Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-11

The true inwarduess of this sudden call is that
the Window men found they were losing ground
by delay, and the sooner they knew the worst
the better They had intended to postpone the
caucus until Monday night, but so many defec-
tons from the Window ranks we're constantly
becoming apparent that they decided it was bet
ter to hold the caucus at once and nail what
they had rather than to postpone until Monday
night for recruits and meantime lose some they
were already counting on.
The GLOBE envoy made his usual rounds to
gather whom he might devour. Speaker
Fletcher was encountered while busily en-
gageded in engineering the faith
full to an upper room at the Merchants,
known as the Window headquarters. He was
corralling the shaky chaps singly and in couples
and inviting them up to talk matters and
brace up with McIaren's four dollars per 100
cigars. The speaker had a fifteen cent
cigar reserved for the GLOBE en-
voy, which the said envoy accepted
with that suariter in modo, fortiter IN re- which
characterizes all GLOBE beings. Fletcher was
quite complacent and self possessed during the
interview, but his manner indicated a Difference
which showed that he appreciated
that he was in the presence
of an important parsonage. In response to
the air pump of the envoy, he stated that they
didn't expect all the Window men to attend the
caucus this e7ening. He calculated there would
be 65 to 68 present and there was quite number
who were avowed Window men who would not
90 into caucus He assured the envoy
that all was lovely and that Window would get
there and he smiled so childlike and bland that
it was enough to move the stony heart of
Winnipeg official. He has such way Of ap-
pearing to believe what he knows isn't SO that it
is positively charming to interview him. Be
sides, his fifteen cent cigarslare very much bet
ter than McLaren's four dollars a hundred
stogas.
"a rolling stone gathers no moss" but the
gallant General McLaren seems to hang ON to
what moss he has and as he softly patted the
GLOBE envoy on the nose and inquired for news
it was touch as soft as downy pillows are
The General has aged good
deal in the past week. As the envoy
inspected him it was apparent that another
whisker had whitened, and the ineaments of
care and anxiety had ploughed deep burrows in
the upper laps of his auricular organs.
81 don't know how many will attend the eau
GUS" was his reply.
''Will there be majority there" was the
query.
''There will be majority of the Republican
party of the state, but of course we don't expect
to have a majority of the whole legislature,
Democrats and all.''
"But you will need majority to elect.''
''Of course we will, and we will have them,
too. We will have 16 or Is Democratic votes
and that will make up for the Republicans who
don't attend. Besides, there are good many
perfectly solid Window men who won't go into
the caucus"
''Do you think there will be sixty in the
caacus?''
eyes more than that. But can tell you bet
ter tomorrow night how many there are"
The envoy concluded that this response was a
pretty correct augury, and sought other fields to
conquer.
Capt Russell Blakely was freed as he was
climbing the stair case with some Of Fletcher's
gang He didn't know great deal but thought
all was well for the boss.
Senator Pillsbury had not any very definite
idea but calculated there would be from so to IS
in the caucus to night.
Hon. D. NJ. Sabin was asked what was done at
the Window conference but he disclaimed know
ing that one had been held.
Gov. Hubbard was found in the Merchants
corridors but he declined to be interviewed. He
said he was not participating In the senatorial
fight and to the suggestion
that he might be the coming nan
disclaimed being candidate, and nodestly
stated that it would be mistake to select him In
preference to any of the candidates named.
Senator A. E. Rice was asked if he was going
into the caucus tonight?
''Certainly am,'' was the response. II have
always said l was in favor of the caucus"