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THE M'GILL HEADQUARTERS.

Everything went at the McGill head
quarters. Cigars were smoked by those
who smoked before, and those who
never smoked now smoked the more.
At the earnest solicitation of his
friends, Mr.. McGill. who is as modest
as Maud Muller ever dared be. came
down to headquarters at Il a. IN. and
remained until noon receiving the con-
gratulations of his friends. The sun
poured in through the windows and
lent an air of cheerfulneSS to the sur
roundings. VIII Angel had a smile on
his face such as Raphael only could
paint, and which showed the happy
feelings that surged through his breast.
Mr.. Moore was happiness perSOlified.
The thought of an additional berth of
two years in the governors office did
the business. The little faded Flower
fairly blOOmed in the warm. soft at
mosphere. II. 3. Hills looked as trim
and neat as youth about to graduate
from the High school. There wasn't
speck of oil on his clothes nor fly on
his visage.
"How about the other headquarters"
"Say nothing, or if you must speak
let it be in whisper. There was Grape
on every door and sorrow in every
ucdIls LNGlN Ibllc Mllllt SOlllC OiiC
would attempt to laugh. but the sound
was more like wall than cachinna-
ton. 1t was a cold day for the Schetfer
and Merriam forces, and the majority of
them went about in heavy overcOats,
while the McGilliteS seemed cOmfOrta-
BILE in SeerSuckers and straw hats. Ac-
cOrding to the thermometers hung up
in the several headquarters the tempera-
ranged as follows: McGill headquarters,
100 deg; Scheffer'S. 30 deg; Gilman'S,
% deg; MeTriam's, 0 deg. 1t is a diff
cult matter 10 disturb the serenity
of mind of Albert Scheffer. He
isn't one that cries over split
milk, because be ''aint built that way"
Without doubt no one realizes better
than he his chances for securing the
guernatOrial plum: yet he had a smile
and kind word for all, and one could
not help admiring the man. even
though not recOncilled TO his principles.
he has steadfast followers who will
stick to him to the end, and whatever
the others may do, there will be no
break from that quarter, they claim.
Dan Aberle is creStfallen over the re-
suit in Hennepin, but he feels SOrer
towards those who will persist in tax
ing him for Bill Merriam. This he
considers 1.-The most unkindest cut of
all" He has not abandoned hope,
however, in the ultimate triumph of Mr..
Scheffer. He is one of those, like
Patrick Henry, who believe 1.-The
battle is not to the strong alOne-it is TO
the active, the vigilant and the brave"
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was no complaint made as to the quality
of the weeds. 1t was feverish atmOS-
disease that appears to be catching of
late. To understand the terribleness
of this malady it is only necessary to
state that already some l65 delegates
more or less-have been stricken with
1t, and skillfuI doctors" are of the
opinion that the number may reach
226 before many ballots are taken. Nc
Gill was on top yesterday for the first
time i'll many moons. and his faithful
followers were jubilant to state of in
tOXicariOn.
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the customary apologies of lack of prep
aration, said: Il believe the time has
come in this campaign when every man
should stand up and be counted. We
are here to make the fight as men who
hope TO place in nomination a man
who will sweep the state with a
large Republican majority and insure
the election of Harrison and Norton"
Here tho speaker fought the battles of
the war over again and waved the
bloody shirt with vehemence and bitter
ness. Concluding, he said the war was
not over. and would not be till Harrison
and Morton were elected and working
majority secured in both branches of
congress. 1t made him smile when
Scheffer men were accused of methods.
The trouble to-day was that one of the
candidates was in bad political COM.
pany. If he was examined through
tield-glaSs all of sudden there would
be disSolving view, and, 10 and be-
hold, you would see the Talleyrand of
the Republican party. He believed
Schetfer would get there. The leading
paper of the city never advocated the
cause of any man but he was sure to be
defeated. The name of Albert Scheffer
was a synonym of victory, and he wonId
be sure of election.
OAlNo AOA oNis Tile
general to the platform. which he
mounted and proceeded to deliver him.
self of one of his characteristic speeches.
1t was good speech, but was marred,
by his allusiOn TO the war, and his un-
called-fOr attacks on Grover Cleveland
and J. L. Macdonald.
The general said: ''If / talk myself
hoarse tonight and am unable to do
anything tomorrow you will be saying:
'Jennison is - fool.'"
After paying his compliments TO
Grover Cleveland and John l.. Mac
Donald, whom he denominated as
frauds, he continued: 1--WE want a man
for governor of the state who lives in
st. Paul and is not controlled by man
from Minneapolis. Give us a man who
came up here from Goodhue county.
and ask only that you will give US
man. If We are to have miller or a
miller's agent for a candidate we prefer
to have the head of the concern"
he then went on to say that there
wasn't Red Wing representative on
the reform school board, and that the
Faribault school, the institution at Fer
gus Falls and states prison at Still
water all had representation from these
cities. He said it never occurred to
Gov. .McGill to appoint ex-Gov. Hub
bard on the reform school board. He
was for the man that would beat A. r.,
McGill, the representative of Loren
Fletcher.
Mr.. Jennison was followed by G,J
Lomen, of st. Paul. He said he came
as a delegate from the First ward, which
was largely composed of Scandinayians,
and the ballots at the primaries were
cast mostly by them. Mr.. Scheffer was
banker, but he was beloved by the
IabOring men. He was too generous to
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ously any intention of helping him. but
Fletcher's consultation with the Gilman
leaders yesterday afternoon boded some
understanding. A large portion of the
Merriam men are not favorable to Gil
man, preferring Braden or Rea. Schef-
fer is supposed to be the one who will
first help Gilman if the opportunity ar
rives.
While the contingency of dark
horse seems remote and the nomination
of one of the prominent trio almost GER
tain, is to be remembered that the gov
ernorship is not only at stake in this
fight, but also seat in the United
States senate. Minneapolis and st.
Paul have both aspirants for that sena-
tOrial seat, and there is Sabin.
Among the Minneapolitans most anx-
iOuS for the seat, Gen. Washburn fig
ures conspicuously, and Fletcher is sup
posed to an able abettor to his ambi-
tions. Fletcher is pledged to McGill,
and certainly anxious to nominate him.
If he cannot-well, then be careful that
Gilman does not take the prize.
The Gilman irons are every
where. They are at Sabin's hearth
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LOBBY SCENES.

