St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-10
IT CAN'T BE BEATEN.
The Republicans Finding it Difficult to Dis
cover a Willing Opponent to Rice.


cover Willing Opponent to Rice.
There was no change in the direction, but
rather deepening of the strength of the
public sentiment yesterday about the nomi-
nations made the day before in the Demo
cratic city convention. Members of that
party are more jubilant and their opponents
more depressed.
The Republicans who were nonplussed on
Wednesday when they heard from the Demo
cratic convention, were in nowise encouraged
yesterday after their nights rest. Their dis
NAV was increased when they read the
GLOBES interview with prominent members
of their party, practically indorsing the can
didacy of ex-Mayor Rice, and the difficulty
they have in discovering an available man
to lead them in the battle of May. The men
who are ''talked Off are Alexander Ramsey,
William Lindeke, z. G. Rogers, W. r. Mer-
ram, DR.. J. II. Murphy and last, Greenleaf
Clark One great difficulty is to find man
on whom the high and low license elements
of the party can combine. The high license
people have become discouraged in
their quest, and announce that emo
candidate has been found who is willing to
accept the nomination for mayor on dis
tinctively high license platform" They have
therefore
ABANDONED THE IDEA
of holding a high license convention, and
have concluded to confnc their atten-
ton to the aldermen. They will wait until
the Republicans nominate their men, and
then indorse them or name new ones as they
see fit. But meanwhile the difficulty of find
ing somebody willing to oppose Mr.
Rice does not lessen. OF the men men
toned above at least two have peremptorily
declined to run since the nomination of Mr..
Rice.
Hon. E. J. Rogers said yesterday that he
had never been a candidate and that under
the circumstances he couldn't think of
permitting his name to be used. He said,
furthermore, that he regarded Mr.. Rice as a
very hard man to beat.
DIR. MURPHY,
on the other hand, in an interview yesterday
stated that he did not seek the nomination,
but claimed to be too good a citizen to shirk
official responsibility. '"The party and the
masses are generally disposed to vest it in
me, " he concluded.
A prominent Republican, talking conf
dentally, put the situation as follows: ''The
party is in a devil of a boat, rent in twain
it we're. There is the capitaIistic high license
faction with Merriam for their candidate on
the one side, and the low license faction
Of the masses; and they're pulling
both ways Flow we're to bring
them together I don't see unless we bring
up perpendicularity like Capt Blakely, or
revive an ancient like Alexander Ramsey. 1
guess it will be BlaIely." Another one
standing near said "No, there is too strong
n feeling for Murphy to let him drop, and
one Of his strongest points is the attacks
which have been made on him.
TIE REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE
will meet to night, and the indications are
that they will call the convention for the lat
ter part of next week, and try to fix things
for the nomination of w. r. Merriam. One
strategical bit Of policy the Republicans are
working up is Il capture of the workingmen's
vote by trying to throw an alderman two
in their way, one of which will be in the
Second district Of the Fifth ward, where the
workmcn will probably try to run n
Mr.. OMorrow, shoemaker and n
prominent Knight of Labor. In return for
this the worRdngmen will be expected to de-
liver the trades union vote TO the Repub-
licans. This is an experiment which has
not before been tried in st. Paul, and Re
publicans, especially the high license ones
among them, look with suspicion upon the
scheme.
TWO HARD PROBLEMS
present thcmselves-how TO scare the Re-
publican aldcrmanic candidates off the track;
and to what extent the workingmen will be
able to deliver the goods they contract for. A
meeting between prominent Republicans
aud the workingmen's committee will be
held tomorrow night TO talk the m after over.
THE ITAscA CLUB
met last evening at its rooms in the
Union block. The president, John
W. Willis, announced several COM
mittec changes, spoke briefly upon the influ-
ence of the Itasca club in the recent nom
mating convention and complimented the
ticket which that body presented to the peo-
pie. Mr.. James j. Egan and William
McGuinu were elected members of the club.
Reports Of committees were read. Dr. Sny-
der moved that the Hon. S. s. Cox of New
York be elected an honorary member which
was carried unanimously and the
secretary was instructed to convey that
information to the new min lister
10 Turkey. Grover Cleveland was elected all
honorary member as was also Thomas A.
Hendricks. The nomination of Samuel J.
Tlden met with ripple of applause. Mr..
Willis suggested that motion be made for
the appointment of committee to draft
resolutions of sympathy for Gen. Grant, which
was carried unanimously. W. +. Villas was
also put upon the list of honorary member
ship. 4 resolution was adopted COM
mcndiug the Democracy for the wise
and economical government of municipal
affairs. The treasurer made 4 report of ex-
penditures and receipts, and said facetiousy
that his balance was kept in sack in his
safe Resolutions were read by number OF
the club complimentary 10 Gen. Grant, which
were referred to the special committee.
REPUBLICAN CENTRAL CLUB.
Last evening the Republican Central club
held 4 regular meeting at the armory. The
attendance was not large. but IL was good,
what there was OF il, and there was enough
OF it such rs it was. II consisted of five
colored people and two whitegentlemcu. The
gentlemen Of color who composed the ma
Jority Of the committe in attendance occupied
their spare time mostly in curling
the smoke from the tSwny Havana. One
Of the colorcd gentleman, Just before the
meeting dissolved gave the members a quiet
and good-nstured scoring. He referred to
the fact that there was no enthusiasm among
the Republicans, and declared that they were
''letting them Democrats get away with
them, that there were bat four weeks 10 the
election-about three weeks for work-dur-
ing which time they ought to put In their best
licks, but there don't seem To be nobody to
put in those licks. We've got 20 wake up
he continued, ''or we can't do nothing this
time The speaker who appeared to be a
very intelligent oolored man. then eoun-
seled his friends to secure 4 more central
place for holding their meetings. The
meeting was not very encouraging Que,
and made one think that what Capt Russell
BlakelY said was true. that Mr.. Rice is hard
man 70 beat, and that probably the bows
would not try much 20 beat him but eoneeu-
trate their struggle on The aldermen aud try