St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-10
WHICH WAY THE WIND BLOWS.

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As yet there are only two pronounced candi-
! dates on the Republican side-W. X. Merriam,
of st. Paul, and w. z. Lee, of Long Prairie,
| Todd county. S. P. SniQer, eft Hennepin
J county, was a candidate, but his unexpected
| defeat, by II votes, removes him from the
| field.
W. R. Merriam is making an active can
vass, with good prospects of success. The
| killing OFF of Snider will work greatly to his
advantage. The ru nor has been floating
| about that Merriam was opposed to Cush
Davis, and that his election to the speaker
| ship would mean the death knell of Davis.
Merriam authorizes the statement that the
| rumor is false. He says he is in favor of
| Davis and has been all the time, and he de-
! clares further that he will do everything in
| mis- power to aid in Davis election. There
are various reasons, he says, why he should
not be opposed to him, aside from any mere
question of local preference.
! ~
Snider's unexpected defeat recalls to mind
! the speakership contest at the lasI session of
| the legislature and the recent gubernatorial
canvass. Snder and Gibbs made compact.
! Snider was 10 help Gibbs in his aspirations
| for speaker and governor-which be dld-and
| Snider was to receive the support OF Gibbs
and his friends in the session of 1867 for
speaker. If Snider had been elected to the
! legislature Gibbs would have exerted his in
| fiuence to throw the farmers strength to his
| friend and ally. But Ii small votes knocked
out all their best laid schemes.
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William E. Lee, the gentleman who has
! SHE'D his castor in the ring, was member of
| the last legislature, representing Todd county
| being one of the eight lonesome old MEM
! bers who were returned at the recent election.
! He was chairman of the committee on banks
and the fifth member of the committee on
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was little heard of. His position on the
| United States senatorshlp is not known. He
! is a banker also-like Mr.. Merriam-and lives
at Long Prairie, which is also the home of j.
! D. Jones, the newly elected clerk of the
supreme court. If Mr.. Lee is elected speaker,
1t will demonstrate the falsity of the adage
that two great men cannot come from one
small town. Mr.. Lee was born in Illinois, is
30 years of age and married.
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Mr.. Lee has evidently been in training for
| this very contest for a long time. He is
| shrewd enough to appreciate That the farm
! ers are prejudiced against bankers on prin-
| ciple, and he has pers silently endeavored to
concliaie them and win their support by APP
pearing on all occasions, in public or private,
| without q necktie-as much as TO say 10
| them: II am a capitalist, of course, but |
! amt stuck up one bit; I'm one of the bows.
| Mr.. Lee was generally known in the last
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remains to be seen whether this will aid him
with the farmers in his canvass. AT any rate
| he will be opposed by one great monopoly
the manufacturers of necktles.
~
1t would be funny, wouldn't it, if the
speakership fight should develop into fierce
struggle between the necktie and anti-necktie
factions? If Mr.. Lee is dead set on making
this an issue the GLOBE is authorized by
! friends of Mr.. Merriam to say that the fight
will be waged to the bitter end. Mr.. Merriam
| is lust as much at ease with necktIe as
without one, and if Mr.. Lee expects to gain
advantage by this little ruse he will find him
| self checkmated at the start
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| Where did the managers keep Mr.. McGill so
long after election? Diligent search was
made for him, but he could not he found until
last night. You can come out now, Mr.. Nc;
there amt nobody goin' to hurt YOU! Poor
little thlngl What pity 1t was to expose
| such a delicate creature-one so unacuS-
toned to the wOrld-tO this trying ordeal
Your masters will hold your hand, Mac. and
lead you and see that you 90 not fall over
any precipices run up against any fences!
There now Sit down and be a good little
boy. Here's pretty wheat ring you may
put on your finger! Don't De afraid! The
battle is over!
It is not generally talked of, but Gen. Alb
| bolt Blunt, the genial night editor and funny
paragrapher of the Minneapolis Tribune is
| one of the most noted discoveries and eXplor
ers now living. Gen. Blunt has the credit oil
! being the first white man that ever set foot In
Blunt, Oak. and the thriving township takes
| its name from this fact This is one OF his
| principal discoveries, or, at any rate, If he
discovered other things he did not name them
| When he discovered it there were eight honses
, and three farm wagons already located there
| tbod ,uol in a6iaRnnf sections
| say that when he left Gen. Blunt forgot him
| self and tried to take the whole town away
with him. Failing in this he named it after
| himself and had local photographer take 6
birds eye view of the spot, which now adornE
his private office in the Tribune building. II
| is while looking at this and recalling his wilc
experiences on the frontier that his best par
| agraphs are turned out. On each Thanksgiv
| ing day the diScOverer writes an ode to the
| town, and after dedicating it in due form
| sends it to the mayor Of that place. This is
one reason why strawberries and other tender
plants will not grow in Blunt OAK.
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Railroad Commissioner Murdoch made hi:
contribution to the Republican campaign
fund yesterday. He did not put up with the
air of man who did 1t grufglngly, but ne
seemed TO be glad of the opportunity to aid in
bulstering up the grand old party. He came
into the rooms of the Republican central com
|
nd seemingly much elated over the election Of
McGiIl. 1t didn't matter what the majority
was. If McGill had pulled through he wa;
satisfied "Well, JOEL he said briskly, adj
dressing Secretary Heatwole, II guess you
are tired waiting for me-" And then he sal
down at a table and pulled some
thing out of his pocket and engaged himself
in writing for the space of about two min
utes Rising, he glanced about him anC
wandered around the room for few minutes
Finally he came over in front of the secre
tary, extended his hand and said: "Well,
must be going; good day" And the
two men grasped hands. and then Commits
sioner Murdoch hurried away. In the hanc
of Secretary Heatwole was piece of white
paper, which be tried to conceal by closing
his fingers over it, The performance was il
every way graceful and creditable to the
actors who took part in it.
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The suggestion is made that the member:
of the next legislature form themselves into
toboggan club, and participate in body
in their official capacty-in the
carnival festivities. 1t is understood
! that the matter has been broacheC
already. aud that Senator-elect K. a. Smith
has agreed to undertake the task of perfect
ing the organization. Circulars will be sen
out to all the new members at once, solicit
| ing their cooperation. In the mean
time if any member desires specific informa
ton ne can write 10 MI onllu dl Of. aul- IL
is proposed to make the uniforms particularly
attractive-an honor and credit to TIT
great state of which the club will be repre-
! sentative.
~
The reason for the defeat of Hon. G. D
o. Brien is just made apparent. 1t seems tina
when he went TO the polls to vote he held III
l his ticket before the crowd and tore of
strip at the top. The report soon spread
abroad that he had torn off tn,
name Of Ames, and the frend
of the latter proceeded to slaughte
him forthwith, with disastrous results. 1t is
now CLAIMED by Mr.. o Brens friends that be