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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
MERRIAM's RECORD.
His Course in the Legislature OF
Two Years Ago and His Window
Tendency

His Course in the Legislature Of
Two Years Ago and His Window
Tendency.
A friend of w. r. Merriam, discuss
ing his candidacy for governor lately,
said: SIT is directly in the interest of
the farmer that he should be elected"
Several gentlemen who heard the re-
mark laughed, and one of them, who sat
in session of the legislature with Mer-
riam, replied to the statement. He
said:
1t was the twenty-third session of
the legislature in which Mr.. Merriam
made his first appearance in public life.
What did he do in that session? To the
best of my knowledge, and the official
records will prove it,
He was a member of the caucus that
made Loren Fletcher speaker.
He was the political ally of Sabin be-
fore the session ended.
He was member Of the house caucus
committee that issued the first call for
the Window men to rally.
He was member of the caucus that
nominated Window and voted for him
Cole. and G. A. Gilman.
house for United States senator he voted
every time for Window.
place special stress upon Merriam'S
support of Window for the reason that,
politically, believe him to be the same
stripe of politician. and foe to every
interest in this state, but that which
represents money. At that time Win
dom received an exposure of his polit-
ical corner of a most fearful nature. 1t
was then that Senator c. F. Buck. of
Winona, rose in the house and said of
Mr.. Window that he was
"a corruptioniSt of the school of the
Pomerey's and the ColfaXes of the last
decade. They believe (the people, that
knaps, ETC., of our political history.
Where gold worshiped, where
wealth paid its devotions, there William
Window paraded his pretentions."
These accusations and others were
not replied to, and Mr.. Merriam voted
straight for Mr.. Window. In the Win
dom caucus of Jan. II, 1883, Mr.. Mer-
rlam was present, but ON Jan. 20 he
changed his vote to Cord ON E. Cole,
whom he and | knew could not be
elected. Why did he do this? [ be-
lieve that he received notice of the Kin
dred-Sabin combine and hedged, so
as to be ready to jump when Sabin was
nominated. True enough when on
Jan. 81 the first break was made to
Sabin, Merriam voted for him, and on
all after ballots until he was elected.
Mr.. Merriam's affiliations with Win
dom and Sabin consider to be very
strong proof that politically he is the
bosom friend of the corporate interests.
The farmer contingent OF that legisla-
ture that fought Window from the first
was referred to at that time by the
Pioneer Press, the organ of Mr.. Mer-
riam now, as follows: !.
'If Mr.. Windom's friends Merriam
ct al have the frmness and tenacity to
hold together to the number of fifty or
even forty-ive votes, there is still
good fighting chance to win. e
There are probably some one or two
dozen of these ineffably dirty creatures
in the legislature who have been wait
ing to be bought up"
You shall know man by the COM
pany he keeps. judge Merriam SO.
After the senatorial ELECTION in that
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
What With Unity 1t Might Ac-
comnIish in This State

The3 Farmers alliance organizations
in more than one sense are the legiti-
mate successors to the grangers, so
numerous ten or fifteen years ago. In
1886, before the opening of the cam
paign, President George Sprague, at
the head of the Minnesota alliances
then, estimated that the organizations
represented $4,000 votes. The year of
1886 was the most prosperous for the al
lance that it ever had. The purpose of
the organization had been confined to
securing reform railroad and wheat
legislation and the education Of the
farmer on public questions. The begin
ming of the change from this course and
the conversion of the alliance
into "a political body was
marked by Gilman's capture of
part of the organization; the ousting
of Sprague from the presidency; the
retirement of George w. Haigh; the adj
vancement of Eric Olson, and the Don
nelly leadership in the last legislature.
The result has been weakening of the
alliance it is said. In many counties
the local organizations have gone to
pieces, and number of the old leaders
of the body have left it in disgust. 1t is
claimed that the alliance has lost its
influence as political factor through
these dissenSiOns and divisions. In
Grant county. for instance, the alliance
is reported to have lost much ground,
the farmers striking out independently
for themselves in political matters.
The rise of the tariff question has started
a movement among the farmers that
may supplant the alliance. The plan
is to organize in all of the farming dis
trictS of the state anti-tariff clubs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
trict this year. Ten thousand majority,
even with John Lind as the Renublican

