St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-15
ICE MAN ON DECK.
Washburn Still Holds Out as
the Nominal Candidate
OF Minneapolis.
TALK OF THE CAUCUS.
All Candidates Ready for the
Fight Except the Mime
apolis Contingent.

with the return of the members from
their homes the senatorial struggle was
renewed last evening. and from this
time on it will be at constant fever heat.
Inc caucus committee has waited on
the various candidates who are already
in the field, and each has expressed his
readiness to proceed. WaShburn's
managers are evidently not ready, but
do not care TO show their weakness by
refusal. so agree to any time the COM
mittee may name. This venture is a
safe one, as the committee is for WASH
burn, and will not fix Il date unsatis-
factory to the senator. The opposition
and many of the friends of Washburn
are hourly expecting the announces
ment of Pillsbury's candidacy,a and little
else could be heard in the lobbies last
night. The Washburn men are max
ing the most amazing claims. one of
them declaring last night that they had
100 votes. He was. however. talking in
his sleep. AS matter of fact Wash~
burn will 90 into the caucus with about
fifty votes if he goes in at all. Nelson
men will have about the same
number and the rest will be
divided between Comstock and Nc
Cleary in the ratio of about three to one
in favor of the former. PillSbury will
undoubtedly have some votes, even if
his candidacy is not formally announced
before the caucus, and the number will
increase as the caucus progresses.
There will be few scattering votes,
inc TO
a nomination, thus satifying the mem
bers who "want to see some fun"
WasIlburn's Managers
have been claiming from four to six
votes from the Ramsey delegation. but
in this they will be disappointed, and
in luck if they get two.
They also claim nineteen from Hem
nepin, which they will not get
1t Is now conceded that Washburn
has no show of an election, and there is
no doubt that his whole energies are
being devoted to the cultivation of
healthy boom for the man he
will finally name. No general
having its origin in Minneapolis
and stating that Washburn was op-
posed to Pillsbury as his successor
Those nearest the senator are certain
that if he is given voice in the matter
he will choose PillSbury, and as the
latter is undoubtedly the strongest Min
neapOlis man that could be named,
there is almost no doubt that he will be
the one chosen to break the deadlock.
Icho
around headquarters and the generally
accepted theory that Washburn would
pull out i'll favor of Pillsbury. there was
really nothing of interest last night.
The caucus was discussed. and it was
evident that Nelson was nearing the
danger line of a nomination. and the
Washburn men, who are OF practical
turn of mind, are urging the immediate
announcement of third candidate. Ii
the rock-rbbed Washburn men hold out
too long they may be too late, for the
country is uDquestionably making
= Strong Pull
for Nelson. not because they care SO
much for Nelson, but because they are
for anything to beat Washburn. A
strong delegation came up from Good
hue county Yesterday te strike a blow
at the ice man, and finding no other
acceptable man in the field, fiOcked to
Nelson's camp. Had PillSbury'S name
been among the list Of candidates they
would undoubtedly have gone to him.
The same is true of several other
delegations from various localities,
and there is no doubt that
Nelson is gaining unwonted strength
by lust such means. And then the
WaShburn men seem to have no tact.
One of them made bitter attack on
Nelson in the lobby last night for the
means used to pass the so-called "ad-
ministration bilP' two years ago. This
was the country elevator bill, and there
were a number of country members
present. The Washburn talker, WHO'S
a prominent ''eX," was promptly called
down by farmer, who Informed him
that if lie wanted to make country votes
for Nelson he was doing the right kind
of talking to make them.
Some of the better Informed of the
leaders are inclined to believe that it Will
be the policy of the Washburn men to
withhold Pillsbury's name until after a
ballot is taken III the caucus, but this
Will certainly De dangerous pio-
gramme, as many Of the votes which
would otherwise
Go to Pillsbury
are likely, in the meanwhile, to get
tangled up in the Nelson column. One
thing appears certain, and that Is
that Washburn will poll his full vote on
the first ballot, and that thereafter he
will lose steadily as long as he is in the
contest. OF course. if he withdrew be-
fore the result was announced and
threw his full vote to Pillsbury,it might
change enough votes III the latter's
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