St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-20
M,GILL THE MAN.

A. Il. MCGILL will be the nominee OF
the Republican convention for governor.
As near as anything can be predicted.
taking into consideration the proneness of
human nature to vaeillate. that will be the
result of Wednesdays convention. Not
only will the present insurance commits
sioner be nominated, but he will be nomi-
mated in all probability upon the first ballot.
The most conservative of Mr.. MCGILL's
friends claim such a result, but it
is on a more substantial basis that
the GLOBE reaches the same con-
elusion. 4 careful canvass of the
delegates thus far elected reveals an over
whelming majority in favor of the state
house candidate. 1t is known that 1863
delegates are either instructed for or openly
favor MCGILL. In addition to these there
are fourteen additional delegates whom the
commissioners friends declare they know
by private adviceS to be for their chief.
This is claim which, however, the oppo-
sltion refuse to coneede. 1t is also known
that eighty-tive delegates have GILMAN for
their first choice. and eighty prefer GIBBS.
Thus the preferences of 34S dele
gates appear. There are $50 MEM
bers of the convention and ac-
cordingly eleven doubtful delegates
remain to be accounted for. These are
distributed as follows: Six in Hehnepin
three in Stevens and two in Traverse. The
Hennepin delegates are believed to favor
MCGILL. while those from the other two
counties will probably vote for GIBBS.
Granting MCGILL the fourteen uninstructed
delegates which he claims. he will thus
have ON the first ballot 1S3 votes, three
more than are necessary to elect. In order
for any combination between MesSrs.
GILMAN and GIBBS to succeed i'll defeating
him it would have to include every vote
now accredited to these two gen
tlemen, the eleven doubtful votes
from Hennepin. Stevens and Traverse
and four of the fourteen votes which are
presumably in favor of MoGIIL. The posi-
bility of the GII.MAN-GIBBs compact being
able to include every one of their own sup
porters and all but ten of the other twenty
five delegates, twenty Of whom there is
excellent reason to believe really favor
McGILL, is so remote that it need hardly
be considered Either may agree to turn
over his forces to the other. but the goods
cannot be delivered. Chevaler MCGILL
has friends enough among the supporters of
either to more than counterbalance any
possible defectious from the band of
fourteen doubtful ones whom he counts
upon to give him his majority of three.
His nomination; unless something utterly
unforeseen occurs. is a fOregone conclusion,
and he will go down before DR.. AMEs in
November like GOLIATH did before DAVID.
He is the giant of the state house cabal,
but will prove very weakened giant in
deed His nomination will, of course,
be a triumph of the peculiar ring
methods with which tie Republican
party has ruled the state. 1t will
not be an expression of the peoples will,
BUT simply an indication of the dangerous
depth to which Republican bossism has be-
come migrated in Minnesotas state govern
ment The people are ignored and the
caravan will move promptly at the crack of
the ringmaster's whip. But the people will
resent the domineering arrogance, the POM
pous self confidence of those who fondly
fancy themselves their masters by the tri-
umphant election of their valiant champion,
Next Governor a. A. AMEs.