St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-24
WHO'LL Be SPEAKER?
The Hypocritical Scheme Of a
Business Organization"
Of the House,
Old Roman Buck Sets Out the
Claims Of Delegate
Champlin.
Fuplong. Champlin and Sti-
veps Running a Neck and
Neck Race.
The North Dakota Contingent
HES Itself to Its
Home.

iature was the all-abSOrbing topic of
conversation at the Merchants yester-
day. Representatives of nearly all the
candidates for the honor were on the
ground. and considerable booming was
done. The strength of the different
gentlemen considered as in the race
was canvassed with degree of warmth
that fOreteils most animated contest
two weeks later. The Republicans and
certain disreputable and dishonest
clique of corporation cappers and lob
byiStS are working the business organ
iZation'' scheme. which has for its OBJ
ject the election of Republican 10 the
sDeakership who will be favorable to
the railroads and other corporations.
And the men who are engaged in this
scheme are not all Republicans. There
are Democrats of some prominence who
are accused of being in league with
these SchemerS.
Hon. Dan Buck, the ''Old Roman of
Mankato. was in the city for time yes
terday, and took occasion to present the
claims OF Hon. E. T. Champlin, the AL
llance-DemOcrati; member-elect from
Blue Earth county. In speaking of
Mr.. Champlin's record Judge Buck re-
cited the fact that he has three times
been sent TO the legislature by the peo-
pie of Blue Earth county, and has in
every case acquitted himself with honor
to the men who elected him.
''Mr. Champlin,' said Mr.. Buck, "has
never been accused of engaging in any
questionable scheme. He is honest,
able, and. above all. a good pariia-
mentarian. He has long been men,
Der of the Farmers Alliance. and was
nominated by that organization for the
house this year and Endorsed by the
Democrats, and was not elected as q
straight Democratic candidate, as. am
told, some of his opponents are assert
ing. In 1886 he was first named by the
Alliance, and afterwards indorsed by
the Democrats. and elected by the iarg-
est majority given any one elected to
the house in Blue Earth county. Mr..
Champlin is an old soldier, and is popu-
lar with the veterans of the state. An
old settler. he is thoroughly conversant
with the history and the development
of the state, and could be trusted TO act
intelligently and wisely on all mat
terS.s
''Champiin's strong point, however"
continued the distinguished Mankato
Democrat. us his high character and
his faithfulneSS to the interests OF the
farming and labOring classes OF the
state. Nothing could swerye him from
the right and. if he is elected speaker.
the farmers in the state can rest assured
that no jobs will go through the legiSla-
ture If he can prevent their passage. 1t
would be most unfortunate if corrupt
man should be elected to that position,
and the consequences of such calam-
ity would be felt by the Alliance and
the Democracy two years hence. These
two parties contended against the
Republicans at the late election, and in
my opinion they are bound together
by devotion to common principles and
issues like tariff reduction and reform
in the state government For this rea-
son Democrats can consistently vote
with the Alliance men for an Alliance
Democrat for speaker, and | know of
no safer and better man to receive their
votes than Z. L. Champlin.
There will be three candidates for
speaker presented to the Alliance eau
Gus, Hon. John j. Furlong. of Mower
county; Hon. E. Z. Champlin. of Blue
Earth: and ex-Mayor H. G. Stivers. of
Brainerd. All three were elected by
Alliance votes, and two. MeSsrs. Fur
long and Champlin, we're nominated
first by the Alliance and afterwards in
dorsed by the Democrats. Mayor Sti-
verS was Endorsed by the Alliance after
his nomination by the Democrats. The
movement in favor of Mr.. Stivers had
its inception in Otter Tail county. and
Register of Deeds II. E. Boon is said to
be ardentlv advocating his claims. In
this event Mr.. StiyprS seems reasonably
sure of carrying a majority OF the Fifth
district farmers in the caucus.
In the Second district Mr. Champlin
has full swing. and will undoubtedly
corral nearly every Alliance vote. Mr.
Furlong will be backed by his neigh
bors in the First district, and these sup
Dorters will be reinforced by friends of
Mr.. Furiong in all parts of the state.
Unless things change materially, the
contest in the caucus will start out veIv
evenly, and may last some time. All
three of these gentlemen are good, hon
est men. who have the confidence of the
people. and may be trusted with the
high honor of the speakership.
Whoever of the three shall receive
this nomination will probably have no
difficulty in securing the Democratic
caucus nomination and a triumphant
election: for the election of any one of
them would be infinitely better than the
triumph of the schemers who are work
ing for the job they denominate ''busi-
ness organization
The North Dakota colony at the
Merchants was thinned out yesterday
considerably. Congressman Hans
brough and Senator Pierce having left
tor Bismarck during the day. Mai.
Edwards. of the Fargo Argus, however,
dropped into the city from the North.
and Senator Judge La Moure came up
from Chicago, and business is still go
ing on at the old stand. Like nearly
oil NnrkI, nnl-a anf
among the workers of certain candi-
dates. Maj. Edwards declares that Sen
ator Pierce has no possible show of Sc
curing an election. The major is of
course favorable to Maj. Ball, of Fargo,
and. processes to think that the genial
colonel has very good chance to win
the fight. Maj. Edwards has shaved
off his moustache, and seems to be in
very good fighting trim.
Several of the state boards are work
ing just now with might and main to
get their affairs in shape for the investi-
CATION of the legislature. and we'll they
be some very searching examinations |
made into the manner in which some of |
them have conducted their affairs during /
the past few years. Charges of gross |
mismanagement, of at least two or three |
of the,State institutions. will be pre- |
ferred and committee of investigation |
asked for. The expenses of three state |
institutions have increased out of |
all proportion to the increase in |
the growth of the state in !
and wealth. and the |
causes for such diSproportion will have |
to be explained. In one of these state |
institutions it is charged that contracts |
were let to favored contractors who |
were. not required to meet the specifica-
tionstin the contracts. In another case |
a Superintendent of construction who !
required certain contractor to do his /
work according to the specifications |
was called down. and little later, when !
an organization to which this man be- |
longed. declared itself ready to join the |
alliance in the Independent political |
he vas summarily dis |
The statue of John A. Logan is to be |