St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-21
SOME POLITICAL FINDINGS.
Popular Belief That Anies Can BE
Elected Governor.

Albert Scheffer left last night for the Pa
eific coast where he will put in four weeks
among the G. A. r. veterans, of whom he
Is one and who hold their annual encamp-
ment at San Francisco. He wore pleasant
smile yesterday and satisfied look which
Indicated that he had no regrets over turn
Ing his back on the political arena, but he
absolutely refused to yield to the impor-
tunities or the reporters regarding his idea
of the political situation. To all their
queries he simply replied: 81 am out of
politics now and I have moth
ing to say" If Schetfer is satisfied
his opponents for the gubernatorial
nomination are carried to the highest
degree of ecstasy over his withdrawal, and
each man feels confident that this move on
the part of the banker has materially
strengthened their chances for reaching the
home plate in the convention.
There is an impression abroad that the
friends of Scheffer will not permit him to
quietly take a back seat and watch the pro-
cession file by, but that they will go into
the convention, and in the fight that is sure
to be waged, will suddenly bring him out
as a sort OF dark horse, and that the mill
tant factions will compromise by settling
the nomination on him. Capt. Joseph
Burger, military storekeeper, and a man
who keeps an eye on the strings of the
political harp, and German who keeps
himself posted on the tendency of the
Teutonic vote, said to Mr.. Scheffer yester-
day: Your friends won't let you step out
so quietly. Well nominate and elect you"
This pledge of faith was received by Mr.
Scheffer with quiet smile. 1t is noticea-
BILE that the men who were strong for
SpbQffpr Unnl- ond ho
have remained by him to the last
had he remained in the field. We're
yesterday in about equal numbers, casting
out their lines in behalf of Gilman and
McGill, and there is no doubt that the
chances of both these men are better to-day
than they were three days ago. as Gilman
can now safely count on the Fifth district,
into which Scheffer would have cut wide
swathe, while McGill may now look with
REASONABLE CONFIDENCE
on pocketing Ramsey county as we'll as
Washington. The movement of Mr. Schef-
fer, according to the stories told by the cam
paign leaders, while it will give Gibbs an
added strength in the southern part of the
state, will give him no added weight of
great importance.
1t is the general opinion that Scheffer
was the only man that the Republicans
could have nominated this year, and who
would have carried them safely and victori-
ously through the fight. and with either
McGill or Gilman on their hands they will
have to fight to keep the opposi-
ton from swallowing up their slight
majority, which, it is feared Will
be dOne it AmeS is nominated.
With Scheffer out of the field the friends
of Ames count on 20 per cent. of the Ger
man vote and the Scandinavian element.
In 1888 Hubbard's majority over Berman
was trifie over IA, 900, and in this ma
jority there were s, 200 Irish votes that the
Republicans themselves admit will 90 fol
AmeS as surely as he is nominated and.
they reason. il Ames could come out of one
of the warmest campaigns ever known in
the Northwest with a majority OF nearly
5000 against the strongest home man tbe
Republicans had, who was backed by the
churches, corporations, capital, reputation
and the shrewdeSt organizers and cam
paign workers in the state. what can they
reasonably expect Of an outside man who
has nothing to back him but the fact that
he is Republican?
a prominent Republican said Yesterday,
pAmes is the only man that the Democrats
can nominate, and they will do it, and if they
do the chances are he will be elected | don't
anticipate any fight in the Democratic con
vention. These differences between the anti.
Kellyites and the Kelly faction will be amica.
bly, settled, as the party can't afford to split
especially at this time when if they work to
gelher the prospects of their winning ii
bright"
Senator A. E. Rice-The trouble will
these men that kick against Kelly anc
Doran is they have been lighting the party
In power so long that they can't remember
it's their own dog that's on top now. AS t.
my chances for congressional nomination,
believe i'll short campaign, and it's early
yet.