St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
SAINT PAUL.
THE TOWN GRIER.

The WaShburn men worked like beay
ers for the past month to land their
favorite in senatorial seat, ant the re-
Taxation came after the decisive vote
Yesterday. The consciousness of a we'll
earned victory is panacea OF all
earthly ills, and after month of cease
less anxiety and worry the fun and
frolc yesterday afternoon in the lobby
of the Merchants recompensed all Tor
their labor. The sailors had forgotten
their stormy passage over the p0lltlcal
sea in the good ship of state-the tlmld
cabin passengers were oblyiOuS of their
recent seaSickneSS, and the hafd-W0rk-
ing Washburn men, tlanked by the
diplomatic corps, who. wishing to shape
their sails to all breezes, had begun to
shout for the Minneapolis man; met,
fraterniZed, yelled and liquidated to-
gether. -,,.
A jolly crowd for one afternoon at
least cast aside the cares of the world
in general and politics in particular. to
have romp like lot of school boys.
Conspicuous lii the group was K. u.
Evans, who looked and felt as happy as
the proyerbial clam; Tom Lowry, tall
and erect, was close by his sid and con
tributed his share of the fun; W. IL.
EustiS, of Minneapolis, was also an en-
thuSiast and the rank and file OF Wash
burn supporters. whose faces have be-
come familiar to politicians during the
last few weeks, were there ana We'd
with each other to see who could make
the most noise. whats the matter
with WashburhT was the war cry, and,
led by Representative Underwood, of
Minneapolis. the answering lies all
right shook the walls and caused John
Ford to charge up round of drinks to
guest who had sent down for pen and
paper.
Freeman p. Lane was a conspicuous
figure about the lobby,and was smiling.
happy and at peace with the world, even
in defeat While strolling about the
rotunda during the afternoon he mad
vertently found himself i'll the center
of the WaShburn group just as John l..
Gibbs, in response to repeated demands,
had finished an imprOmptu address to
the crowd. Evans held out his hand,
which the dissident from Henuepin
grasped with hearty good will. They
were on opposite sides of tine senatorial
fence,s remarked bystander, but the
RepublicaniSm of neither was queS-
toned even in the n ekest of the fight"
A few words of congratulation and
graceful acknowl Judgement, and all was
over, the victorious politicians resumed
their joyful autics. and the scene was
forgotten in the ensuing confusion.
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And where were the Sabin men?
They did not Sulk in their tents, but
came manfully forward and rendered
their congratulations with hearty good
will. Fred Norris was in the thickest
of the joyous fray. and, while taking no
active part in the demonstrations, let
the light of his smiling cOuntenance
shine upon the circle. Senator Buck
man leaned gracefully against pillar,
and surveyed the scene with equanlmity.
This able lieutenant of Senator Sabin
made many new friends and Soliditied
the old ties during the recent fight, anil
particularly by his attitude during the
closing scenes of the senatorial drama.
VictorS and vanquished conducted
themselves with singular decOrum after
the fight was thing of the past,
and with tact and delicacy in their
treatment of each other. Ii there were
any gaping wounds given or received,
they were not visible at political head
quarters yesterday, and all were as
merry as the proverbial marriage bell.
The Washburn men were upr0ariOuS
without being aggressive, and the fol-
lowers of Senator Sabin, while entering
into the spirit of the affair, did so in
dignified manner. And thus ended a
clean fight, and here endeth the first
lesson in the legislative proceedings
for the current session