St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-24
'RAH FOR wAsHRURN.
laughter.

spirits reigning in the lofty range of the
starry lights of everlasting bliss" This
rhetorical flight tickled its hearers, and
the speaker was cheered to the echo.
He proceeded: ~ heard remark in
the senate the other day that
was the oldest Republican member.
L beg leave to take exception to that, for
[ was Republican before eight-tenths
of this assembly say the light of day.
Applause and laughterl. At the organ
ization of the Republican party. which
now is happily rising and will live till
the last day of posterity, cast my vote
integrity, and expect to if | am to go
down to my grave in peace. l am not
going to take up the time of this as
sembly, but will tell you that L have
witnessed some of the darkest periods
of our history. / heve seen the work
ings and the effects of the Missouri
compromise: have seen the workings
and the effects of the fugitive slave law;
i have seen all these dark things, and
many other things which it would be
too horrible to say. But, to conclude, l
cast my vote for W. ID. WaShburn."
Loud applause
Senator Daniels raised his voice in the
interests of the sacredneSS of the eau
Gus system, it being the savior of the
Republican party. He was followed by
Senator Durant, who made happy
speech in stating that he would have to
bolt the Democratic caucus and vote for
Senator Bowen.
HIXSON's BOMB.
There was no mistaking the mood in
which Senator Hixon took the floor,
when his turn for an explanation came.
He said:
''rhe duty l feel 1 owe to my constit-
uents and the state of Minnesota has
made me take the stand heretofore for
principle rather than for men. | went
into the caucus, thinking that the best
place to make our principal fight. If the
caucus had been honestly managed [
decision, but the evidence laid before
the investigating committee is con-
vincing to my mind that the eau
Gus was managed and controlled by
corrupt influences. Therefore it has no
binding effect upon me; cannot vote
for man believe secured bis nomina-
tiOn by means of the use of money.
Tile only way [ can see Of recording my
protest against this is by voting for
some other Minneapolis man whom |
believe to be honest, and l accordingly
cast my vote for John P. Rea." [Hisses
and applause
When the list of senators had been
exhausted, the representatives of the
house were called upon to signify their
preference. Representative CapSer was
the first to make an explanation. He
is one of the few Democrats of the
house and stated that ''SenatOr Durant
possessed that sociability and captiva-
tiveness which surpassed anything mem
tiOn ed for United States SENATOR" MIR.
Capser entered the running with Sen
ator Chapman as to who is the oldest
legislator. II must be the oldest MEM
ber of the house to-day" said Repre-
sentative Capser.
mo. no." interjected Senator Chap
man, amid some laughter.
The attempts to initiate their own i'm
portance by appeals as to their long
servitude in either political party nau-
seated Representative A. Davis, another
elderly member, who said: "Without
proceeding to dig up the bones of my
fOrefathers, l will cast my vote for Mr..
Washburn." Representative Fathers
said, if it had not been that the evil
dence of the investigating committee
had been suppressed, he should have
voted for the caucus nominee. Repre-
sentative Fleming took similar stand:
II won't eat crow for the purpose of
being with the majority. The suppress
sion of the testimony was, in my judg
ment, bad thing to do. If it had been
read. and it appeared that there was no
truth in the charges, would certainly
have voted for the nominee of the
caucus. AS it was, did not feel bound
by the judgment or conclusions of the
committee. We are sold out by our
leaders,"
Representative Flynn abided by the
caucus nominee, as he should have eX-
pected of the Washburn leaders, had Sa
bin secured the nomination. Repre-
sentative j. N. johnson took the same
ground as did Representative Fleming.
Representative Shoemaker charged no
man directly with being dishonest, but
straws blowing that way led him to be-
Heve that the caucus was not conducted
properly. He. therefore, would not