The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-03
SEEKING A MOSES.

lead a great party host in succeeding
battles In the state.
SEEKING A MOSES.
Tanners lieutenants and captains ars
completely at SEA There seemed to b0
an 'if'' or a but" between every one
of Tanners close friends and the party
leadership Not one of them has a word
to say against Dawes. He made a good
impression on everybody in 1900 at the
| Peoria convention, and in the succeed
ing months he lost no opportunity of
spreading his geniality and smiles over
as much territory as possible. In tho
last great battle in which John r. Tan
ner was engaged with Cullom for United
States senator, it will be remembered
that Dawes took a positive stand on the
side OF Cullom. But he made friends
rather than enemies OF Tanner and his
| following by the operation. Dawes told
Tanner and Lorimer what he was going
to do, why he was for Cullom, and ex-
aetly how far he would go. He kept ais
word The Tanner element found no
fault with Dawes. They rather liked
, him and never coupled his name with
profanity.
IS A GOOD CAMPAIGNER.
| In the campaign last year Dawes added
| to his prestige and popularity. He an
! tagonized nobody-eXcept Democrats. lie
was the sharp shrewd. discreet friend or
| every Republican candidate. His smile
was perennial and bloomed and giaddened
! everything and everybody as did that OF
/ Bryan He campaigned with Yates, with
! CuIlom, with Tanner-with all the candi-
/ dates big and lfttle-and his mOdesty was
i notable on every occasion.
! When Yates opened his canvass with
the big Jacksonville meeting, Dawes was
| with him and thousands Of the common
| sort present did not know he was IN
| Jacksonville until he was presented 70
make a speech. His addresses never
were so strong as to stand out In relief
with those of candidates. Young MT.
Dawes played popular tactful part In
| the last campaign.
After the election last November Mr..
Dawes began to chuck the holdOver Sen
| ators under the chin, to eXaggerate their
! Importance, and his hirtations were so
| bold that It was charged he wanted 10
| succeed Cullon. He did not go further
in his advocacy Of Cullom than to de-
clare for his reelection. Openly ne set
to work to build a fence for hTself. As
a. politician, he knew It must be horse
| high, bull-strong and pig-tight," the
specification Of Southern Illinois farmers
when they contract for a secure division
fence. He groped around in the dark
for a time. Finally the ends Of the rails
! touched his fingers. He found a good
| place on the Indian reservation for
relative Of one Of the senators. Jobs In
Washington, good, lucrative places, were
discovered for others. A fat bank place
was created for another
OUT FOR THE SENATE.
Mr.. Dawes was blunt and candid with
! everybody. He declared himself a candl-
! date for United States senator in 1903: he
needed influence and votes, principally
votes in the legislature, and expressed
himself as willing to place men with
either Of those political commodities un-
| der obligations TO him. He discovered
who were willing to owe him in this man
| ner He began collecting rails six months
ago, and he could now assemble re-
spectacle fence II he chose to do 90. But
the work continues, and when the time
| comes for garnering the harvest his fence
may fill every specification Of the farmer.