St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-03
Ignatius Donnelly Comes Up
Smiling and Claims Forty
Pledged Votes.
Mai. Strait Interviews Both
Senatorial Aspirants with
Doubtful Results.
Matters Other Than Political
Which Will Interest the
Public.

representatives-elect from the entire
state Wed with one another in convert
ing the corridor into veritable hive OF
industry.
The senatorial situation was. awak-
ened into renewed life, after having lain
dormant during the holiday season.
The chieftains, and their lieutenants
were on the field throughout the day.
and while the former looked over the
ground and directed the battle, the lat
ter plunged into the hight and per-
formed woman service. The three
cornered fight is becoming decidedly
interesting and complicated. The
Washburn men claim that they have
enough men secured to elect their IA
vorite on the first ballot.
DO you believe that all of the men in
whom the WashburniteS pin their faith
will be true to their pledge?" was asked
w. II. Eustis, of Minneapolis.
why, certainly" he replied: 81
have every assurance that Mr.. Wash
burn will be elected OH the first ballot.
and have reason to suppose that those
who are pledged to him will be faithful
to their word"
A majority of the Minneapolis follow
ing profess to have similar confidence
in human nature, ana
WITH A CHILDLIKE SIMPLICITY
state that when noses are counted the
Minneapolis man will be akin to that
of Abou Ben Adhem and lead all the
rest. 1t is easy to fancy that frank i.
Mead is the angel writing in the book
of gold, for that interchangeable worker
has been shaking hands most effectively
ever since his castor was actively SHE'D
intn vii a ic nf host
known men in the state. and numbers
his political acquaintance by the hun
bred. His handshaking has done much
to Offset the frigidity of his chief. whose
icy manner has not enabled him to
make frit nds with a rapidity common
surate with his desire for success.
About the corridors, however, Senti-
ment tended to show that Washburn
was rapidly losing ground. His fol-
lowing was a limited one, and was con-
fined to Hennepin county and its imme-
date vicinity.
Freeman z. Lane was conspicuous
figure in the corridor throughout the
day, and had numerous passages at
arms with the members of the Henne-
pin delegation. Representative Under
wood strolling through the lobby after
supper inadvertently tackled and crossed
Lanes bow. Both gentlemen dropped
anchor. and the former claimed that
Lane did not represent his constituency
in opposing Washburn.. Lane replied
in kind, and the two representatives
were speedily
SURROUNDED BY A CROWD,
who tip tOed and held their breath in
expectancy when Lane said:
Il want you to tell me in the pres
ence of this crowd whom | fail to rep
| resent in my district, when say that |
do not want to indorse hezcanddacy of
w. D. WaShburn. just name me one
man in my district. One representative
business man who favorS him."
Underwood replied by offering. to go
into Lanes district, and out OF the first
100 men whom the pair met he would
wager 500 that seventy-five were for
Washburn.
'.I'll take that bet" said Freeman,
and suitng the action to the word he
pulled out roll Of bills preparatory to
putting them in the hands Of E. E. Nc
Donald. Underwood looked at the green
Wad, and then as he reached into his
own pocket qualified his.bet by stating
that he meant the first 100 Republicans
found. Lane claimed that he repre-
scented the people of his district and in
sisted in adhering to the original terms,
but Underwood demurred, and Freeman
elbOwed himself out of the crowd who
laughed and applaudedthe Minneapolis
orator.
In a few moments Lane and EustiS
found themselves surrounded by an
eager, laughing crowd, and the ensuing
| dialogue became so personal that a
chance allusion to James G. Blaine
caused smile to ripple over EuStis'
| face, and the clouds were quickly dlssl-
pated in the ensuing sunshine. Free
man Lane is, however, power i'll the
| Hennepin delegation and his disaffec=
ton casts CONSERVATION into the ranks
| of the Washburn camp. 1t was current
gossip about the hotel yesterday that
| Capt. Hunt, who is candidate for
| sergeant-at-armS of the house, had been
offered the support of the Hennepin
delegation in his candidacy in case he
could succeed i'll
CONVERTING LANE AND SAVAGE.
Capt. Hunt is about the hotel every
day, and though he denies the soft i'm
parchment and says he is taking no
part in the senatorial fight, he is con-
stantly with the Hennepin delegation.
The first bets of the season on the
senatorial contest were made at the
|
wood announced his financial faith in
! the Minneapolis standard bearer, when
| Jim O'Brien, of Saltwater, offered to
bet $1,000 that Washburn would not
| be elected and $1,000 more that
| Sabin would be. Both bets to be
taken together. Underwood did not ac-
| cept the offer, but a few minutes after
wards took $500 worth of Washburn
| stock giving Freeman Lane the field.
| J. G.. OGorman, of Saltwater, bet $500
with w. I'll. EuStis that Sabin would be
the choice of the legislature. Mr..
| O'Brien left for home before he had an
opportunity to witness the descent of
! the ball which he had started rolling,
! but before leaving said that he would be
on hand to-day and would back his
favorte for as much money as the OPP
| position cared to invest.
Ignatius Donnelly claims that he will
! have forty votes on the first ballot, and
! that his chances were never brighter.
| The Sabin party are Wreathed in smiles,
| and Senator Buchanan offered to bet a
new hat that the Washburn boom would
| not have fOrty-one votes on the first
ballot, which would be the high water
mark of the Minneapolis man.
Mai. Strait. who was about the lobby
all the afternoon was frequently men
toned as a compromise.candidate. The
major, however, was non-committal as
to his own candidacy, but said: II saw
| Sabin to-day and asked how the contest
was going with him? It's all fixed,'' he
replied, Pm going to get there When
Sabin had gone," continued Maj. Strait,
Il met Washburn, and put a similar
question to him. It's all fixed he
said. Pm going to get it, Now, which
am to believe? Iwould like to believe
both"
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