St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-02
CITIES WILL GET ALL.
For Ramsey Will Rake Hen
lepin's Chestnuts Out Of
the Fire.
Lee Has Nearly Enough Votes
to Control a Cau-
Gus.
jacobson Denounees the Po-
Sition OF the Twin City
Members.
Candidates for House Posi-
lions Slated by the Todd,
County Man.

1.-THE members from the country will
make a hard fight and go down with
their colors flying i'll their contest for
speaker" said Hon. J. F. Jacobson, of
Lac qui Parle county. last evening.
eve realize that it is a hard, and per-
hapS hopeless fight, because there are
twenty votes in these two cities that are
solidly against u.s."
"Mr. Lee is just as good friend Of
the country as either of the other candi-
dates" said Hon. F. E. Searle, of st.
Cloud, who was sitting near Mr.. Jacob
son, and no such issue should be raised.
"Hennepin county is not for the best
man." said Mr.. jacobson in reply, grow
ing excited. "TEe members from
that county have never said that they
would favor the best man for the place,
but they have declared openly and I'M
bushingly that they would vote for the
man who had twenty-five or twentY-siX
votes. This is the most contemplate
position ever taken by body of intelll-
gent and respectable and honorable
men,"
But why don't you go to them with
twenty-five votes and ask them to sup
port Mr.. Turrell?" queried Mr.. Searle.
Because we have not the votes" was
The answer. There are several candl-
dates from the country who are making
square and honorable contests"
Although yesterday was Sunday there
was no let-up in the activity around the
political headquarters. Ali the candi-
dates went to church in the morning
do 10 oI, D., -
their lieutenants were working as
vigorously as they knew how.
The Lee men received several notable
achievements in the way of workers,
among whom were Hon. Alvah East
man. of the ST. Cloud Journal-PreSS, and
Hon. f. E. Searle, of the same city. The
result Of the days work was distinctly
favorable TO Mr.. Lee, not from any con-
verts made, but from the Soidifying eff
feet of Slate-making; for that was the
task completed yesterday. From chief
clerk of the house down to dOOrkeeper
the Lee men have slated the house pO-
sitions, and they have been so well dis
trlbuted that several doubtful vOJes
have thereby been secured.
The Greer and Turrell forces did not
pursue this course. rather endeavoring
to give each of the candidates chance.
VII lllC hIC OlQlC lC lllC IdulCo VI L. ~
Johnson, of Ramsey, for chief clerk, and
John Ericsson, of Hennepin, for door
keeper, OF Sergeaut-at-armS. One
of these gentlemen was backed
by the Ramsey delegation and the
other by Hennepin's "solid twelve"
All the other positions have been dis
trbuted throughout the state to secure
the support of doubtful members. Two
positions, for example, on this
slate were awarded two members
from the Second district, who will
vote for Mr.. Lee on the formal ballot.
One office has been given member
from the First district in the same sort
OF a deal, and two members from the
Seventh we're won in the same manner.
Under these circumstances 1t was not at
all surprising when a Lee manager de-
clared last evening i'll the Merchants
lobby:
"Of course, the Minneapolis delega-
ton is for Lee and il has been all along"
In this way the paltry S. per day posi-
tons around the lower house have been
used to induce the members from the
outside counties to betray their con-
sttuentS.
Last evening the Greer and Turrell
managers claimed above twenty votes
each, Mr.. Boggs about a dozen, while
Mr. Lees lieutenants gave out the
statement that theic man bad enough
Republican votes to nominate
thirty-siX. In the house there are
ia members in II, and it looks
strange to see the destiny of the session
directed by less than a third of the
members, but this is one of the beauties
of the caucus in American politics. A
fair estimate of Mr.. Lees vote gives
-
TO nominate. This means, without a
doubt, his nomination in a caucus, be-
cause there will be four members
anxious to get on the winners band
wagon upon such an announcement.
A combination between the country
members and Ramsey county would
seem 10 be the natural move, but this
will not take place, because the Lee
men, through Offices and the influence
of federal officials, have secured pledges
from so many members that they will
20 to Lee as their second choice that
neither Greer nor Turrell can transfer
his solid strength to the other. The
three members from this county seem
to be perfectly content to walk IN the
tracks made by the Hennepin men, and
have no regard for the future at ALL
Ramsey county should stand by the
protection, but Messrs. Horton, Suli-
van and Wallblom have not caught
Oh to this Self-eVidenJ fact yet, and
there is no prospect that they will.
The people of this city will know where
TO place the blame for adverse legisla-
hon in case Hennepin county secures
all the committees.
The Democrat members teel elated
over the probability of Lees nominal
ton. AS matter of fact the absolute
control OF the leading house committees
by Minneapolis and the apportionment
Of the senate committees by Lieut. Gov
Clough, of Minneapolis, will SO disgust
the farmers of this state as to make
The state Democratic beyond a
doubt two years hence. No
The Minneapolis Republicans, and none
will come from the "solid twelve"
Some job for the government of the
Mill City is expected from that source,
bu no warehouse or gram reforms ever
BprOut in that locality.
The feeling against Minneapolis
diminition of the house commit
tees is intense among the mem
bers from the rural districts, and a
great effort will be made by the Mime
npolis leaders today to throw dust in
their eyes," but it can hardly be
done. OF course, were it not for
the offices a combination might be eff
fected between Messrs. Greer and Tur.
Tell, either Of whom would be satlsfact-
DRY TO the members from the rural dis
tricts, and some such combination will
probably be attempted. But it will hardly
succeed. There are not over thirty Re-
publican members who, like Mr.. Jacob