trict this year. Ten thousand majority,
even with John Lind as the Republican
candidate, is not overcome in one cam
paign. But there is enough discomfort
fomenting in the district to make it
evident that he will not have a walk
away, nor be let off without explaining
his opposition to the present measures
on tariff reform in congress. He has
Indicated that he will vote against the
Mills bill. He has made special plea
in his public utteranceS for protected
Industries. At the moment of his OPP
position the GLOBE (March 26) pub
fishes from the Farmers alliance of
his course. From one settlement of
Swedes in his district comes the report
of radical bolt for Cleveland and
revenue reform. There are. not over
$500 voting Scandinavians in his dis
trict, and private information from the
leaders among them makes it plain that
they desire at once reduction of the
tariff, and that Lind is censured by them
for his course. His denomination is
almost as certain as the daily rising
OF the sun. OF his Republican OPP
p0nents of two years ago, Col
lester is dead; Freeman out
of politics and Smith Oh the retired list.
He will have clear field in the conven-
ton. The canvass will be different.
His alliance Of two years ago with Nc
Gill and Fletcher appears to have re-
acted in alternating from him men strong
in the party management of the district.
Whether or no he has combined with
Merriam this year, the main fight
against him will be on the tariff. Who
his opponent shall be is question not
settled. Those who favor Morton S.
Wilkinson, of Wells, do SO ON the
ground of his legal ability. his expert
ence in public affairs and his mastery of
oratory. 1t is said of him that, if he is
not the best posted public man in the
state on the tariff question, whoever
surpasses cannot claim much advan-
tage. Senator 7. E. Bowen has large
following among the young Democrats,
who think that he is a fitting opponent
to Lind. 1t is said that Mr.. Bowen is
much opposed to the idea, and prefers
to see some one else take the nomina-
tion. It can be state semi-officially
that Senator Pope is not candidate.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
FREE TRADE DISCUSSED.
A Strong NOn-Partisan Talk by
Mr.. Youmans, of Winona.

- oeHohS Noh-I artiSdn Ialk Dy
Mr.. YOumans, of Winona.
Special to the Globe.
ROCHESTER,, Minn., March 3O.-The
address of Earle S. Youmans, of VII
mona, on free trade in its relations to !
American politics, given at the opera
house tonight, was out of the usual line
of political speech making, in that its
was in no sense partisan. 1t was a dig
nlfied discussion of principles. The adj
dress opened by the statement that free1
trade was natural condition of society,
while protection, or trammeled trade,
was an artificial system intended to i'm,
prove upon nature. From a policy for
which many excuses might be urged in
the early history of the nation, it has
grown to be huge system of taxation;
OF the mass of the people for the benefit!
OF the few. His answer to the objection
to free trade that it was too theOreticar
and involved direct taxation for the
support OF the government, was
CLEAR AND FORCIBLE
and eliminated that bugbear from the
minds of his hearers. He showed that
free traders were in favor of raising al
revenue from duties, but that they
should be so adjusted that all the reve-
nue. derived from that source, or as
nearly as possible, should go into the
government treasury. In proof that thisl
is no new doctrine of free trade. he cited
the policy of England, whose revenue Isl
nearly One-halt derived from importj
duties, and no one questions but what
she is free trade nation. Protection
has developed a policy whereby the
main principle and object of taxation is
for the benefit of classes engaged in GER
itS I'M nrH1 70. fs,I
purpose are so much greater than thOsei
imposed for government support that
the latter
BECOMES A MERE INCIDENT,
Notwithstanding it accumulates $780,
100000 year in the treasury in excess
of financial needs. He further Illus
trated the demoralizing influences Of,
protection on congress, in that it engen-'
derS special or class legislation and alf
sorts of jObbery and corruption, and to.
day we have an exhibition of a lobby
dogging the footsteps of congressman
representing every interest from whichi
the tariff is removed or reduced by the
Mills bill. This feature of Mr.. You
mans address was especially forcible,
and he left his audience much i'm Accord
with him, that the cOrrupting influence
of protection on legislation was its vir-
tuous character. Other points germane
to the subject were presented, but these
were made most prominent. Neither
political party was mentioned or alluded
to, but the argument was strictly con-
fined to principles, and the mind of the
hearer was carried above partisanship.
With the issues that at present divide
parties, it is not difficult to predict
which party will profit by the logic of
Mr. -YOumanS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
.HEA TWOLE'S LAY.
The Bashful Joel Shutting One
Eye, 1t Is Said, at Seat in Con-

