St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-06

IA. II. bCdllii, SultUI vi Tile lie IOueur
News, an Independent Republican Jour
nal, was at the Merchants when the
news came in. He thought lie Sueur
county would receive the result with
appreciation since it was Mr.. DOran'S
home. As to the judicial contest about
to be waged for successor to Judge
Edison, MIR. Dearth was of the opinion
that f. Caldwell, of LIE Sueur, would
get it. He thought beside his own
county that Mr.. Caldwell would have
Sibley and Carver and go into the con-
vention backed to win.
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Senator Sabin came over from Still
water yesterday and was seen in the
Merchants chatting with Gordon E.
Cole. Apparently the senator's health
was never better than now. He looks
t1eShy, has good color in his face and
next winter. He had nothing to saw of
politics, business or the weather. Just
here one interesting little note in con-
nection with the senator might be made.
When it leaked out last winter that he
and Merriam had made combine the
name of John Lind was freely used as
being party to it. 1t now transplres
that Mr.. Lind was left out in the cold
and has no connection with this .'close
corporation"
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Certain members of the Columbia as
ISOLATION are after Millionaire Merriam
with sharp-pronged stick. They al
lege that in 1886, before the legislative
campaign was ended, committee from
their association called on MIR. Merriam
and secured from him a pledge that if
he was elected to the legislature he
would vote for low license. When the
session had opened and the test came
on the high license bill they were
much disguised to see Millionaire Mer-
Ram vacate his seat as speaker, place
DOnnelly in the chair and leave the
house, lodging the vote. This fact they
are circulating now as a blow at his
present pretensionS
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Brother Jennison, of the Red Wing
Republican "a very spicy Sheet after
complimentary reference to the GLOBE
as the source from which miSchievous
(sic) Republican information comes, de-
votes column of his paper to vigor-
Gus protest against the calling of the
Republican state convention in July.
AS the GLOBE understands his argu-
ment he conveys the impression with
out mentioning nameS) that any early
call by Mr.. Merriam would mean de
liberate attempt to check the Scheffer
boom and prevent it coming into the con-
vention full armed. The Scheffer men
would prefer. there is no doubt, late
convention, as their success depends
upon the growth of public opinion,
while, on the other hand, the Merriam
ties. having nearly reached the end of
their rope, feel compelled to make the
test now or be beaten. The GLOBES
information as to an early call came
from Merriam sources, but only in the
form of rumor. If Gresham is not
nominated, and John Sherman or De-
pew should be, it might change Mr..
Merriam'S plans materially-for in
stance, induce him to wait two years
more before running for governor,
letting the fight now settle down be-
tween Mctiill, Scheffer and Gilman.
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The following, from the Dawson Sen
tinel, is so full of meat that it is given
space:
With Blaine out of the field the party
appears to he in very chaotic state,
and it begins to look as if the Prohibit
tiOnists are going to be in position to
hand the country over to Cleveland and
the solid SOuth once more The Situa-