St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-20
WIND WORK BEGUN.
Gathering Of Republicans for the State
Committee Meeting.
IT WILL CALL A CONVENTION
How the Members Talk--Farmer Mer-
n RAM Is on Deck to We'll
81 come Them.

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Political headquarters, so far as the
Republicans are concerned, for this cam
paign have been established at the
Ryan, and to-day the formal Inaugural
ton will take place when the state CEN
trail committee assemblies. The object
Of this meeting is to fix date for state
convention to elect delegates to the ma
tianal convention, which meets at
Chicago the 10Th day of June, 1888.
Committeeman were laggard in making
their appearance yesterday, but it was
observed that those who did saunter up
to the Ryan were greeted by Hon. W.
r. Merriam in the rotunda and the time
was passed pleasantly in "reminiscences
of past campaigns and eonjeetures
as to the outlook. While moth
ing will be attempted to-day
in the line of making up slate for state
officers, still it is reasonable to suppose
dacy of certain gentlemen who aspire to
the succession of Gov. McGill will not
be overlooked.
Five of the committeeman were OBJ
served in the Ryan rotunda last even
ing, Secretary Joel p. HeatWole being
with =. go W. Randall, " of Morris.
They had hardly seated them
selves in the comfortable leather
chairs, ere Hon. Stanford Newell made
his appearance; and later D. w. Buck
art, of st. Cloud, and S. d. Allen COM
pleted the quintette. All of these gen.
tlemen were willing to talk about the
meeting to-day, which they declared
would not touch state politics, but that
the deliberations would be confined to
naming a day for the state convention
to select the Chicago delegates.
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There are two vacancies on the COM
mittee caused by the creation OF two
new judicial districts since the last state
convention. but these will not be filled,
mittee is as follows: John S. Pillsbury,
Minneapolis; Stanford Newell, St. Paul;
N. O. Werner. Red Wing: ID. Sinclair,
Winona; d. F. Morgan, Albert Lea; r.
G.. Evans, Minneapolis; E. G. Hunting
ton, Window; S. d. Allen, Duluth:
d. W. Bruckart, st. Cloud; A. F. Jack
son, Stewart; E. P. Freeman, MankatO.
D. B. Collins, st. Peter; Joel p. Heat
wole, Northfeld, and E. W. Randall,
Morris.
Hon. Stanford Newell. D. B. Collins
and r. G. Evans constitute the commit
ted to recommend the basis of repre-
Sentation in the convention, which will
comprise about 36S delegates. Instead
of having delegates elected according to
the vote in the last presidential election,
they will be chosen one for each county
in the state and one for each 400 voters
or major fraction thereof, based
upon the vote for governor in the last
state election. In the presidential year
the total vote was about 10000, While
in the gubernat0rial contest it was in
the neighbOrhOOd of 100000. The indl-
cations are that the full committee will
indorse this method, and that it will also
prevail when the convention for state
officers is called. There was no disposi-
ton manifested by the committeeman
torefrain from discussing state politics
at)this time, despite the fact that the
convention to be decided upon to-day,
will not have hand in fixing slate;
and after Mr.. Merriam had retired from
the rotunda he was naturally the sub
jeet of conversation. Judging from the
tenor of the remarks of those now in st.
Paul, the state committee is very kindly
inclined towards the present speaker of
the lower house ofthe state legislature
and GOV. MeGill might as well throw up
the sponge.
How Stanford Newell. chairman of
the executive committee, is generally
credited with pretty thorough knOwl-
edge of state politics and the wishes of
the people. "a denomination of Gov.
McGill," he remarked, would mean
simply repetition of the last state
campaign, and the Democrats would
put Ames up again, as they
consider him their strongest man.
What is wanted by the Republicans is
some one that we can say to an oppon-
ent match him if you can and then let
one else than Gov. McGill, and i tried
to convince the latter only the other day
of the folly of his attempting to run
again. He is wrapped up in himself,
however, and considers himself inevinc-
ibIe, no matter whom the Democracy
may nominate, and this very confidence
is what is going to prove fatal to his
chances"
ssWhile would like to see McGill re-
nominated and elected by rousing ma
jority," said another member of the
committee, ''there is a growing senti-
ment that we cannot afford to risk de-
feat in the presidential year with him
as our standard bearer. 1t is use
less to deny that W. r. Mer-
Ram would make splendid candidate,
and one whom every Republican in
Minnesota could consistently support.
1t would put an end to the Squabble
that has prevailed so long in the ranks,
and his majority would be as great as
that given for Blaine in 1884"
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+ Some of the more conservative MEM
bers of the party were not inclined to
be so enthusiastic as regarded the fig
ures, but the mention of the name of
Merriam was not displeasing to any of
those who were cOnyerSed with. There
was feeling of uneasiness manifested
as to the course that Hon. Michael
Doran would pursue, for he was
spoken of as the best organizer
that the Democratic party ever
had in Minnesota, and but for
his efforts in behalf of AmeS at the last
election Gov. McGill's majority would
have been upwards of 10000. ellis
work for Ames" spoke up one of quin-
tette ''cost us fully 5000 votes and all
talk about his being lukewarm in that
campaign is the veriest rubbish. There
is plenty OF work ahead of US for 1888,
and our candidates must be the best
men in the nartY.',