St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-12

meeting interesting, and very lively, too,
if they feel so disposed. Late Saturday
night the independents referred back
the report of the conference committee,
read at the afternoons session, with the
expressed wish that the committee
would select from the list of fifteen
names reported by the nominating COM
mittee seven for directors. The original
report of the conference committee.
after consultation with President Cole.
recommends the election of that gentle
man, j. +. CaldorWood, W. j. Evans. OF
Winona; G. Y. Bardeen, of Warsaw,
Wis.,; w. A. Toles, Of Chicago, and two
other Minneapolis men as directors OF
the board. The list of names submitted
by the nominating committee contains
the names of the five gentlemen just
mentioned, but the names OF only Two
Minneapolis men. The conference COM
mittee want four Minneapolis men on
the board, and this is the rock that has
occasioned, since the public discussion
convention.
All day yesterday the independents
were busy endeavoring to reach set
Element of existing differences and to
unite their divided ranks. Instead
of presenting solid front as
they did Saturday morning, the
independents are now broken into small
factions and rings within rings. When
Mason Evans babe the delegates good
bye, late Saturday afternoon, he shook
his finger at them and told them that
during his stay of two days in Mime
apolis, he had learned some things. One
of them was, substantially, that If the
independents wanted to save the money
they had invested in the Union, it be-
hooved them to meet President Coles
compromise Offer and accept the report
of the conference committee. The part
ing words of Mr.. Evans are most likely
to prove truthfully prophetic. Last
evening it was evident that Presi-
dent Cole had strengthened his
position in the estimation of the indie
pendents and that large number OF
them following the example OF Judge
Kelley,of Milwaukee, have Topped over,
and out of enemies have been converted
into friends and active supporters.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon 1t
was thought at the West hotel, the head
quarters of the Independents, that the
conference report as amended Saturday
night would be returned by the commit
tee, but later in the day it was discov-
cred that the whole business was in a
worse mess than ever. IL tell
you." said Secretary May last
night as he described a cir
Gle with the index finger OF
his right hand, "the whole thing IS
tangled up, and don't know how OF
when 1t will be unraveled." A GLOBE
reporter was informed that even If the
conference committee returns seven of
the fifteen names suggested for direct
hx hn inc n
election would not necessarily follow.
1t is not known just who controls the
larger number of votes. The radical
Independents believe they hold the bal
ance of power, but the friends OF PreSl-
dent Cole assert that when the ballotlnS
commences the opposition is apt to hear
something ''drap" with a dull, heavy
thud, so to speak. 1t has also been
rumored that a large number of shares
will change hands before 2 O'Clock to-
day, and that it is beyond the most
astute to tell exactly the result OF to-
days election.
The radical Independents have gained
nothing by their llly-concealed dislike
of Minneapolis men and institutions.
AT times during debates their anger
got the better of their good Judgment.
and the contemptuous disregard they
VOclfer0uSly expressed mas not Deeii
forgotten. Even thinker of watches"
Ga phrase of Mr.. Ballou, OF Nebraska),
may be as bold as worm and turn. 1t
looks little that way now.
The conference committee will report
this morning at o'clock in the rooms
of the Single Tax league in the West
hotel. The meeting for the election of
a board of directors will be called to
order at O'Clock this afternoon in the
room formerly occupied by the indie
pendentS in the Guaranty Loan build
ng. A large crowd, it is thought, Will
ha in attendance