St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-21
WILL DORIAN QUIT :?
Meeting Of Republican Politi.
clans Yesterday.
ERDEAY0RiRc TO A88AHel
To Have Only One Ticket in
the Field.
As COL. DAVIDSON STICKS,
The Only Recourse Is to Take
Doran OF the Ticket
AND GIVE .yAM a ciEER EIef1
AND GIVE yAM A CLEAR FIELD.

There was hen on in the Republican
camp yesterday.
| Col. Harris Richardson having mada
such hasco as aide-de-camp to Gen.
! ChirOpodes Bucephalus Bronson in
| bringing out DR.. Wheaton in Mayor
| Wrights office, concluded to shake Gen.
ChlrOpodes. ETC., and play IA lone hand.
He accordingly summoned some of the
leading Republicans of tho city to his
office in the Germania Life building
yesterday forenoon, and sent for Col.
Davidson to meet them.
There were present George Thomp.
SON, Edward Vanish. r. A. Kirk,
George X. Finch. Fl. C. Burbank, Mai,
John Espy. w. Fl. Lightner, Gen. John
b. Sanborn, Col. R. Nj. Newport, j. b.
TarIox, Albert Scheffer. Joseph Lockey,
Ell Warner, and several others.
The presence of Col. Davids son was
secured, and for three hours he was
submitted to what the Pinkertons
might term the "Sweat-box" process.
In fact. unknown to the colonel, lie was
really held as prisoner. Dur
ing the inquisitlon proceedings. some
of his Prohibition party friends
desired to confer with him relative to
filing their certificates with the city
clerk. The messenger was Informed at
the door that Col. Davidson could not
be seen. In few minutes the mes.
senger returned with note for the
colonel, and was then told he had gone,
There he ISL said the messenger,
pointing to the colonel. who was visible
through the partly open door. 'sOh,no,
that is not Col. Davidson was the
reply, and the door closed with bang.
That is the way the Pinkertons con-
duct their ''sweat-boX" proceedings;
except that they are shrewd enough moi
0open the door.
The exact proceedings cannot be re-
corded, but the object of the inquisitlon
was to force Col. Davidson off the quad
rllateraf track. Satan's trip to the high
mountain with his friend was cast en-
tirely in the shade by the offers Of po,.
llticaf prefermentin the great and un.
dimmed future. In fact. 3 ltan must
have been green with envy as he i'll.
visibly participated in the proceedings,
and regretted that he could not have
had Col. Richardson help him work his
original job.
GLOBE representatives interviewed as
many of the brevet Satans as could be
found at their places Of business, all be.
ing called upon. =
W. II. Lightner was found at his desk
perusihg all afternoon paper. To the.
abrupt question:: "Well, Mr.. Lightner,
how about that conference, today? Did
you get Davidson ont of the wayP" He
replied with quizzical expression Of
countenance, II have nothing to say for
publication. have been long enough
In public life to know when to keep
still, especially when have nothing to
say for publication" !.
II. G. Burbank was busy checking up
some books when the same question was
put to him. The gentleman was evil
IDENTIFY ill at ease over the result of the
late meeting, for he contradicted HIM
self with almost the same breath. Nv ho
told you that there had been meet
ing? was the first answer. 81 know
nothing about it," But when treasured
i
ent. he turned away. saying. "There is
absolutely nothing to be made public at
this time. you must really excuse me-"
j. b. Tarbox was amusing In the
attitude he took when approached OH
the subject. "You don't say? Was
there meeting today? You see. as +
am not politician, ! know little of
these things. When told that he had
been seen to enter the place and was
known to have participated in the mos
mentous deliberations. he shrugged his
shoulders and walked back among a
lot of samples, saying: "Well. there
is nothing for publication, whatever did
transplre. 1t was just little private
meeting"
Gen. Sanborn said. s'Why. / cannot
say anything about that meeting. There
was a motion passed that no one pres
ent should say word about it," When
asked about Col. DavidSon's criticism
of his legislative action Ill regard to the
fee bill. he said he stood by his record.
He believed the county officers, or many
of them, should be paid by fees from
those who had business with the Offices
instead of having salaries paid by the
taxpayers.
Joseph Lockey said he was not at lib
erty to talk. He did not know the OBJ
ject OF the meeting when he was invited,
and did not remain great while.
Col. Newport exhibited we'll feIgned
surprise at the question, but was as un-
communicative as the others. He was
ready to talk upon almost any otheI
topic but that
Maj. Espy thought it would be inr
proper for him to talk of the meeting.
He eulogized Col. Davidson, however,
and thought he was making great mis-.
take, but believed he would still with>
draw.
Daniel Moon, who was also son the
list" declared that he only visited the
office of the law firm of which Mr.. Rich
ardson is member on private business,
and was not a party to the sweat-box
proceedings.
Judging from the two speeches made
by Col. Davidson last night elsewhere
reporteD. "The Quadrilateral Apostle
of Light" is still In the ring. and :
able to give the brevet Satans pointers 2
of how to reduce the Republican candi-
dates to one by Withdrawing Doran. .
There seems now but one last chance
for the Republicans. and that is to with