St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-19
ALL WANT The PLUMS
Dozens of Ambitious Dak0-
tanS Striving for the U. S.
SenatOrships.
Ten AvoWed Candidates and
a Big Army OF Dark
Horses.
Willman, Of Ed1y County,
Will Be Speaker Of the
House.
Big Guns Of the Mormon
Church Visit the Canadian
Northwest.
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BISMARCK, n. D., Nov. 1S.-The leg
islature cOnvenes tomorrow. All in
terest centers in the United States sem
atorial fight, and there is intense ey-
element about the hotels and other
points where the legislators and candi-
dates are cOngregated. During all of
the day there have been caucuses Of
groups of friends of the various candi-
dates and tonight a call was issued for
a joint Republican caucus Of the house
and senate, but it was not held, owing
to the sentiment against it by many of
the candidates and members. 1t is still
claimed by Johnson's friends that he
has thirty-five votes pledged, but cam
vass does not sustain the claim. Ord
way has gained much headway
since the arrival of the Walsh
county delegation, three of whom
are for him. This disproYes the
statement that there would be 10 votes
in Walsh county for him, and if it
proves true as reported that another
member, who will arrive tomorrow, is
for him, he will have majority of the
seven votes, which means home in
dorSement, Walsh county being his
place of residence. Walter Muir is cut
ting very small figure, and McCumber
is not looked upon as a formidable can
dldate. Spencer. of Walsh county. is
not supported by the entire delegation
OF that county and is
PRACTICALLY OUT OF THE RACE.
1t is conceded by all that Gilbert A.
Pierce will be elected as one of the SEN
l,.,I I,,ld %,
night he would have been nominated,
and the second senatorShip would not
have been acted upon. In all prObabil-
ity that is what will he done tomorrow
evening. If the effort to make Gov.Mil-
Ter a candidate succeeds, the second
SenatOrShip will be settled without diff
ficulty as he would be accepted as
compromise. Having pledged that he
would not be candidate he declines
to enter the race, but he may yield be-
tore tomorrow nights caucus. +. B.
Fancher. who was president of the cOn-
stitutiOnal convention, is looked upon
as dark horse, and it is claimed that
as soon as Walter Muir, of the Farmers
alliance drops out he will loom up with
large following. EX-Gov.
ORDWAY CREATED A SENSATION
in the Sheridan house this afternoon by
reSenting the remark of a member to the
effect that he was virtually out of the
race. He made brief speech to the
crowd of legislators in the lobby in
which he stated that the claims of his
enemies that he was not bona fide Da-
kOtian were the result of malice and
jealousy; that he raised more wheat and
owned more property in the state than
tWO-thirdS of those who were making
charges against him. He said there
was too much treachery and double
dealing in the canvass to permit of
silence on his part, and that unless GER
tain tactics were abandoned he would
tell some unpleasant truths. His re-
marks were spirited and pointed and
created CONSERVATION among the other
candidates.
WELLMAN FOR SPEAKER.
In the Republican caucus to-day D.
B. Wellman defeated r. n Stevens for
the speakership of the house, and the
following principal officers were nom-
mated: Speaker, d. 3. Wellman, Eddy
county; chief clerk, j. q. Hamilton,
Grand Forks; assistant, G. ii. Sanford,
Jamestown; Sergeant-at-arms, Fred
More, Benson. For the senate, G. G.
BOnsfeld was nominated secretary; r.
j. McClary, DEVILS Lake, assistant; J.
w. Woods, of Fargo, sergeant-at-arms.
Father Perrault. of Mandan, was NOM
mated chaplain of the senate, the first
time Catholic priest has been nom-
mated to the position in Dakota.
In justice to r. n. Stevens, who has
been a candidate for speaker of the
house. it should be stated that he did
net carry his fight into the caucus, but
withdrew from the race and made the
nominating speech for Wellman.