(
Eye, 1t Is Said, at Seat in Con-
gress.
81 am not seeking any Office, but"
If Capt. A. FL. Reed and dozen other
candidates cannot be nominated for
congress by the Republicans of the
Third district, then Joel Heatwole is
supposed to be the one dark horse who
will be led in from cold stall and the
bride of nomination be hung about
says, seeking an office. but. Since
the removal of FL. r. Dewey from the
district it is generally believed
that good Republican material for
a congressman ceased to exist. No
diSrespect is meant to Capt. Reed, but
the latter is pronounced dead duck in
the fight. The enmity existing between
him and Maj. Strait is said to be as bit
ter as of yore, and one stands always
ready to cut the others throat. Maj.
Strait is not barred either for the reason
that he wants to go back to congress,
and his friends are anxious to have him,
too. They claim that he can get the
nomination on the first ballot, and an
election without winking. Both asser-
lions remain to be proven. The diSaf-
fection of John Kohr from the Repub-
hcan central committee of the district
and his unqualified support of Demo-
cratic principles is the best illustration
Of the unity of purpose among the Re
publicans there. Ben Herbert sadly
cOnfesses that things are not what they
have been, and JennisOn echoes that he
has seen better times. One or two pa
pers in the district have expressed a
wish that T., f. Hubbard come hack and
stand for congress, but his intimates say
that be is done with politics. The boom
of Sanator Hoard is being properly con-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
REPUBLICAN ERRORS.
How the Legislative Manual Falsi-
fies Important Matters of Rec

Oru.
A CORE spondent of the GLOBE, writ
ing under the date of the 27th, gives the
following valuable information in re-
gard to the legislative manual of 1887,
issued by the secretary of state, Hans
MattsOn:
I'm the GLOBE of last Saturday you
give the official election returns in Hen
nepin county in 1886 by which you
make it appear that DIR. AmeS had car
ried the city of Minneapolis by over
5000 majority. / find on consulting the
legislative manual of 1887. published
under the direction of the secretary of
state. that your figures are apparently
correct. If this were true 1 should call
Minnesota doubtful state, but since it
is false, beg leave to correct. My man
ual and all others that can find give
the vote of McGill in Hennepin county
at IL, 1T and that of AmeS as 14,573.
The official returns do not show this.
Instead of McGill receiving 11.177 votes
in Hennepin he had 14,275. Ames car
ried the county by 290 odd votes. He
lost the city of Minneapolis by about
130, that being McGill'S majority there.
The legislative manual is badly off,
either through bad proof reading or
other negligence. make this correc-
tiOn as something that adds strength to
last Saturdays interview, which as
serted that one of DR.. Ames' weak points
was that he could not carry his home
vote. Since the manuals are the only
easily accessible sources of information
as to election returns it would seem as
if the matter placed in them should be
cOrrect'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
The Second District Begin
ming to Roast Lind on His
Tariff Position.
Heatwole and His Rivals in
the Third, With Strait on
a Still Hunt.
Politics From All Sources
With No End Of Harmony
in the G. O. P.

The political situation has straight
ened out little this week. 1t is def
nitely settled that Scheffer is up for
governor and that Loren Fletcher is to
be opposed by Ramsey county. From
the Merriam camp comes the report,
fairly well authenticated, that J. j. Hill
is backing Mr.. Merriam for governor.
The alleged go-between for Mr.. Hill and
Merriam is Joseph Bookwater, land
agent of the Manitoba, and an old lieu
tenant of Sabin's, who was retired from
the st. Vincent custom house when
Cleveland was elected. Bookwalter is
said to be after the scalps of Eli Warner
and j. A. James, of the state house. The
McGill element appears to have lost
some ground this week. On the Demo-
cratic side of the house nothing is being
done save to watch the monkey and par
rot fight between the Republican fac
lions.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31

