The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-21


Warner and the Dispatch Are at
Outs Locally.
THE man who says that am not for
Van SAINT is a liar.''
Thus said David Marston Clough,
governor Of this state and a man of
rev words. The statement ought to
settle 1T. but there is still the possibility
that Gov. ClOugh will find himself in
the hands Of his friends. and will be
opilged to accept nomination rendered
on silyer-plated platter. In that
event he will point to the fact that he
did not seek the crown and will &C
cept it.
There was a session in Gov. Clough's
off1ce yesterday that BODIES ill for Eus-
It's and Davis. If it bodies anything.
The governor was there in evident an
ticipation of call when the other par
Ties to the conference arrived. Capt.
samuel Raftsman Van SAINT arrived
nrst, and he was presently followed by
Ell, Warner and Oar Reese. The SEES
sion was long and tolerably earnest,
and when 1T was over the chieftains
went out together, and the governor
didn't return to the capitol during the
day. The conference was eminently
satisfactory to the captain, it appear
ed He quite beamed as he insisted on
giving the pas to the governor when
they left the capitol
Ihe meeting was arranged in order
mat the last yestige of doubt might be
removed from the mind of the captain
as to the actual attitude Of the COVER
nor. Statements had been made. They
mad even gotten into the public prints,
and they cast suspicion upon the COVER
"oy Co. L \ l.
atlnS his belief in the sincerity of the
support that he was getting from
Clough, but down in his soul there has
been lingering doubt, and he wanted
that dissipated
"The old man." said the eaptain-he
lrreverently refers to the governor in
this style-"the old man is with me. I
Know he is" But he didn't know, and
when the governor assured him yester-
DAY that ne would send word to all Of
his friends that he would only appre-
clate the value of their friendship for
him If they would bring in Van SAINT
delegations then was the captains hap
pinesS complete.
or course the deal that was made
carries with it some sort of auid pro
quo Clough has been trying to
strengthen himself with his party
l.,
Oar have taken upon themselves that
the governor will have a satisfactory
showing in the legislature. 1t is the
I1rst important deal that the governor
mas made as step in the direction Of
the senatorial wardrobe, where the toga
OF Davis is hanging. If Van SAINT is
nominated for the governorship-an
it is practical cinch that he will be
then 1t will follow that Clough will be
the machine candidate for the United
States senate. 1t must not be assumed
that he will not be a menace to Davis.
He will be-
The tip had gone out so we'll last
night that local Republican politicians
even of small caliber, were giving it
out that the coming election would be
contested on that very issue, and the
leaders are actually in earnest in the
matter.
This state of affairs will make it nee
essary for the Dispatch to change it's
tactics In some measure. The evening
Republican organ has been beaten by
the men whom it affected to despise
The question has often been asked
Why the Dispatch should have so bit
terly opposed the candidacy of Clough s
man, Van SAINT 1t was forced to make
an issue.
When Clough and Van SAINT came to
an understanding last January about
the governorship, Chairman Eli War
ner was taken in because he announced
that he could deliver the support of
NE Thompson's paper. The deal came
to the ears of the editor, and he was
plqued. He might have asked about
it, even if he was not taken into the
deal, and he told Mr.. Warner that he
could not only not deliver the Dispatch,
but that the paper would be against
him and his friends, the governor and
his man. Since then the paper has
fought Van SAINT and Clough and it has
been beaten by the Vaccinations of Eli.
There is not the least chance for doubt
but that Ramsey county will be for
Clough or Van SAINT. Whether the
fight will be carried to it's logical con-
clusion and Davis will also be beaten
because he is in the way Of the CIough
combine, and because he is the Dis
patch candidate for the senate, is some
thing that WIFI be determined now in
few days. Oar Reese's part is some
what mysterious. He is in confiden-
tial communication with Senator Da-
Wis and yet is in league with the SEN
atOr'S avoWed opponents.
The primaries to be held Wednesday
evening will hardly be contested. ex-
cept in a few precincts where the local
leaders have differences Oar Reese
-
thing he wants. He is looking after
Oar first of all, and Van SAINT next.
What the primaries will lack in inter
est will be more than made up at the
county convention, for there are a lot
of fellows anxious to cut a figure in
the state convention. The men who
are looking for county office. and the
name of them is legion, will have to
be considered, and there will be all
sorts of row over places on the delega-
ton. 1t is to be band-wagon affair.
ard the man who can make himself
most Useful in the state convention
will be the one who is the most worthy
of consideration at the hands of the
machine leaders.
Last night there were meetings call
ed in the Fourth First, Seventh and
Sixth wards to name tickets for the
ward delegations. The only ones that
We're held were those in the First and
Seventh. The Fourth ward affair was
suppressed, Henry Johns heading it
Off The Sixth ward men went over
to the Lincoln club meeting with the
idea that it might be possible to spring
coup detat and name McIntire as
the choice of the club for chief of DO
lice. turning down the indorsemant
that was given to Goss.
After the meetings had been called
they were called off because they
might give room for complaint on the
ground that the delegates had been
nominated by the machine politicians.
The result will be that the primaries
will be more than ever in the hands of
the leaders, as they will see to the
printing Of the tickets-the only essen
tial to success now.
The meeting of the Lincoln club was
not largely attended due to the ire
mendous row at the last meeting, as a
result Of the Joke that had been per-
>aty tod