The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-24
DAVIS IS NOT IDLE
SENIOR MINNESOTA SENATOR IS
NOT ENTIRELY ON A DEFEN-
SIVE CAMPAIGN.
TWO SANS SEEK SINEcURES.
MAKE A FIGHT WITH
GIBBS.
HEATwOLE AND HIS CRUSADE
Not Likely to Land Him Anywhere
Near the Governors Chair If
Indications Are Reliable.

Near the Governors Chair If
Indications Are Reliable.
If the enemies of Senator Davis
thought they were going to be able to
smoke him out, either for or against
the proposition to hold a nominating
convention previous to the legislative
session, which should nominate a sem
atorial party candidate, then the plan
miscarried, for the senior Minnesota
senator has kept his own counsel And
if they misjudged, also, that he was
planning to be slain while he slumber-
ed, they again reckoned without their
host, for Cushman K. is not only on the
scene constantly, but is making. him
self as far as he may factor in the
political incidents of the time. If the
enthusiasm which was stirred by his
eloquent remarks anent the Cuban
question the other night at Merriam
Park had been heard in the enemy's
camp, it might have caused some con-
sternation there. However, the oppo-
sition may lay the flattering JUNCTION
to their souls that it is not on the
stump, but in the corridors of capital
city hotels that senators from this state
are finally elected and that it is not
always to the best spellbinder that the
majority of votes goes in the legislative
halls.
Down in the First district there live
two Sans, one of whose names is Van
SAINT and the other Langum. Capt.
Van SAINT, who Won his military title
not only in the field of battle, but on
the upper deck of river steamer,
wants to be governor, and Langum.
who edits newspaper and the senate
journal, wants to be secretary of state.
That is why the editorial enthusiasm in
the First district over the possible ele-
walton of Van SAINT already bears
traces of the little rift within the lutte
that by and by will make the merry
music mute. Langum, by the way. is
grooming himself with more confidence
than might ordinarily be expected
from man with a gubernatorial pos
slbllity on either side of him with one
OF them supposedly willing to keep
hlmself before the public with another
term in the lieutenant governorship. if
nothing better turns up. Sam, it is
said, is deeply sympathetic with the
other districts, which claim they are
entitled to the governorship, and if the
top place on the ticket should be north
of the cities would look for an easy
contest to land him in the corner of
the capitol that fronts on the engine
room.
And. by the way, Dame Rumor has it
that William Henry Eustis, of Mime
apolis, who has been saying sweet
things of the fair ones and 5ollyinga
the sturdy yeomanry with his usual
bland smiles in localities of the state
Where there are no favorite sons with
local following, declares that when the
next convention opens the Hennepin q
delegation will be solid for the ex-
mayor who last year held the undt-
Vided strength of the SibIey county
crowd in spirited contest.
'Heatwole for governor remarked
a prominent Third district Republican
a few days ago, when questioned bv
the G | o e as to the chances of the
Mortified statesman. II think that
is ridiculous. Joel has never been
strong in his own district, really. be-
ing elected largely by the support of
soreheads in the Democratic party,
who were dissatisfied with their own
nGmlnee. Should he be nominated
governor against a good campaigner
on the other side, he would be left
hopelessly behind.
THE Third district now has State
Treasurer Koerner. I do not see any
reason why it should throw him down,
and l do not look for the rest Of the
places on the state ticket. Who will
be the candidate? If Lind is nomi-
mated by the opposition, 1 believe that
Albert Berg will have to make the
run, and 1 do not believe they will
have to tear any buttons off his coat
getting him into it. 1t was so close
against Lind last year that the Re-
publicans cannot afford to take any
chances with that material factor, the
Swedish vote"
A few editorial straws that show
which way the wind is blowing:
For Davis re-electon: Eden Valley Jour-
nal, Murray County Herald lie Sueur Senti-
mel. Appleton Tribune. Redwood Fails Ga
zette Window Republican. Farf6ault R5pub-
lican, Taylors Falls Journal
For McCleary-Delano Eagle.
For Clough- st. James Journal
For Clapp for Governor-Morris Sun, Fer
tile Journal.
For Bob Cunn-Buffalo Journal
Auditor Dunn's paper, the Princeton
Union, throws down the gauntlet to
the Duluth politicians this week with
an editorial paragraph which charges
that the Duluthians are booming Col
Inns for governor, not because they
love the st. Cloud man the more, but
that they hate the Princetonian. And
Mr. Dunn's paper naively remarks
that while their motives are not
praiseworthy. their work is entirely
welcome.
Can this be construed as a positive
of Bob's own gubernatorial
boom?
O. K Dahle, of the Spring Grove
Herald, presents the following slate
for the public consideration:
For Gove-zF-J. T. lyman, Fifth district
For Lieutenant Governor-H. J. Miller, Sec
ond district.
For se@etary of States. A. Langum, First
district.
For Clerk Supreme Court. D. Jones.
Sixth district
For Auditnr-R. C. Dunn. Sixth district
For Treasurer-August T. Koerner, Third
district.
For Attorney General-w B. Douglass, Sew
enth district
For United States senator-C. K. Davis,
Fourth district.
Mayor Doran is an ingrate," said
prominent Republican day or two