The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-01

Urging the President to Order All
pines to Minnesota to Be Mus
tered Out-WilIiam Henry Eustis
and Judge steele at the Gather
inE-Interested In Patronage.
Minnesota's delegation in congress will
vote for David B. Henderson for speaker
as long as the Iowa man Is in the field
That much was decided upon, with COM
paratively little trouble. at a conference
of the delegation in this city yesterday.
All the congressman. gathered at the
Windsor in the afternoon, with the ex-
ception of Mr. Eddy, of the Seventh dis
trict, who was delayed, and did not ar
rive until last evening. He was repre-
sented by telegraph, however, and when
he did arrive at o'clock last evening,
q later conference with all seven present
was held at the Merchants, and formal
action taken.
Loren Fletcher came over early for the
conference, and with him was William
Henry Eustis, an ardent Henderson
champion. Mr.. Fletcher had given it out
QulSlly " SOIlS VI NIL 1AOAuCASOh .
friends that they need lose no sleep on
his account. although he was somewhat
at sea as to the necessity for immediate
action In the premises.
EUSTIS AND STEELE
The situation was discussed at some
length during the afternoon, and when
It became noised about that no final ac-
ton could be taken until the arrival OF
Mr.. Eddy, the delegation was beset by
various logrollers of one kind and an
other, chief among whom was John H.
Steele, chairman of the Republican state
central committee, during the last cam
paign Mr.. Steele has an idea, which Is
throbbing in his brain. He observed last
fall that there seemed to be something
wrong with the Republican machine, al
though he did not discover what 1t was
until after the returns were In. He hopes
that no such discovery will again be
made. He thinks 1t would be a good idea
for all the Republicans to get together
and look each other square in the face.
He wants the congressman to come in,
too, and talk matters over. He thinks
that as long as the spoils of Office must
be the oiling medium for the machine
the distribution of pap should be CEN
trail, and that such gifts as may be with
In the distribution Of the congressional
highlights should be subject to the ad-
visory suggestion of the state central
committee. The need for some such
scheme has beer more than ever ap-
parent since the election of Lind took out
of the hands of the g. o. p. so much of
the patronage at its disposal, which had
served for years to keep the wheels
creased. While the congressman have
been very good in taking care of Mer-
riams Powers, Kenyon, and the rest Of
those who have grown gray in the har-
Eess, the committee feels that some
thing should be reached in the way of
definite understanding so that the civil
service may thereby. be improved, and
the division Of the offices reduced to an
exact science, IN which the O.. K. of the
state central committee shall be tanta-
mount to an order on any gift .bestow-
Ing Republican for any Office which he
may have at his disposal
Mr. Steele's suggestions were listened
to at some length and when he had re-
tired the delegation again talked over
the speakership.
DECLARE FOR HENDERSON.
The congressional sextette reassembled
IN parlor f at the Merchants at o'clock
being reinforced by Eddy, the Seventh
district member, who arrived few min
utes before that hour. The I'VE are
seven" barricaded the door and an hour
and half later Congressman Stevens
FASTENED from the conference to the tele-
OAAAOC Will lWO lSl0STdInS one Tor
Gen. Henderson and the other for Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Chairman McCleary who was detailed
to give out what the members desired
published of the conference said the dele
cation had first after some discussion de-
cided that they would vote as a unit for
speakership candidate rather than each
for his own individual choice
This question having been settled Mr..
McCleary said, the delegation then pro-
ceeded to discuss the speakership matter
at length and united on Gen Henderson.
of Iowa. Questioned If there had been
any division of sentiment Mr. McCleary
demurred for a moment and then ex-
planned that 1t had been decided that anv
extraneous discussion during the con-
ference was not to be given out
The delegation sent the following tele-
gram to Gen. Henderson:
Minnesota sends greeting to Iowa and
pledges her seven votes to Iowa distin-
guished son, Gen. David B. Hend erson.
for speaker of the house of represe 1ta /,
lives in the Fifty-sixth congress
y. T. McCleary, Ctair.r an"
The delegation also sent the following
telegram to President Mckinley:
The members of the house delegation
from Minnesota earnestly urge that all
volunteers now in the Philippines be or
hered to Minnesota for muster out
James A Tawney
- 7. MCCl ary,
joel p. Heatwole
Fred c. Stevens,
Loren E'leto her,
Page Morris,
Frank NJ. Eddy,