St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-05
But the Opposition Is Strong,
and a Dark Horse May
Get There.
Sir Charles Tupper Wants a
Free Interchange Of Nat
ural Products.
A Society Event at Fargo
The Dakota RuStlep
Burned Out.

Special to the Globe.
DEs MONIES, Jan. 4.-There was
large influx of legislators here to-day
and the hotel lObbies present an. ami
mated appearance. All the candidates
for speaker are here, but calculations as
to the winner are based entirely upon
conjecture. SilaS Wilson, of Cass,
seems to be the favorite candidate of
the grangers, while Reilly, of Louisa;
Wilbus, of Floyd, and Roach. of Lyon,
have some strength. Ex-Speaker Head
is also candidate, but with very
slender following. He was elected two
years ago only after signing written
agreement to virtually abdicate the
functions of his Office in favor of iunta
of alleged reformerS who threw their
strength to him and gave him the nee
,eSsary number of votes i'll the caucus.
They were allowed to name the import
ant committees, and they took four of
the leading chairmanships themselves,
viz: ways and means, appropriations,
several times under the domineering
conduct of these bosses, but each time
the agreement he had signed was shaken
in his face, and he surrendered.
Finally, in the last days of the
session he broke away from them and
appointed sitting committee of fifteen
members, nine OF whom were opposed
to the element that had controlled him
through the session. The sitting COM
mittee did some fine work, strangled the
pet measures of the refOrmers and the
session ended with their hopes unreal
lied. The contract signed by Head is
still in existence and will be used. if
necessary, to defeat his aspirations. but
IF will pnt 10 raOuirpd IIi lcn,,
moves about the hotel corriCo.s with an
air of confidence. The presence of over
sixty farmers in the two houses seems
to inspire the sage of Fairfield with an
ambition to assume the most plebian
garb, to the end that his appearance
NAV be in harmony with rustic SIM
plicity The senator has Sllorn his sill
yer locks. wears a 81 Elack felt hat, has
toailed plain suit of modest black and
smokes corncob pipe. His pants fail
to connect with4the instep of his robust
foot by about one and a half inches, and
in general demeanOr and makeup he is
at present one of the most unasSuming
men to be found around the hotels. One
unacquainted, with the distinguished
senator in seeing him lettering around
the hotel. with hands claSped behind
would readily mistake him for we'll
tO-dO farmer. The effort to talk up
soldier candidate las sigually failed.
Several conferences of Grand army men
have been held recently, but no agree
ment could be reached as to candidate.
Gen. Tuttle is believed to have enter
5 tanned no doubts of his fitness for the
+ place, but as his name was not urged he
modestly assured his friends that he
, would neither be candidate for Sena-
tor or vice president. Ex-GOv. Sherman
appeared on the scene to-day and imme-
diately the antiWilson element began
to boom him for Wilson's seat. He had
never been mentioned in connection
with the place before and the alacrity
with which his name was taken up
shows how demoraliZed The anti-Wilson
following is as to candidates.