would not support Scheffer, probably
more for personal feelings on the part
of the managers than any lack of politi-
cal ability on the part of Mr.. Scheffer.
Accordingly McGill was taken, and, Of
course, with him Loren Fletcher. But,
since the end of that campaign, the sen
timentI of cordiality supposed to exist
between McGill and the Pioneer Press
have failed to materialize. In the con-
test for speaker of the house of 1887 it
was frequently stated by those who
claimed to know that the Pioneer Press
had forsworn its allegiance to McGill,.
and would bring out Merriam for gov
ernor this year. Mr.. Merriam'S atfec-
tion for Fletcher is not like David's
for AbSalom, and any organ that he COLI
trOlled would have to oppose the latter.
Fletcher elected McGill, and Fletcher,
ernor wants him elected again. Thus
it comes about that he is snubbed by the
Pioneer Press, and Capt. Snider, of
Gogebic fame, advanced. The Dispatch
was Gilman organ in 1856, with much
friendliness for Scheffer. Gilman him
self has always been political friend
of Schetfer's, and would have nOmi-
mated him for governor i'll 'S6 had the
Gibbs crowd held together, and not in
continently bolted the combination. Mr..
Scheffer'S friends, with good many
other Republicans, cherish bitter recol-
lections of how Fletcher, for McGill,
came into Ramsey county two years
ago, issued 'snap" call and secured
an instructed delegation to the state
convention. Among the Republican
leaders, it is said, that no one thing hurt
McGill and his lieutenant more than the
MOI, in xrr1n niD1 fhnx, fln Dow
sey county delegation at that time.
Twice twelve months have nearly fed
since that time, and Mr.. Gilman, no
lOngera candidate for governor himself
$50 his friends say, sees an opportunity
to revenge the slight of the last cam
paign. He has nothing in common with
Merriam save the desire to whip
Fletcher. He can not support McGilI,
but may help Scheffer. The latter an
nounces his candidacy Tor governor.
Snider is brought out for congress, and
at once the two Republican dailies of
st. Paul open fire on Fletcher, and close
watching shows their aim to be through
him at McGill. This is the common
talk of political circles, and now so well
authenticated that refutatiOn is hardly
possible. In a nutshell the situation
might be put this way:
Republican candidate for govern or,
A. r. McGill, backed by the state house
faction and Loren Fletcher.
w. r. Merriam, aided by J. J. Hill
and the capitalistic faction of the party
who fear radical legislation and are
seeking to head off the granger move
ment.
Albert Scheffer, backed by Gilman
through motives of revenge, and the
Germans, who are opposed to high
license and fear prohibition.
mbinatiOns-Merriam and Scleffer
to beat Fletcher. McGill and Fletcher
to beat Merriam and Scheffer.
Possible Dark HorSe-Braden.
WatchwOrd of ALTO be on top and
lick the other fellow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
THE BLOODY FIRST.
Congressional Timber and the
Rumors of a Lively Circus
There.

