St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-29
STRAITS SLY WORK.
D. S. Hall Nominated for Con-
gress by Third District
Republicans.
A Party Split Engendered by
the Defeat Of Capt.
Reed.
A Platform Inconsistent and
Without Wit or Common
Sense.
Harmony Took Wings and
Went Off to Roost in
Shame.
special to the Globe.
RED WING, June 2S.-"1f no candl-
date can be agreed upon, what's the
special to the Globe.
RED WING. June 2s.-"If no candi-
date can be agreed upon, what's the

matter with Donnelly?" asked Gen.
Jennison this morning.
''Would he accept?' piped a country
delegate, at the bare idea OF which
everybody roared.
''If were delegate to the conven-
tion," continued Jennison, II would
vote first for Shakespeare, then for Ba-
con and finally Donnelly."
Had Donnelly been here to-day instead
hob-nobbing with penny-a-line critics
in London he might have grasped the
situation and cut the gordian knot by
becoming the choice of a diSgruntled
and broken party. But save in scott or
Joke his name was not mentioned. LII
was the shadow of Maj. Strait that
haunted everything, and before which
delegation after delegation bowed and
acknowIed obedience. Strait has not a
personality that commands homage,
nor a public record of great achieve
ments to excite admiration. He
is an everyday business man, who has
made a science of wire-puliing. Therein
lies his strength. And the presence of
his able abettor, William F. Bickel,
made him all the more potent factor
here to-day. The other candidates had
personal followings, in most cases ere
ated by jealousy of Strait, but they
hung together badly, and i'll whatever
they did there was bungling action in
dicatiye not alone of hatred, but of fear
of the man from Shakopee. Warren
Ives, of Mcleod, was. the bitterest
talker against Strait, and would not
have him under any circumstances.
THE GOODHUE DELEGATION
remained split on the Strait rock, and
after another caucus this morning.
failed to agree. The caucuSing this
morning did not change the situation
materially from what it was last night.
Mai. Strait had a room at the st. James,
and there variOns delegations waited on
him. The Begun of BooligibackdOwn
could not have been treated with more
respect. AS confession OF their own
weakness, the Reed men at noon sent a
delegation composed of one from each
of their solid counties to see him. The
satisfaction they got was meager. The
time-worn chestnut that he was not g
candidate, and felt favorable to Reed,
was light stuff for them. Mart Chandler
went up to see the major, but without
particular success.
The boom for d. S. Hall, of Renville
became quite active as soon as Marcus
Johnson stated that Hall had at las
said that if he got the nomination he
would not decline it. Hall was not here
in person. but Johnson nurtured his in
terests and Chandler apparently thought
them good. Before the temporary or
ganiZation was made it was
DEFINITELY SETTLED
that if Strait could not win or deemed
it advisable to withdraw he would Civ,
his strength to Hall. Mr.. Bickel said
The major doesn't want the nOmina
ton unless it comes to him unanimously
He cannot afford to take it after fgh
that might endanger party success"
MY prediction that Gen. Chandle
was for Strait was wrong in this sens
that the general turned up to-day anti
Strait and with the claim that he neve
was for him, and would support Reed
The general should be given the benefi
of the doubt. To say that the cOnven
was milk and water affair, is putting
it mild. 1t is the fiattest of its kind tina
have ever attended in this state. Gen
Chandler, who has just been througl
the wild scenes of Chicago, locke,
with mild reproach at the dele
gates when they freely applaude'
the mention of Harrison. There is n
stir to the thing. To adjourn twic
within three hours indicates just hoy
fast the blood is flowing.
''HO," yawned a delegate, "Who i
Harrison %
1.-The next president" replied the in
terrOgated.
Just then roared out an Irishman VIII
over heard the two:
"How about the Chinay?'
1t is dull, tame and very dreamy al
fair.