St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
A NEAT CONSPIRACY
By Which the Republicans
Hoped to Organize the
Next House,
But Both Democrats and Al,
lance Repudiate the
Fusion.
The Farmers Know Their
Principles and Will Stand
By Them.
Transparent Scheme OF the
Republicans to l.oodWink
the Alliance.


marked one of the managers of Hon. f.
T.. Searle's canvass for the speakerShip
to Democrat at the Merchants last
evening. eve will make Smalley
clerk and give the Democrats more than
they can get from the Alliance. There's
no political question involved. and such
action would not affect either Of the old
parties, and it would teach these ALI
ance men that they are not all-powerful.
All we ask is the speakership, and we
are willing to give everything else to
the Democrats for the sake of shutting
out these farmers"
This is just the proposition that is
now being put to Democrats everywhere
by the Republican leaders, who decided
upon this plan of action at the confer
ence held in the Endicott yesterday.
The Democratic members from the two
cities are 10 be worked over to the be-
lief that the farmers are their enemies,
and that the interests of Minneapolis
and ST. Paul demand the election OF
Frank Searle. This kind of trash is
being fed to the Democrats of Minneap-
oils and st. Paul on all sides, but it will
fail of its purpose, for, as member OF
the Hennepin delegation well expressed
ityesterday:
ANY Democrat who wavers at this
time will be marked man. BY his
vote he will stamp himself as a b0odler,
and his constituents will make his life a
burden. If the farmers are willing to
unite with us we must meet them.
They, like us, were elected because of
our opposition to the legislation and
policy of the Republican party. In my
opinion no Democrat will dare 10 vote
to make tool of the railroads speaker
of the house. We, as party men, can
not afford to make Il mistake like that at
the present time"
The Republican party of Minnesota is
Quaking from center to circumference
through fear that All opposition speaker
will be elected. Their stewardship of
the state Institutions they know will not
bear investigation by the people OF the
state and they do not propose, If it can
be helped. that any man opposed to
them Shall have the appointing of COM
mittees of investigation or the making
up of legislative committees. They
have for these reasons rallied around
Frank Searle, of ST. Cloud, because of
the fact that he is supposed TO have the
backing of several large corporations
who are willing to pay the freight for
the sake of securing certain committees
favorable to them.
But their work will be in vain. Uu-
der the lead of such level-headed men
as CantlebeIry, Pope, Larson, of Lac
Qui Parle; Bjorge. Gngstad, Cole and
Richardson, Of Otter Tail; Curryer,
Kundson and Champlin, of Blue Eaath;
Furlong, of Mower, ana others in the
house, and MesSrS. Mott, PrObStfield,
Lommen, Wood, Hompe, Mayo, La Due,
~ n
Dedon and others in the upper house
the farmers are making no mistakes.
They realize, as Senator La Due says
that:
'.They were elected as a protest
against the legislation given the people
of the state by the dominant party, and
have been sent to the legislature to rec
tify it." 'IIow," asked Mr.. La Due,
earnestly, '.can we do this if we go in
with the party that has made the mis-
takes and help it organize both branches
of the legislature? To get the legisla-
ton we want we must have votes, and
where are we going for them? To the
Republican party that gave us what we
have? 1t would be useless to go there.
We were all elected by the
tidal wave of popular disapprobation
against the Republican party and it's
policy, and believe the legislature
should be organized on this basis. Let
all men who dlsapprove of the McKin-
ley tariff act and the force bill stand to-
gether at the organization as we did in
the recent election. Any other course
will be deserIion of the principles
upon which we were elected. If |
should vote to help the Republicans or
ganiZe the senate 1 would expect to be
charged with boodllng, which l do not
propose to incur under any circum-
Stances"
This same argument was used during
the day by nearly all the Alliance men,
and of the twenty OF more now in st.
Paul there are few who disagree with
il. They are practically solid for
coalition with the Democrats, by which
the Alliance will be given the speaker
ship and the Democrats the clerk of the
house, aud The Alliance the secretary of
the senate. The prediction of the Re-
publican politicians that the AL
lance men would come TO st.
Paul diSorganiZed and ready to fall
apart in contest is not being verified.
On the contrary. they are in far better
shape for fight than either of the
other patty organizations. They know
how and why they were elected, and
sec the necessity for striking close to-
gether. Then, 100. the bitter opposition
of the Republicans to them and their
principles III the late campaign. and
even now. is having considerable
weight. The fact that the Republicans
are willing TO join hands with the Dem
ocrats, If necessary, to do up the ALI
ance, has nerved them against the
monopoly, high-taritf party, and it is
safe 10 say that Frank Searle or no
other Republican will secure any
Alliance votes for speaker next Tues
day.
Nearly all of the Alliance members of
the house now in the city met in room
Is of the Clarendon last evening, and
discussed The matter of organization in
formally. 1t was decided to call con-
ference of all the Alliance members,
senators and representatives, to meet at
The Merchants at o'clock Monday
afternoon. At this meeting the situa-
lion will be considered in all its bear
ings. In the evening the senators and
representatives will meet in separate
conferences and decide what they will
10 the next day.
The Republican senatorial caucus
promises TO be rather q lively affair.
majority in that body is small. and
there may be chance of some of the
Republicans pulling through. For sec
rotary there are three candidates, Editor
l.. T. Hunt. of the Mankato Pree Press {;
Gen. S. p. Jennlson, of Red Wing, and
eX-Secretary q. l.. Cutter, or Anoka.
All these have been Oh the ground for
three or four days and are making a
vigorous canvas. Up to Yesterday Mr..
Cutter seemed to be we'll in the lead,
but at the close OF operations last even
ing Editor Hunt seemed to have his
fences around at least ten of the TWEEN
ty-five Republican senators who will
take part III Monday evenings caucus.
Gen Jennison has pledged Senators
Sanborn and Dean, of st. Paul, and
Senator Peterson, of Goodhue, and
claims to be the second choice of con-
siderable number from other parts of
the state.