Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-30


fillan, Langdon and Fletcher, of the Min
neapolis delegation, the quartet to whom
is ascribed the brilliant conception of
bringing Boss Window here to suffer the
humiliation of
WITNESSING his OWN DEFEAT,
and who are now credited with insisting
upon his further humiliation by con-
tinuing to be candidate without
the hope of success. Though nearly
all the members who are recognized as
leading spirits-the active workers in the
senatorial squabble have thus returned,
there was no
UNDUE EXCITEMENT
last evening about the Metropolitan and
Murchants hotels,where the factionsdo most
congregate, and where the several aspirants
have their headquarters. The several
headquarters rooms were open, but there
were few visitors to them, while no general
caucus was held, while the personal confer
ences in the hotel lebbies were
dull and spiritless, in marked contrast to
the earnest and exciting times oflast week.
Immediately upon arrival Langdon, Pills
bury and Fletcher visited the Metropolitan,
where Window has apartments. Fletcher
remained but short time, re-
turning to the Merchants where
he relieved j. B. Gilfllan who in turn re-
paired to the Metropolitan to consult with
his chief At the Merchants Fletcher put
in very quiet evening passing most of
the time in the lobby in conversation with
friends upon general subjects.
Efforts to corner any of the follow
ers of the Boss fer the purpose
of an interview, proved herculean task,
and when one was brought to bay the
searcher after news was turned off with,
''There's nothing new" or 'We
are going to stay by our
candidate" or something of that non
committal character. Pressed as to par
ticulars, they would shut up like an oyster,
or commence talking about something else,
refusing to hear any question touching the
senatorial matter. ALI, however, were not
quite so bad, and it did leak out during
the evening that Notwithstanding the
PERSONAL CANVASS
that was being made by the Boss to give a
show of sincerity to his buncombe boast
that he should remain candidate and that
he proposed to be elected-a personal can
vass that he has carried so far as to in
vite to his room persons, some of
whom have voted for him once or twice,
and others who have opposed him from
the first, and endeavored by the usual tao
tics employed by bosses to win them to
his support-that no progress had been
made, that no increase in his vote
was expected, and that his withdrawal
might be looked for on Wednesday at the
latest. Asked who would be substituted,
the answer was that
sABIN's MANN
seemed to meet with the most favor.
Gen. Bakers availability was also
being canvassed by certain contingent
who had been supporting the Boss, but so
ar as it could be seen it excited no enthu-
siasm or hope of success outside very
few. Sabin could undoubtedly COM
mand the strongest following, and
while it was not probable he could
secure the 81 votes still standing by Win
dom, there were many who believed he
could secure enough from the ranks of the
opposing factions to secure the election
The fact is, he said, everybody is getting
tired of the struggle. Oppo-
sition to Window, not any special
loyalty to their particular candi
date, is what is keeping their raks solid,and
with Window absolutely out of the fight
many of them would go to almost any
good man to end the struggle That il
Sabin's opportunity now, and ii
would not be at all surprising if
| it should result in his election.
THE ANTS
Unlike the followers of the Boss, the
ants encountered were found willing to
talk, and their talk was of a very confident
character. They all united in the assertion
that the renewal of the voting to-day
would show their ranks unbroken,
and that if continued until
the end of the session there would be no
weakening. Their visits home had salts
fed thom they were representing the
wishes of their constituents, and that, if
found necessary, they would be sustained
in preventing an election leaving Gov.
Hubbard 10 appoint. But an e1-
pressed the utmost confidence the contest
would not be extended to this extremity,
and some of the more hopeful indulge in
the hope that an election will be made to-
morrow, or Thursday at the latest. One
Who has taken the lead in manipulating
the vote against Window said
to the reporter: ''Windom is beaten and
he knows it, and his talk about continuing
candidate, and that he will be elected,
is merely for the purpose of holding his
forces together a little longer while new
combinations are being Termed. That
is all there is of that boast, as you will see
before Thursday night"
"Have the opposition made any progress
towards concentration? asked the re-
porter.