St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-18
The Republican State Central
Committee Organizes and
Selects Stanford Newell
As It's Chairman, and Joel
Heatw0le for Secretary
Once More.
Some Secret Things That Hap
pened in This Funereal
Meeting.
Senator Bowen Tells Of the
Political Situation in the
Second District.

The Republican state central commit
Tee met in st. Paul yesterday, and pro-
ceedeG to. do just What the GLOBE has
said that it would not. Joel HeatwOle,
blushing and shy, was made secretary
under strong (0 protests from himself,
and Stanford Newell was made chair
man. After performing these arduous
duties and selecting campaign head
quarters, the committee promptly ad-
journed. y few Of its members made a
call on the president of the Merchants
National bank, and all dined at the
Merchants.
The meeting was behind closed doors
Sat the Ryan, but some of the members
did not consider that TO be bridal upon
their tongues, for they told the GLOBE
several interesting things. One of the
Southern Minnesota committeeman
said:
Idesired Gov. McGill'S denomination,
and his defeat displeased me. l don't
think Mr.. Merriam strong candidate,
and l know that we cannot induce the
farmers in cur section to vote for him.
Ibelieve, and so do a good many other
Republicans, that his nomination was
bought, and that if money had been
kept out of the convention McGill or
Schetfer would have won. Now, when
one Republican has to defeat another
by using money, and that too among
delegates to a Republican convention, it
creates a great scandal, and is going to
drive the decent element in the party
ilRmnnr1fia
ranks. ] don't think that the Democrats
are going to gain many votes
from US in the small towns
of Southern Minnesota. Such votes
as we lose in them will go to Hugh
Harrison, but IN the farming district, on
the issue of tariff reform the Democrats
will make large gains. i don't wish to
serve Oh this committee, and shall take
no active part in the campaign"
This is rank hereSy, but safe pointer
as to the drift of feeling among large
body of Republicans in this state at the
present time.
The committee meeting was not fully
attended, several members being absent,
notably Mr.. Ackermann, of Carver. Sen
ator ClOugh declared the proceedings
were harmonious, but another commit
teeman gave this spicy bit OF conversa-
ton that took place in it. One of the
members Remarked:
Gilman is here to-day. Will he help
us this year, and what about Knute
Nelson?
Il don't Think" put in another men,
Der, ''that we need the help of either.
Nelson is a Democrat and Gilman
PLAYED out. The Democrats can have
Nelson, and Gilman is no good to any
body"
On the surface, it appears that the
selection of HeatWOle for secretary
again was in accord with the sentiments
Of the entire committee. This is not so.
At least our member of the committee
j. w. Reynolds, of Herman-waS in
favor of the selection of some other per-
son, and did not desire HeatWoie'S re-
tentiOn. But the force of the ''b0SSeS''
was so strong, opposition to either him
or Newell was practically useless.
Besides selecting a chairman and sec
retary the committee arranged for an
executive committee of seven, of which
Newell, Buckman and ClOugh will be
members. This committee is to select
at once the campaign headquarters.
The committee will meet every Thurs
day afternoon at 80 in St. Paul until
the close of the campaign. The commit
tee had a discussion of the financial con-
ditiOn of the party, during which, it is
delicately limited. the following little
balance sheet was presented and ap-
proved:
WILLIAM r. MERRIAM,
In account with the Republican Patry.
DR. CIR.
IL deposit. 81 coo, coo By cash. $4,000
*Bal due $3.50 600