St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-19

ought to be nominated, because he's q good
man.
Gilman and Scheffer have agreed to COM
bine forces in the Republican convention
aud force McGill and Gibbs to the wall. This
explains why Loren Fletcher was anxious to
have a hand in the selecting of delegates.
Fletcher displayed very nagnanimous spirit
toward Gflhllan, but his friends claim he has
it in for Scheffer.
The edition of ST. PauPs only and alert
evening sheet says: "Ames is simply an eff
fervescence.' The next governor OF the
state might reply by saying something about
an excrescence, but that wouldn't be digni-
fed and some one would be sure to think it
was intended as a personal reflection on
Shaw.
Aid. Starkey has hopes that at the coming
session of the legislature the board of public
works will be abolished. This bright dream
of his explains three or four things.
The politicians of the state were much ex-
cited last week by the announcement that
'Workingman Shadrick had bolted Ames -
Speaking of bolts it might be good idea for
the one who calls himself 'Workingman
Shadrick'' to crawl in some convenient hole
do you think of the scheme, Windy?
The meeting of the insurance commission
ers of the United States at the Ryan on
Wednesday next is looked upon by the Gil.
NANTES and Gibbsites as a scheme to boom
McGill.
congressman Gilfllan is going to defend
himself against the charges brought by the
knights of Labor by taking the stump. He
will not be the first congressman flom this
district who has been interested in the stump
age.
Some one has given DIR. Edgar SNYDER a
''hunch" and he now denies the statement
that he is fishing for the nomination for cor
oner. The doctors great hold is setting
broken legs.
j. N. Castle is somewhat handicapped in the
congressional race by his supposed connec-
ton with Sabin and the prison-contract ring.
Gov. Hubbard is reported as saying that
the repairs at the state capitol might ex-
haust all his contingent fund.- "Might ex-
haust' is good. Tne contractor who is doing
the work says the job will not cost less than
SIs,000, and perhaps more. His fund.- Of
which the governor speaks, amounts to So. 600,
and in the past two terms has been nearly all
used to pay for incidental expenses, such as
postage, washing towels, etc, at the execu-
tive office. In addition to this sum $1,000 is
appropriated annually for repairs on the
building. By this it will be seen that bv add
ing all of Ibis fund.- and the amount for re-
pairs together only about one-third of the
cost OF repairs can be paid. As stated in the
GLOBE few weeks ago. the legislature will
be called upon to appropriate anywhere from
proofng" job which was put in when the
structure was rebuilt.
Copies of an enterprising paper are being
sent to residents in various parts of the state
each day free of charge. The statement that
the editor of that sheet is doing this from
pure love of principle and loyalty to the Re-
publican party is denied by those who know
him best. The fact of the matter is Farmer
Gilman pays for each and every copy in the
hope that it will boom his candidacy for gov
ernOr. In this connection it is now in order
for that paper to publish table at the head
OF its editorial columns showing its great in
crease in circulation.
A. F. NOrdin wants to be secretary of
state. He always has been Republican,
and will continue his allegiance to the party
unless McGill is nominated for governor. In
that event he threatens to work for Jaeger,
the Democratic nominee. 1t is hoped that
the Republican, convention will take heed and
make nominations to suit Mr.. Nordin.