St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-03
Leaders In Several States
Comforting on the Divis-
ion Of Offices.
Minnesota and North Dakota
Leaders Pursuing a Con-
Servative Course.
Danger in Being Too Quick
With Applications
for Place.
South Dakota Leaders Trying
to Arrange Matters
Amicably.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, March O. The old
saying that there is no better way of
judging of the future than by the past
seems to have never been heard by the
Democrats of some states, and so to-
night while the president-elect and his
party were riding up Pennsylvania ave-
nue. the leaders from half-doZen states
were holding conferences and wrang-
ling over a division Of the principal
federal offices in their cOmmonwealths.
The most notable case was that of
South Carolina. Gen. Ben Tillman ar
rived early in the day. and meeting
of the senators and representatives from
the Palmetto state was called. Senator
Butler and Congressman Brawley are
the only two anti-Tillmanites in the
delegation, but they attended and re-
fused to listen to anything but an equal
division of the leading offices. They
were willing for the postmasterships to
be divided out among the districts as
the members saw tit, but this was not
satisfactory and the meeting broke up.
In sharp contrast with the policy Of
South Carolina men stands the position
of Minnesota and North Dakota. While
there is q host of candidates for many Of
the federal offices in Minnesota, but few
of them are here, and no conference Of
the leaders is even thought of to con-
slider the matter. This may be due to
the fact that
Minnesota ID emOcFats
are Cleveland Democrats, and know the
policy that appeals most strongly to
that great leader. As matter of fact,
the candidate who comes to Washington
in advance sof Mr.. Cleveland is very
likely TO go back poorer, but wiser, than
he came. He is decidedly opposed to
taking snap Judgment on anything, and
there will be no changes made until he
knows all about the men who want the
offices. as well as the men they would
diSplace.
The action of the South Carolinans will
probably result i'll giving the Republi-
can collectors, marshal and other Off
GERS longer leases of official life-nOth-
ing more or less.
Few of the Minnesota leaders have
arrived up to the present time, but
enough have come and been heard from
to make it certain that there will be no
conference held for the purpose Of di-
viding up the Offices. Senator Roach,
Col. Benton, Senator NJ. l.. Mccormack
and several other North Dakota leaders
are also on hand, but they have not even
thought of such thing. With the
South Dakota men in the city
things are in different shape, and
the example of South Carolina may he
followed, although an agreement salts
factory to the members of the confer
ence may be reached. Several days ago
Gen. Maris Taylor, of Huron, arrived,
and this morning ne was joined by ten
Other Stalwart Leaders,
headed by Col. j. NJ. Woods, of Rapid
City, the national committeeman, and
William Van Fps. of Sioux Falls.
Others in the party are Chairman Otto
Peemiller, Yankton; s. Winter, Cham
beriain: p. +. Wickhem, Alexandria; j.
J. Healy, Ipswich; ID. w. Flick, Rapid
City: Judge Charles NJ. Thomas. Dead
wood; John A. Bowles, GrotOn, and ii.
c. Walsh, Redfield. 1t is strong delega-
ton of representative Democrats, whose
opinions and views will command re-
Spect at the proper time. Some favor
holding meeting and deciding upon
men for the principal Offices in the
course of the next few days, and it may
be dOue.
The difficulty of this task may be esti
mated from the fact that there are four
candidates for United States attorney
w. |. Quigley, Parker; Ii. f. Fellows,
Plankington; G. Z. Hinkley, Huron,
and l.. E. Witchell. Highmore. For
marshal, Chairman Peemiller and Peter
Couchman, of Bangor. are candidates.
Hughes, of Rapid City. and L. FreeSh,
of Scotland, would both like to be sur
veyor general, while p. f. Wickhem
would not decline the Office Of col
lectOr of internal revenue. They are
a goodly number of candidates for the
various land offices and Indian agencies,
only one of whom seems to have clear
tracks. Winter, of Chamberlain, who
wants the agency across the river from
his town. The fact that it Will be but
few months until the terms of nearly all
the federal officials in South Dakota eX-
pire gives some reason for an early set
tlement. When the state was admitted
four years ago all the offices were filled
by President Harrison. Such a condi-
ton does not exist in Minnesota, which
probably goes far toward explaining the
different motives of procedure.