St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-29

ton that no session shall exceed sixty
days is how superseded by the one, No
session shall exceed ninety days in
length The present legislature will
be ninety days in length unless the leg
iSlators see fit to finish their business
and adjourn before that time"
A new phase of the Washburn boom.
and one which smaeks strongly OF wan
ing strength, is the talk among the gen
erals adherents of a dark horse. Talk
to one of them for any length OF time,
and the chances are ten to one that he
drops hint as to the possibility of
dark horse being sprung. This is con-
sidered to be equivalent to declaring
that if Washburn can't win, Sabln is to
be beaten. Mr.. WaShburn is reported
as claiming 63 votes as already secured
for himself, but there are those of his
adherents who are more modest and
place the mark at fifty-fiye.
r%
Mr.. Gilbert, the Minneapolis insur-
ance man and practical wag, received
shock from S. S. Murdoch yesterday
when the latter asked him:
no will succeed Shandrew?"
The point to this is that in 1886 Gov. Nc
Gill was under pledge to make MIR. Gill
bert insurance commissioner, Out lailcu
to live up to his word.
Mr.. Gilbert shook his head. He was
quite certain of two thlngs-that Mer-
Ram had made no official slate yet, aid
that Washburn was going to be the next
| United States senator from Minnesota.
H. On the side it was learned as to the
question propounded by Mr.. Murdoch
that Mr.. Shandrew has secured a num-
Der of petitions asking.for his retention,
and which have been forwarded to Mr..
Merriam. MIR. BassfOrd. of Winona, is
thought to De a strong candidate for the
place. and Mr.. Gilbert, it is rumored,
has been fayorably considered for the
honor.
Some one went to Mr.. Merriam with
the remark:
Il hope that you will keep none of
McGill's leavings."
To which the goyernor-elect, who has
earned the reputation of being a sphinx,
replied:
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The railroad commission appoint
ments continue to be a fruitful source
oil talk. Gibbs is all right, If all the say
so from four quarters know anything
about it. AS to Gen Becker, there is
talk both for and against HIM.
Mr.. Durant is considered for the same
position.
Frank Merrill, of Mankato, who has
been pushed for seat in the commits
sion. is reported to have called on Mer-
riam and told him that he could take
his name Off of the slate.
Judge Start. of Rochester, was jour-
neying on the cars, not very many days
ago. when friend asked him as to his
position in the senatorial fight. The
Judge replied, in substance, that he
would not come to st. Paul to make a
canvass for the position, nor would he
under any circumstances raise his hands
to gain the position by political wire
pulling, but If it came to him as the
| free choice of his friends he would &C
cept it with pleasure. This will be
news to those who had supposed that
Judge Start would not daily with the
| senatorship at all. The Olmsted dele
! CATION will give him, of course, all their
| votes at any time that he needs them.
| Should his name not cut figure in the
contest after he has received the usual
complimentary vote, his home delega-
! tion will 90 TO any other available
| Southern Minnesota man. This was the
statement made yesterday by RocheS
| man. He added that Senator Dan
| ipls could not support Sabin because of
the latter'S attitude toward Window in
| 1888.
| AS soon as the Democratic members
| of the house and senate arrive 1T is pro-
posed to call them together and to have
| an agreement reached that they snail
| held a senatorial caucus, nominate
| Eugene Wilson. and on the first ballot
| IN the Joint session cast all their votes
| for him. After that, they are to be free
| to do as they see fit. This is to be a
| compliment to Mr.. Wilson for the part
| he PLAYED in the late campaign.
Gov.-elect Merriam expects to take
| the oath of Office and be inaugurated on
| the 9th day of January, 1889. That same
| day Gov. McGill will become private
citizen. After eighteen years service
i'm the state capitol he will find the
change te private life novel, at least. 1t
is probable that his first business vent
ure will be as the president or one of
the head officials of loan company re-
Gently organized in Minneapolis.
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One of the strange sights in the Mer-
chants yesterday was young VIII Bic
Rel surrounded by half dozen old.
gray-headed men. The youthful legis-
lator was entertaining them to the best
of his ability, and drew bigger house
than Mr.. Donnelly.
Col. Graves feels quite confident that
in the speakership contest he will COM
mand quite number Of votes from
Southern Minnesota.
Joseph f. Osborne, of st. Paul, an
pounces himself as candidate for
internal revenue collector for the dis
trict of Minnesota, to succeed A. Bier
man.
= The ultimate disposition of the speak
ership is becoming more important
factor in the senatorial fight. The gen.
erals in each of the opposing camps
state that they know of no attempts hay
ing been made IT, trade vote for sena-
tor for support for the speakerShip,
while MessrS. Graves and Morgan. the
leading Candidates for the gavel, assert
that they breathe the pure air of liberty,
and are pledged to no candidate. Par
tjsans on each side feel chagrined to
think that the speakership has been
forced into the question, and say that
| the senatorial fight should not be en-
numbered with extraneOuS squabbles.
There is an impression about the cor
ridurs that Col. Graves, of Duluth, is the
Sabin mems candidate for speaker,
while the Washburn forces are mar
shaled by Representative Morgan.
Hon. W. D. Washburn was found in
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