St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-10
ANANIAS IS ON TOP.
He Is Kept Busy by the
Political job
berS.
He dominates McGill, Fixes
Merriam and Watches
! Scheffer.
Organization for the Demo-
cratic Campaign Begins
At Once.
Clough, Comstock, Buchanan
and Millionaire Merri-
ANS Conditions.

With three candidates for governor in
the field and thee playing ''possum"
the amount of lying made necessary on
the part of campaign workers is APP
palling. Ananas struts daily from one
end of the Merchants hotel to the other,
but in fourteen different guises. In his
train are a lurid collection of choice
roorbacks that come into play at every
moment.
Il swear. said a prominent oracle
yesterday, "that McGill is going to be
nominated. He has made a deal that
cannot be upset."
The GLOBE whisked about and STUN
bled over McGill man.
ION my honor" said he, 81 am posi-
tive that within six weeks Merriam will
Withdraw and not be in the fight at ALL
A Merriamite could not be found, but
another Schetfer worker turned up with
the remark:
"An hour ago Merriam said, The
BANKED GLOBE is scoring me terribly"
| - X
Maj. Straigt laughed as he said:
Il am not candidate for congress.
haven't asked a delegate who he voted
for or to support me-"
Aren't you in the hands of your
friends?"
"Well, 1 don't know about that either.
haven't made up my mind yet"
The Democratic mass meeting to rat
ify the Cleveland-Thurman ticket will
be held next Friday night. This de-
cision was reached yesterday. The list
of speakers and vice presidents has not
| been made out yet. The idea of a
parade has been abandoned.
Senators Buchanan and Comstock,
both candidates for the nomination for
congress in the Fifth district, were at
the Merchants chatting affably to-
gether. To the question as to how the
! platform of the st. Louis convention
suited them Senator Buchanan made no
reply, but Mr.. COmStock said:
"Platforms are platforms under all
circumstances, and the people take
! them for Just so much and no more.''
Warden StOrdOck interrupted with:
"In our county (Wilkin) the platform
| the farmers"
Senator Buchanan changed the subject
by saying:
81 am an actual candidate for con-
| greSS, and in the fight to win. But, il |
am defeated l will cheerfully support
the winner"
$50 will l." chimed in Mr. Comstock.
While they were talking, Senator
Dave Clough, of Minneapolis, joined
| the party.
Il am after congressional nominal
ton, aIso,n observed Mr.. Clough, land
/ think L will have pretty good
show. I stand fair chance Of
getting Hennepin, although l have
done no work there. Capt. Snider
is working hard, but as to what Fletch-
| er is up to, l don't believe anyone can
! tell. | think ''if Pm nominated that
Ramsey county will give me a good
| vote"
One of the state Democrats who went
with the delegation to st. Louis said
soto voce yesterday afternoon.
''Mr. DOran's victory was due to
Ames. 1t was the doctors conduct that
beat Smith,
When the friends of Millionaire Mer-
riam were considering the adviSability
of withdrawing his name two weeks
ago, it is said that they proposed
IN case they did so to begin to
boom Knute Nelson in his place.
If this be true they would have found
out that they were wasting wind. Mel
son has repeatedly written home to per-
sonal friends since the 1St of January
that under no circumstances would he
be candidate for governor. He could
not be prevailed upon to accept the
nomination.
1t is told of ]. T. Williams that when
he was consulting with Millionaire Mer-
riam about the plan to pocket Murray,
NnlNlnC
stone counties for him, that he said:
"These counties can surely be got if
the conditions are right
ooh WE'LL" replied Millionaire Mer-
riam significantly, ''the conditions will
be all right"
The Democratic organization in the
state for campaign work is to be per-
fected at once. Clubs are already
springing up, and since early winter
the state has been flooded with the best
tariff reform literature to be secured.
The club organizations will contain in
clauses of the Republican league.
1t is designed to have from
two to five clubs in every
county, and Ramsey will probably have
| the largest one in the state. 1t is hoped
that the st. Paul club will have
a membership of 1000. The
speech-making planned for is of
| the most extensive character.
| In making the nominations for the
state electoral ticket, pains will be
| taken to have men of oratorical ability
selected, who will be anxious and will
| ing to stump the state OH the tariff issue.
~
The events of next week will be the
Otter Tail county convention on Mon
| day, to send delegates to st. Cloud and
to nominate full county and legis-
| lative ticket. The delegation to st. Cloud
will be for E. E. Corliss without contest,
| but in the county and legislative NOM
nations fight is expected, the Farm
ers' alliance having candidates out that
are being opposed. The st. Cloud con-
yention to nominate Republican con-
gresham for the Fifth district, opens
| Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, with
ninety-nine delegates in attendance.
~*
In discussing his possible nomination
| for congress. Dave Clough said:
| 81 think P. B. Winston will be the
Democratic nominee. He's a mighty
| good fellow and would poll very large
vote. He has friends everywhere
Horse Thief Captured.