St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-15
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.

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Although two months are yet to inter
yene until the time for electing a successor
to Mr.. MCMILLAN in the United States
senate. the candidates are looming up in
good shape and the politicians who are
ambitious to wear the senatorial toga are
busy getting their fences in repair. The
newspaper senatorial boom which Gov.
DAVIS enjoyed a month or two ago has
suffered something of a collapse. Like the
traditional COW, who always gave an abund-
auce of rich milk. and just as Invariably
sIopped her foot in the pail, spill
ing the contents. Gov. DAVIS is measuraoly
responsible for the collapse of his own
boom. If he had stayed at home and let
the boom run itself he would have been all
right But when he took the stump and
antagonized his own party platform on the
tariff question he simply committed political
hari-kari The farmers of Minnesota know
what they want without instruction from
Gov. DAVIS or anybody else. They want
a reduction in the tariff, and they don't
want to send a representative to congress
who is not in accord with them on this
issue. The .ariff is the rock on which the
governors senatorial boom was wrecked.
Taking advantage of the disaster which has
overtaken the DAVIS boom, other promi-
nent Republicans are now looming up as
senatorial candidates. Gen. GORDON E.
COLE wants it plainly understood that he
is free trader and would not be averSe to
a sentence of six years confinement in the
senate chamber at Washington as punish
ment for his heretcaI Republicanism. Then
there is Gov. GILMAN, a veritabe coQuette,
who is blushing a sweet consent while say
ing nay. The old hero of the Fifth dis
trict is not going to give his plans away this
time. He has profted by his experience in
the canvass for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton and has learned secret which would
be valuable possession to some OF the
senatorial candidates who are openly de-
claring their aspirations secret of
knowing how to keep his mouth shut. 1t
must not be forgotten, however. that big
slice of the Republican strength in the next
legislature will come from the Fifth dis
trict, and if Gov. GILMAN is not a sena-
toriaI candidate himself, he will, in any
event, make it mighty interesting for some
who are candidates. There is no evidence
vet that Senator MCMILLAN is weary of
his post. His twelve years experience in
doing the heavy act of sustaining
Minnesota's dignity in the upper branch
of congress doesn't appear to have fatigued
the senator particle. On the contrary, his
strength has been renewed like the eagles
and he is evidently ready to rise on the
wings of the legislature and mount up to
the glory of third term. In fact the SEN
ators fences seem to be in little bit better
repair Just at this time than anybody's else
While DAVIS and WINDOW and the other
big statesmen were galloping around over
the state wearing out their lungs advocating
a protective tariff and denouncing
the tariff reform Democracy, Nc
MILAN was quietly getting in his work
on the local legislative primaries and arrang-
ing things so that his partisan friends would
get into the state legislature. The result OF
his business-like methods will be made ap-
parent when the first ballot is taken. And
as for the other candidates the roster of Re-
publican leaders in Minnesota will complete
the list. In anticipation of deadlock and
of the senatorial thunderbolt striking in
some unexpected quarter. lightning rods are
being run up in all directions. One will be
chosen, but great number will be left