St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-01
Greer STILL MASTER.
Hennepin's Lordly Twelve
Hidden in the Valley OF
Humiliation.
4 Flank Movement Is At
tempted, but No One Is
Deceived Thereby.
Minneapolis Papers Neglect
to Publish the Wabasha
Mans Statement.
Candidates Will Confer Rela-
tive to a Caucus Tomop-
row Morning.

The Democrats and Peoples party
members of the legislature do not OBJ
jet to being held responsible for their
own acts, but when the Republican
members of the IIennepin delegation
attempt to charge up their plumbers to
them they have q right 10 enter an en-
phatic protest.
The Republican members Of the
house from Minneapolis, more com
monty known as "Hennepin's solid
twelve" started out six weeks or more
ago to devise a scheme by which they
would be able TO control all the impor-
tant committees of the house,
and thus all legislation. They
looked over the field and decided
that Hon. William E. Lee, of
Todd county, would have enough
strength to control the caucus with
the help of the solid twelve" and
the intimate friends of Senator Davis.
Satisfactory pledges were secured from
MI. Lee; SO satisfactory that Friday
Hon. J. T. Wyman, the apparent leader
OF the "sOlid twelve" said III the lead
Ing Republican organ of the Mill City:
what we want and what we think we
will get"
This interview was given out by Mr..
Wyman before he sprung his little call
for a caucus, which, by the way, he
confidently expected TOuld 'go, "and at
one fell swOop land Mir. Lee in the
speakers chair. The unexpected stand
for the interests of the people OF the
state outside Of Minneapolis taken by
Mr. Greer surprised Mr.. Wyman, and
his interviews in the Republican organs
yesterday showed that he had not re
covered from the shock.
a lame Apology.
Mr.. Wyman yesterday announced that
the whole difficulty over the caucus call
prepared and circulated 10y himself had
been made by Democrats, and that the
HenneWn delegation had adopted no
unit rule.
Mr.. Wyman knows better than this.
He knows that the nerve and bravery OF
Allen j. Greer, and this only, prevented
his call from gong into effect, ami The
organization of the'hOuse pursuant 10 a
deal by which every important commit
tee chaIrmanShip was to 90 to Minneap-
oils. With these facts MI. Nyman is
thoroughly conversant.
Now as to his claim that the Henne-
pin delegation does not propose to vote
as a unit. Here is a letter that was
sent into the Second congressional dis
trict to & member of the legislature by
one of "Hennepin'S solid twelve"
signed by him "for the delegations"
Dear Sir: The HenneDin delegation has
w elve Republican votes. GU VIII naturally
see that the delegation, VOTING AS UNIT,
viii be power in the house. Will You not
cooperate with il in the organization OF the
same?
What does the above letter say, and
what Interpretation does it bear other
than that the Hennepin 'Solid twelve"
propose to control the organization or
the house?
But if this is not enough evidence on
this point, an Interview given GLOBE
representative by The leader OF the
"solid twelve" will be in point.
Nyman Admits All.
at is all right for the GLOBE to try to
stir up trouble" said Mr.. Wyman, but
IL is mistaken. We have no candidate
for speaker, and stand ready to 90 to
the man who shows the most strength.
We think just as much OF MI. Greer or
Mr.. Turrtll as we do of Mr.. Lee or Mr..
Boggs. and we will get just as much
from one as from amy OF the others"
But YOU will vote as unite? queried
the GLOBE man.
We stand ready to go to Mr.. Greer
or Nj. Turrell if we become convinced
that one of them has more strength than
any of the other candidates."
But you will yoIe soIdly?"
Unable TO parry this question longer
MI. Wyman declared that he was not
sure about all Of the twelve members
voting together. In connection with
this interview and the letter quoted
above, the following from the Mime
apolis journal of Friday evening will
prove especially interesting:
All WIFE fe in Line.
II was suggested that while Hennepin
comfy has decided by majority vote to sup
port Lee. there may be few members who
are protesting against the Unit rule and do
not want to recognize it, even in the face of
majority vote III its favor These members
will probably be brought into line by Mon
day highland in the meantime their attitude,
whether real or pretended, may serve the
useful purpose of throwing dust luto the
eyes Of the other candidates for speaker and
overcoming prejudice That might possibly
exist, if it were generally understood that
Tennepin had bound herself in advance to
any particular candidate.
May serve tie useful purpose of
throwing dust into the eyes of the other
candid Ates and overcoming prejudice
that might possibly exist if it were gen.
orally understood that Hennepin had
bound herself in advance to any partic-
ular candidate"
These are strange Tds to use, but
they explain the acti -. Of the Hennepin
men Yesterday. as well as the action of
the Minneapolis Journal and the st.
Paul Dispatch in refusing to print Mr..
Greer's statement Of the reasons which
forced him to refuse to sign the call for
a caucus brought him Friday by Mr..
Wvman. The journal last evening
published the following misleading
statement regarding Mr.. Greer's posi-
lion:
Greer TisrepreSented.
This morning the journal interviewed Mr..
Greer in his room at the Merchants The
Vabasha man does not stand by all that the
morning papers say for him He knows
nothing about "Hennepin wanting the earth
in the way Of committees etc, and ex-
presses the kindeSt feeling for all members
of the Fourth and Fifth districts II am IN
the race 10 win, " he SAID, and believe | can
see how / will be the speaker. If / fail it
will lie after hard and square race
! am making no charges, and while l
have read in the newspapers that Hen
nepin county was for Lee | do not
know whether this is true or not lam try
ing as hard as I can to get Republican votes,
and you may depend upOnit, will do nothing
that will weaken my cause. Do not say that
am opposed to a caucus. favor caucus
most heartily. but want il managed properly
can easily see how a caucus could be used
TO cut the Threats of all the country candi-
dates ana give the places to the city faVoriteS
ii is my ain TO ee that the caucus is called
regularly and fairly, and that all the candi-
dates have an equal hand in it. This ex-