine. Conkling knew that it
would be strong card for Grant to break
the Blaine column in the center. He
knew Windom's personal vanity, which led
him to long after the impossible,and made
! his point. Window assured his Minnesota
| friends that he was the second choice of
| Grant men for the nomination, and if his
own delegation would stand firmly by him
in the convention the entire wing of the
party would go ever to him when they
found that Grant could not be nominated.
ga majority of the Northwestern delegates
| through sectional pride," argued Window,
'swill certainly come to me when ey see
the Grant faction is ready to take me up,
and my nomination would follow as mat
ter of course" The Minnesota delegation
yielded to this view of the situation, the
more readily sinceConkling's remark about
Window being his second choice had been
purposely widely published, and voted for
their favorite son on every ballot. These
were the only votes he received, but they
were enough to make break
in Blaine's Northwestern strength,
and many of Blaine's
friends have always believed that Windom's
absurd attitude contributed largely to
the defeat of the plumed Knight. They
make no concsalment of their satisfaction
at WINDOWS discontinue, and claim it as
another evidence that Blaine has given upall
hopes of the presidency, and intends to de-
vote his remaining years to revenging him
sci fupon enemies. "And the history of the
past few months shows how terrible he was
in the role of Nemesis" said one of them.
''The burial of Folger, Arthur's representa-
tive in New York, the slaughter of the
Camerons in Pennsylvania, the general
division in the party ranks that gave some
of the strongest Republican states to the
Democrats, and the humiliation of Win
dom, prove that if his sword is double
edged it is as sharp on one side as on the
other. His own head may fall into the
basket, but not until he shall have been
sated with revenge on his enemies.
CONGRESSMAN AND CLAIM AGENT.
It was mentioned last week that Con-
gresham Tom Young had violated penal
statute by acting as claim agent. Mr..
Young, while at home, had his attention
called to the charges against him, and he
has replied in very curious card courting
the very fullest investigation, as man in
a scrape always does, impugning the mo-
tives of the persons who brought his con-
duct to light as a man caught in
the act always does and ingenious
ly framing a technical defense, as a
man always does when he cannot show his
innocence. He was charged with having
taken advantage of Secretary Evart's alb
sence to go to the president, Hayes,and get
him to order the payment of portions Of
the Mexican claims to parties who en-
ployed him on account of his personal
influence with Mr.. Hayes. Mr.. Young
never alludes to any of these facts, but
merely says he has never been a claim
agent against the government. This is |
pretty narrow ground for him to stand on,
when section 1882 of the revised Statutes |
prescribes fine and imprisonment for
any congressman who acts as a claim |
agent in case where the United States is |
party or is either directly or indirectly
interested. The United States was the |
party to whom the commissioner made the |
awards, and it is now in possession of the
money and must pay it out through its ex-
ecutive officers, therefore it can hardly be |
denied that the United States is at least an
indirectlyinterested party. Besides all this, |
there is the significant fact that the section |
in question was enacted in consequence of
almost exactly such conduct as that of |
Tom Young. But such defense |
as Mr.. Young makes relates !
only to section 1882. He will have even |
more difficulty in framing a defense for
himself under section 1881. That section |
says: 'Every member of congress who, di-
rectly or indirectly, takes, receives or
agrees to receive, any money, property, or
other valuable consideration whatever, af- |
ter his election as such member, for his at |
tention, vote, or decision on a question, |
matter, cause, or proceeding which may
then be pending, or may by law, or under
the constitution be brought before him in
his official capacity, or in his place as such
member of congress, shall be deemed |
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be i'm
prisoned not more than two years, and a |
fine not more than $4,000.
AN OLD MEXICAN CLAIM.
In 1878, congress passed an act author
izing the executive, after examination of |
the allegation of fraud in its discretion, to |
report and retry the We'll and Laabra cases, |
and meanwhile to suspend the payments |
of the awards till such retrial was had, |
until congress shall otherwise direct. |
Subsequently the president sent mes
sage to congress on the subject. And in
1880 the house passed a resolution |
referring the fraudulent claims to |
the court of claims. In this |
the senate non concurred. Shortly after |