St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-08
AS a Consideration for Nelson
Votes in the Senatorial
Election.
STATE FoOTS THE BILL.
All the Departments OF Stat e
Contribute to the GEN.
eral Cause.
MORE FIRE SALE PLEDGES.
Nelson Men Seeking a Com
promise Candidate for
Senate.

While the greatest interest of the day
| yesterday centered i'll the action of the
| house and senate caucuSeS which would
| determine who was to cut the pie, it
must not be supposed that the sena-
torial aspirants or their friends
were idle. Indeed, there were
many opportunities for good work
in this very connection. Of course
the Nelson men have the best OF it in
this kind of fight. With Dave Clough
ready to trade any and everything for
| Nelson votes, and with every member
Of the capitol staff working the house to
tho same general purpose, it will read
lily be seen that Nelson and his en-
ployes had a good chance for work yes
terday.
In this connection a couple of uuallied
representatives. stated yesterday that
they had taken careful census of the
men who were drawing. salaries from
the state, which were being spent, be-
sides the time, in the interest of
Mnute, the Cunning.
The list is long one. including prac-
tically the entire force of state officials
of the appontive class. including the
janitors. At least fifty of these workers
could easily be counted in the course of
the day at the Hobbies Of the Windsor.
Merchants and Clarendon. Business is
D acticaly suspended in all those de-
partments where the officials are
there by appointment of the gov
expected to report progress Regularly.
Ihe state armament, flags and ammuni-
ton mast be in a sad state, and ii war
should suddenly be declared we would
be in horrible fix, for the custodian of
firearms and other deadly weapons
hasn't been seen near the ar
senal since Knute "came out"
The dairy and food department
is also getting along badly, and if an
epidemic of scarlet fever or chicken poX
were to break out among the cows or
the poultry, the result might be fatal.
In fact. about the only official duty be-
ing performed by the officials is that Of
drawing their salaries, which is per-
formed with religious zeal.
Rev Powers, the labor commissioner,
has temporarily suspended the publica-
ton of works bearing upon the subject
of Biblical literature, aud devoted him.
self to something by which he can come
nearer holding his job.
Powers Practical " ork.
has been in progress for some time. 1t
is of a missionary character, eminently
in keeping with his dual calling, and
eminently calculated TO earn what an.
swers Mir. Nelson in the place of graft
tude.
For long time he has been industri~
0usly educating the various labor Or
CARNATIONS up to point where they can
clearly see that Dothing stands in the
way of their receiving their rights eX-
cept the election of Knute Nelson to the
United States senate. Just as soon as
this is accomplished each member of a
labor union will become a boss, and all
will be serene. AS an initial step in
this direction he has drawn up ana
caused to be circulated in the proper
quarters form OF protest against the
election Of W ID. W ashburn to the senate,
and by JudiclouS use OF these forms
quite number of such protests have
been signed, sealed and delivered-to
the parties designated by MIR. Powers:
In this labor of love lie has been ably
assisted by the able assistants paid for
out of state funds, and the work, being
done at state expense. has been done
carefully and well-the first case of the
kind on record.
l,ai,,
by the Nelson managers is the pressure
being brought to worry in another CAP
dldate who can divide WaShburn'S
strength. They now fully realize that
Nelson's candidacy, coming as 1t does
at this late day and
Tainted With Treachery,
is not as strong as was expected,
and their only hope is to bambOoZle
some new candidate, a Minneapolis man
preferred, with some of those fire sale
pledges of support, split mp the Henne-
pin delegation and catch few votes in
the rebound.
But they are not succeeding very we'll
at this. People generally know that
Gov. Nelson has good deal to give if
he is disposed TO let go. but in view of
recent events they prefer not to loose
their hold on anything until he has
actually delivered the consideration.
The new headquarters which have
been so deliberately prepared at the
Windsor, 1t is said, were ordered for
the accommodation OF the new man who
unmaskS, and there are men in the
lobby who are willing to chance coin
that the unmasking will occur before
the week ends.
AT the Washburn headquarters every
body seemed to be in good spirits yes
terday. Its coming our way" SAID
one Of the senator's friends. The
snow storm seems to have made easy
shedding for US, but | hear there is
good deal of sand on the track down
that way" pointing toward the Nelson
ClOugh- SaDin McClaary headquarters.
The Washburn forces seem, in fact,
more confident each day, and though
they do not claim enough to nominate
in the caucus. they expect to have
enough when the roll is called.
The Nelson men were very busy yes
terday, using the caucus for all it was
worth in the use OF patronage. They
were very much put out over the
GLOBES exposure of their deal with
the Duluth delegation, and they
claimed that the statements were
only comparatively true. They did not
deny, however, that they expected help
from the Duluth people, and while they
would not ADMIT that they had given
up as many positions as was stated. it
was very evident that a deal had been
perfected.
MIR. Comstock is still conducting a
quiet campaign. Indeed, one can hardly
realize that he is in it.
Mr.. McCleary's support is undimln-
ished, the representative from the Sew
enth ward of st. Paul being alive and