The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-28
THEY ARE ALL In THE AIR

REPUBLICAN LEADERS HARDLY
KNOW WHERE THEY'RE AT
One of the Prettfest Fights Minne-
sofa Has Seen Is Now On-All
the Candidates below the Head
of the Ticket Are Feeling Theft
Way-Prominent Men Now ON
the Ground.
When, hereafter, people want to go
to the limit in describing ruction,.
they will not refer to the classic ground
of Kilkenny. They will mention the
Republican state convention of Min
nesota in 1898. There is a row brew
ing that would delight the soul Of any
gentleman who was looking for a good
thing. 1t will not really get good I'M
til tomorrow. Today will not be so
bad, but there will be no corpses to
remove until the gentlemen who are
swinging their axes get a little closer
together. The preliminary sparring
yesterday was rather tame. but there
was evidence of reserve force all
around. The row ought to split the
Republican party in two, but it will
not. The Democrats know that by
experience. The men who would not
speak to each other yesterday and who
would gladly had done anything short
of political murder to make a point
will be together bowling for the flag
and telling what they did at Chancel-
louisville in six weeks. The survivors
will be doing this. But there will be
some frightful holes In the Republican
armor by tomorrow night.
The fight is the bitterest that was
ever waged in the state. Men who
have been in Republican politics since
there was a Republican party said
last night that they had never seen
anything quite so bad.
There is a great deal at stake. The
capitol gang do not dare to let q new
man into the state house. A man who
did not belong and who happens to
land In the governors chair might be-
think himself that he would make
record, and that would be disastrous
to gentlemen who have been managing
the ship Of state in these parts. They
conceive that they must beat man
who might make trouble, and the con-
sequence is that\the entire machinery
of the state government is interested
in the machine candidate. The result
Of these conditions is that every can
didate for an office, aside from the gov
ernorShip, avoids the gubernatOrial
candidates as. he would vipers. Last
night it was no more possible to get
Oar Reese or Sam Langum, or w. B.
Douglas to speak to Van SAINT or Eus-
tbs, or Collins than it would be to get
them in a caucus with Ignatius DON
nelly.
They began to arrive from the outside in
considerable numbers last evening-the can
didates and their friends and last night there
were at least a hundred politicians floating
about in the rotunda Of the Windsor. BY this
morning the house will be practically full of
politicians and the work of the campaign will
begin tonight.
= It is nobody's fight as yet. The claims of
are about as bankable as the claims Of the
Eustis people to an absolute majority. The
claims cut no figure whatever and it is on
the cards that the candidate has not yet been
mentioned. Eustis is too strong to ever let
his strength go to Van SAINT, and Van hates
his rival teo cheerfully and thoroughly to
The Van SAINT support is the best organized
by long odds. the Eustis Is the most enthu-
siastie as far as it goes. Enthusiasm does
the Van SAINT lead in this respect Is marked.
Last night the only organization there was
IN sight was Van SAINT The reason was
resented in the crowd at the hotel. The del
egates to the convention from this county
have got the idea fixed in their minds that as
they. 60, the state will go and they are
swelling to some extent on that account. All
Of the local leaders were at the hotel. for 1t
had been suggested that there might be a
meeting of the delegation and they are all
looking for snap judgments since the affair
Of Saturday. It is obvious that the delega-
ton is divided and at the meeting that is to
be held tonight it is likely that the division
will be more marked. Van SAINT has the ma
jor.ty Of the de!ega, es. but an attempt will be
they will be amenable to treason" remains to
be seen-as they do.
Gov. Clough was among the most active of
He shook hands with an aisiduity and en-
thusiasm that would make Albert Berg
ashamed of himself and made himself good
fellow in way that makes good fellowship
to be appreciated. when the good fellow is
the governor of the state. But he would not
talk for publication.
II know less about what is going on than
anybody In the house." he said; ego and
ask the politicians about it. I'm for Van
And that was far as he would 60 lie
had on a light overcoat and looked quite dap
per-as though he hadn't a care on earth. He
particularly pally with Eli Warner Then
he went upstairs and joIlied Van Sant a
couple Ct times Altoghether he acted as.
though he was not candidate and was sorry
for the fellows that were.
Mr.. Bowling arrived in the afternoon and
he brought piece of news with him. He is
no longer the secretary CT the National League
OF Republican Clubs He quit the first of the
month month, and " went home to Renville; He has
nothing t9 90 ;; now ne remarked, but count
81 am not in ro1ics." he said. "tfat is
am not much in politics. I have no choice
not doing anything. l am doing tie best /
can for Douglas for the attorney generalsh- D
ard am quite certain, from what know CT
worry about him. He will be romina.ei
Il resigned from the league OF clubs Jour
weeks ago and the president appointed D. II.
He insisted on being mum as to what he
thought of the chances of the various "a fii-
dates, and had nothing to say to the frequent
be a dark horse himself.
Somebody said that it would be old if
Bowling should cut in as a dark one John
Lind has only one hand, Dispatch cartoons to
the contrary notwithstanding, and Dow;ine
has not even one whole limb.
Neither Eustis nor Collins put in an appsar-
ance at the hotel in the evening, though
both Of them had headquarters engaged, which
about in the afternoon for a while. cut te
did not come back later. The big four. East
man. Westerman. Charlie Benson and Taylor.
Collins interest, and they were enthusiastic
enough to make UP for the apparent lack or
voters they are suffering from
How can we lose,' asked Alvah Eastman.
ivan SAINT will never consent to the naminu
Of Eust:s. Eust1s will do about as much for
Van and when it comes to break. WIN the
Judge will be thereabouts somewhere" Mr..
Eastman's logic had many supporters.
Attorney General Childs Is a candidate for
one of the supreme bench nominations He
came into the game late, and there was no
talk of him until yesterday. During the of
ternoon he went to the hotel and engaged
headquarters. Today he will be on the
or nd ha hac