The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-20
Van SAINT GETS BUSY
BEGINS TO CIRCULATE AROUND
AMONG TIE REPUBLIoAN
PARTY LEADERS
WAS IN ST. PAUL YESTERDAY
Reported That Meeting Of His
Friends Had Been called-sam
Langum's Paper This week VIII
Contain an announcement OF His
Candidacy for Secretary of State
lin the Field Early.


Candidacy for Secretary of State
lin the Field Early.
1t was rumored yesterday that the sup
porters Of Capt. Van SAINT in the Fourth
district, and particularly in st. Paul,
would hold a conference last evening to
further the Candidacy Of the Winona
statesman for governor next year. In
fact some notices to that effect were dis
tributed around, reading as followsi
Having received assurances Of support
from influential party leaders In the First,
Second and Third congressional districts
Of the state, Capt. Van SAINT is DESTROYS
of comforting with his st. Paul friends
with regard to the best means to be
adopted to further his candidacy in this
district. 1t Is deemed advisable to make
an effort to free the party from certain
influences, whose predominance in state
politics the people are apparently adverse
to. AS a recognized friend of Capt. Van
SAINT your presence and advice at this
| meeting, which will be held at the Wind
sor hotel Wednesday evening, July 49, at
$3.50 o'clock, is earnestly desired
The meeting was not held at the Wind
sor, the only recognized friends" of
| Capt. Van SAINT who put in an appearance
at the hotel during the evening. being
| Congressman Tawney, J. A. Diment, Sam
Langum and M ]. DQwling. Those who
claim to be acquainted with the political
| factions, however, say that the first two
mentioned gentlemen would hardly be in
| Vited to conference held for the pur-
! pose of advancing the interests of Capt.
| Van SAINT for anything like a guberna-
| torial nomination.
! 1t was reported that Langum and Van
| SAINT had agreed to shake hands and make
IN f6niJ. al IL 49,
| could for each other, Langum being after
| the nomination for secretary Of state.
| Mr.. Langum expressed surprise when
| the question was put to him last evening
| as to his being present at any conference
| D. the Van SAINT people. If Van SAINT was
in town it was possible he said, that a
conference was held with his friends. He
knew notfNlog ABOUT 1t and had not
heard Of any n1>,e
Mr. Langum safd~ he would announce in
his paper, the Prest6n> Times. this week
his candidacy for secretars OF state lie
admitted that it was trif1e e. rIy 10 start
In, but other candidates for eleo>> we nom
ors We're being announced and 10 was
not going to be behind, at least so far -
the announcement of his candidacy was
concerned.
Congressman Tawney said he had moth
ing for publication. He had ran up to st.
Paul on business and expected to return
home today. He had not heard Of any
/ conference between the st. Paul poll
ticians and Capt. Van SAINT, although he
had been informed that the captain was
in the city during the day.
J. A. Diment, of Owatonna, who has
been Congressman Tawneys right hand
man in congressional campaigns, had no
ticed nothing suspicious that would lead
him to think that Van SAINT conference
was being held. you know they wouldn't
hold public meeting in a case of that
kind. said Mr.. Diment, 'as it is a long
time to the convention and some might
want to change their position"
The friends Of Judge Collins held a
meeting in Minneapolis several nights
ago and discussed the possibilities of his
securing the nomination for governor 1t
was not largely attended, but the eight
present We're said to be the heavyWeights
of the Mill City in politics. The friends
of Judge Collins hopes that the fight will
be a three-cOrnered one, with Moses e
Clapp and Van SAINT as the other contest
ants. Some of the supporters of the SUI
preme court judge say that at the proper
time Clapp will withdraw and throw his
strength TO Collins.
Clapp stated some time ago that he
would like to make the race for governor,
but if the party insisted on Collins he
would withdraw in his favor This does
not indicate that Clapp will not make
fight for the nomination, and while he
talks about what he will do if the party
insists his friends and he himself have. it
figured out that Van Scat and Collins
will both have sufficient support in the
convention to prevent either one from
securing the nomination. If this proves
to be correct then Clapp's chance comes
Capt Van SAINT having learned of the
Collins meeting in Minneapolis, will visit
that city during the present week and
interview the leaders as to what he can
expect from Hennepin county. Having
given his earnest support after the con-
ventiOn to the Minneapolis candidate for
governor at the last convention, Capt.
Van SAINT expects to have the friends of
William Henry Eustis turn in and give
him Hennepin county in the convention
of 1900.
National Committeeman O'Brien, Hon.
L. A. Rosing, E. G. Corser and Col.
George Garfield left for Chicago last night
to attend the Democratic meeting in that