St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-19
WAsHBURN FOR GOVERNOR.
de Will Contest Hennepin
With Gov. Clough--Nelson
on Tariff.
Special to the Globe.

half ago, while the Second district
member, Prof. McCleary, has al
ways been non-committal, but Col.
Kiefer and Uncle" Loren Fletcher
were openly and enthusiastically
for the Maine man until the defeat
of Senator Washburn.
This defeat of their choice gave
them a straight tip as to which
crowd is likely to be on top next
year in Republican councils in Min
nesota, and, as they are both figur-
ing on being returned, they do not
want to antagonize the people who
have the reigns in their hands. On
the vote to authorize the issuance Of
gold bonds less than two weeks ago
Col Kiefer and Mr.. Fletcher fol-
lowed Mr.. Reed, and voted for the
proposition, while Tawney and Nc
Clearly voted with the silver men,
Populists, McKinleyites and anti
Cleveland forces. On that vote the
Republican side gave a small ma
jority against the bonds, but last
week when it came to a vote to save
the government over $16,0O0,000 in
interest on the acknowledgment
syndicate loan, Mr.. Reed could get
but a third of the Republican repre-
sentatives to follow him, and not a
single member from Minnesota.
REEDS SNUB TO TAWNEY.
Talk of opposition to the election
of the GEAR" as speaker of the next
congress has again commenced, ana
but one thing can save him, ana II
is the belief of the friends OF the
other candidates that the speaker
ship will be the shortest and surest
wav to retire the Maine man in the
presidential race. The fact OF the
matter is that the "cZar" does not
pay enough attention to the new
1 members. To illustrate this, re-
cent experience of Congressman
TaWney and ongreSSman-electE Ed
dy need only be told. 1t will sur
prise the readers of Republican Or
CANS who have been led to believe
THAT Mr. Eddy's appearance here
was hailed with salutes by all the
government forts as well as by gen
| eraI4 rejoicing on the part of the Re
publican members Of congress.
Shortly before the vote on the gold
bond bill last week Mr.. Tawney
was standing on the floor OF the
house with Mr.. Eddy, chatting, when
the massive form of Mr.. Reed hove
in sight Eddy had not yet been
introduced to the eX-speaker, and
told Mr.. Tawney so. This was
enough for the First district man,
and he said:
"Wait and I will introduce you
With this remark he stepped for
ward to a place where he would
be able to speak to Reed as he
came up. The car ambled up, and,
paying no attention to TaWney, the
latter said:
''Mr. Reed, Mr.. Reed, just mo-
ment; I would like to introduce you
tc Mr.. Eddy, one of our new Re
| publican members.
Don't bother me-" said Mr.. Reed,
gruffiy. as he passed on; Il am very
busy"
This was a severe rebuff to Mr..
Tawney, and a crowd of members
who noticed it all sympathized with
him. 1t was totally undeserved,
and, being the second happening OF
| the kind, has, naturally enough,
made the friends of the Winonan
| hot, and, if there is any opposition
to Reed next fall, it is safe to say
that Tawney will be a part of it.
| The real truth of the matter is
| that Reed is like all old members
| of congress in this respect. He has
no time to waste on new members
| Almost anything can break into con-
| gress, but it takes something of a
man to remain for a number OF
| terms in the opinion of the old mem
| bers. This sort of thing has cost
| Reed a great deal, and may cost
| him much more. as may be seen
| by glancing at the roll Of the next
congress and noticing that a large
| majority of the Republicans are
new men.
WASHBURN FOR GOVERNOR.
t. Senator Washburn was feeling very
b badly when he reached Washington
/ after his defeat, but he is now as chip
per- sas ever, and there is we'll
| grounded rumor that he proposes to
| takeaa leading part in the fight in Min
bnesota next year. He has a very bit
/ ter feeling against Gov. Clough, and
| his friends believe that he will enter
| theurace for the gubernatorial nomi-
tnati0n himself. His friends are salts
L fed that he will be able to carry Hen
Inepin county against Clough hands
down, and that as the country will
ohave one United States senator, St
Paul the other, that the state will give
/ the governorship to the man selected
| fby the Republicans of the Mill City
IfOnathis theory he will enter the fight
Rand if he cannot win will be fairly
/ welb satisfied with the scalp of Gov.
iG4ough.
| NELSON AND THE MILLS BILL.
| The Republican organs in the East
| following the lead of some of their
| brothers in Minnesota, have been Ia
boring to persuade their readers thai
| Senator-e Nelson is staunch Nc
| Kinleyite, and that he did not vote
| for the Mills bill, but only for its con-
| sideration. The New York Evening
| Post in a short editorial has given
| these gentlemen deserved castiga-
| ton for their false statements, saying
st is extraordinary that a newspa-
| per should be capable of such nisrep-
| resentation as many Republican or
| gans display about the record on the
| tariff question of Sena tor-elect Nelson
! of Minnesota. Here is the Philadelphia
| Press of this morning complaining
that mo one of the Democratic and
i AT,1errxz1,rar rae1ps1aa 1aal.S that claimed