St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-03

Minnesota officers in the convention aside from
Sabn as chairman were accordingly as follows:
Vice President-A. Barto, of Stearns county.
Secretary-C. H. Graves, of st. Louis.
Resolutions-Liberty Hall, of Mcleod.
Credentials-R. &. Langdon, of Hennepin.
Permanent Organization-O. B. Gould, of
Winona,
Rules and Order of Business-Thos. H. Arm
strong, of Freeborn.
The following resolution was adopted:
ReSoLDed, That before each ballot and vote in
the convention the roll be called and the vote be
viva voce, and the chairman shall announce the
vote.
The delegation left the member of the national
committee over for future consideration end
there comes the cloud which precedes the storm.
shall do what I can sin the interest of hlr-
mony," but wish to be forgiven in advan i,
don't succeed. 1t is so sad to see the gr; nd old
party all torn up by its ambition.
The delegation will meet again at 0 o cloc to-
morrow, but may not tackle the comm ttee hip.
Bya sort ofcommon consent there was NJ talk
in the delegate meeting as TO the presidential
preferences. That is another topic on which
the more talk the more row.
LANGDoN MAD.
Soon after the delegation adjourned, Col. VIM.
S. King, of Minneapolis, loomed up. Upon hear
ing that Mr., Langdon had been appointed on the
committee on credentials he almost swore. If
he had not committed himself to the cause Of
Christianity when he bounced Croffut out OF the
Minneapolis Tribune for writing infdel articles
on geology, believe he would have sworn
Come to think about it, almost believe he did
swear. am pretty sure he wanted TO swear,
and guess will leave the question whether he
did swear or not shrouded in the same doubt
whether Bill Washburn or Fletcher tells the
truth about that now famous telegram, saying:
'sWhy not elect Washburn to the senate and avoid
having q man chosen by Democratic voters?'
The reason why Col King was so animated and
wanted to swear (confound it, there go again,
but I'll waive the sw earring poinD was because
he said: ''Langdon will vote to seat the Malone
delegates from Virginia and they are against
Blaine and for Arthur
s'Why didn't you look after this matter your
self, colonel mildly ventured to suggest.
''Well, supposed delegation from Blaine
state and majority of them for Blaine knew
enough to look after that
Later on Col. King met Langdon and intimated
that it was put up job to euchre Blaine out of
the Virginia delegates. This rather raised the
ire of the Yermonter and he almost swore at
King.
1 met him shortly after and sort of assumed
the same thing by my query, but Tom Lowry
fortunately saved me from immolation by inter
rupting with: ''You had better be careful.
Langdon pretty near called Bill King damned
fool for asking such a question"
Thanks to Tom 1 still live, and the next time /
ride in his street cars 1 shall pay my fare. You
see, if 1 wasn't alive, couldn't pay my fare, and
so Tom is entitled to the nickel.
Putting the question in a modified form Mr..
Langdon replied: 81 don't propose to judge q
matter in advance. shall hear and weigh the
evidence and decide according to which side has
the best case, and not with a view to how they
will vote
Mr.. Langdon is as square as brick and1 think
he ought to have thrashed Bill King for asking
such question as did.
CoNGREssMEN AHoY.
Major Strait and Bill Washburn arrived from
Washington this morning. The majCr is very
cautious. He says men with red hair have to
be or they will set something on fire. He is not
quite sure, but he thinks the people of Minnesota
want Blaine. If they do and he was O member
of the delegation he thinks, out of Difference to
that sentiment, provided it exists, he should vote
for Blaine, but he will not be without consola-
ton if Arthur gets there.
The extingushed Bill Washbnrn reached the
Minnesota headquarters after dinner. He came
into the first room and glancing furtively about
and not seeing Loren Fletcher, greeted his
friends with kind of ghastly smile. Somebody
escorted him into the next room, and then both
he and Fletcher were in shell of fix indeed
The outer door of the second room was next
locked in order to make only one entrance, and
there sat Mr.. Fletcher, whom he had so basely
treated, on sofa facing him, and he couldn't
pass on and escape from the room. He was
driven into open, as it were. But these eminent
co-laborers apparently intend to communicate
with each other by writing in the future, and
''they never meet as they psss by
Washburn became intensely interested in see
ing some one who was sitting on the bed on the
other side of the room. In fact, he almost went
to bed. 1t was very embarrassing - for the
bed. watched him for awhile, thinking he
might go to sleep as Gilfillan did on Sunday, but
he managed to keep awake and was SO exceed
ingly busy in a confidential talk with his bed
fellow that he apparently did not notice Mr.
Fletcher leave the room few minutes later Al
all events he did not bid Fletcher goodbye As
Fletcher came out 1 served notice on him that
would want an interview as soon as had gotten
Mr.. Washburn's statement.
81 don't think he will say anything was the
sententious reply of Mr.. Scheffer's partner in
the late unpleasantness.
Mr.. Fletcher was not far from right Later
on the GLOBE called on Mr.. Washburn and pre-
sented him copy of Mr.. Fletcher's letter which
appeared in this mornings GLOBE Bill King
had probably kept his promise to show it to him
soon as he arrived, for he told the GLOBE he
had seen it since his arrival in Chicago Mr..
Washburn was very happy to see the GLOBE
| Everybody is). He congratulated it with 9
warmth that would have made warm and mild
solid ice cream, upon having Chicago bureau
with special wire, manned
by good looking young mer
| (all the GLOBE force are handsome), but really
he didn't want to talk about the letter. 1t was
apparently not an interesting topic
for him to consider, and he seemed to pre-
fer to employ Stanley or some other explorer to
find out who had told lie rather than tackle the
job himself. He finally agreed to think the mat
ter over and if he concluded to say anything
would do so later in the evening The GLOBE
saw him again in the evening, but he had moi
changed his mind, and as Fletcher won't talk
| any more until Washburn does, am afrait
| the fight is off for the present
was in hopes they would have little mill
Marquis of QueensbuIy rules, but guess Wash
burn had rather stand up before John L. Sullivan
| than meet Fletcher. 1t looks as though Fletcher
| had the documents to prove his case If thi:
kind of feeling keeps on may fail to elect Gil
fllan to congress and shall endeavor to act a,
mediator as soon as 1 get the presidential Job of
my hands.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP.
| -Four years ago Mr.. Washburn threw himsel
into the breach as candidate for member of tht
national committee from Minnesota Octopu,
Driscoll, by the aid of his next friend, Charlie,
Nichols, had received good start for the nosi