St. Paul daily globe., 1892-12-30
VERY MUCH MIXED.
Members OF the Legislature
Slow to Pledge Their
Support.
Boggs, of Duluth, Forging to
the Front in the Con-
test.
Candidates for House Posi-
tions Numerous and Rap
idly Growing.
Political Points Gathered in
Headquarters and at the
Hotels.

The Republican members of the lower
house of the legislature came in on al
most every tram yesterday and are now
nearly all on hand. All the candidates
for speaker are here and all will be
actively at work at their headquarters
this morning. Three of them were so
engaged yesterday, Messrs. Boggs, Lee
and Green, and the fourth, Hon. o. b.
TurrelI, of Redwood Falls, reached the
city last evening and is now at the
Windsor. Mr.. Turrell was too tired to
take much part in last evenings pro-
ceedings, but this morning he Will COM
mence interviewing the members and
endeav0ring to get the lay OF the lan5'
AT the present time there is the great
est uncertainty, and the contest is liable
to take the most unexpected turn.
There are not above twenty-five men
out of the seventy-one Republican
members who are pledged to the various
candidates, and the members are be-
trayiDg no wild desire to pledge them
selves. This feature of the contest has
made the hackers of Hon. james A.
Boggs, of Duluth, feel that they have
chance to carry their man through, and
they are working with enthusiasm and
zeal. Mr.. Boggs himself is one of those
fine and easy, amiable gentlemen WHO
make friends without an effort and
keep them. In regard to the report that
he is not i'll the race in earnest, MIR.
Boggs said, yesterday:
II have entered this contest in all
earneStneSS in response to the desires
and requests of my friends, and in The
belief that Duluth is entitled to some
consideration. | represent no interests
aside from those of the people Of St.
Louis county and the state in general,
and | am the candidate of no interests,
and if elected will serve none except
the people who sent me here"
Mr.. Turrell had no statement to make
last evening beyond this. that he has
every reason to believe that he will be
successful. His district, the Second, he
holds, is practically solid for him, to-
gether with some members in the Third,
Fifth and Seventh districts. The Red
wood statesman is not given to making
claims and would not state the number
of votes that are pledged to him. j. A.
Schmahl, editor of the Redwood Gazette.
is in the city booming his townsman in
the most approved style. and declares
that he is sure winner.
AS stated in the GLOBE yesterday,
the campaign of Mr.. Lee has received a
severe blow because Of the report that
he is to certain extent the slated can
didate. The entry of Mr.. Boggs into
the field has divided the Sixth district
vote and tapped Mr.. Lees strength in
vital part. The unwillingness of the
Hennepin members to follow the lead
of one or two would-be and self-ap-
pointed leaders has also cut into his
forces. The Fourth district, which in-
cludes this county, Is now divided quite
evenly, and not to the advantage of
the Long Prairie gentleman.
One candidate has the solid support of
his own district, and this is Hon. Allen
j. Greer, of Wabasha Mr.. Greer'S cam
paign has been singularly effective from
the start, with no brass band features
and no Endorsement by any higher
powers. While he has the solid support
of his own congressional district, Mr..
Greer has scattered following in every
other district in the state and is second
choice of many of the men who are ia
vorable TO other candidates at the pres
ent time.
But there are not enough men pledged
to any candidate to insure linn the
honor, and there will not be when the
time for the caucus arrives. There are
lots of bright men among the members
elect Of the lower house, and they knor
tie Importance OF good committee ap-
pointment, and this they propose to
have before they commit themselves
positively. Added to this are host Of
candidates for the few offices within the
gift OF the house, all of whom have more
or less strength among the members,
many of the latter refusing to pledge
themselves, unless their friends are
provided for.
The leading office. in the house or
Kal.s. r.
this there are are four candidates, f. A.
johnson and Robert Deakin, of ST.
Paul: NJ. J. Downing. of RenyIlle, and
S. A. Phillips, of Duluth. AL of these
gentlemen are well equipped for the
post, and, while Bob Deakn refuses
to confirm it, it is quite certain that he
will getshs old place as reading clerk,
thus reducing the number of candidates
to three, johnson, Phillips and Dow
ling, and these three are possessed of
about equal strength.
An attack on MIR. johnson. who is, by
the way. the bright and able political
editor of the st. Paul Dispatch, has APP
peared in a rival paper. This attack
Is wholly false and entirely uncalied
for. Mr.. Johnson Will make a first
class clerk if elected, and is honest, in
telilgent and devoted Republican,.
ddate, too much cannot be said He is
a man OF fine ability, All able speaker.
and has performed no small amount of
party work. He is the editor and owner
CT the Renyille Star Farmer, one of the
readest. ablest and best local papers in
the state. lie deserves we'll of his
party, aud, if elected, will perform the
duties of chief clerk TO the satisfaction
of all.
S. A. Phillips has only been on deck a
day or two. but he has made an aggres-
siye campaign, and his friends claim is
certain winner. Like his opponents,
Mr. Phillips is a newspaper man, very
good one, too. He is peculiarly quail
fed for the Office of chief clerk, and if
elected will make a fine officer. Sam
has been working Republican ever
since he was old enough TO get out and
hustle, and with him hustle" has been
ftta word