The delegates to the Republican con-
ventiOn. which meets this morning,
came in thick and fast yesterday, and
the majority of them found their way
TO the Merchants hotel. Every train
coming into the city was loaded with
them, and by supper time more than 400
had arrived. The scene in the lobby of
the hotel was an animated one. Dele
gates were as numerous as flies in a
sugar barrel, and found pleasure in dis
cuSsing the situation among them
selves. though they were exceed
lngly close-mOuthed when tackled
by representatives of the press.
The air was redOIent with the fumes of
poor cigars furnished by good candi-
dates; but, as they cost nothing, there
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fed that behind some of the sentiment
that will come into the convention has
been expressed the sentiment of Dem
ocrats. | believe that with earnest
work tomorrow night we can take Mer-
riam by the hand and congratulate him
on his nomination for governor.
[Cheers.l But there must be earnest
work on the part of the men who desire
to see that result. l believe that the
young men of this state, and the old
ones also, who desire to have clean,
active, progressive administration can
find it through our candidate" [Cheers].
He has not behind him the magniti-
cent prestige of one term. Laughter.
We want to give him trial, and know
that when he goes in and comes out he
does it untrammeled with pledges, as
same men have doae. / want to see the
men here take on the armor of battle,
l don't want to see their swords
sheathed until he comes out nominated.
Let us meet the combinations and let US
defeat them. Mr.. Merriam stands on
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M'GILL'S CAUCUS.

