St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-04
WINDOW SCARS HIGH.
The Secretary Of the Treas
ury Is Hustling for the
Presidency.
He Is Now Trimming His Sails
to Catch Convention
Wind.
Idaho'S Mormon Test Oath Is
Held to Be ConStitu-
tional.
Congressman Jackson, of
West Virginia, Unseated by
the Republicans.

SPECIAL to the GLOBE.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 9.-The
talk of combine between Secretary
Window and Senator WaShburn to
down Senator Davis has resulted in
denial from Mr.. Window of the exist
ence of any such combination, and has
developed another fact which sis among
things not generally known" Secretary
WINDOWS ambition knows no bounds.
He regards Davis mantle as a thing not
worth fighting for. But he is waiting
for mantle, 1t is that which has been
worn by Washington, Lincoln, Grant,
Garfield and Cleveland, and which is
evidently too big for the little man
upon whose shoulders it now hangs.
Mr.. Window wants to be president OF
the United States. He is figuring
upon getting the Republican nOmina-
ton in 1882. The question has been
put to number of his friends, and
none of them will deny that he is set
ting his sails to catch the breeze that he
hopes will blow him into the White
house. Forgetting entirely that he
comes from state that is so hide-bound
in its Republicanism that the country
at large does not take it into cOnsidera-
ton in figuring out results. he is banker
ing after the presidency. Perhaps Mr..
Window intends to cast Minnesota off
as an old glove. and adopt New York as
his native state, as he has already adopt
ed it as his home in fact. If Mr.. Win
dom could pose as New Yorker he
might be good presidential timber, but
Minnesota could not hope to secure him
the nomination unless she
WENT DEMOCRATIC JUST ONCE,
and so became admitted to the category
of doubtful states, She would also have
to secure uuto herself a larger number
of presidential electors before she could
hope for recognition in Republican
convention at the present stage of the
game. Notwithstanding these facts,
which should be obvious after the re-
suits of the last few elections. Mr.. Win
dom fondly hopes to be able to secure
for himself the empty honor of Re-
publican non alton. Probably he
could win where Blaine failed. There
is no doubt that he is the
only bright man in the cabinet,
barring Blaine. and if he came from
New York, Ohio or Indiana, he might
have a chance. But it is not the most
brilliant man who gets the nomination
las the result of the last Republican
convention well demonstrates, but the
most available, the man who will make
the best candidate, and who, by carry
ing his own state, can switch electoral
votes into his own camp that have hth-
ertO been regarded as belonging to the
other, or at any rate as doubtful. Ben
iamin HARRISON said prominent Re-
publican senator, made good caDdi-
date, but he is making a mighty poor
president" This saying would have to
be reversed in the case of the Secre-
tary OF the treasury. He might
make good president, but he
would be n poor candidate.
1t is true he once held ten votes in
Republican convention, and held them
firm to the end. But in those days he
was q MInnesOtian, while he can scarce
not be likely TO send a solid delegation
for him, anu ii it did it would probably
share the fate of his prematurely-bor
boom of 1880, die at birth. If Minnesota
had the selection of a man for the presi-
dency, Cushman X. Davis would be the
man, and not William Windom. Never
theless, the latter is now figuring out
method of stocking the cards so that on
the draw he will
FILL Ills ROYAL FLUSH,
and rake III the nomination pot. But as
Grover Cleveland says, ut is long
time till 1892" and there is no know
4liS NIltll may tulli u p' HC lbllls, may
be set down as an absolute certainty,
Benjamin Harrison will never be re-
nominated. The disgust at him and
his mandy pamby Baby Mckee admin
istratiOn is like yeast, leaveming the
whole Republican party. Vice Presi-
dent Morton shares the feeling with
every one else. He said recently:
81 positively refuse to INK anything
from President Harrison" This was to
an old friend of his who had to skirmish
around and get his backing elsewhere.
the vice president being so disgusted at
the treatment he and his friends had
received in former attempts. Socially
speaking, the vice presidential mansion
totally eclipses the White house. Mrs.
Morton's receptions, while not attended
by such crowds. are finer in every re-
spect, and people are glad to go there
while they allow their maids and foot
men to 90 to the White house. Presi-
dent Harrison will probably save enough
out of his salary to enable him to retire
from business. This is the basis upon
which everything is done at the White
house. The vice president spends more
money over single ball than all the
White house receptions for four years
will cost. What do they have at the
presidential receptions but flowers? and
they come from the conservatory. Peo-
pie who have dined there say that they
can get better dinner at Wizards.
Suppose Mr.. and Mrs. Window should
ever get there, there would be change
In this sort of thing.