St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-13
SAINT PAUL.
Addftoaai City News on the Eighth Page
CAUGHT IN THE CORRIDORS.

Only two names are prominently men
toned in connection with the United States
senasorsllip. Messrs. Sabin and Washburn,
and both have established headquarters at
the Merchants and are personally superYis
fng their campaign. Senator snbin's friends
are made welcome on the second floor, In
rooms %. -, %, and withip them he trans
apls all his business Mr.. Wash burn, on The
contrary. circulates freely in the retunda,
and few legislators escape his Watcniul eye
and hand Although he has established
upper floors of the Merchants Mt v ASH
burn rarely occupies his room. but does most
of his work in the rotunda. IL consists,
principally, -welcomipg each new ARRIVAL,
ton Of the state. reference being incidentally
made. to the legislators preferences for
United States senator:
One of the latest arrivals yesterday was
Represenlatiye-Elect c. II. Brush, of Camp
bell, and ne had hardly entered the hotel ere
Mr. Washpuru graSped him by the hand and
welcomed him 10 St. Paul for the winter.
tsThere is a strong Washburn feeling III The
Forty-foufth district" said Mr.. Brush. de
spite the fact that he is railroad magnate.
I'he Minneapolis d Pacific railroad runs
through Cur district, and the people are very
fayorahiy disposed towards the road and Its
president. senator Saoln mas mace gooo
record siace be was sent 10 Washington III
his advocacy OF measures for the benefit or
The Northeast generally and Minnesota ii
partie;llar | have not made mp my mind as
TO which Of the two candidates SAall sup
port and have come to ST. Paul 10 obtain III
formation and secure cQmfOrtable quarters
during the session OF the legislature. . As Il
result of nv observations and conversations
with those who have been ON the ground
longer ;han myself, / do mol think sentiment
has crysta.lized in faYor of either candidate.
although the contest is daily growing more
animated
Erie Olson. Ignatius Donnelly and Gen,
Barrett of the Farmers alliance, formed
trio which attracted considerable attention
Yesterday afternoon in the hefchaiiiS, anu
when the conference ended tney were De
SiegeG by anxious inQuiTeTs, VINO Wisoed 10
know what had been agreed upon by the
Farmers alliance. In the next legislature,
said Erie Olson, I'll Q e will be seven senators
and fourteen representatives VINO are Known
10 be favorable to the Farmers alliance, nav,
ing received the support OF that b0dy, ana
there are others who may cast their fortunes
win this little band. 1t is well known that
the alliance is favorable TO the candidacy OF
lgnatiUs DOunelly for the United States Sent'-
t0rshjp. but no steps have been taken look
ing TO his formal Endorsement, as the aliiance
has gone oft Of that business. line same may
be said Of the railroad commiSSloneTShip, Tor
the alliance does not count very strongly
Upon the favorable consideration az any de-
mand that ii may make upon the neon
ing administration. " hen we called upon
GoVefnor-elect Merriam the other day. we
told him what we wanted, and 1t ali rests
with him now whether or not we VIII De
given the consideration which We taink We
are entitled to-
''I am only layman," said Gen. Barrett,
ftand have no voice in the DELIBERATIONS OF
the elective committee OF the Farmers
alliance. / have not heard OF any steps pc
ing taken to indorse candidate Tor the iali-
road commigsionership. or, i'll fact, tor any
other Office i'll the gift of Mr.. Merriam, and
the probabilities are that nothing OF the sort
will be attempted until our annual meeting
the 9th Of next month. The names OF Ger
tain gentlemen may be suggested for consid-
Grafton, but that is about as tar as the ALL
Rnce VIII go, and we viii not pledge ourselves
absolutely to any candidate.
~
s'There may be an extra session OF con
gress." said Representative-elect d. s. Hall,
S'and in that event | shall go to Washington
as soon as the president issues his call. But
Judging from talk had with Senator Sabln
the probabilities are that my services VIII
not be required at the capital Gntl year
hence Senators ale decidedly adverse 10 q
session Of congress at this time, as II Woulq
prolong their lahors for an Indefinite period,
and this they do not desire.
President Van Slyke MessTs. Morton and
Wall, who constitute the programme COM
mittee of The Ice Palace and Carnival asse-
citation. held meeting at the Ryan yester-
day afternoon. William Paust, OF St. Louis;
was also present The committee decided
that The principal street parade should illus
trate the characteristic features Of the states
and territories composing the great North
west Mr., Paust was commissioned to form
ulate the necessary designs for lepresen a.
ton of the states and territories Washing.
ton territory Will be represented rs the outlet
for the Pacific coast Montana for mining.
Oregon for fruits and fish, Dakota for wheat,
Wisconsin for lumber and Minnesota for
agriculture as well as the head of nayiga-
kion OF lakes and rivers.