The billiard room was given up to the
McGill men, and they had between 125
and $50 delegates present. Col. Hooper,
of Minneapolis, presided. Loren Fletch
er made the first address, speak
Ing softly while bushes chased them
selves across his boyish cheeks. The
'.'lNtle villain" was heartily applauded
as he took the floor.
.'lf you adhere firmly to McGill," he
said, 81 believe that as certain as that
l stand here he will be nominated. If
you are true to your pledges no COM
bination can defeat him. The principles
and precedents OF the party demand his
denomination, and l do not see how the
assembled delegates can refuse to give
it to him."
Ex-Gov. Yale followed with a plea
for McGills denomination, on the
ground that he had been true to high
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stone, close to Kindred's range,
pOked in Merriam's base burner
and lying by Washburn's fireplace.
Somewhere, somehow they are to arouse
heat, and that to fuse a sentiment that
will make him a leader once more. So
he thinks. 1t little matters what agents
he uses to gain his ends by. He is a
capital political Jesuit, and when he is
nominated for gOvernor-if he is-there
will be time enough to consider what
pledges he desires to redeem as to the
seat in the senate.
close-mouthed, no man can Just say
what he is to be in this convention. He
sits and schemes and waits-something
cOngenial, for it has been his chief ocs
cupatiOn for decade.
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n
Tariff Reform" is about as funny as
Ingersoll would be on "Why 1 am a
Christian"
In the Mower county convention
there was little bolt for a cent. The
trouble arose over the admitting of GER
tain men as proxies. Things didn't 20
their way, so an even half dozen of the
delegates, led by doc" Hollester, DIR.
Cory and Lafayette French, bolted the
convention and retired to the outside.
After nominating a set of delegates
suitable to themselves, the returned
sentative. The regular convention .
transacted its business and adjourned.
This is the story of the "bolt" as told
by one who was on the ground,
-
George W. Sprague, of Fillmore, ex-
president of the Farmers alliance, is a
delegate to the convention.
-
Gordon E. Cole and Gen. Baker
claSped hands and discussed tariff re-
form amidst the confusion. MIR. Coles
position remains logically correct-i. e.,
tariff reform means Cleveland-while
Baker persists in supporting the Re-
publican platform of 1884 while advo-
eating Harrison and Morton. The gen.
eral has an elastic political conscience
that will adapt itself to any channel
that has an office at the end of it.
McGill some time ago wrote to ]. D.
Good, of Morris, saying that he expected
a delegation from Stevens county. Mr..
Good wrote back: IF there is any God
in Israel or corn in Egypt, the delega-
ton from Stevens county will be for
Albert Scheffer."
H. Ackley Sackett. the clever young
silhouettist, of New York city. took up
his stand in the Merchants lobby yes
terday and manipulated his scissors in
manner that called forth the admir-
alton Of the by-standers.
Donnelly, vigorous and buoyant, could
not stay away. He was in the lobbieS
Yesterday, and once and awhile he
dropped a favorable word for Merriam.
He said that he had not decided whether
or not he would accept the Farm and
Labor nomination.
-
Capt. Burger threw his arm out of
joint and Herr I1OeWenstein dislocated
his lower jaw when Albert came on the
platform to speak.
There seems to be a strong feeling
against dark horses, and it is not preb-
able that the convention will 90 out
side of the three candidates for a nomi-
nee.
The Merriam men have adopted
new version of 'Jack Horner" for their
campaign song. 1t runs as follows:
Little Bill Merriam,
Thought he would carry them,
He doled out his Doodle immense;
He put i'll his thumb,
And he pulled out plum,
And he hasn't done anything since.''
The Farmers alliance will ask the
convention to indorse their platform, on
which Scheffer now stands.
The McGill and Scheffer men doHned
their badges yesterday. The Merriam
men didn't put theirs on. The McGili
badges are of white silk, with blue let
tering; the Scheffer badges are of car
dinal silk, with black lettering; the
Merriam badge is of white silk, with
black lettering and splendid picture
of Mr.. Merriam stamped thereon.
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THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The state central committee, at their
meeting last night, issued the following
notice to delegates:
Chairmen Of the county delegations Will
get delegate tickets at Parior Ii, Ryan hotel,
Wednesday morning after $50. Credentials
must be presented TO the secretary, and II
there are contesting delegations, tickets of
admission instead Of delegate tickets will be
issued to them. By order of the state CEN
trail committee.
JOEL P. HEArwoLE, Secretary.
Contesting delegations (all sides), ac-
cording to this are to be excluded from
the temporary organization and until
after the committee on credentials has
passed on their claims.
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u \TTfTT Yes, sire" replied
the marshal.
1T presages defeat" continued the
emperor.
For whOm? returned Ney.
'Ah-yes-for whOm?" was the only
answer Napoleon vOuchSafed.
This-the 9th day OF September-is to
be the time post for another Waterloo,
blOOdleSs. but none the less leaving
scars and wounds that age will hardly
heal.
At high noon at Market hall the Re
publican state convention meets to
nominate a state ticket. The delegates
have arrived, the preliminary caucuses
held and the field cleared for battle.
The advance skirmishiDg, the organiz-
ing, the rivalries and minor contests
that have covered the period of six
months. have all been led up to this
climax, and only the denouement is
awaited. The situation at the last mo-
ment before the convention shall be
called to order is not so muddled as it
might be. There is a speck on the
moon and it presageS defeat, and just to
whom that defeat is coming is quite
well known. Gov. McGill, as on
Monday, has the lead. To all
present indications he will have
the most votes on the first ballot, Mer-
riam next and Scheffer last, with Gilman
hugging close behind as the dark horse.
The McGill strength is tangible. 1t
has been drawn out by Loren Fletcher
that cOnsummate master of political
black art-and it stands boldly apparent,
menacing power to the ambitions that
oppose it. The high license element,
the wheat buyers, the iron ore develop
ers, the railroad aggregations, the Office
hOlders-theSe emphatically and re-
peatedlY made plain yesterday that
McGin was their choice and
that they intended to nominate
him. The prestige of such a sup
port, representing, as it does, Henne-
pin county. large sections of the
Second and Third districts and a con-
siderable portion of the Fifth district,
brings an all-pOwerful influence to bear
in favor of McGill, and brightens his
chances for success. The Scheffer ele-
ment feel no less confident than he
does, but cOncede his lead. claiming,
though, that it Will not go beyond the
second or third ballot. aud that then in
the breakup they will profit and their
candidate be nominated. The Farmers
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A&~N,~

