The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-10

ponent, Mr.. Carrier. HowevaS, If Mich
igan is again conceded a member of the
board Of auditors, Mr.. Carrier will be
the winner on the precedent established
that every candidate must have the
united support of his state delegation to
win. Mr.. Carrier will be indorsed by the
Michigan delegation in caucus tonight.
II the retirement Of Auditors Georgia
and PARROT is brought about, there are
others who will jump into the breach
to rescue the society.
Principal Of these is Col. S. A. Ramsey.
OF Woonsocket, S. D., who was indorsed
by his state camp last February, for a
dictatorship, but who preferred to be an
auditor. He will certainly have the two
starter tonight.
Another candidate is ]. NJ. Glchrist. Of
Nebraska City, Neb., who is strong, on
MS representation as an expert account
Tor place as auditor. The Nebraska
delegation thinks very kindly of Mr. Gil
christ, and tonight they may decide to
plump" for him in the convention pro-
vided his candidacy does not Interfere
with the election of Director Talbot, of
Lincoln.
Still another candidate, one who may be
considered the reSidualy legatee of
Iowa,s retiring member of the board
Col saunders, IS John Denison, of Clar-
ion, Iowa. John is a lawyer. and claims
ms state is solid in his support. This
is probably true, but there are a dozen
others-dark horses-who will BIO entered
like George L. Bowman, of Kingfisher'
y. T., and 1t is not thought by any del
egate that the caucus tonight will deter
mine the winners beyond a doubt AS
indicated by the action of Townsend of
Michigan, the contests for position on the
board Of auditors has got to that place
WEere preliminary defeats don't count
only the vote of the convention in session
will be accepted as conclusive.
BEST PLUM OF ALL.
What is financially the richest plum in
the whole WOOdmen pudding the head
partnership, seems to be attracting the
least attention. This is due to the fact
that but one candidate for head banker
IS IN the field, and he's from Missouri
II. r. Smith, of Brookfield. Mr. Smith s
election is, of course, conceded. Mis-
SourTs delegation is instructed for him
but Mr.. Smith could even waive this
support and then win hands down
There are number of other unim-
portant subordinate positions to fill, such
chaplain, etc, but it is not thought the
caucuses tonight will not bother with
candidates, leaving them, as in the past,
to the convention to throw to disap-
pointed seekers for larger positions
Aside from the contests for place the
caucuses tonight will instruct for AMI
against the admission of Chicago, Mil
waukee and Detroit to the Woodmen
which is now denied them by the law
or the society, the theory of the law
beng that the death rate is higher in
cities like Chicago, fraud is easily per-
petuated and in case of epidemic, caus-
ing large loss of life, the large cities
would be costly investment. The pow
erful Illinois caucus will probably
wrestle with the Chicago question to-
night and give it support in the con-
vention. If the Wisconsin and Michigan
delegates do likewise with Milwaukee
and Detroit, the big cities will be adj
mitted.
The situation late last night seemed to
be that the Illinois delegation would
cast solid vote according to its state
camp instructions for Reilly and Hop
kins, dividing evenly among the other
four candidates, Talbot, Murphy, Smith
and Saunders. The contest for the one
remaining dictatorship has apparently
narrowed down between the two Illinois
candidates, Reilly and Hopkins. The one
which can secure the greatest strength
from the outside states will win The
Reilly people, led by w. H Dwyer, of
Fithian. Ill, have been on the ground
since Saturday morning, and seem TO
have done effective work. The "Reilly
boomers" arrived last evening from
Danville, Ill, over the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul The train was compos-
ed of ten coaches When they arrived at
the Windsor, the cry, Reilly, Really.
Ruley r. resounded in the corridors.