St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-28

was getting pretty old, he said, and if he
didn't take lessons pretty soon it would be
too late. He had the air of man who had
buried his ambition and was anxious to
mingle with the crowd and enjoy himself.
He seemed glad of the privilege of being
able to abandon buttOnholing and political
maneuvering. He asserted that there was
no possible contingency under which he
could become a candidate. He did not
want to go to congress again, His friends
knew this and that ought to put an end to
! all speoulatlonS as to his intentions.
CAPTlREE OF GLENCOE
with his empty sleeve pinned across his
! breast, was the center of crowd OF adj
mirers and supporters during the evening
at the Archer house. He seemed extremely
confident OF OF the outcome and said the
matter would be settled not later than the
second formal ballot. He was certain of
a nomination. He cid not think there
would be Herbert delegation contesting
| from Chippewa county, He was certain of
| the solid vote of Mcleod Renvlle. Dakota
and Chippewa counties. He would gain
enough strength to nominate him from the
unpledged delegates from the other coun-
| ties. lie said he had entered into no com
| binatiOu to defeat Strait, or anyone else.
! He and Herbert had Travelled about over
the district making speeches and sleeping
| together, and were warm personal friends,
| bur they had entered into no kind OF all
agreement. Capt. Reed said he believed
| the delegates from Mcleod. Renvllle. Da-
kota and Chippewa counties would stand by
him if it became necessary as long
as did LOyeIy's supporters at hass0n. The
captain said it was
A GOoD-N ATURED FIGHT
and there would be no hard feelings, which
ever won. He declined to give figures as
to his strength, on the plea that good gen
eral never gives away the plan OF his bat
tie. Gen. Jennison says the nomination OF
Herbert would add 1000 votes TO the Re-
publican state and congressional ticket
! from men who rarely come out to cast
ballot Herbert has his headquarters on
! the ground floor of the hotel. adjoining the
| hotel office Reed is on the second floor,
| over the office, and Denny has a suite OF
rooms in building adjoining the hotel.
Midnight.-There is little or no change
| in the actual situation. as outlined this
! afternoon. The delegates have scattered
to some extent, and the candidates head
quarters have not been crowded since early
in the evening. Herbert and Reed stay
pretty closely in their quarters and receive
the few visitors who call. Numbers Of the
| delegates have gone To bed III order that
| they may be
| FRESH FOR TO-MORROW'S CONTEST
Owing to the absence of a number of
delegates there has been little done in the
way of forming combinations. Neither
faction has yet brought out candidate for
! temporary chairman, and everybody seems
| to be at sea on this point. Gen. Levi Nut
| ting. of Faribault. is most mentioned since
| it became known that Senator Rice. OF
| KandyOhi, would not be here. A telegram
was received from Rice tonight, stating
that ne would not be here. and authorizing
| one of the delegates from that county To
| act as his proxy. This action on the part
of Rice has given rise to considerable COM
| ment. Some of the Reed men are inclined
to view it as a setback for their chief.
| Kandiyohi has been doubtful, and both
Reed and Herbert have claimed its
seven votes. Rumor had it that
their claims we're based on the same identi-
cal grounds, the support of Rice for lieuten-
ant-governor by Reed. Herbert's friends
and Rices pledge to give Kandiyohi county
to both Of them. A friend of Reeds said
tonight that Rice or his friends had PROM
ised Herbert the support OF kandlyohl
| county in return for G0odhueS support OF
him in the state convention. The same
| arrangement had been made with Reeds
friends in return tor the vote of Mcleod
and Renville counties. This had
placed Rice in very unpleasant
dilemma, and it was asserted by Reeds
friends that Rice was afraid to come to
Mortified and. face the musid. 1t is evil
dent that Reeds friends look upon this as
unfavorable to them. Therefore they have
| +I,ot Eandynhi was dividad and
would go to Reed after the first ballot.
Now they are willing to admit that it is
doubtful. If 1t De true that Kandyohi
INTENDS TO DESERT REED
and the four delegates from Chippewa
county are not to be admitted, the outlook
fol Reed is not so cheering as it was this
afternoon. The four Reed dele
gates from Chippewa came in late
this afternoon, and they claim
to have credentials signed by the secretary
of the meeting S. S. Saterlee. one of the
| Herbert delegation came in tonight One
of the Reed delegates from Chippew
county says that Z. j. Tvdt. another OF
the Herbert delegation from that county,
was in Minneapolis this AFTERNOON and de-
clared that he was not coming to North
field at all. The Herbert manages, how
| ever claim to have assurances that Tvidt
will be here tomorrow. A good deal of
unnecessary mystery hangs over the con-
tirgunts from Chippewa. and both the Reed
| and Herbert men are at loss TO know
| Just what they intend to do. Each side
| claims that the other has no credentials.
| AT any rate though, the four Reed dele
| gates have materialiZed while but one of the
Herbert faction has reached NOrthtield.
Tie four votes of Chippewa are likely to
| cut very important figure and there is a
! large amount of interest in the peculiar
conditions of affairs. Gen. Jennison as
serts that ii the four Herbert delegates
| from Chippewa don't show up, it may de-
feat Herbert or Denny but it will be certain
to defeat Reed.
A SOMEWHAT STARTLING RUMoR
| found its way to the surface tonight. 1t is
to the effect that Rice county has had an
understanding with Kandyohi, the object
being to bring about deadlock and then
spring Rice county man. Senator Glenn
ent and Gen. Levi Nutting are mentioned
as the men who are being groomed. 1t is
anybody's fight at this writing. and the
outcome is exceedingly probematical.
| Following is an estimate Of the first formal
ballot just made by a Reed delegate:
Goodhue, Herbert IA; Dakota, Reed g.;
Scott, Reed J. Denny 2; Mcleod, Reed s.;
Carver, Denny 5: Renville, Reed G.; Swift,
Herbert 2, Denny 2; Meeker, Reed 4, Her
bert l, Denny L: Chippewa, Reed 4. Total,
Reed 20, Herbert Il, Denny 10.
Neither Reed nor Denny will give any
figures showing their strength. Rice and
Kandiyohi, it will be observed, are omitted
The Reed man would not claim them,
neither would lie concede them to any one
else He insisted that they should be
PUT DOWN AS DOUBTFUL.
There is a little better chance for dark
horse than there was this afternoon, but
the situation has changed but little. One
thing is certain. the delegates care so little
who is nominated that they will accept a
dark horse rather than be detained by tire
some deadlock. But deadlock is not prob
able. Candidate Denny is making no big
claims but he is working like beaver. He
may develop unexpected strength and as
| +oDich evnrvhodv He will make no estimate