The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-19
WHERE CAN CONGRESSMAN j. II.
MCLEARY BE SAT ALL, AT
ALL.t
SECOND DISTRICT TORN UP
OVER THE SUDDEN AND UNEx.
planned DISAPPEARANCE OF
THE STATESMAN.
FINDS REFUGE IN WISCONSIN.
That Is One of the Stories That Is
Told Incident to the
Affair.

Where is Congressman J. T. Nc
Cleary?
A week ago Friday the Second dis
trict congressman left the national
capital ostensibly to visit his home
and his constituents. A week ago last
Monday he was in st. Paul. He regis
tered at down town hotel, and then
disappeared. Scarcely had his arrival
here been chronicled than suddenly.
the trains from the Southwestern por-
ton of the state, began to bring this
way horde of hungry claimants for
post offices and other federal pieces Of
pie. But arriving here, they found the
bird had flown. They went back to
Mankato, but the silver-tongued orator
CT the gold standard was not there.
Rack and forth between the cities they
hustled, but in neither place could they
find any trace of the pedagogue, whose
civic studies have won for him such a
high place in the councils of the ma
ton. Some think he is in hiding in
the city, others that he is seeking
seclusion in the laboratory of the
Mankato normal school, but the rumor
which seems to be most creditable is
to the effect that the man who beat
Frank Day is in Wisconsin, fishing.
Meantime the candidates mouths are
literally watering for the toothsome
gum that adorns the rear elevation Of
the two-cent postage stamp, and each
morning the hotel registers are
anxiously searched by those who want
to get the spoils which are for dis
tr1bution in that bailiwick.
Joel HeatWole has a back room at the
Merchants, where he struggles with
the various contests before him. His
lot is not happy one, but they do
say that JoePs woes are not to be
compared with those of his colleague
from the Second.
There was a group of eX-members
Of the legislature at the Windsor last
evening, consisting of Speaker Jones
and Representatives Shell and Little
ton. None of the three have served
less than two terms, and all were
speakership possibilities at the last
session.
Mr.. Littleton warmed into confidence
with his old colleagues of the house
and admitted that he would be a can
d1date for the Republican nomination
for attorney general at the next con-
vention. He is one of the prominent
attorneys of the First district, and
made the legal argument for the ma
Jorlty Of the committee in the Ives i'm
peachment case in 1895, Mr.. Jones per-
forming a like service for the minor
ity. Mr.. Littleton regards his chances
for the nomination as excellent, he be-
ing we'll located geographically, and
having no entangling alliances to
hamper him.
Ex-Speaker Jones was asked the
question point blank whether or not
he would be a candidate.
Not for lieutenant governor" said
Mr.. Jones, alluding to the report in a,
Minneapolis paper that he contemplate
ed making the race for that position.
You may say authoritatively,' he
continued, that 1 will not be a candi-
date for lieutenant governor in this or
any other campaign
Talking about candidates for gov
ernor," said Dan Shell, II think I'll
just come out and be that myself"
But what about Ed. Weaver?"
asked one of the party.
80, that's SO; I hadn't thought of
that" exclaimed the big man from
Worthington, and then suddenly re-
membered that he had to catch the
$40 train.
In this connection it may be stated
that Weaver is, according to Repubi-
can authority, the most formidable
candidate, whose name has yet been
presented, and if he makes the most
of his opportunities at the state fair.
he will be stronger before he is weaker.
Among the visitors in st. Paul yes
terday was William B. Kelly, general
agent of the American Fire Insurance
company of Philadelphia, who took
such an active part in fighting the COM
pact to which some of the local agents
here did not take kindly. E. M Hitch
cock. special agent of the same COM
pany, is here with Mr.. Kelly.