St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-20
are keeping many of the Irish votes.
We will lose some Scandinavian votes"
A. s. CrOSSfield remarked.

We will lose some Scandinavian votes"
A. S. CroSsfield remarked:
"There is a growing disposition among
the Republicans to drop Merriam,
McGill and Scheffer and choose new
man who will unite all of the factions.
There is feeling abroad that if any
one of the three should be chosen per-
sonal row might be the result, which
would affect the party seriously"
Lieutenant Governor Rice had this to
say:
'"The GLOBE says that l would not
take the congressional nomination be-
cause of my railroad record. Well. if
had been at Red Wing when that was
published l would have gone before the
convention and demanded my nomina-
ton. No, | am not candidate for any
office, and possibly not for the renomi-
nation to my present position"
#.*
The three state conventions that Min
nesota has deep personal interest in
have now been called. The Prohibi-
tionists meet next Tuesday; the Demo-
Gratis Aug. Is, and the Republicans
Sept. Sail at ST. Paul. OF the Prohibi-
ton one little can be said, except that
its nominee for governor will probably
be the strongest one ever made by that
party in this state.
1t is an unSolved problem yet as to
who will be the Democratic nominee.
Three gentlemen have each chance
for it, and one of them is liable to get it.
First come the friends of Eugene NJ.
Wilson, who positively claim his nomi-
nation. Prominent among them is MIR.
Doran, who has not changed his atti
tude toward AmeS, and who believes
Mr.. Wilson a very strong man. The
supporters of Mr.. Wilson are largely
made up of the old-time Democrats of
the state. His strength is a positive
one and his following in the convention
will be large.
Next is Ames, who is a candidate
without question for denomination, and
who promises to be just as lively in the
convention as ever. There is already
claimed for him lbs to 130 votes. Sena-
tor Durant explained it yesterday by
saying:
1--WE do not want the nominee of the
Democratic state convention named by
the state central committee. There are
a number of Democrats who will go into
the convention prepal ed to support
Ames, and if he cannot be nominated, to
select some entirely new man."
The third one is Albert Scheffer. 1t
can be said here very emphatically that
Albert Scheffer himself is not candi-
date for the Democratic nomination.
But in the country districts there are
Democrats who approve of Schetfer's
platform and who desire the Democracy
to indOrse HIM, at least. That is the
precise situation on the Democratic side
of the house. Mr.. Wilson's friends claim
his nomination.; the friends of Ames do
the same for their candidate. and the
Scheffer Democrats say: "When you
two fall out, We'll step in." The final
outcome cannot be predicted.
~
On the Republican side the situation
is more complex Scheffer has the
popular sympathy wherever any work
has been done for him: Merriam the
money aud McGill the officeholders.
The outcome now is very favorable to
none of them being Selected-the choice
falling upon some outsider. The bick-
ering that has been going on between
the trio named has had the natural re-
suit of disgusting many sensible Repub-
licans, making them desire some new
and untrammeled candidate. Ali the
campaigning that has been done by the
three up to date has not given any one
of them sure thing. The final battle
is now to be fought. Merriam is not
positive yet that he is candidate. He
and his friends fear great many things,
and have more than once considered
seriously the propriety of Withdrawing
before it is too late. McGill is in to
stay. Scheffer's allies profess fixed
determination to remain to the end, but
the dickey birds hint at stranger and
more startling purposes than this on
their part.