St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-08
IS GOV. M'GILL BEATEN?
Scheffer Said to Have Captured Henne-
pin County With Snider.
LOREN FLETCHER HIT HARD.
Seheffer Headquarters Open in St.
Paul With a Stock of Lit
9ff erature.

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mas hero. Like him Albert Scheffer's
friends are shouting to-day: THE gov
ernbrship is ours!" And, indeed, it
looks little that way. There is much
at the present moment to justify one in
believing that, unless the Republican
State convention is held very early-say
before July 15-Albert Scheffer will be
the nominee, and McGill a badly left
horse. The following information, per-
tinent to this point, the GLOBE secured
yesterday from reliable sources.
/ MERRIAM'S DODGE.
/ It is reported-not by one authority,
but doZen-that w. r. Merriam has
withdrawn from the gubernat0rial race
in favor of A. r. Mctiill. The pro-
gramme alleged to have been arranged
between them provides that Merriam is
to keep out of state politics this fail,
run for the Legislature again from Ram
sey county, stand for speaker again,
and two years from now be
a candidate for governor with the
McGiil men backing him. For the last
ten days it has been evident to close OBJ
servers that Merriam stock was going
down, and that the fight had settled to
contest between McGill and Scheffer.
There has been no enthusiasm to the
Merriam boom, and prominent poll
ticians have fought shy of its skirts for
fear of mourning faint that might
lessen their own chances for future
success. The field is now open for Mr..
Merriam to deny his reported with
drawal or by his silence give evidence
that it is time.
FLETCIER's LOSS.
Merriam out of the way means no
trouble for Scheffer in Ramsey county.
Now comes the report from Minneap-
oils that Capt. Snider has got the Hen
nepin county delegation solid and that
Loren Fletcher can not carry it. This
means serious blow to the
McGil men, for it is understood
that Snider is for Scheffer. Various
charges are made against Fletcher by
the campaigners of Minneapolis. They
say that he is penuriOuS, won't she'll
out any money, and tries to dictate
CIV erything. He is accused OF working
Langdon ct al. for the cash while he
S tanas back and hopes to get the glory.
T he young men Of Hennepin county
are booming Snider hard and claim that
Fletcher can not get the congressional
nor the gubernatOrial delegations. The
loss of Hennepin and Ramsey counties
means Fletcher'S overwhelming defeat,
and setback for Mctiill of very Seri-
Gus nature. The McGll men all along
have been talking of having the stat e
convention held late, but now, i'll the
face of the growing Scheffer boom, and
with the knowledge that it will be
stronger in September than it is now it
is understood that they will hustle and
issue an early call and try to save their
candidate. A late convention defeats
McGilI, and the Scheffer allies know it..
SCHEFFER QUARTERS.
A GLOBE reporter, nosing about the
Merchants hotel yesterday afternoon,
discovered on the first floor front a
pretty little room, with an acOve,
where, all on the quiet, Scheffer head
quarters have been opened. The rooms
Falls, and they are filled with alliance
pamphlets. circulars. addresses, maps
and other campaign literature, such as
in his leisure moments Mr.. Scheffer de-
lights to con. Thunderbolts against
monopoly, machine rule, high tariff and
the railroads are stored there ready for
discharge as the occasion demands.
The discovery of these carefully con-
cealed quarters and the material stored
there indicates that the Schetfer men
are in deadly earnest, and that McC8ill
must fight quick OF lose.
As indicated by the introduction to
this scre> d. the GLOBE has good war
rant in noting that the withdrawal of
Merriam, the loss of Hennepin county
by Fletcher and the already opened
headquarters of Scheffer denote that it
is by no means as certain as it was that
McGill will be the Republican nominee.