St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-03
CONTRACT IS LARGE.
The Organization Of the
House Is Likely to Ee
Interesting.
Some OF the Candidates In
clined to Resent Attempt
ed Dietation.
Attacks on Greer From the
Educational Quarter" Seem
to Have Ceased.
But Farmer Smith Rushes
Into the Breach for Bank
ap Lee.

The legislature of Minnesota, which
will meet in this city early next month,
will not be organized without good,
lively contest. On the Republican side
there are four and possibly five candi-
dates for the speakerShip OF tine house
Hon. Allen j. Greer, of Wabasha;
Bon. o. b. Turrell, of Redwood; Hon.
". E. Lee, Of Todd; Hon. James A.
Boggs, of ST. Louis, and Hon. E. I.
Young, of Swift. BY congressional dis
lricts it will be seen that all the districts
save the Third, Fourth and Fifth have
Republican aspirantS.
The Sixth district has two, Messrs.
Lee and Boggs, who are decidedly
antagonlstic to each other; this feeling
growing out of the contest for the Re
publican congressional nomination in
the Sixth district last summer. MIR. Lee
was a strong Searie man, while MI.
Boggs, lis colleagues from st. Louis, and
Hon. j. NJ. Markham, Of Aitkin, were
all staunch supper ters Of ''Zeke" Ken
dali
Taking out these four men, and Mr..
Lees Sixth district supporters are re-
duCed to nine. The votes claimed for the
Todd county statesman in the Seventh
district Will be decreased by the an
nOuncement of the candidacy OF Hon. f.
Young. of Swift county. Whether these
men will go to Lee when Mir. Young
drops out is question. There is no
doubt whatever among Republican poll
ticians now that Mr. Lee is a SLATED"
candidate. This has stirred up both
Turrell and Greer: but, as one of the
representatives Of the powers that want
to be i'll control during the winter said
yesterday:
This does not matter. Mr.. Lee was
really booked for speaker from the day
that he was nominated. lie saved
Nur votes to Senator Davis by
accepting nomination, and he
Is entitled ~ toni the honor. This
explains The reasons that have led many
of the leaders to espouse his candidacy.
/ understand Mr.. Turrell went back to
his home feeling very sore because GER
tain men to whom he looked for support
told him they were for Lee. There is
no occasion for any bad feeling i'll the
matter. The candidacy of Mr.. Lee was
announced the day after election, and
the other aspirants could have saved
keeping out of the contest"
The Third, Fourth and fifth districts,
with a total of twenty-eight Repub-
liCan members, will have good deal TO
say about the selection Of the winning
candidate, but there is no likelihood Cf
even one of these districts voting SOliCly
for any man. Take big delegation,
like that from Uennepin, for example.
1t would be good thing for two CT
three Of the leading men of the twelve
if the entire vGe could be thrown to
any one candidate. 1t would insure
them good chairmanships, but the other
eight or nine would be left in the cold,
a sacrifice that no one of then will
feel that he is called upon to
make. I he average member-elect of
to be told that he might as well remain
at home as to be given places OH poor
committees.
In spite of the work of the machine
OF rather the combine that has set out
to organize the lower house of the leg
islature, the fact is pretty we'll estab
lished that the thirteen Republicans
from the First district will be for Hon.
Allen j. Greer, and the twelve from
the Second almost as solidly for Hon.
D. B. Turrell. This is in the face of
the work done by the literary bureau
of the combine, another sample Of which
was given in last evenings issue of the
Minneapolis Tribune. An extract from
this fllloWS:
Hon. w. f. Lee. of Long Prairie, candi-
nate for speaker of the house, was in Mime
Rnolis all of Yesterday. making efforts to Sc
cure the support of the Hennepln delegation,
and ii is an open secret that he made good
prOnTesS Mr. Lee is undoubtedly Il good pei
hos " w
AIRS of the delegation but directed his atten-
ln 10 the strong politicians whose efforts
enlisted in his behalf are probably better
calculated to produce favorable results than
would his own individually. There are pow
eTful business interests here i'll Mr.. Lees
favor. AS the owner OF valuable patents
connected with the milling business he has
strong pull in that quarter Also as banker
probably count on the Hennepln support.
and il is said that ne feels sure OF his elec-
ton.
One &C the reasons of his confidence is be-
lieved to be the assurance he has received
of the support OF the members from the
country districts. From all over the state he
has received such pledges, based on his we'll
known friendship for the farmers interests,
MS he is himself farmer. as well as u banker.
On this point c. l.. Smith, of the Farmers
Tribune, said yesterday:
'.Mr Lee, in my opinion, will have the
solid support of The farmer members without
any question. He has proved himself to be
in favor of the legislation that the farmer mas
asked for in the past session, the wise, rea-
sonable and proper legislation that the COM
Ing session. by having sensible and efficient
Republican majority, will be able to give the
state. lie is a clean, able and progressive
young man. predict that he VIII not only
be speaker, but that he viii prove to be one
of the ablest and best speakers that has ever
presided over the lower house.
:. For the purpose of clearing up the
matter of the identity of c. l.. Smith, of
the Farmers Tribune, it is only neceS-
sary 10 state that the Farmers Tribune
is the weekly edition of the Tribune,
and that Mr.. Smith is the gentleman
who undertook to convert the farmers
of the state by series of vulgar
speeches delivered in the farming
districts.
yesterday he saw scarcely any
members of the delegation" confesSeS
the Tribune, III referring to Mr.. Lee,
''but directed his attention to the strong
politicians whose efforts enlisted in his
behalf are probably better calculated to
produce favorable results than would
his own individually"
1t is hardly likely that the other can
didateS for speaker will relish the idea
that the house shall be organized In the
interests of a certain set of men. There
is no doubt in the world that the duties
of one Of the leading law firms Of st.
Paul can be greatly simplitied by the
proper organization of the house. This
frnl at each session is charged with
the duty of watching for and
guarding against adverse IagIsla-
tion. This can be lighteMed if the
speaker appoints the right sort OF &
committee 10 take charge Of the bills
introduced on that subject.