The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-01-12

defeated sd' the gang Of Doodle Republic
cans would have triumphed and then
Egood.bye Repnb 1ican party Of Minnesota
for a decade at least. Lee was ro more )
objectionable to the gang than Turrell
Or l;Boggs. would have been, provided.
either one of the latter had developed
as much or more strength as Lee..sThe
sole object Of the fine Italian scheemrlerls
and their: Democratic. allies was to de-
feat Davis They did not care a fig
who was elected speaker they were
!. after bigger game: ,ss :ds5sz.s
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- Mr., Lee owes his, victory to- good
generaiship and the steadfastness Of
his friends. Senator Buchanan 81: tIits
tie Falls was a whole. host. in himself;.
Frank 5Searle and Alvah Eastman of
ST. Cloud rendered valiant services:
tJohhnl. Wait Of Long Prairie, quiet and
sunassumingg, handled affairs with the
skill OF; a veterinarian he had a wise
counselor in his :fellow=townsalanIJ. d:
Jones. s., 4 Among the Representatives
such men as, ,Zelch Of J.. Washington
county, Benner of Mower: @Koernelr::. OF.
Meeker, Horton and Sullivan Of Ram
ssey, and ,Wynan, Comstock, Howard,
Cairns and Wilson: of :Hennepin, are
deserving Of especial mention. Ander-
son Of Chisago, and: 'Wahlund of .Isanti,.
We're: also loyalto the man from Todd;
OF course, Mr.. Lees colleagues from
his own district were for: him first, last
and. all the time. Those who know
Mr.. Lee best: admire him most, and
predict. that when. the twenty eighth
session Of the legislature adiourns he
will be one of the most: popular mon in
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The senatorial caucus was held on
the night of the:3rd. The friends of
Senator Davis. did not anticipate much
trouble in securing a full attendance of
Republican senators and representa-.
tiVes until the afternoon of that, day,
then they discovered thai Questionable
tactics were being employed to induce
men to remain away from the caucus.
I'm view Of the fact that IS. is a majority
OF both houses, and that 50 Republican
senators and representative were
present Or accounted for and went on
record as. favoring- the reelection Of
Senator Davis, the latter's friends can
afford to accept the tlimsy< excuses Of
the four senators and five Representa-
tives who found it convenient to be alb
sent. The Sixth congressional dis
trlct (Wllgh t county, is credited with
two OF these absentees---Senator .A::Y.
Eaton and: Hon.. John. Holler.,I i. ! Let
them; explain to their constituents!
There are some ugly rumors zahoat, and
certainly ensible methods were
employed. for Instance, Hon G. Wah-
lund, OF Isanti, had hardly seated him
self in the house when he received a
telegram from Minneapolis informing
him that his wife was dangerously i'll
and to come at once. :. Before leaving
Mr.: Wahlund requested Anderson of
Chisago,2 and Dunn of Mile Laos to
announce that he. was for Davis. and
wished his vote so recorded. =. Mr..
:Wahlund is an honest, faithful man.
but that telegram was a. bogus one.
Mr. W. found that his wife was all
right and that she had sent no mes
sage to him. More of this anon.
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A word to Hon.:*H. b. Craig's constit-
uents: Mr.. Craig has been in poor
health for a couple Of years past: He
reached ST. Paul on the morning Of the:
first and put up at the Merchants. The
noise. and: hustle, the impenetrable
clouds of cigar smoke and thex hard
floors proved too much for Mr. Craig,
and brought on an attack Of his old
complaint-sciatic !, rheumatism and
other complications 7.and he was
obliged to take to his bed On Tues
day, Dir: Whittemore, Of Elk River,
was summoned to attend him, and for
four days the old gentleman was una
BILE, to: take any nourishment whatever.
He e.i did not attend either the legislative
or senatorial caucus, in fact he was not
sworn in, until to-day. the first time he.