St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-05
THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Gathering of the Solohs-Schemes and
Plans, Hopes and Fears that .
will Fructify on Tuesday
~, nInnoo
or Whereabouts.

While the bi-yeariy legislative grind does not
commence until next Tuesday, the preliminary
skirmish has already opened and firing is lively
all along the line, the engagement being heaviest
in and about the Merchants hotel. From the
list of arrivals below it will be seen that the at
tendance is unusually large for the Saturday
preceding the legislative meeting, but the list OF
members shows but small per centage of those
already in the city called here by that event. that
undesignated element being the candidates for
legislative positions who largely outnumber the
members.
As in the past years the Merchants hotel was
the principal point of gathering, and all day long
and up to late hour OF night the lobby was
thronged and button holing was most vigorously
prosecuted. Naturally the main interest centers
in and about the position Of speaker of the house,
the most important Office to be filed, for which
there are three candidates, viz. John l.. Gibbs,
OF Fremont county, O.. B. Turrell, OF Red
wood county, and ". d. Cornish, of this city.
Mr. Gibbs has been presented
and urged by his partisans as
the representative par excellence OF
the farmer granger element, claim he was
prompt to accept, and which he has been work
ing for all that it was worth, and with such sue
cess that if one we're to believe the claims OF
himself and friends as to give him almost walk
over. his selection by the Republican caucus and
subsequent election by the house being mere
matter of form.
This claim, however, is laughed at by Mr..
Cornish and his supporters, who assert that the
fight has but just begun. Mr.. Cornish has been
hampered in his candidacy by the fact that one
wing of his party this city has done everything
in its power to drive him off the track. For this
reason he has been making a still hunt, but now
he has openly SHE'D his castor into the ring and
given all to understand it is TO be contest to
finish. His headquarters are rooms "C''
and SD" off the lobby at the Mer-
chants, and if members go to sleep in that
vicinity from this time on until the matter is
settled, it will not be the fault Of him or his
friends.
Mr. Turrell is not a candidate in It's true
sense his name being used contrary to his OWE
wish by members who are dissatisfied with both
Gibbs and Cornish. How strong this opposition
is it is at present impossible to say, but not q
few claim it has sufficient strength to prevent
the selection of either of those gentlemen should
their friends stick to them, and will eventually
lead either to his selection that of u dark
horse, some one who has not yet been named fol
tue pldce
The next principal Office to be filed is that OF
secretary Of the senate. Here, too, the contest
is three cornered, the candidates being Hon. j.
P West of Faribault county,J. d. Jones of Todd
county, and F. E. Snow of this city. Mr.. Snow
has before filed the office, while Mr.. West has
had legislative experience as a member AL
these gentlemen present IN the city, each
with active hackers and each apparently conf
dent of receiving the caucus endorsement and
election.
For chief clerk Of the house the candidates
are Rohert Deankin, of this county, and j. r.
Howard, of Steassns. Mr.. Howard was chief
clerk for the last two sessions with MIR. DeakiI
as first assistant. Mr.. Deakin at the present
writing appears to have the call as first choice.
And so it goes all through the list OF offices tc
be filed, their being two or more candidates fol
every place. Following the names of candi
dates so far as developed