St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-05

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that direction had not been skillfully
developed in Southern Minnesota, adj
mitted that it had.
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James Morrison, engrossing clerk of
the house for these many years, is a
candidate for reelection to the same po-
sition. Mr.. Morrison is well known to
old legislators and has strong backing
for return. His only opponent is Gil
bert Gutherson, of Blue Earth county.
The Blue Earth county delegation is
receiving enough attention to make it
feel naughty and proud. l.. P. Hunt,
of the MankatO Free Press, and who
was in ST. Paul yesterday, claims that
the sentiment Of the county is for
Sabin.
Henry Birkett, of Owatonna. one of
Mr.. DunnelFs chiefs in the late cam
paign, said yesterday that he thought
Mr.. Dunnell would not come to ST.
Paul, and that he did not intend to take
a hand in the senatorial fight.
J. A. Towney, of Winona. who is quite
conspicuous about the lobby. has his eye
ON the United States district attorney
ship after March 4.
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Col. Well and his assistants are now
holding as stakes $4,000, bet upon the
result of the senatorial election.
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Hon. c. 81. Smith, of Window, and de-
feated candidate for the Republican
nomination for congress in the Second
district in 1886, is a candidate for lnSur-
ance commissioner under Merriam.
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Fred G. Potter is making a strong
fight for reelection to the position OF
assistant Sergeant-at-armS OF the house.
MIR. Potter served capably in that posi-
ton two years ago.
Mr.. Dement,, of Owatonna. has been
selected to nominate Mr.. Morgan for
speaker in the caucus of Monday night.
The prospects for senatorial caucus
are beginning to look dismal. Senator
Buchanan says the Sabin men desire it.
and Mr.. Washburn is sure that he wants
it. If, before the 22d, any one candl-
date gains the needed majority of votes.
caucus will probably be forced. To
day no reliable authority believes that
a caucus could be held.
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The GLOBES prediction as to who the
railroad commissioners would be, was
slightly shaken yesterday by the fol-
lowing statement from Fifth district
member of the legislature:
AT the time OF Judge Sleeppr's
death, Mr.. Merriam had rendered to
him the appointment of railroad COM
missioner and he had accepted it. At
present Mr.. Merriam is determined to
reappoint Gibbs and Becker, for he
says that experienced men will give
better satisfaction than untried ones.
If he could find in the southern part of
the state man who would satisfy the
class OF people that Gibbs does. he
would drop Gibbs. As it is. he now in
tends to retain him, and Becker.
Whether he will select Barto or not re-
mains to be seen. and he may change
his mind about the other two"
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It was generally conceded, however,
on the part of all impartial spectators
that Sabin had increased his lead most
decidedly yesterday. and was now SO
far ahead of the Minneapolis gentleman
that he could come under the wire
ahead of his antagonist, and indeed
could distance Gen. Washburn If he de-
sired to do so. The presence in the
lobby during the afternoon of several
gentlemen of decidedly anti-Washburn
sentiment, would seem to bear out
this hypothesis. The three Pills
burys dropped in shortly after
3 O'Clock, and while the ex-governor
fingered but few moments, and speed
lily crossed the street and allowed the
massive door of the Merchant National
bank to close upon his form, tie young
er gentlemen remained about the Mer
chants and culled the latest news from
more than one political flower.
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Hundreds of tongues were wagging
before the Minneapolis flour kings had
fairly entered the Merchants, and the
consensus of opinion pointed towards
the fact that their visit was not fayora-
bic to the candidacy OF ". ID. Washburn;
in fact, that the distinguished Minneap-
oils trio had come over for the express
purpose of estimating the senatorial
strength of John S. Pillsbury in super
fetal way.
Frank Meade. however, attempted to
offset these runors. and said: 81 am
not prepared to say what the Pills
burys are doing in st. Paul. but they
are bent upon doing good deed for
Gen. Washburn."
Gen. Washburn substantiated the
statement of his faithful lieutenant,
and said: 1.-The PHlsburyS have always
been friends of mine. and 1haye always
been assured of their support socially,
politically and in mercantile way.
John S. PiliSbury is not candidate,
and | am sure that in common with the
majority of the representative men of
Hennepin county, those gentlemen
favor my candidacy. John S. PillSbury
told me four days ago that he did not
want the senatOrship, and all of the
Pillsburys have been repeatedly assur-
ing me Of their fidelity and support"
''There goes the next United States
remarked hitherto repuIed
Washburn man, as Tom Lowry, tall,
erect and slim, stalked through the
lobby in company with Clint Morrison,
of Minneapolis. Both gentlemen came
over to the Sanity City at a compare
lively early hour yesterday morning.
and made bee line from the Union de-
pot to the office of A. III. Wilder. What
within the sacred precincts
OF EnaG gentleman private OftiCt IuilloI
sayeth not, but the street railway mag
nate had huge roll of manuscript
under his arm as he chatted with
friends about the lobby during the few
which he spent at the hotel.
The shrewdest guessers were unable to
say whether the scroll was filled with
the signatures of appreeiative Hennepiu
county constituents, or was simply the
trial balance of the street railway COM
pany's receipts for the past year.
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'sThere is absolutely nothing of po-
litical nature in our MISSION" remarked
Cfidt Morrison as he passed Que arm
through that of Mir. Lowry, and lifted
the Merchants latch with the index fin
ger OF the other hand. We are simply
over here ON a little private business.
Why, am for Washburn, and So is Mr..