Gilman knows the actual proceedings.
1t is said that Mr.. Railroad Corporation.
Mr.. Wheat Ring and Mr.. Monopoly
made powerful speeches, assuring
Gilman that in the event of his nomina-
ton they would support him in his bat
tie against the tyranny of the people.
Gilman is said to have responded by as
suring them of his hearty sympaty and
of his intention to trot a 2:0d
gait to-day. MIR. High Tax dropped
in, but was excluded because
he could not demonstrate that
he was any more than a sixth cousin to
Knute Nelson. Only first cousins, like
Messrs. Modified Tax and Free Trade,
could enter. Gilman's friends claim l25
second-choice votes in the convention.
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lieutenant governor, and this year gos-
sip has been very free in saying that he
would be pleased to secure that Office
now. At the Merchants last night it
was said that if the McGill men re-
ceiYed positive assurance that A. E..
Rice was not seeking a denomination
they would choose Castle, but it is
doubtful if the convention would ratify
The choice, no matter how worthy can
didate the captain may be.
The candidacy of o. G. Wald, of
Fillmore, did not receive great impetus
yesterday. Geographical reasons were
operating against him and the feeling
that Rice is the strongest. Rice was
not on the ground yesterday, but the
fact that he ran $4,000 ahead of McGill
in 1886 is an argument operating in his
favor. Then, too, it makes him posi-
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SHORT NOTES.

st. Louis, Lake and Cook counties
represent just fifteen votes in the con-
yention, and of these Mr.. Merriam has
two. The majority of these fifteen favor
Gilman, although McGill is not so very
Objectionable to them. Duluth wants a
nominee on the state ticket, and that
will govern the going of the votes OF
these counties.
Mr.. James. who comes down as del+
egate from the Vermillion range. repre-
sents a protection district, and while
disclaiming any rabidneSS on the ques-
ton, thinks for himself that it is BEN
eft to the iron region. MIR. Bailey, of
Duluth, says: 1.-THE morning after
election you won't hear word about
the tariff, and it will be dropped COM
pletely."
What would Republican convention
be without George F. Potter. of Hous-
ton? Tear Orion from the skies and
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defeated. Still, the
other cand d a tie $
hardly dare to ignore
Rice, since his Sean
'dinavian following
would be necessary
to the success of any
one of them. His
denomination seems
probable.
Last evening the
prOpO sitiOn was
made in the Merri-
am headqu arters
that in the event of
his nomination Sen
ator c. B. Buckman
be nominated for
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bic dark horse for whom the Republic
an leaders may be searching tonight.
There seems to be but little question as
to Rice having said that he preferred the
nomination of Scheffer to any other can
didate. That is also the opinion of d. S.
Hall, of st. Paul, who acknowledges
that if Scheffer is not nominated he is
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sCHEFFER,s CAUCUS.

