St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-31
McGill's, Merriam's and Gil
mans Show for Fat Sits
They Seek.
A Position Of Honor That P. H.
Kelly May Be Called on
to Take.
Eugene Wilson and Ames,
Since Scheffer Is Out, Seek
One Office.
Albert Scheffer has decided.

HlaceU III q remarkable pOSlulOn WlUn-
in the last few days, he has seized the
bull by the horns and chosen his way.
Endorsed by the Democrats of RAM
sey county for the Democratic nomina-
ton for governor: nominated by the
Farmers alliance and an avowed candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
governor, he had to choose.
Within the last two days the demands
have been imperative upon him to say
which way he would go.
Certain Democratic friends urged him
to move emphatically, repudiate the
Chicago platform and declare for Cleve-
land and tariff reform.
\ conference was held at the Mer-
chants yesterday in which he was asked
TO remain on his original platform and
seek only the Republican nomination.
His answer came yesterday afternoon
in the following letter:
To the Chairman of the Ramsey
County Democratic Committee: In the
report of the proceedings of the Ramsey
county Democratic convention held in
this city the 9th inst, read that the
delegates are instructed to place my
name in nomination before the Demo-
cratic state convention as their candi-
date for governor. This honor and
confidence of my Democratic fellow
citizens in this county is most gratify-
ing to me. more so as this is the second
time they have given evidence of their
good will and support. But l feel that
this action of your convention compels
me at this time, as duty to my friends,
my party and myself, to call your at
tention to my position in the present
canvass for gubernatOrial honor. You,
as well as my other friends, have known
from the first that [ am a Republican,
and that l have been an avowed candi-
date for the nomination for governor at
the hands of the Republican conven-
ton, hoping to receive the honor
in the fair and honorable action
of that body. There was no good
reason 10 doubt my position, for it was
openly avowed in my letter indOrSing
the farmers platform, believing that
platform should not and could not in
any wise conflict with the good judg-
ment and honest conviction of the Re-
publican voters of this state, and in
tending, if some other honest Republi-
can, standing upon platform not
antagonistic, should be nominated as
the stronger candidate to lead the party
to victory in November, to support him
faithfully and cordially.
The action of your committee, consid-
cred in the light of an Endorsement OF
myself as a man and candidate for this
great office, is an honor that fully ap.
preciate; it is one that any man should
be proud of. But should remain silent
at this time it would be considered that
/ am passively seeking nomination al
the hands of a Democratic convention
while an open candidate for the place
before the Republican state convention
Such course would not be manly on
my part nor just to my friends.
Thanking you, and through you my
Democratic friends of Ramsey county,
am, yours truly,
ALBERT SCHEFFER.
Dated st. Paul, July 30, 1888.
This letter is the last of the brilliant
surprises to which Mr.. Scheffer ha:
m treated the politi
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,|/S&S/M/t 1t causes Sigh
t/NW%>x >x/ changes in the polit
.LS ~ ,ical situation. He
III %WIEIHA6> does not say that hi
;//& E</I/zfJ74, would refuse Dem
N%S \ WHIMI Ocratic Endorsement
MIIESNSS WNyLt only that he will
KEl37NSss& MIN, not seek it.
MTtHIELkHTf The letter is con
~ >9S sidered to be
a,,,s QUITE PoLITIc,
,,iilllu" giving no offens'
NOT nIsTrRBED. and recognizing tn,
compliment pal,
him by Ramsey county Democrats.
Nevertheless, it will have the effec
on Democratic county conventions to b
held in the state of preventing furthe
Scheffer delegations being elected t
the state convention.
The alliance managers of Schetfer'
campaign are said to be largely re
sponsible for this action. 1t is claimed
with much show of truth, that the bul
of the alliance members are Reput
licans.
They desire to give the Republica
party one more chance to indorse th
alliance principles. If the Republica
state convention of Sept. does not
this. then they will feel themselves fire
to seek the party that does.
On these grounds they have succeede