Congressional Timber and the
Rumors of a Lively Circus
There.
Intimate friends of Judge Start keep
repeating the assertion that he in no
greSS from the Republicans or any other
party. He thinks that his judicial posi-
ton and comfort is worth much more
than to be the butt end of an ugly politi-
cal fight. The Spring Valley Vidette
sums up the congressional situation in
these words:
1.-The commanding position of Judge
Wilson, his irreproachable record and
the widespread conviction that he will
be his own successor, coupled with the
fact that the Republican partyi is house
divided against itself-on the question
of the strongest and most available can
didate-strikingly enhance the popular
tension and uncertainty"
Gill as the "Judas Iscariot of this day
and generation" From a Republican
standpoint, the district is in "d-d"
bad condition. The Window, Dunnell
and White breaches to all appearances
have not been healed, and, unless the
OracleS are very far off, Dunnell is a
candidate for the nomination. Several
papers of the district have notified the
party editOrially that if he is nominated
they will bolt. Other candidates NELL
toned are as follows:
Wabasha County,. H. Mullen
Winona County-Maj. Gould.
Houston County-James O'Brien.
Fillmore County-C. H. COnkey.
Olmsted County,. A. Leonard.
What Mr.. Lovely's position will be in
the family row is perhaps CORE city out
lined in the following extract from
letter written by First district resi-
dent:
Lovely, you know, has not yet re-.
covered from his attack of mad. He
thinks himself the worst abused man in
the district, and cherisheS bad designs
on Drunnell and White. He hasn't lost
all of his friends by long shot, and
some of them will be in the Rochester
convention prepared to look after his
interests. / haven't the remotest idea
that Lovely is candidate (nor has any
one else), but he and his friends will do
all that they can to spoil good many
plans now being laid. John A. Lovely
is good deal nearer being Democrat
to-day than he's ever been BEFORE"
Should Judge Wilson not be a candi-
date for reelection, but he will be un-
less nominated for governor, F. F. Buck,
of WinOna, has fair show to take the
Democratic nomination. Earl S. You-I
mans, the wealthy lumberman of Wi
mona, and Republican, is making rad
ical anti-taritf speeches throughout the
district; and in consequence is receiving
notices as to his availability to run for
congress on revenue tariff platform.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
WATERFOWL WINNER
The Democratic Territorial
Convention to Be Held in
That City.
May 2 Named as the Day.
The Apportionment of
Delegates.
Tie Committeeman Take Tea
With the Governop--Har-
mony Prevails.
Youmans, of Winona, Speaks
Youmans, of Winona, Speaks
to Rochester Citizens on
the Tariff.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, Dak., March 30.-The ter
ritorial Democratic central committee
met here to-day. The meeting was very
quiet and the greatest harmony pre-
vailed. At 2 O'Clock Chairman Bangs
having taken his seat and formally
opened the ball. Ira G. Bellows was
elected secretary, and credentials pre-
Sented which showed the following
members present: Bangs, Glidden,
Arnold, Purcell, Ryan, Vallandingham,
Faulk, Hill, Marrinan, Webb, Goodrich,
Hare, Bellows and COllester. The
absent members were represented by
proxies. The question of proxies hav-
ing been disposed of. MIR. Hill, of the
committee, introduced the following
resolutions:
Resolved, That we affirm the resolu-
tiOns of the national Democratic con-
vention of 1884, and the principles and
policy advanced by the president in his
late message to congress, and we heart
lily commend the efficient, patriotic and
upright national administration of Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland, and the terri
tOrial administration of Gov. Louis K.
Church.
There was little discussion as to the
propriety of the introduction of this res
OlutiOn at this time, and test vote be-
ing taken IL votes were cast in favor of
adopting the resolution without further
delay against nine for pOStpOnement.
The resolution was then made unani-
nous amid enthusiastic applause. The
time and place for holding the terrific
rial convention to select delegates to the
national convention at st. Louis was
next considered and the names of sew
eral cities presented. w. r. Purcell
moved that WatertOwn be selected.
Bellows moved as an amendment that
jamestown be chosen as the place.
Glidden named Sioux Falls and Chair
man Bangs read letter of invitation
from DeadwoOd. The first ballot re-
suited as follows: Watertown, IA;
Sioux Falls, q; jamestown, 4; Fargo, l.
On motion the choice of Watertown
was made unanimous. 1t was then de-
cided that the day for meeting should
be May 2, 1888, and the hour 2 O'Clock p.
IN. At the suggestion of Chairman
Bangs the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
President Cleveland'S views on the
tariff issue.
Resolved, That the sO-ealled protective
tariff is an iniquitous tax on the people
for the benefit of the mOnOpolies and
trusts, and we demand its immlfliate
repeal on all raw material and the nee
eSsaries of life.
The following resolution on the ques-
ton of apportionment was adopted:
Resolved, That in the call for dele
gates to the convention to be held at
Watertown, May 2, 1888, each organ
lied county be allowed two delegates and
one for each and every 200 votes and
major fraction thereof cast for Hon. M.
III. Day for delegate to congress.
This gives the counties representa-
tiOn as follows:
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-31
DAlkhsOIA Alhs REPUBLICANS.
They Have Lively Time in Sc
Iecting Convention Towns.

Special to the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Dak., March 30.-The Re-
publican territorial central committee
met at the Sherman house at 4 this
afternoon, but adjourned till 7:30, await
ing the arrival of other members. About
twenty members are here in person, the
balance by proxy. The committee de-
cided to issue a call for spring and
fall conventions at this meeting.
Upon the third ballot Jamestown was
decided as the place of the first, defeat
ing Mitchell. The date was fixed May
16. In deciding upon the place of the
second convention to nominate dele
gates to congress, the committee rah
against spag. The DeadwOod dele
gates came prepared to make hard
fight of it, offering to run special train
from Aberdeen to that city when the
convention met. Palmer who had
Gey: % Eicess pgSky, aaa who Is 2 eaaas'