The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
WONDER WHERE he STANDS.
A. e. RICE IS SUSPECTED OF PLAY
ING INTO w. DIS
HANDS.
PILLSBURY HIS CHOICE:
That Is the Theory Some Are Work.
ing On-COmstOck Has
BOOmIet, Too.

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politicians of more or less fame
! through the state, and it is singular
| to note that nearly all of these birds
of passage, who come in singly, but in
variably get together within few
| hours, are friendly to the administra-
ton.
Meantime since the troublesome
question of the Youngers was disposed
| of, the executives slumbers have not
| been disturbed by a single official care
of greater Importance than the APP
pointment of an occasional police judge
in some ambitious city.
But the governor has his troubles.
His friends knew it when they pre-
sented him with a punch bowl the
other night to drown his sorrows in,
by or with. What the governor and
his pals are so jealousy guarding the
portals of the Windsor and other ST.
Paul hotels for is to obtain, if posi-
bic, some inkling of what the Wash
burn emisarres are doing.
They know that the Minneapolis eX-
senator has not given up politics His
recent theatric protest against the
Shanghai consular appointment ''in the
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supposed to have been inspired entire
ly by a feeling of outraged manhood.
1t is broadly limited that the lining up
! of the Women's Rescue league and the
w. c. T. unions in opposition to Good
now was an effort to wreak revenge on
John for the way in which he knitted
Washburn in the senatorial campaign
of 1895. Some go even farther and say
that it is an incident of campaign
in which the lumber king and flour
mill king of Minneapolis will tilt his
pine tree lance against the apostles of
ingratitude and immortality in politics.
while with his barrel stave shield he
wards off the jabs of the Casca-like
cohorts of the Goodnow clique will en-
deavor to titillate his ribs with. Right
after Mr.. Washburn was defeated two
years ago, or at least as soon there
after as he grew calm enough to think
soto Voce, he decided that would win
! back his toga in 1899. The shrewd st.
Paul politicians who had conspired to
Dust him, must stand by then while he
scalps the proud head Of Cushman *.
Davis Since that time, however, in
cidents have happened which have put
c. K Davis prominently before the
public in no ignoble capacity, and the
iron gray burnsides of William Drew
have not once been gilded with the
aureole calcium light of popular atten-.
ton. In fact, he has barely been able
to get his name in the steamer lists of
the Pacific plying steamships.
In view of that, Mr. Washburn's an
tagonists in his own party suspect that
he have become rPcOnCll6d to MS
own official silencing, but they are not
convinced that he has buried all re-
sentiment. Indeed, they are scratching
the back of every wight who may be
mentioned by some admiring rural
editor as a good man for the place,
lest this individual should turn out to
be the residuary legatee of the Wash
| burn strength.
Albert Berg is not suspected of such
perfidy as to coquette with the Min
neapolis man, although, if by hook or
crook the Chisago county statesman
! should be made governor two years
| from now. it would be a geographical
argument against the return Of Senator
Davis, on the ground that the Fourth
district was "hogging" the fat plums.
! Berg, too, it is said, has satisfied those
who were suspicious, that he does not
! covet the governors chair. If, however,
! the eXigencies of the party should de-
mand a spirited race next time, NJ
would push his shoulder to the wheel,
whether nominated for governor or fer
! secretary of state.
/ Bob Dunn, too, is said to have chic
reformed the gubernatorial insect which
was drilling the sweat band out of
his sky-piece a few months ago. 1t is
| reported that, after a careful observa-
| ton at close range, when COntrasted
/ with it's woes the honor Of governing
| a state or nation is emptier than that
of writing it's popular songs. There is,
! however, a certain Irish tenacity about
| the Princeton man, which makes him
| extremely DESTROYS of continuing In
office until he can accomplish some re-
| forms he has set out to do, as well as a
| Scotch sensitiveness which makes him
| banker for a reelection as token of
| the popular approval of his admins
i tration. SO Bob has no combine with
! Washburn, of course.
When it comes to ex-Lieut. Gov. Rice
| of Willmar, however, there is more
| doubt about his status in this respect
| That he is an open and abOVe-bOard
| candidate, there is no doubt. Henry
| Feig, who came down from Kandiyohi
county by accident the same day the
! conference was held at the Windsor
which was reported in the G yes
terday, was much perturbed to find it
reported that he was present at
meeting of Shell boomers. Henry de-
! clares that he and the people of his
! district are for Rice. That he will
| make a good governor, if he is elected,
| and that Rice and some good man
| from the southern part of the state
will be the first two names on the Re-
publican state ticket of 1898. And he
won't pardon any Youngers, added
! Henry, sententiously. 1T is suspected
| in some quarters that the Rice scheme
means the election of Charles A. Pills
! bury as senator Mr.. Pillsbury is
very friendly with the ex-senator, and.
if w. D. could have designated the
order in which he wanted the horses
to run in January, 1885, it would have
been Washburn favorite, with Pills
bury next.
That is why the talk of a combination
between Pillsbury and Rice has
aroused suspicion in other quarters.
The Northern part of the state has
other candidates for the governors
chair. in spite of the fact CD that
! Speaker Jones was so prominent a
eenspirater at a meeting for the ad-
| vancement of a Dan Shell BOOM Elk
! Congressman S. G.. Comstock, of Moor
head, would, it is said, like to become
| governor. Mr.. Comstock is popularity
credited with having a barrel, and it
is assumed by the Republican slate
makers that in order to shoot any real
rockets through the political mists of
1898, it will be necessary to fire off one
barrel, if not two. If the
Red River valley workers can
not persuade their compatrots in
| Republicanism that the fighting
| ground Of the year is to be in that