St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-23
TWINS IN HARMONY,
The Northwestern Pair Work
ing Like Beavers for the
Republican Convention.
No City Will Probably Have
More Than Eight Votes at
the Start.
New York Secures the First
Advantage by Getting a
Secret Ballot.
Several Politicians Who Evil
IDENTIFY Didn't Go to Church
Yesterday.

Special to the Globe
WAsHINGToN. Nov. 22.-The quiet
calm Of Sabbath day in Washington is
not marred by any extraneous influence
beyond politics, and that is not at all
foreign to Washington. My impression
IS that Washington lives on politics and
steamed oysters. The latter you cannot
get on Sunday, so denZens fall back on
politics. Today various delegations are
resting on their guns. There is quiet
along the Potomac, but Minneapolis is
still here and as confident of
success as ever. The delega-
ton now numbers seventy, all
staunch and true. The latest arrival is
Capt. S. z. Snider. late of the United
States congress, who has done some
good work already among his many ac-
quaintances here. Senator Pierce said
this morning that the reaction against
Minneapolis which he anticipated yes
terday has not come; that the boom is
still on and in healthy condition.
Minneapolis men are prone to be conf
dent, and their claims may be taken
with a grain of allowance, but after
making all reasonable discount, there
is DO denying the delegation has made
y Profound Impression.
The two cities and their delegation
are both respected and feared. The
most remarkable thing to outsiders is
the harmony that prevails between the
Twins. This has been commented on
humorously by hundreds. Attorney
General Miller was in the rooms last
night. and, after gassing while. play
fully remarked that the last time he
heard anything about Minneapolis and
st. Paul there was something said about
a census. He was surprised at the har-
mony that now prevailed. Senator
Henderson. Of Nebraska, dropped the
femark that, if Minneapolis and st.
Paul could come together, he thought
they might gather in Omaha to the fold
also. w. Ii. Eustis Immediately agreed
to do 50 when the convention came
TO the Falls. Today the battle is be-
tween Minneapolis and Cincinnati. The
convention, best informed men say, is
not going east of Cincinnati nor west of
Omaha. The thing to be feared now is
Eastern men Will say that Cincinnati is
far enough west. The Western COM
blne is still intact, but San Francisco is
FESTIVE because she hasn't made the
gains she expected out of it. Omaha
has been tempered with by New York,
but Senator Paddock is still loud in his
professions of good faith. New York
has accomplished one good piece of
work, and that is the securing of
\ Secre; Ballot.
1t allows susceptible Western men to
be ''intiuenced' without exposing their
hand. The New York Sun will tomor-
row spring the story that the committee
Will demand the city securing the con-
ventiOn to pay the debts of the commit
tee. Committeeman say that there is
absolutely nothing in this, that they are
not doing business in that way, but still
the story goes. Estimates of strength
on the first ballot are still vague and un-
satisfactory. Omaha claims 10 votes
and may get Z, New York has possibly
Z, Detroit will have l, Chicago or 3,
Cincinnati say 3, San Francisco
claims all the Trans-Rocky mount
ain votes and besides. making
total of eight. That would leave
eight for Minneapolis, but Minneapolis
claims almost twice that number. These
estimates are from the heads of the diff
ferent delegations, and are colored no
doubt by their hopes. The Sunday
New York papers speak respectfully of
Minneapolis. They concede her strength
with greater cordiality than they do
that Of any other city. The Sun and
World put Minneapolis we'll to the
front. NJ. Il. de Young. of San Fran
cisco, has been playing false to the
Western compact today. He has been
with the Omaha delegation trying to
stir up
AntagOnism TO minneapolis.
He also has accused Chairman Clark
son of securing proxies for his personal
use. This has caused more than cool
ness between ClarksOn and De Young.
ClarksOn gave the wealthy Californian
10 understand that his room was prefer
able to his company. Senator Paddock.
of Nebraska, say that the Western com
pact must be kept, and no schisms mol
heresies will be tolerated. Committee
man Christ, of Arizona, say that lie will
stand by Frisco as long as she has a
show, but that he is ready to vote fol
Minneapolis as soon as the break comes