St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-07
PETTIGREW PICKS PALMER
The Pretty Painting and Pathetic Post
uring at Redfield
DON'T PERSUADE PETTIGREW
he Won't Let the Judge Rise and
May Drive Him From
the Field.

Special to the Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, April 6.-When Judge
Palmer returned from the preparation
of his brilliant little piece of oratorical
legerdemain on the e. A. R., at Red
field, he began at once to cast around
for supporters to aid him in carrying
this county. 1t is said he went first to
Caldwell-and was referred to Petit
grew. His interview with Pettigrew
was far from satisfactory. The fiery
Frank told him he could not support
him under any circumstances; that he
did not like his record on the capital
commission question that his division
views were entirely too shaky and I'M
certain, that he was a
CARPET-BAGGER
and mugwump-Who valued the party
only as it brought dollars and reputa-
ton to him-that he had never worked
with the boys in the trenches, and that
he could not expect any help from him
Pettigrew). The ex-delegate added
that he would not only not support
but would do all he could
to defeat him in the county and terrific
rial convention. This discouraged
Palmer, and it is said he stated later
that he would withdraw from the race
He therefore got himself interviewed in
the Press, writing the following state
ment himself:
II have never asked any one to sup
port me as candidate for delegate.
Have never stated to any one that l
should be candidate. Am not off the
bench yet, and am not in politics. Hope
| shall not get in. Have stated this to
others to-day and previously"
On the strength of this declaration,
Caldwell, who has been divided in his
affections between Palmer and Cald-
well, Immediately dropped Palmer's
colorS, and knowing that he himself
stood no chance for the nomination,
came out squarely and heartily
FOR GRIGSBY.
Politicians here do not think that
Palmer means his statement for with
drawal from the fight, but think it is
only another chapter of the Redfield
tactics. Palmer has a queer way of
dropping both hands as signal of
surrender, and then landing a
stunning blow square between the
eyes of his unsuspecting victim.
Behind that placid face and sanity
smile of the judge, there is another per-
sonality which is as ShreWd as fox
and as aforementioned as a tiger. The
men who thought they understood Pal
mer three weeks ago, can't read the
lines so plainly to day. 'Redfield was
their Waterloo. The judge handled his
own canyaSS-gOing there without the
support of single home delegate, took
the encampment by storm. secured the
election and with it all the glory, and
then did the generous and polite by
REFUSING TO ACCEPT.
The Judges enemies say it was the
brightest thing he ever did, politically,
and if he is really in the field as a candi-
date, there is no doubt that this is true.
Grlgsby's tactics are wholly different
from those of Palmer. Grigsby attended
the encampment and worked like a
beaver among the boys. He tells every
body who asks him that he is in the race
and that he is going to do everything he
can to win. He is rallying his forces
in outside counties. Unless Palmer
strikes below the belt OF catches him
behind the ear while he is not looking,
Grigsby will take Minnehaha'S support
with him to Watertown.
Territorial Treasurer John d. Law
Ter was in this city Thursday, and in
conversation with the GLOBE CORE
spondent on the situation said: 81
give it as my prediction that Clifford
will be renominated. There will be sc
many candidates before the convention
all of them so evenly matched-that
no one will surrender his claims to those
of another, because the election of a
new man would mean four or six years
for him. Clifford can hardly serve more
than two years more-and it is my opin-
ion that
HE WILL GET IT
this time-and the fight now on in the
Republican party will be laid by branded
TO be continued" Mr.. LAWYERS idea
seems to be that while the lions are
fighting the jackal will sneak off with
the game, which is perhaps as likely a
prediction as can now be made.