St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-15


Number of votes for the honorable mill
ionaire, William II. Merriam. ...........3 1913
AS there are only 1S5 necessary to a
choice, Mr.. Merriam is therefore NOM
mated without further fiction or Schism.
The GLOBE has done great work in
thus securing the surprise he had deli
cately planned to spring
A great many peOple-honest, con-
Scientious peOple-think MerriamS can
vasS huge joke, and that at the proper
time he will explain to them that it is
so and thus save them the embarrass-
ment of declining to vote for so affable
a man and princely capitalist. How
their dreams will be shattered by the
above table so authoritatively pre-
scented. But the truth will out and
there it is in lovely nakednesS-iusta as
naked as the confiding millionaire will
be when he is forced to disrobe before
the people and show up his political
physique.
Corliss, of Otter Tail, is mad. In the
final shaking up of the st. Cloud con-
vention he and his county came in as
the tail-enders-not solitary vote from
them for the victor.
''Give me-" said CorlisS Wednesday
nominated" They were given. to him,
making his total twenty-three. And
then he stuck and stuck and he couldn't
bulge another vote and the soul of
Elmer Adams grew sad. So the eight
were taken away for him and he died
at fifteen. Nader still does he grow
when he remembers q certain caucus
held Wednesday. In that caucus said
another candidate: "Give half of your
votes to Barto and I'll give half of mine
to him and we'll nominate him." Cor
lisS refused to do this and he stuck and
stuck and died late at fifteen. Otter
Tail came out of the convention without
glory, thanks to the bad generalship of
Mr.. Coriiss. She might have nominated
BartO. She might have nominated
Comstock had she kept to the caucus
agreement of Tuesday night that when
he went over forty, she would finish
the contest by making him fifty.
The Farmers alliance was behind
Corliss in his control of Grant, Traverse
and Otter Tail counties, and the
alliance is not satisfied with the success
of Mr.. COmStock. In those counties he
is not man after their hearts. If any
true analysis of the character of Com
stock were to be given it would
be summed up in the word negative.
He is not aggressive. He is careful not
to make enmities, nor to commit him.
self on issues. The employee of corpo-
that his road to success lay in being
their friend. He has stood by them
faithfully, and yet so quietly that the
general public knows little of his
record.
The relations of Barto and Gilman to-
day are those of two men, one of whom
loved not wisely, but too we'll, and the
other over-reached himself. Of all
the defeated candidates, Barto
suffers the most. The man was
so confident that he was to win
that all reports made to him of the
treachery of friends fell upon deaf ears.
And he lost. That thought could not
day night. His ora-jolly face looked
careworn and sad. His laugh had lost
its ring. His loyal followers from Sank
Center went home, not only angry,
but vOwing vengeance on Gilman. 1t is
safe to say that the Stearns delegation to
the next state convention will be anti
Gilman, first, last and all the time. Yet
it would be interesting to have some
one prove, without doubt. where Gil
man took single vote from BartO, or
gave one to Comstock. The absolute
proof ought to be forthcoming in the in
terets of harmony in the Republican
ranks.
Itwould hardly do to let the convention
pass without noticing how thoroughly
Charley Kindred has lost all of his
power over the politicians of his own
district. In the heyday of his prosper
ity he stood next to Nelson in populari-
ty in the district. His hand was dis
tinctly felt in the nomination of Sabin.
He had political future before him.
How are the mighty fallen! Effort after
effort in the late convention to bring
his name out as candidate failed. Men
once loyal to him scoffed at his preten-
sions. He was ridlculed. His presence
was like that of bird of ill-omen. De-
nunciations, fiery and bitter, followed
his footsteps from men who had ceased
to believe in him. The name of Kin
bred had lost its magic properties: 1t
was the universal opinion expressed at
st. Cloud that he has ceased to be a fac
tor in the politics of the Fifth district.
The signs of the sky are against the
Republican state convention being
called before Aug. 1. Secretary Heat
wole leaves this week for Chicago, and
from there goes into Indiana for a