St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-18
HERES A STATE OF THINGS.
Ritter Feeling Among the Ramsey
COuaty Republicans Over the Call
for The Primari eS.

Bitter Feeling Among the Ramsey
Couaty Republicans Over the Call
for the Primaries.
When the friends of Lieut.. Gov. Gilman
read the action OF the Ramsey county COM
mittee in calling the primaries for the state
convention on Friday night Of this week,
in yesterday mornings papers, they at
once fell upon the committees scheme to
down their candidate in this county. To
draw it very mildly, they had blood in
their eyes. They did not hesitate to say
that it was a. deep-laid plot on the part of
the old ring to down their candidate and,
by taking an unfair advantage of their Off
cial position, throw the county for McGill.
Mr.. Gilman came to the city early in the
day, on his way to the KaSSon convention,
and it took him but a moment to learn
from his friends that the committee
had drawn its Stiletto, and struck the
boom that has been slowly swelling for him
in this county, with possibly fatal effects.
Mr.. Gilman met Maj G. NJ. Wilson at the
Merchants and the two were closeted at the
hotel for large portion Of the afternoon.
The action of the committee was the calling
OF the primaries for the state conventions at
date so early. and on such slight notice, as
of the committee was taken into the ac-
count, as regards the gubernatoral fight, it
was general opinion that but one conclu-
sion could be drawn. Friends of Mr.. Gil
man, after looking over the situation, and
buttonholing such of those on the inside as
were inclined to talk, did not hesitate to ex-
press opinions that the committee had got
ten in It's lace work prior to the meeting
and that the caucuSes ON Friday night.
WOULD BE a FARCE,
unless by vigorous action enough work
could be done to counterfeit that of McGill's
supporters. Some were willing to talk who
said that the fine Italian handwork OF
Loren Fletcher was plainly visible. and this
they construed not only as blow at Gil
man. but at the Hon. G. K. Davis for
United States senator. There was a gen.
eral objection on the part Of Mr.. Gilman's
friends TO the date for the primaries, and
some anxiety expressed to see the list of
judges that would be appointed by the COM
mittee, and when one or two learned that
only partial list had been made out last
night, and that in secret session, the plot
was considered still deeper. The scheme
is openly called IAN outrage" and charac-
teriZed as ''audaciOuS." The talk has
stirred up good deal of bad blood among
the Republicans Of the county, between the
''old ring" and the friends of the lieutenant
governor, and some who have the credit of
being sagacious in political affairs, predict
that the end will not occur until the polls
close on election day. Mr.. Gilman's St.
Paul organ last night covered the ground
in an editorial in which the following bitter
language is used:
THE ORGANS VOICE.
The action Of the county Republican COM
ventiou to elect delegates to the state con-
vention for next SATURDAY., and the caucus
for Friday afternoon, is generally regarded
as a snap game in McGill's interest. If
there were ne contest, if it was conceded
by universal consent that one man was the
choice Of Ramsey county, this kind of snap
arrangement might do But it is well known
that there is decided difference of opinion
among Ramsey county Republicans as to a
choice for governor, and still greater differ
ence of opinion upon the policy Of commit
ting the delegation Of this county to any man.
If there is to be q dark horse Albert Schefrer
would stand q better chance of being the
| dark horse than any other man, and the
| attempt to tie this county up, so as to pre-
vent his name being brought forward in
such a contingency, is an outrage. The
action of the committee was evidently
engineered by the old ring, composing ma
| jority Of the committee and of McGilps
| friends, and engineered in McGills interest.
| 1t is one of the most barefaced and out
| raseous astempts to override the popular
| willie and obtain a snap judgment that was
| ever known in our political annals. 1t is an
audacious attempt to tie up Ramsey county
| in the state convention and bind her hand
| foot to Minneapolis program.