The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-31
THIS SETTLES Alb
COTERIE of POLITICIANS MAKE A
SLATE AT THE WINDSOR
HOTEL.
DAN SHELL FOR GOVERNOR?
1T is GIVEN OUT THAT HE WILL
LEAD THE REPUBLICAN
HOSTS.
J. ID. JONES FOR SECOND PLACE.
While Ed. e. Smith, of Hennepin,
Is Staked to the Attorney
GeneraIship.
DAN SHELL FOR GOVERNOR?
j. ID. JONES FOR SECOND PLACE

Inefe was q suspicious gathering OF
politicians at the Windsor last evening.
Some of them were on the registers,
but some of them were not. Some OF
those who were registered were not
at the meeting. John GoOdnoW, consul
general to Shanghai was over early in
the morning, and it is just possible
that John had a Chinese laundry ticket
cipher code working with the meeting
of the evening, although he was not
present himself. There were some Min
neapolis people over beside John. There
were Steve LoVejoy, who was chair
man of railroads in the house last year,
and who was, perhaps, as closely in
the confidence of Speaker Jones as any
one in the house, unless it was Dan
Shell, who vanished from the speaker
ship contest in time to beat Joe IN
derleak of the First district, who want
ed it, with Jones. Dan was at the
meeting, too. Mr.. Jones was there him
self. Simon Meyers was another of the
Minneapolitans present and E. F..
Smith was the third. Capt. Converse,
the state military storekeeper and
eX-United States Marshal H. r. Dem
ny were also members of the party,
while Capt. c. V. Whitney, the state
expert printer, was at times suspi-
ciously close to the members of the eX-
ecutive gathering Henry Feig was
there, too
At the close of the conference it was
given out to a G o b e reporter that
the sentiment of the meeting was that
Dan Shell should be nominated for
governor to conciliate the Second dis
trict, which did not get much last time;
that Speaker Jones should be promoted
to the presidency of the senate, and Ed
Smith for attorney general, while the
auditor, treasurer and secretary of
state would be permitted to hold their
present positions in safety.
There was an evident desire, how
ever on the part of the conferrees to
have that slate printed, which throws
some doubt on the actually of its
adoption in fact. Indeed, the personnel
of the meeting shows that if the meet
ing was not accidental, it was prompt
ed by the desire of the members pres
ent to take defensive rather than Of
fensive action.
There are gubernatorial candidates
galore, and these men know it. Not
all Of the men present at last nights
meeting want to be governor, at least
not next term, but none of them want
to be lost sight of in the whirl of the
political roulette Wheel and they want
to have the manag cement of the wheel
two years hence themselves. 80
The launching of the Rice boom for
governor has stirred up more than one
derby under which has been political
bee. The nomination of Rice for gov
ernor would mean the retirement OF
Speaker Jones, practically. NO party
would dare give the northern part of
the state, for Rice is considered a
Northerner, both governor and lieu
tenant governor, and Mr.. Jones would
not be content with any place short OF
the lieutenancy. 1t is true he could
probably be reelected from his own
district, but it is not so sure that he
could regain the speakership He
wants Gibbs scalp. He does not feel
bloodthirsty about it. Indeed, Mr..
Jones is net the only one who feels that,
barring some possible accident of geo
graphy, or some shrewd political mani
pulation by the lieutenant governor $
fidus AchateS Theodore V. KnatVold.
Mr.. Gibbs is as dead politically now,
as he was at the end of the famous
three-corner fight of few campaigns
ago. 1t is true that at that time he did
not stay dead, and his marked recu-
perative powers have caused some
anxiety as to his present seemingly
ccmatose condition. Some Of the more
skeptical politicians are Of the opinion
that Mr.. Gibbs may be playing pos
sum-" and that the troubles into which
he was cast last winter were merely
scenes in a great political drama, in
which he was starring with Prime
.tocr mo q ore
But the school which considers Gibbs
a dead one, wants the goVernorship
north of the cities. Jones, of Long
Prairie, answers that geographical
qualification. He proved unexpectedly
strong in the last speakership canvass.
Whether he has gained or declined
since, is one of those uncertainties
which lend half the fascination TO
political contest.
But the southern part Of the state,
which controls the Republican con-
vention, unless the north combines
with or dictates to the cities, is not
as stuck on J. D. Jones as it is on
Abraham Lincoln, and some other
statesmen. Shell is personally popu-
what piqued at Shells conduct in the
fight for the speakership, but it is be-
lieved that the diplomatic way. in
which the Mobiles county representa-
tive carried himself through the actual
session did much to smooth over the
ruff1ed places. Shells position on the
issues which tore UP the session were
never belligerent. He voted on one
side or the other. but not without
convincing those whom he voted
against that he had abundant reason
for his action, however he might hate
to differ with friends. Particularly
was this position apparent in the bit
terness OF the Anoka- Hastings fight.
AS a Henry Clay, aiming to smooth
the troubled waters, Shell is an his
torical tableau. The fact that Henry
Clay was not elected president, how
ever does not strongly boost the quo
tations for pacificators as guberna-
torial timber.
E. E. Smiths candidacy for attor-
ney general is the other place on the
ticket which the slate given out pro-
vided for. 1t has been whispered for
months that Gov. Clough, while he
might like children. did not like Childs.
Steve Lovejoy is pretty pally with
the governor. They can both say the
Zuhrah Temple roster forward and
back. They have other ties. Simon
Meyers and Steve are almost as close