The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-01-18

OF sectional interests Will Deg1n on a
large scale. l. d.
THE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT.
The fusion party of Minnesota will
soon be in the divorce court, but the
court will be puzzled to decide whether
the alimony shall be paid by the vener-
able buffalo bull, Democracy or the
tender and diseased sheep, bogus Popu-
lism
Just now the floors of the legislative
halls are covered with gore and hair and
wool and other things.
The st. Paul Globe, the state organ Of
the composite monstrosity, says In it's
issue of last Saturday:
Three senatorial candidates will be in the
field next week when the legislature acts
upon the succession to the seat Of Cushman
Kellogg Davis, or there will be a decided
change in the temper of the two parties
which have been united for various pur-
poses in the term of the reform forces.
The Democratic and Peoples party men,
bers of the state legislature met in caucus
yesterday at room Is, at the state capitol.
They held a conference Thursday. Yester-
day they were confronted with a caucus as
invunerable as the sheathing Of the Ore
gon. The conference thus became quite in
teresting.
The Populist and Democratic members
met together at noon, or shortly afterward.
The session was executive. But details
leak, now and then, and it is known gen.
orally that the discussion was breezy, al
though not necessarily acrid.
PpOnlp'S voted solid TOWnP.
of Duluth as it had on the occasion of the
previous conference. The Democratic con-
tngent did not vote solidly, it seems.
An informant ballot. taken at the sugges-
ton of one of the Democrats showed q
totes for Towne, eight for Winston five
for Canty, two for Severance and two for
Dr. Rudolph Schiffmann, Of this city.
Senator Ives stated to the caucus that
while Justice Canty was personally pleased
at the recognition given him, he felt that
he should not permit his name to be con-
sidered in connection with the nomination.
The Democrats had proposed him as
a compromise candidate when 1t appeared
that there were contain elements in the
Democratic contingent that WOULD NOT
SUPPORT THE DULUTH ADVOCATE
OF THE FREE COINAGE CAUSE.
The session being executive, it is difficult
to ascertain exactly what did occur in the
secret chamber but 1t seems, from the
must reliable data obtainable, that prop
OSlt1On was tnen mace tIlot lAc tWO PAL lies
agree on Severance. The Peoples party is
reported to have been definite in its terms.
1t was Towne first, last and all the time
with them.
Finally the De nocrats wearied of trying
to persuade them, and a caucus OF the
Jacksonian party was held. while the Peo-
pies party members withdrew to one cor
ner Of the room. There were twenty-seven
Democrats present. The question came up
whether or not it was better for the party
to vote with the PEOPLES party for Towne
or tC go down under a Democratic STAN
dard with less votes.
1t was conten led on the one hand that as
the honor intended to be conferred was
purely complimentary, stand should be
made for principle and the party lines
clearly defined On the other hand, it was
urged that, the best interests of the reform
forces in the campaign of 1900 would be
served by the reform forces presenting
solid front in the senatorial fight.
The Democrats voting ll3ne, stood IA to
Is against supporting Towne. Then some
one raised q question as to the vote Count
ed again the vote showed IA to 13 the other
way. Then it was found that some one had
slipped in a vote marked Eyes" on one side
ard mo- on the other. 1t was decided.
after some discussion, to meet again next
Tuesday morning at o'clock, to finally
declare in the senatorial situation.
There is considerable element in the
Democratic wing which feels that it would
be better to have united party oppose the
election of C. K. Davis. whoever might be
the nominee. as it Is not expected that he
would be elected. On the other hand there
are not few who feel that there are reasons
why the nominee of the Democrats should
be a Democrat.
The question Is to be settled between now
and rs KIT Tuesday morning, and it is prob
able that Gov. Lind will be solicited as to
his preference in the matter.
Representative Hennessy. who was secre-
tary of the caucus, expressed himself last
night as confident that Democrat would be
nominated the floor Of the house. He
said: 1.-THE Populists gave us the choice Of
Towne or nothing. We made several propo-
stions to them, but could not get them to
concede anything 1 believe that large
portion of the party delegation favors sep
arate action in this respect at least"
The Minneapolis Journal said: AS whole,
the fusion members have practically given
up all hope of getting together on candi-
date for the senate, and very few Of them
expect the caucus of next Tuesday to bring
about a better understanding than now
exists The Populists insist that they Will
not vote for a democrat under any crcum-
stances. while the Democrats are very UNI
willing to support Towne. the Populists'
choice. The Democrats are themselves div
ided as to a candidate. The silver men in
sist that their nominee for the senate shall
represent in his record and person free silver
and the Chicago platform. The gold demo-
Gratis demand that their nominee for the
senate, whoever he may be, be a man who
will not make prominent the financial issue.
It was "the cohesive power of public
plunder," or the expectation of it that
brought the incorgruous element to-
gether in the recent campaign and now
that much of the gubernatorial patron
age has been distributed, they are scat
tering, like the Jumps of butter in
creamery separator.
The Democrats thought they had actu-
ally swallowed the fusion Pops, and
broadly declared, weeks ago, that no
man should have the complimentary
nomination for United tSates senator un-
less he was Democrat, and had been
one since before he left his mothers
womb. And the suggestion was made