The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-22
It looks LIKE LAYB()URN
DULUTH MAN is GAINING GROUND
IN HIS RACE FOR
SPEAKER
BERG IS ON THE ToBoGGAN
Al Ferris Pulls out and Throws His
Strength to Laybourn-Fourth
District Delegation
Was Inactive.

The Fourth district legislative delega-
uoh met at their headquarters in the
Merchants hotel last night and all of the
| eleven members but one were present
chairman Charles S. Schurman and
every other member approached on the
SUBJECT said the meeting was purely So
clal one, held for the, purpose of strength
enlng the ties of acquaintance and
friendship and incidentally to receive a
| suggestion or two from members as to
plans of work.
mere was no action taken by the dele
gaCIon on the matter of speakershiD,
though considerable button-holing was
done by candidates for that distinction
before the session convened. Both AL
pert Berg and George r. Laybourn, who
are out Tor the place, We're in the lobby
OF the motel during the evening, and both
had several friends there also, and there
was not a little gossiping on this inn
portant question during the evening.
what the sentiment of the Fourth dis
trlet delegation was at the meeting is not
known, but 1t leaked out from a gentle
man who resides in the district but who
IS not member of the deIega ton, that
Laypourn Is the stronger man with that
aggregation.
The delegation drafted and adopted the
following resolutions, copy of which
We're sent to Mrs. Davis:
;. Mrs. Cushman K Davis: The Repub-
1lcan members of the Fourth Congress
sional district meet with a Il feeIin9 Of
great SORROW In view of the serious Ill
ness OF Senator CuShman X Davis and
pray with the people of Minnesota and
the Whole civilized world for his speedy
recovery and return to his sphere of
great usefulness to this state and ma
orIo
W w. Rich, Secretary
Representative George R. Laybourn, Of
Duluth, came down to ST Paul early
yesterday and remained here until late
last night in the interest of his can
dldacy for the speakership in the next
house. Mr.. Layboufh did not hesitate to
say to the q o g when asked if he is
in the race to stay. ss
Yes, indeed, / am and I am in if with
all my might" f@i
This being the case, it may be taken
as conclusive that Az Ferris of Brainerd.
is out of the race Mr.. Ferris. as is
known, is under political obligations to
Mr. Laybourn, which precIudes his can
d1dacy against the5DuEuth man Having
been assured that Mr.. Laybourn has de-
termined to remain in the race, Mr.. Fer
RS, 1t Is said, has privately announced
his retirement and stated his intention to
work for the candidate from the head of
the lakes This will give great strength
to Mr.. Laybourn, who is generally con-
sidered formidable candidate. He viii
probably come out of the Sixth district
with the delegation solid for him, and
his chances fn the Seventh Fourth and
Fifth are said to be good.
Albert Berg, whose ambition is to be
speaker of the raXf hO11ca hos f1Aoox~oo
the dominating factor of his life Just at
present, was prominent figure in the
Merchants lobby last night. Berg's
strength is certainly not increased by the
turn things seem to have taken in the
Fefrls-Laybourn casS. With those Re
publ1cans who crowded the hotel lobby
last night it was not hard to see that
Laybourn was the more popular candi-
date. There were Hennepin county men
In this bunch, Chairman Wallace. of the
district delegation being one of the num-
Der, and, while Hennepin has given out
no statements, it is feared by the Berg
element that the secretary of states
chances there are no above par.
a Republican from the eastern end of
the Fourth district, last night speaking
OF the contest between Berg and Lay
| bourn said:
From my point Of view Laybourn has
fan, more claim on the place than Berg.
| In the first place he has never been he
fore his party for as many favors as
| the latter, Notwithstanding the fact that
he has been elected for the third time to
| the house. Another thing against Berg
is that his party fears that should he sue
coed in this contest he, would become all
! the more feverishe in his desire to get
to the United States senate, a plum
which it does not think him able to take
care Of
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| There Is still another motive impelIing.
| the opposition against Berg and that is
| his avowed enmity for Gov Lind II
! may seem to some that this would nor
! have much harrington a contest like the
| present one, but there ARE many Repub-
Iicans who supported Lind and would do
| the same thing again, some of them
countrymen of his and Of Berg's an
cestors, and they have; not been able to
approve the radical stand the Berg ele-
| ment has taken against the governor.
Sam Peterson, of New UIm: Thomas
| Torson, of st. James; and James Larson
/ of Redwood, were visitors to the capitol
| yesterday. They, all of them repre-
| sentatives-elect, were here in the in
| terest of the boom of julius SchmahI
| for the chief clerkship and incidentally
/ Peterson tapped a few of the faithful
! speakership race. He was perhaps not
| overcome with Mysteries by the receipt
of too jubilant news. It is believed that
| Peterson, like Ferris, and Roberts. Of
| Minneapolis, will finally withdraw from
the contest. M. ]. Bowling, Of Rem
vile, was also in evidence during the
day. Bowling is a stronger candida te
than Berg, but not as strong as Lay
| bourn
Congressman Stevens appeared in the
! lobby of the Merchants last night. The
| congressman will perhaps not return to
Washington until the latter part of next
week. He might have gone sooner but
| for the dangerous condition of Senator
| Davis. Congressman Stevens stated yes
| terday when the army bill comes I'D
| under the direction of the military COM
/ mittee at this term there will be an
item inserted providing for an approprfa-
| ten for building an addition to the
quartermaster' depot at st. Paul He
says that the present facilities are alto
gether too small for the demands made
upon them.
The executive committee OF the Demo-
cratic city and county organization held
a meeting last nigh. and considered some
important business The meeting was
short, and adjourned to meet some time
| in the near futures II