St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-07
GOSSIP of THE CAMPAIGN.

The nomination of Merriam created
no enthusiasm in Minneapolis, but the
information was generally met with a
chink of coin or keys, suggestive Of
Doodle. The city was very quiet, and
few politicians were found in the accuS-
toned haunts. c. A. 5. Higley, one Of
the leaders OF the farm and labor party,
said:
1--WE are highly pleased with Mer-
RAMS nomination, and | suppose the
Democrats everywhere will also re-
jOice."
d" Why are you pleased ?"
Because the farmers will not sup
port him, and we will get them. He
can't get the labor vote, anyhow, be-
cause he is a banker"
The friends of Prof. W. J. Warren,
superintendent of schools, say he will
again lead the ticket this fall. Such a
campaign as Warren made has seldom
been seen in this county, and he ran
miles ahead of the ticket. He got the
intelligent vote in every precinct. and
the ladies are unit for him. There is
no doubt he will receive a still larger
vote this year.
Judge J. B. Quinn is not alone in the
field for probate judge, as has been
stated. NJ. f. Hanley is also a candi-
date, and was making a lively hustle
Yesterday among the delegateS-elect. 1t
is also said Benjamin Davenport will be
entered at the suspicious moment. The
printers want to have a word TO say to
the Democrats, but whether they will
say it before or after the nomination is
not known.
Loren Fletcher is supposed to be in
anything but an amiable frame of
mind. He said he was going to cram
McGill down the Threats of the party
whether OF no, and had even sacrificed
his brilliant congressional chances for
that one feat. Now everything is gone:
Even his own delegation went
back on him and was never
solid for McGill. W. II. Grimshaw
said on the day of the county conven-
ton he would never vote for McIill,
and there were others VINO were with
him. Your Uncle Loren has lost his
grip, and there will be mourning in the
circles of wheat inspectors and weigh
ers. Capt. Snider will be nominated
for congress by reclamation, and Fetch
er's cup of woe will be filled to the
brim.
A little evening paper of thick-and-
thin Republican prOclivitieS essays to
Iuake point by saying Mayor Ames
received but one vote for delegate in his
own precinct. So he did, but he was
not there, was not candidate, and had
nC thought of being a candidate. The
one vote was simply a careless cOmpli-
ment. The little thick-and-thin partisan
paper had better try again.
Gov. Wilson did not seem to ''vieW
with alarm the nomination of Banker
Merriam. though he, of course, did mo-
care to be quoted on the subject. He
was at the West hotel when that i'm
portant piece of information reached
him, and he only smiled Significantly
and said, "Ah!'; The smile was re
fected in the face of every Democrat IL
the group, and one on the OutSklrt:
said: II wonder how Loren Fletcher
feels"
The news of Merriam's nomination
for governor did not appear TO NEE
the approval of many of the Republl
cans of this city, and last evening quite
anumber of them were not at all back
ward in announcing that it was nothing
more than a sale, and that they would
never vote for man whose
NnlY QUallncallOn Was lndI ne mac
money enough to bride ma
jority of the delegates to a statt
Convention. The prevailing sentimen
in this county was in favor of McGill
and for second choice it was almos
unanimously in favor of Charles a. Gil
man. Several politicians said that thu
only thing about the nomination tina
did please them was that it would caus'
reYulsion against the promiscuOus us
Of money and reign Of corruption
which has predominated in this stat
for the last few years during pOlitica
campaigns. One prominent Republi
can said that with Millionaire Snider TO
congress and Millionaire Merriam 70
governor, he thought there wOnld b
such a corrupt campaign inaugurateI
this fall that the people would be con
WINGED that the only hope for the part
would be a strong reform movement il
this matter.