St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-26
The Republicans, However, Have Begun
to Feel Uneasy About the Control
of the State,
And Are Laying Deep Plans for the
Future--Men Whom the Fac
tions Favor.
Democrats, Confident of the Tidal
Wave of Reform, Are Not Dis
turbing Themselves.
Correspondence of the Globe.

OF the quiet kind. and consists chiefly in
figuring up the situation and nursing incip-
lent bOOmS that may be stranded high and
dry before the nominating conventions ayear
from now. The Republicans are the most
concerned and realize that the contract of
carrying the state in 1856 will not be as easy
as it has been in the past.
THEY MOURN THE Loss
Of the Federal offices. The brewing inter
est is no longer their friend. The prohibit
tiOnists will persist in annoying them
Then they have very expensive record of
their own to explain. 1t may be explained,
but they fear the voters wont see it in the
right light. Last fall they made great cap
ital out of the fact that direct tax levy of
about $40, 900 would not be made. The
legislature had not met the winter before
and there was no expense from that direc-
ton. There was sufficient money from
corporation licenses and other sources, so the
levy was not needed. They sprung the
matter during the campaign as great ar
gument for the economy of the Republican
administration. However, the legislature
met last winter. 1t
WAS VERY EXTRAvAGANT
in ordinary expenses and besides it had nu-
merOuS appropriations 10 meet. The re-
suit IS that the levy omitted last fall will be
made this year, and besides the general levy
Will be the largest ever known since the
state was admitted. Coming right after the
talk of economy last fall, the Republicans
ask how can we harmonic the situation?
Voters may simply notice that the tax is
greater and never seek the cause. and that
bOtherS the Republicans. Although Repub-
leans appear confident, yet there is
NO LITTLE CONCERN
about the result. They feel that they must
work as never before. Then again some
are SuperStitiouS and fear that the
tidal wave of Democracy is waiting
only for 1856 10 wipe them out.
The matter of candidate for governor for
the campaign of 1856 is already creating
some interest. There seems to be we'll
settled conviction that the Sawyer-SpoOner
combination have man in their minds eye
who will about fill the bill, and whose nom
nation they will endeavOr to encompass.
In fact, it was generally understood during
SpOOner's senatorial contest, and the belief
is quite strong now, that Spooner's election
was the result of
BARGAINS AMONG POLITICIANS.
Hold Taylor of Hudson. chairman of the
state central committee, is accredited with
directing good deal of the manipulations,
and it is even reported that the scheme de-
vised was one to make Taylor the Republic
can nominee for governor. Another belief
is that eX-Secretary of State Hans Il. War
ner of Ellsworth would be the man. The
indications are, however. that Warner will
find poor picking among the members of the
ring. Warner was scooped by Gov Rusk.
the ring candidate, when the latter was NOM
mated the first time, but things have changed
bit since then. Warner is supposed to
stand little closer to the ring, while there
are evidence. that indicate that Gov. Rusk
does not dwell so near its beneficent powers
as he did in days of yore. The situation as
it now appears is that Gov. RuSk is the
unknown quantity in the gubernatOrial
question. But RuSk. like Cesar, is ambi-
tiOuS. He has a secret idea that the sena-
torial tOga would set very gracefully upon
HIS PoNDERoUs ROMAN FIGURE.
If he can't be senator, however, he has
no objection to serving the state a third
term as governor. The senatorial question
as applied to RuSk is one that the ring
don't regard with much favor. But they
feel if they side-tTack HIM on that question
he will still rise up as serious obstacle to
the contamination of bargains en-
tered into during the senatorial con-
test last winter. The rumOr is
the ring has united upon man to succeed
Sawyer. i'm tine event that that gentleman of
culture does not desire Il reelection. The
rumOr has attracted considerable attention.
1t is said that Henry Payne. late pGstmaS-
ter of Milwaukee. and secretary of the state
central committee. is the man by whom
Sawyer wishes to be succeeded. In case.
however, n candidate cannot be agreed
upon who will win or satisfy the factions,
Sawyer will
PUT CAvILING AT AN END
and succeed himself. 1t is stated on very
good authority that the recent compliment
AIRY banquet given TO Payne in Milwaukee
by Sawyer, SpOOner, SanderSon and
others was really in the interest
Of a bOOmlet for him as a senatorial candi-
date, though OStensibly it was given in rec
ignition of his services as secretary. 1t
was attended only by lot of select poll
ticianS. some of whom are now eX-pOSt-
masters. and others who soon will be.
Gov. RuSk was not present, though it was
given out that he was one of the chief
promoters of the affair. When the real
purpose Of the banquet became known it
was ridiculed by those who attended it;
nevertheless it is well known they have
been exceedingly annoyed by its currency.
1t has served in getting the peo-
pie to thinking on the ques-
ton too early to suit the
politicians who are back of it. The crowd
recognize the fact that in the Republican
party there is not a man that is
As STRONG WITH THE PEOPLE
as is Gov RuSk. 1t is this fact that makes
RuSk an unknown quantity with them If
he wishes Ia run for governor again they
rather feel that. il he begins his operations
in season. he can walk off with the nominal
ton in spite of them. This fact may make
him formidable senatorial candidate. An
other question that would make them hest
tate in throwing Rusk overheard
bodily. is that the Republicans
anticipate an exceedingly warm
and close campaign. They rather feel
that they must put up the man who is
strongest with the people in order 20 win.
Here again RuSk may interfere with the
slate business. Although Rusk's eXper-
fence as a practical farmer has been limited
and confined to politics. he has great grip
on the huSbandman. He never fails to get
before as many of their conventions as
possible and refer to himself as their
farmer governor" 1t
PLEAsEs THE CHANGERS GREATLY,
ond they in turn speak of him as ''hOnest
Oiu JeTTe- IL II liilS Slip WIKI tiO h's-SSSS
that secures TO Rusk the reverence OF the
crowd who think that he has fattened
about long enough at the public stall. and
that he should give some one else chance.
1t seems settled conviction that all the
remaining state officers, with the exception
of, perhaps, Secretary of State Timme, can
make up their minds to vacate at the end OF
their present term. Capt Timme Is spoken
of as possibly being retained on the ticket,
in case Gov. Rusk is TenOminated- The
ring candidate for lieutenant governor 1t is