St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-17
GOSSIP I'm THE CORRIDORS.
What Some of the yyell-K nown Pol.
ilicians Had 10 SmY Yesterday.

Several gentlemen with information on
political matters gathered at the Merchants
hotel yesterday and gave themselves up to
gossiping Oh the situation. Mai. Wilson,
who has been away from the city for two
weeks or so, was about all the afternoon in
conversation with those who have been
present at the meetings of the state central
committee, and after learning all possible
facts bearing on the situation did not hest
tate to say that he thought Gilman had
big lead and would get a part of the RAM
Sey county delegates to the Republican con-
ventiOn. He said there would be nobody be-
side Gilman, Gibbs and N1cGill before the con-
vention, and if Gibbs had the strength he is
accredited with. a deadlock might be among
the possibilities. However. he felt sure
that in the end Gilman would be the candi-
date. 1t is said by those who know both
Maj. Wilson and Mr.. Gilman, that the
major is prejudced in favor of the latter.
Ii. II. Fuller was about the hotel part of
the afternoon, and asked and gave in
formation as he met the others. Senator
j. q. Castle of Saltwater was in the city
on business, and in conversation with Maj.
Wilson said that six weeks ago or so he
had wagered a basket of champagne that
Gilman would be the Republican candidate,
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practical politics." This remark pleased
Maj. Wilson,, as it conceded with his
ownv views. A. f. Nordin, who would like
to be secretary of state was with Maj.
Wilson for half hour or more and talked
over his own and other candidates pros
poets. Ex-senator P. 81. Rahilly of Lake
City, who says he is out of the maelstrom
of politics, was in the city. In speaking
of the fight in the Third district he said that
still further efforts would be made to induce
Senator Wilson of Winona to accept the
candidacy He was of the opinion that
Judge Wilson could be elected. Senator
Rahilly said it was hard to say who would
be nominated at Kasson.
WHAT SOME SAID.
A. F. Nordin-I have made no promises
or combinations, and | shall make the fight
for the position of secretary OF state Oh my
own merits.
Ex-Marshal Denny, at the Merchants,
said that he was in the contest for the
Republican nomination for congress in the
Third district 1t was his intention, he
said, to make "a fight, genteel fight, and
hoped 10 show his Anniversaries, Herbert of
Red Wing and Reed of Glencoe, that they
had not captured all the delegates. There
are thirteen counties in the district he
said. and sixty-nine delegates, so that it
required thirty-tve delegates to nominate,
and he felt sure that neither of the other
two would have the necessary votes on
the first ballot.
Hon. P. II. Rahilly, Lake City, have
seen the story that l have been playing
double, between Messrs. Kelly and Doran
and the ants, and some of my friends
wanted me to write denial or explana-
ton, but l told them l did not be-
lieve in answering any state
ments that newspapers might make.
am not in politics. for have too much
| work on my farm, and in the last six weeks
l have hardly had time to read the papers.
AS to my position as regards Messrs. Kelly
and Doran, wish simply to say that my
friends, aud in fact every body in any way