St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-04
Cush Davis
The correspondent of
a certain Baltimore pa
per has lately said of
Senator CUsH DAVIS
that in his new official
as q
Politician.

ton OF his associates he went to Good
hue county and delivered speech in
favor of Democratic friend who was a
candidate for office. During the cam
paign OF 1886, when he was stumping
the state for MCGILI, it was with the
utmost difficulty that he was kept from
saying indiscreet things. He is inclined
to be high tariff advocate, and many
we'll remember how frantically the
party organs endeavOred to cover up
the protection doctrines in his speeches.
1t took any number of labOred editorials
to hide his political (0 plumbers. Those
who opposed him for senator used
against him, with some effect, the state
for his party except to take Office from
it. l do not doubt but what there was
some truth in this.
~
A Campaign Otter Tail county got
one joke out of the
Joke of 80. campaign of 1856, that
old crOnieS still tell
about their firesides. Among the DEM
ocratic organizations of the county was
a string band which travelled from town
to town enthusing the voters. In the
course of the bands jOurneyingS a stop
wegian Grove. Here it was discovered
that there had never been but one
Democrat. He was an American, and
had died. The band was nonplussed
for moment, and then some one of the
players made happy suggestion. They
would go to the grave of this one lone
Democrat and do honor to his memory.
Out they marched to the burying
ground, gathered around the grave, and
with great sOlemnity played dirge.
The effect of these proceedings, though,
was disastrous. The Republicans be-
gan to talk of the sacrilege of the act,
and with such good effect that the Nc
GILL vote of the section was materially
strengthened.
Lind and The appointment of
Congressman j o II N
Nelson. LIND to position on
the national Repub
lican congressional committee, on the
face of it, would seem to be slight of
KNUTE NELSON. The two men do not
like each other, the harmony existing
between them being of the quality that
exists between Mr.. NELSON and the Re-
publican party. / have seen the two
heroes meet, draw up stiff1y, say word
about the crops and pass. There was
no warmth in their SalutatiOnS, and
when they sat down together one was
uncomfortable and the other grimly
watchful. | should like to know what
estimate NELSON places upon LIND
and his abilities. Much OF the GOODNESS
that has existed between them is due. it
is said, to NELSON'S disapprOval of
LIND's ENHANCEMENT politically with
MCGILL and his partisans. Then MEL
SON is free trader, and LIND the OPP
posite-no wonder they do not assimi-
late.
Mai. Strait The wires bring the
announcement home
Still in that KNUTE NELSON
and Maj. STRAIT have
Politics. lunched together. The
significance Of this is
not apparent to the unsophisticated, but
some one who knows tells me that
NELSON would not be averse to STRAITS
candidacy for the governOrship this
year. If STRAIT could become gov
ernOr, then NELSON would look to him
for some help in his fight for the United
States senatorship. He who believes
that Maj. STRAIT is out OF politics is
sadly mistaken. A hydraulic ram
couldn't drive him out. The fish might
forsake the sea or the wild dove its
native heath, but Maj. STRAIT politics
never! He is not in such accord, either,
with the present party leaders III this
state that an alliance with KNUTE MEL
SON would be embarrassing. Both are
good campaign organizers, and each is
supposed to have mortgage on at least
lict,.iot in IN or ia.
They can lie down together in peace.
The Sabin- Senator SABIN has
arrived in Saltwater
Merriam from Washington, and
his coming will set in
Combination. motion the wheels of
an interesting COM
bination. There has just been con-
cluded in Washington lengthy
conference between w. r. MER-
RAN, Senators DAVIS and SABIN,
JOHN LIND and others, at which q
scheme was mapped out for the coming
campaign in Minnesota. As the grape
vine telegraph brings the news. at this
conference it was setuled-mind you,
settled-that w. r. MERRIAM is to be
the Republican candidate for governor
this fall. He is to receive the combined
backing of DAVIS, LIND and LOREN
FLETCHER. In consideration of this
support he is to lend his influence to
SABIN'S reelection to the senate next
winter, DAVIS also pledging himself
to back SABIN. SO far so good. Nc
GILL and KNUTE NELSON read out of
the party and MERRIAM and SABIN on
top.
The combination goes still farther.
JOHN LIND is to be renominated for
congress in the Second district, and
LOREN FLETCHER to be brought out in
the Fourth for a congressional seat.
DAVIS is to be candidate for re-elec-
ton to the senate at the expiration of
his present term. No money nor time
is to be spared in carrying out these
plans. Senator SABIN's homecoming
is the signal for active work to
commence. AS far as money goes it is
one of the strongest political cOmbina-
tions ever formed in this state. 1t con-
templates complete change in the
management of the Republican party
without as much as saying eff you
please" to those now supposed to be
foremost. Indirectly, presume that if
it is successful it will end with Mr..
MERRIAM as candidate for United
States senator some time after 1890.
Comments from KNUTE NELSON OIL this
alliance are awaited with some interest.
BY Fool.
Republican inconsistency.
Oshkosh Times.
The RenubIicans cut down the tariff