St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-17
The others Are Hanging Back,
1t Seems. for Big
Bets.
Evans Not Likely to Remain
on the National Com
mittee.
husk's Boom Has Not Yet
Been Placed on EXhi-
bition.
Special to the Globe.


CHICAGO, June 16.-The Minnesota
delegates are struggling in one at a time.
Davis and LangdOn were on the ground
yesterday, Heatwole and Leland turned
up this morning, and O'Brien put in an
appearance this afternoon. AS yet the
Minnesota headquarters only exist in
name. There has been no room opened
for them, and the five delegates who
are here are roaming around like sheep
without shepherd. The room intended
for Minnesota headquarters in the
Grand Pacific will not be unlocked till
Monday morning, at which time the
struggling delegates will find a
resting place for their weary
feet. Of the delegates who are here
Langdon is the only one who seems to
have'a definite idea of what he wants.
Joel Heatwole, who wears a nobby light
suit and white plug hat, winks with
his left eye and smiles out of the right
corner of his mouth when asked who is
Minnesota's choice, but he says nothing.
Frank Davis is so much absorbed with
his own canvass for craftsmanship of
the delegation that he seems to have
forgotten that there is presidential
ticket to be nominated. O'Brien and
Leland lie low and watch for develop
mentS. But
LANGDON TALKS RIGHT OUT.
81 am an Alger man from the ground
up, and that's what / am here for" he
remarked to the GLOBE representive
to-day. If the nomination is to come
West, then Alger is the man, because
he is stronger in the East than any
Dther Western man. He is pure and
has clean record. The only thing they
can say against him is that he has a
barrel, and they Will find that a
barrel is a handy thing to have
after the nomination is made,
These Chicago people are killing Gresh-
am,n continued Mr.. Langdon. "They
are actually booming him to death, and,
not satisfied with booming him beyond
all reason, they are making dirty ac-
cuSationS against the other candidates.
There is an illustration of it," With
this he pointed to batch of prominent
Chicago men who stood near by who
wore badges illustrated with John Sher-
berg. That's the way they are ridicul-
ing the other candidates. Some of them
wear Alger badges with barrel printed
On them and Depew badges with loco
motive in gold print"
At this point in the conversation the
California delegation marched past the
Grand Pacific bearing aloft a banner
with the portrait of James G. Blaine on
it. At sight of the familiar face the
crowd in the street raised great huZza
and the name of the man from Maine
passed from lip to lip. "tHhere it is
again." remarked Mr.. Langdon. "That
Blaine enthusiasm is not confined to the
street crowds, it is just as strong right
in here among the delegates, and
l have been aStonished since
my arrival here to find such
a strong undercurrent favorable to
Blaine. 1t is significant to say the
least"
The few ripples that have already ap-
peared on the surface indicate that there
is to be as much lack of harmony among
the Minnesota Republicans here as there
was among their Democratic brethren
at st. Louis, and young Davis, of ora
torical fame, asserts claim to leader
ship by virtue of his name appearing
first on the list, and the older members
of the delegation are not inclined TO ad-
nit the validity of the claim. 1t is pro-
posed to clip the
YOUNG MANS WINGS
to keep him from soaring out of sight.
r. G. Evans is here booming himself
for national committeeman, but there is
evidently feeling among the delega-
ton that this distinction should 60 to
one of their own number. If Alger is
nominated Langdon will claim the
honor and it will be given to him, and
otherwise he doesn't care for it. If AL
ger is not nominated, the chances are
that Joel p. Heatwole will be put en-
the national committee, although Heat
wole is supporting Evans. At all events,
Evans will have to hustle if he expects
to be his own successor.
Capt Castle and Warden Stordock are
among the prominent Minnesota poll
tlcianS who are here taking view OF
the political landscape. The Montana
and Washington Territory delegates ar.
rived this morning. They are all non
committal, and like some of the Mime.
sofa delegates, are waiting to see who is
likely to be the winning man before they
tie to him. The
PROSPECT OF FEDERAL PATRONAGE
is more Welghty consideration with