St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-22
C0RRALLED BYCLOUGh
The Lieutenant Governor
Elect Gathers In a Few
Stray Senators,
Who Have Decided to Vote
With the Republicans
This Year.
Their Sisters, Cousins and
AuntS Will All Be Given
Positions.
II the Jobs Hold Out the
Republican Majority Will
Be Large.

Hon. David M. Clongh, lieutenant
governOr-elect is a smooth and clever
politician, and it is divulglng no secret
to say that he can make few petty Off
ces go farther than any other man in
the state. Since the election he has
been devoting the greater part of his
time to figuring out way to secure the
power and privilege of naming the COM
mitteeS OF the senate at the coming SeS-
sion. and yesterday ne gave it out cold
that the thing is fixed" How this feat
has been accomplished will be made
evident during the first few days of the
coming session.
One of the Alliance senators has been
secured by the assurance that his son,
siXteen-year-old boy who ought to be in
school. will be made file CLERK at So
per day.
And this same Alliance senator in
answer to a question gives as his rea-
son for his changed position that he
thinks that when the people elect Il
man lieutenant goyeruer it shows that
they have confidence enough in him to
be willing TO give him the power to
name the senate committees. This is a
very slim excuse; better one Is
tUdt lHC pIIcG vi lIie dlOItSdlO oClidlOl
is just $3.50
Another member of the old combine
explains his change of front in much
the same manner, but wants the ReDub-
lican senators to elect his ''neighbor'
to the best position in the gift Of the
senate.
A third member of the old combine
has promised to Chamber in the Repub-
llcan bed provided he is given two
minor Offices for his henchmen, and Stl ii
another has promise that one of his
friends will be cared for in the division
OF the spoils. Two more members of
the Alliance forces of two years ago
are also on the hooks and are likely to
be landed If the Offices and good places
OIL the committees hold out.
Yesterday the lieutenant governor
elect met Hon. William S. Dedon, of
the Forty-fourth district, at the Mer
chants aud held lengthy conference
with him, which was evidently salts
factory to both, for the reason that when
1T was over Senator Dedon announced
that he would act with the Republicans
during the coming session. He declared
that he believed Mr.. Clongh should ap-
point the senate committees, gi wing as
his reason that his election was evidence
that the people had confidence in him.
And yet Senator Dedon did not be-
lieve Lieut.. Gov. Ives should appoint
the committees two years ago, although
Gov. Ives was elected by more than five
times the majority OF his chief. The
returns on governor and lieutenant
governor at the last two elections fol-
lows:
1890
MerTiam's plurality ..............,.... 2,267
Ives plurality. ............11,I IFS
1902
Nelson's plurality. ty...................146 Il $40
Clough's plurality ........ ........ 80. ID 4T
Senator Dedon's reason for changing
his position on this question looks a
trifle peculiar in print, but then, lie
wants to vote for his neighbor for secre-
tary of the senate.
But the new lieutenant governor has
worked Mr.. Dedon and several of his
fellow Alliance senators very cutely.
Each of the three now in line desired
to be considered as the "balance of
power" man, and to each this distinc-
ton has been promised, and each one
has gone home with a promise that
he will be cared for accordingly. How
this will strike the Republican senators
and the nominees of the Republican
senatorial caucus two years ago is not
known, but it is safe to say that there
will be several gentlemen who will OBJ
ject TO three traitors walking off with
the best offices in the upper house. 1t
has all along been understood that the
Republican senators would vote for the
men they selected two years ago. The
Republican caucus nominees two years
ago follow:
Secretary-L P. Hunt. Mankato.
First Assstant-B. W. Day, Hutchinson.
Second Assstant-A. p. Swanstrom, ST..
Paul
Enrolling Clerk-C. W FoOte, St. James.
Engrossing Clerk-W. G. Whiteman. Orton-
vile.
Sergeant-at-Ar -Arms-Clarke Chambers Owa-
tonna.
In case the dicker made with the
three Alliance senators is carried out,
there are almost enough offices to satisfy
| them.