St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-24

Davis name would even be presented
to the convention. He observed that
| the Mckinley wave was something tre-
mendous, but did not claim to be fa-
miliar with the situation.
Mr.. Severance, if he had any inten-
ton of pushing Senator Davis claims,
may we'll have been discouraged at the
prospects. At both the West and Mic
ollet the delegates were talking moth
ing but Mckinley in the matter of
presidential preference. The sentiment
was so one-sided that it became mono
tonous, and even tiresome. There was
no relief from the irresistible McKin-
ley wave, and it was not safe for any
one to express a preference for any
other candidate than Mckinley. Men
who have been known as Davis men
simply stood around and remarked
that it did not appear that anyone but
Mckinley was in it.
Another thing, the delegates seemed
determined to instruct for Mckinley
"You can depend on it, that whoever
goes to-. that convention will be in
structed for Mckinley" said J. F. Jac-
OLSON, and he seemed to voice the sem
timent of all the radical Mckinley men,
and if they do not control the conVen-
ton appearances are deceitful. The
fact that some of the delegates were
making a quiet effort in favor of an
uninstructed delegation only served to
stir up the other side the more.
1t is not at all certain that George
Thompson, of the Dispatch will be
elected delegate at large. He was
| declared the choice of the Ramsey
county delegation, but already muir
murs Of discomfort are heard from
that direction, and the sentiment
| against him outside of st. Paul is
something pronounced. Last night it
was freely predicted that Senator T.
d. Sheehan, OF ST. Paul, would be pit
ted, against the editor. Mr.. Thomp-
| sons friends ridicuIed the report of
| any fight against their man. and said
| that Ramsey county would be solid
| for him. .-.-
The main objection to Mr.. Thompson
appears to be the fact that he was such
q strong Davis man up to very recent
ly. The radical Mckinley men believe
that the men who were for Mckinley
from the start are the ones who should
go to st. Louis, and for that reason
they are opposed to a man who, as
they say, has but recently come into
the fold Another point was that last
| night Mr.. Thompson was doing what
he could to have the delegation unin-
structed. This was not at all pleasing
| to the Mckinley men, and they did
not hesitate to express themselves.
While it is by no means certain that
| MI Thompson will be fought in the
convention, if the Mckinley enthusi-
asDl becomes rampant he may be Of
! fered as a sacrifice.
Senator w. H Yale, of Winona, is
perhaps as enthusiastic a. Mckinley
man as there will be at the convention.
| He was on the ground early and his
name was being freely used as the
name, of the chairman of the conven-
ton, although he said to the G O b e
| that he was not aware that he was a
candidate. Il have been elected to the
legislature and will not be out Of that
! for three years more" he said, "and
that is honor enough for me. Our del
egation is a little slow IN arriving, but
/ presume that they will be here late
tonight or early in the morning. We
are instructed for Mckinley There
were but two votes against us. Did
you ever see anything like this Nc
Kinley wave? It is like a cyclone. No
one knows when, where or how it
| started, but it is here, and it is more
contagious than measles or smallpox" f"
The Rochester delegation numbered
eighteen, and was headed by Senator
| Stebbins. Most of the delegates kept
! close together and were escorted about
the city by H. M. Richardson, a former
member Of the legislature The Roch-
ester people were all for Mckinley.
There was a rumor during the even
ing that Representative Jacobson, of
Kandiyohi. was responsible for the
statement that there could be but one
| delegate from the Twin Cities. The
effect of such an ultimatum, If well
! sunnorted. would have changed the