St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-19
DIDN'T SPLIT WOOD.
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the adjournment was carried by vote
of II to 10.
NOT SAYING MUCH.
Washburn Men Not Talking, but
They're Thinking.

| w aShDurn Men Not Taikin%, but
| They're Thinking.
| Immediately after the adjournment,
! which was taken at 1920 a. M, the
| greater part of the Washburn contin-
gent boarded an interurban car for
! Minneapolis, and it was difficult to get
any frank expression from them. One
of Mr.. Washburn'S closest friends adj
mitted 20 the GLOBE before going into
caucus that they had not votes enough
| to nominate, and virtually cOneed-
| ed the defeat of WaShburn i'll
the election next Tuesday. When
! the Washburn men received their
backset i'll the caucus they protested to
be greatly surpriSed,s and probably
were-surprised that it was 10 worse.
Had they not changed their plans at the
last moment and adopted the open
ballot they would have lost more from
the Hennepln delegation than they dld,
with no corresponding gain in other
directions.
Immediately after the caucus had adj
journed they proceeded to their head
quarters and held consultation with a
view to springing new man who could
check the gain Nelson was making at
the time of the adjournment. The
actual friends of Washburn will never
support Nelson, amt there is now no
doubt that they will join any movement
which gives promise of defeating the
little Norwegian. Had they adopted this
course four days ago they might have sue
ceeded, but the indications at , o'clock
this morning point unanimously to
Knute Nelson's election next Tuesday.
1t Is not unlikely that the deadlock can
be continued in the open legislature.
but the scattering votes can not hold
out long with onl the present candi-
dates i'll the field, and there is marked
tendency of both Second and Sixth dis
trict men towards Nelson.
The COmstOck men progressed to be
elated at the result, but just why 10
one seemed to know. They declared
that neither Nelson nor Washburn could
win,and that Comstock would gain from
now on, but the mountain has not
moved to Mahomet for some time, and
will not for some time to come.
it was demonstrated last night that
the McCleary men are not for Wash
burn. Whenever one OF them quit vot-
ing for the congressman he began vot-
ing for Nelson. There were several
others who will follow suit in the cleo
ton. At least two of them are i'll st.
Paul.
The Nelson men but lily concealed
their citation at the result of the caucus.
They were perfectly at ease during the
whole contest, which the WaShburn
men were not. There was no time at
which they could not have five
more votes than they uoiled,
but they did not need them.
Their plan evidently was TO tire the
Washburn men out and gradually de-
velop vote that would be accounted
for on various grounds. They have an
organization which is credit even to
Tams BiXby. which is as much as 10 say
Ii is perfect in every detail.
The theory that dark horse not yet
mentioned Will come in is not seriously
entertained by any one now. The
Washburn men may unite OIL Pillsbury,
but the time has passed when they can
90 SO with anything like a certainty of
success, and unless some new and UNI
expected development comes to tine sur
face the indications. from purely nom
partisan and disinterested point of view,
are that Nelson will ultimately be-
chosen.