St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-08

LAA Mattson: Seriously
county is not going to be sold to any
candldate. The boys up there have
leYel headS, and know what they are
aD3us: was in Fergus Falls the day
ecne1er captured the alliance, and /
to1 tonnd every candidate for governor
talked OF there but one."
as that unnOticed one Scheffer?',
there.'' -o'' VI iiioi''
"McGill?"
"No."
s'Gilman?''
He has many friends there.n
was it Merriam?''
Come now, you are cross-examining
me. Let that go and put it down that /
am under no political obligations to any
man, man, and am in no way concerned
about politics.
j. c. Flynn, of Little Falls. passed
through st. Paul yesterday. en- route
for Winnipeg. '0
"Barto may be nominated for con-
gresS in the Fifth district" observed
MI: flynn, ''but | think Buckman will
De the winning man. He is, of all the
candidates, as the GLOBE says, an
enigma. He will probably start out
with, twenty-five votes, one-half the
huinbef necessary to nominate. 1t is
untrue that Mr.. 'Buckman is in the fight
Tor any one else. He wants the nomi-
nation, and will do all that he can to get
IL. lie is the only farmer among the
various candidates, and that ought to
commend him to the district
Judge Collins, of the supreme bench,
sitting near by, remarked:
>, II is the cleaneSt political contest
that have ever known in this state.
An the candidates are working like gen
tlemen."
An estimate made at the Merchants
MOTEL yesterday afternoon gave the
strength of the different candidates in
TINS night as follows, the prediction be-
ing for the first ballot;
Barto, 30; Buckman, 25; Stearns, "a:
Corllss, 10; and Comstock 10. Neces-
sary to nominate, so.
AS a harmless effort the GLOBE
would change these figures so that they
should be as follows:
Barto, "a; Stearns, 21; Buckman, 20;
COrliss, 16, and Comstock, S.
This estimate would indicate as far as
conventions usually go when involved
IN such fight that out of the last three
named IS the nominee to come.
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The Minnesota Democrats at st. Louis
Will reach home to-day, near evening
probably. Informal preparations were
being made yesterday to have them re-
ceived in st. Paul with a band and es-
corted to the hotels. AS soon as they
are settled down again and rested, ar
rangementS will be made to have a
grand ratification meeting held to give
the leveland-Thurman ticket a good
send-Off in Minnesota. This meeting
Will include parade and a mass meet
ing at Market hall.
~
The contest between Seheffer and
Millionaire Merriam in Ramsey county
has narrowed to that fine point that
each side is making personal canvass
OF the different wards, and forming alIi-
anceS with the different candidates for
county offices this fall. To some
extent they are neglecting the work
| In the state at large for this
county. Ramsey finds herself in
as ticklish position as she
was when McGlll wreSted it from Gill
| man by ''Snap" call and convention
| BY all surface indications Scheffer has
the county, but as money is being spent
| 1t hard work to keep it. After the ma
| tlonal convention of the 18th all of the
| dogs of war will be let loose and the
| fight thrown into the county convention.
~
Discussing President Cleveland's
order in regard to federal officeholderS
interfering in politics state politician
said:
1.-The president said recently that he
! thought it would hardly be proper for
officeholders to take part in the national
conventions, but in the conventions of
| their own states he did not know as
they could hardly be barred from them.
| There might be question as to the
propriety of their appearing in any
convention, and he wouldn't say what
he would do if the point was raised, but
1t seemed an unjust thing on the face to
bar an officeholder from having voice
in his local politics."
This expression is so guarded that it
is doubtful if any officeholder. in this
| part of the country at least, would care
to risk 1T. There is healthy sentiment
| abroad i'll Minnesota since Window was
killed off that Officeholders and conven-
tions should be perpetually diyorced.l
There was considerable wagering at
| the hotels yesterday afternoon as to the
vote the Cleveland! Thurman ticket
would poll in Minnesota. Blaine'S ma
jority was 41,0O0. These wagers were
made on the basis that Gresham would
be the Republican nominee One bet
of So was made that Gresham's major
ity would be $4,000, but to offset it.
! Chicago travelling man who works Min
neSota made another bet of s. that
Cleveland and Thurman would reduce
the majority to 10000. Another bet of
plug hats was that if John Sherman was
nominated Cleveland would carry Min
neSOta. A case of wine was Wagered
that Sherman, Depew OF Harrison could
not carry this state.