St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-29
Mr.. Depew to Hold the Empire
Delegation in Trust for
MIR. Blaine.
Some Morton Men Desert His
cock and Some Miller Men
Join Him.
Warner Miller May Conclude
to Stand for. Governor
Against Hill.
Special to the Globe.

ALBANY, n. Y, March 29.-There
continues to be great deal of comment
in regard to the meeting of the Republic
can state committee in New York on the
oath inst. Before that meeting was held
everybody knew that Senator HiScock
wanted to have the Republican state
convention held in Syracuse, where he
lives. 1t was the opinion of himself and
his friends that this move would be of
very great assistance to him in adyanc-
ing his campaign for the presidency-or
rather for the doubtful honor of the
nomination for the same. Upon the sur
face of things there seemed to be no
opposition to the senator's having his
way; and so late as Friday night every
one thought that the convention would
surely be called to- meet at Syracuse.
But it seems that the friends of Mr..
Blaine and Mr.. Depew looked with con-
siderable envy upon the actions of the
new senator from the state of New
York, and made up their minds that it
was high time to take him down from
his high horse. So they secretly pulled
the wires all over the state, and man
aged to change the place of
THE CONVENTION TO BUFFALO.
This little incident shows, perhaps as
we'll as any little thing can, the exceed
ing intricacy of politics in the state of
New YOrk-on whichever side one takes
it. Here was Hiscock. for instance, who
had been supported by Mr.. MOrton's
friends when they saw that he could
not be elected senator a year ago, and
who was known to be friendly to Blaine
which the friends of Warner Miller were
not. But the minute that Hiscock strikes
out for himself he loses the Morton men
and some of the Miller men come over
to him, but not enough to push his pro-
ject through. Thus we have another
instance of the ever varying phases
of politics in this state. AS to
what this change of front means
on the part of the Republicans, it is not
very difficult to decide. Within the
past month very cunningly planned
boom has been nurSed and developed in
favor of Chauncey M. Depew for presi-
dent. The friends of that gentleman
have worked early and late in order to
advance the fortunes of their candidate.
The result of their work was shown in
the action of the state committee. But
that result is not accepted as conclusive
so far as it appears on the face. The
keeneSt political observers do not fail
to note that there is an undercurrent for
Blaine in all this Depew business; and,
although it may not work in the end,
Depew stands in the attitude of a man
who has secured place and is holding
it for his friend to
COME AROUND AND TAKE 1T.
This appears to be precisely the stu
alton as it is to-day; and the selection
of Buffalo as the meeting place of the
state convention in May not only shows
the truth Of this assertion, but it empha-
sizes that truth with great distinctness.
None of the prominent politicians who
were present would commit themselves
as to any second or third choice for
president. All the Depew men said,
with great unanimity, that they had no
other choice than DepeW; and that they
would go to Chicago to nominate him
and thereby carry the state Of New York
against any one whom the Democrats
might name. When asked as to how
Depew would run in the farming states
of the West and Northwest, they were
rather noncOmmittal. In more private
conversation, not intended for publica-
ton, they said to your correspondent
that his campaign in that part of the
country would be full of danger; and
that they hoped to make up for it by
carrying New York and possibly New
Jersey and Connecticut. Such talk,
however. should deceive no one; for we
shall not hear of Mr.. Depew as candi-
date except in the nature of decoy to
gain votes for Mr.. Blaine. AS soon as
that part Of the programme is thor
Oughly understood we may expect to see
stampede away from Mr.. Depew
toward Allison, Sherman or some one
else.
THE GOVERNORSHIP.
There is little said among those who
attended the meeting of the state COM
mittee In regard to the nomination of
governor. This was because such a
nomination will not be made until next
September; and more particularly be-
cause the wire pullers were altogether
too busy with settling the affair between
Hiscock and Depewt to take up the notice
of such a trivial matter as the governor
ship. From the present outlook the
indications are that if ex-senator Miller
desires the nomination for governor he
can have it. But then he is said to have
presidential aspirations; and it remains
to be seen whether his friends will sub
NIT to the Depew-Bla programme and
allow him to be switched off from the
presidential track. 1t is possible, how
ever, that in this year of great Republi-
can harmony over nothing the Miller
men may consent to all the programme
as outlined above. If Miller is made the
nominee for governor, it is evident that
some very queer developments may be
made within the next few weeks; but
none of them will appear to be particu-
larly for the advantage of the Republi
can party.