St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-03
Attorney General Clapp to
Openly Declare for Schef-
fer.


Nelson or Edmund Rice are wont to be
nominated is. without question, good.
The First district, then, is to nominate
Dunnell, or some one after his own
liking. That is the programme, and
some are wise enough to believe that it
cannot fail to be Dunnell, which is paw
Ing poor compliment to the political
strength of Sinclair, Mullen, and the
rest of them.
The convention is to be held next
week in Rochester, with some prospects
OF WOW and wumpus." In the first
place the ghost of John A. Lovely has
declared that under no circumstances
must Dunnell be nominated. Follow
Ing TINS declaration comes out Milo
White i'll an interview in which he saws
that Mr.. Dunnell would be weak cam
dldate and ought not to be nominated.
Nevertheless Mr.. Dunnell's boomlet
continues to sail on regardless of Milo
or John. Olmsted county, since the
withdrawal of J. A. Leonard from the
van and the positive declination of
Judge Strait, has decided to support
Dunnell. Steele will, of course. Wi
mona will also, providing d. Sinclair is
not candidate. Fillmore has a candi-
date OF her own in the person of c. II.
Conkey, and Wabasha will present that
gallant soldier Capt. Mullen. Houston
trots out Thomas O'Brien, late chairman
OF the delegation to Chicago. There is
not an Indication that the warning Re-
publican factions of 1856 have made
peace with each other, so that the
grounds are good for believing that har-
mony will not reside in Rochester next
week. The convention to nominate
the Hon. Thomas Wilson will be held
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When G. D. Baker can afford to leave
the .Scheffer headquarters for three
whole days and spend the Fourth of
July in Fergus Falls, it is self-eyident
that the Republican state convention
will not be held before his return. At
the same time Br'er Lowenstine drops
the absorbing topic of politics to shake
the squares for settler drinks, and
up in room 5 there is no one but soil
tary clerk, who has 3,601, 7O2 envelopes
to address. He is fair illustration of
perpetual motion.
Schetfer forces by no means indicates
that mischief is not brewing. Farmer
politicians of the stamp of Atwood,
Boon, Hodgson, ct al. have vast ca
pacltleS for putting up jobs. The
GLOBE was the first to announce that
Albert Scheffer would run independent
if he could not get his party's nomina-
ton. After that announcement his
friends vigorously denied such inten-
tons. Now reports come thick and
strong of independent farmers and la
Dor movement looking to reputation
of the Chicago platform, an adoption of
the tariff reform plank of the Democ-
racy and leader by the name of
Scheffer.
The Chicago high tax platform
stunned the Scheffer men at first. 1t is
pretty generally known that while Mr..
Scheffer's first choice was Gresham,
most of his friends preferred Blaine and
expected a tariff reform platform. Fail
ing in these expectations, they have
been placed in pretty quandrry as to
the state convention. Understand that
Mr.. Scheffer is for low tariff, graded
high license and anti-rairoad legisla-
ton. Suppose, then. (and it is proba-
ble) the Republican state convention
endorses high taxes, high license and
says of the railroad laws, ''Let we'll
enough alone" where does Mr.. Scheffer
come in? This is the question asked
repeatedly by the Scheffer men of one
another, and which, for lack of proper
answer. is forcing an independent fight
upon them. Either that or give up and
wait another day.
The temper of the Scheffer men is not
for giving up. They have done some
hard work at considerable outlay of
money. Besides they have decided
belief that they are going. to win. They
bound themselves up in this fight and it
is Thermopyle or die. To tell them any
thing as to their own weaknesses is i'm
possible. Their sublime egotism is
worthy of great reward. "Scheffer or
Republican defeat this year, is the
slogan that they use with capital effect
The GLOBE asked a group of them
yesterdy:
eff Merriam is nominated will you
support him?"
"Neverr
"McGill?"
a a. +. Rices"
"Braden?"
"Perhaps."
"What, then will You do if scheffer is
defeated on all sides?"
''Give us good Democratic Iow-tax
ticket and we'll show you"
In this group were two farmers, a
lawyer and banker.
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The call for the Republican state con-
vention will be out very soon. There
was conference of some of the leaders
on Sunday, and the date Sept. or
Whereabouts decided upon as being salts
factory.
A large contingent of ST Paul Demo.
Gratis are going to the Minneapolis rati-
fcatiOn meeting tonight.
Several friends of Judge Rea, of Min
neapolis, were in st. Paul yesterday
canvassing the congressional situation.
They presented his. name for the con-
gressional nomination to prominent
Ramsey county Republicans.
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Senator Hixon gave the GLOBE a tip
last night that the Farmers alliance of
the Fifth district would be pleased to
nominate Thomas Canning for congress
and have the Democrats indorse him.
Canning, who is prominent in alliance
work, he considers very strong man
to come before the people. But"
added the senator. ''if the Democrats
should nominate F. B. Nash he would
get our votes. Comstock's record is
such that it is known only too well in
that country"
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Senator Hixon laughed when asked if
it was true that Moses E. Clapp was
about to openly declare himself for
pressed to confirm the GLOBES asser-
ton, he said that it was true. He did
not know in what way Mr.. Clapp would
d0 so hut had M dOuht that in very