A meeting of the friends of Mr.. Schef-
fer was held at the north end of the
lobby of the Merchants at $50 p. m. A
long table did service as an improvised
platform. Mr.. Mailer acted as chair
man. The first speaker of the evening
was Col. Johnson, who, after making
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V eHuS SJlu
S h ines re-
sple n dent!
Blot out the
b e a IN S of
Cynthia and
Soils chariot
would still
roll oni But
destroy Pot
ter-the bone,
the SlneW,tho
muscle, the
backbone,the
g e MUS, Of
Republic a n
/ S m h,
where would
the party be?
= 4
Gen. Jim
3 aker on
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.

Capt. Castle told the GLOBE last
evening that he was in no sense a can
didate for any state Office. In 1856 he
was defeated for the nomination for
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license. Henry A. Clark explained how
he came to be on Scheffer delegation
and yet be for McGill. Personally he
favored Schetfer, but political
principles and party expediency
demanded the denomination of McGill.
Col. Davidson spoke for harmony and
concerted action, and with three cheers
the caucus adjourned. Gibbs was
favored for temporary chairman. The
speeches were short and spiritless and
the proceedings shortened as much as
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lieutenant governor. This would Civ
to the Fifth district representation, fo
which she has clamOred many years.
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possible, owing to the great crowds and
the difficulty of getting ample room.
THE GLOBD,S TABLE

The GLOBES revised list of prefer
ences was made up last night from the
claims of the different candidates as
follows:
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THE MERRIAM PARLOR.

The Merriam headquarters were lit
up yesterday. but the sun and moon,
aided and abetted by the heavenly plan
cts, couldn't furnish enough warmth
and light to make things fairly comfort
able. 1t reminded one of the ice pal
ace, and several delgates who were
foolish enough to venture in lust to
pay their respects to McCIinniS" "a new
name for Merrlam), are to-day suffering
from chillS and fever as result of their
indiscretiOn. Sam Nichols was the
moving spirit around the Merriam dig
gings. and he gave ear TO everybody
that came along. The scene within re-
minded one strongly of a Salvation
Army cOnclave. In one corner could be
seen Stanford Newell wrestling with
doubling Thomas. endeavoring to con-
vert him to his (Newers) way of think
ing; while in another was "Cordy"
Severance, trying to explain to dele
gate the wisdom of enrolling himself
under the Merriam banner.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The Merriamites, confident in the
early part of yesterday that they would
have a controlling voice in the conven-
ton, decided that their choice for tenn
porary chairman would be Gen. J. Ii.
Baker, of Mankato. To the McGill men
this was offensive. for Baker, for two
years, has been openly hostile to Nc
Gill. When they learned of the selec-
ton of Baker, they held conference
with the Scheffer element and, after
some discussion, agreed with them that
John L. Gibbs should be their united
choice for temporary chairman. This
action set the Merriam men to counting
noses. On discovering that they could
not defeat the McGill-Scheffer combi-
nation, they withdrew the name of
Baker and decided to make no oppo-
sitiOn to Gibbs. In return Gibbs agreed
TO give them proper representation on
the committees. Mr.. Gibbs will ther9-
fore be the unanimous choice of the
convention.
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Gilman Has an Iron in All the
Fires ana May Defeat
MeGiil.

ALML 7 surveying
the field of Waterloo
on the eve of the great
battle, Napoleon, turn
ing TO Marshal Ney,
said:
Marshal, there is a
on the rising
moon. "
Yes, sire" replied
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GILMAN's MEET.

Gilman's caucus was an invisible ona
Away in the innermost recesses of the
Merchants it was held, and no one but
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Tariff Reform" is about as funny as
Ingersoll would be ON "Why 1 am
Christian"