Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-20
Tn DEATH THROES.
Another Lugubrious Meeting Of ''The
Friends OF Window"
OFFICE HOLDERS EXCORIATED
And Kicked Out of Service While Com
mittee Of Is is Put in Charge.
WINDOW EN- ROUTE FOR ST. PAUL
In Response to the Urgent Appeals Of
His Friends.

This Window wake is growing monot-
onous. Night after night it gathers at the
Metropolitan and makes speeches of con-
dolence over the dear departed and weeps
a tear to his memory. The dimunition
of the attendance at the ''wake" about cor
responds to the dimunition of the vote
for the Window corpse in the legislature.
The original Window vote was 70 and yes
terday it was reduced to 90,
decline of 20. The original Win
dom wake" had So present and last
night there were 80, decline of %. The
wake" has little the start of the joint
convention having declined three more,
but the convention, will probably more
than even up to-day by bringing WINDOWS
vote down to forty-fye.
At the meeting last night Messrs. Lang
don and Fletcher were both absent, having
gone to their homes in Minneapolis. Sen
ator Pillsbury and Gilfllan, j., B. of
Minneapolis, were left alone to manipulate
the campaign. Messrs. STEVENSON
aud Thompson differed the eau
Gus as usual. The affair was
|
wake" 1t was quarter after s when
the door closed on the outside world and
the wake" began in earnest. Senator j.
B. Gilfillan, of Minneapolis, and G. A.
Pillsbury of Minneapolis led the boom
and urged sticking together to reduce the
Window column once more. j. B. Gill
illan was especially fierce on this point.
He did not ever propose to support any of
the candidates now named except Window
or any dark horse either. He alluded to
the fact that Mr.. Window had been sum-
moned by telegraph and if here would
be able to secure some votes. He also con-
demned the way the Window campaign
had been handled by the Office holders.
Senator G. A. Pillsbury INDUCED in
similar strain relative to the nuisance the
Office holders make of themselves. He Of
fered a resolution to take the Window
| campaign out of the hands of the Office
holders and appoint committee of eigh-
teen to take it in charge. This committee
are to appoint sub committees and what
there is left of the Window
column is to be put to work,
Quite debate followed this, the general
tenor being denunciating of the Office
holders and declarations that if they had
| remained at home Window would have
more votes. This contempt for the office
holders was widespread. The resolution of
Senator Pillsbury was adopted and it was
| resolved to open formal headquarters at
| the Merchants, from which official head
quarters all federal office-holders are to be
excluded. Senator Pillsbury was appointed
chairman of the committee of eighteen Sc
lected under his resolution. j. B. Gilfillan
and Speaker Fletcher were also on the COM
mittee in order to give it little Minnea-
polls boom. There seemed to be a relief
that the oficeholders had been kicked
into the background.
When the caucns adjourned the GLOBE
envoy encountered J. B. Gilfllan and
asked him for the names of the committee
of eighteen. Furnishing this information
was declined with thanks.
'Do you expect Mr.. Window will come
on" was the next query.
Il hope he will,'' was the response. 81
wish he was here tonight"
''There is report that he has been tele-
graphed for"
eyes, that is so. ''He has been sent
for.'
"Have you heard whether he is going to
comply with the request"
'Not yet. He ought to and 1 think he
will"
Senator c. A. Pillsbury was accosted
with the query, do you expect Mr.. VIM
dom?n
II do not know but I think 500
''He has been telegraphed for, has he
not?"
II believe he has. He has been urged
to come good many times"
The envoy encountered Gen. McLaren
and hurled this at him:
Glow does it happen that Mr.. Window
can leave his sduty" at Washington to
come on hero. That Is what you have been
abusing Mr. Dunnell for doing"
''But Mr. Window has been invited to
Paeme by majority Of his party il the leg
islature and he ought to spend ten days
here,' was the response.
1"When do you expect him?"
"'He ought to be here Monday"
"Do you have any hope of his election"
"Of course do. The old guard have
taken charge of the campaign now, and
they propose to elect him."
This was little ungrateful on the part
of Gen. McLaren, to repudiate the Office
holderSwhose ranks he so recently left, but
there is no accounting for politics.
Postmaster Day had left just before the
Window "wake" adjourned and hence was
relieved of hearing the anathemas hurl ed
at him and his fellow officials. q. S.
Marshal Denny remained. but he turned
off his presence by going to play game
of billiards. Sim, Child, mail agent,
was the only other federal official
visible and he did not propose to be
bluffed off. He hung around talking with
this or that member regardless of the ap-
plication of the boot-toe by the caucus.
There were several in the caucus who
were not so enthusiastic as J. B. G1lfllan