St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-28

-Rg9I%N Fletcherwould
AS hfI9 dare to oppose
M1N v A. him with any
AEATAAS7 vigOr, nor the
GM, ,%SkNSS6re perpetual grin
IHA MGN of Capt. Snider
TZEN ,W{W turn to a
HNSEN N%\\{D @frOWn. Clough
HSX NNls7V8in the state
1891 AEz4Z,s senate Of 1887
sAAMwA made host of
member on the floor and off of it, full
with the country members, and if he
made an enemy the fact was
not discovered. Clough's following
among the Republicans of Hennepin, it
is said, would be largely made up of
men who won't stomach Fletcher, and
who find Snider weak where he ought
70 De stTong. Lieut.. ic Go GGr I,iGa R3a aid s.i;.
Clough were warm friends two years
ago. During the session they were
often together. Mr. Rice might be ex-
pected to use his influence with his
Minneapolis Scandinavian friends to
boom Mr.. Cfough considerably. He
would run better in Ramsey county
than Fletcher would, but that is not
saying much. Neither city will ever be
content to see the congressman of the
Fourth district come from the other
one. This feeling is so strong that a
certain st. Paul politician said not long
ago:
III Fletcher is nominated | will 60
among the business men of st. Paul and
lnaugurate movement independent of
all parties to beat him."
This was a Republican, too. Those
IN st. Paul who know Mr.. Clough speak
highly of him and think that he would
be very clean candidate.
-
Apropos of the Scheffer alliance
boom, it seems that there has been
quite split among the grangers as to
whether or not Mr.. Scheffer indorsed
the platform of MeSsrs. Canning and
Boen,, which took up and indorsed
CieVeland's message. That wing of the
alliance to which Mr.. Scheffer is now
tied emphatically denies that he ac-
cepted this platform, and goes further
by saying that when he wrote his letter
OF acceptance to the alliance he knew
nothing of this Democratic portion of
the platform. In other words, they in
dignantly repudiate all assertions that
he has swallowed any Democratic doc
trIne. This then must necessarily make
him high protectionist, high license
follower, ETC., ad infinitum, though that
is not the end desired by his Jealous
supporters. Canning, BOen and Fur
long for the part they took in preparing
this first platform are roundly denounced
and given to understand that they do not
represent the alliance. The amount of
pickering and recrimination that is 60
ing on over this point-did or did not
Mr.. Scheffer inoculate himself with
Democracy?-forceS one to the con-
cluslon that the only true representa-
tive of the Farmers alliance now in ex-
lStence is the calm, diSpaSSionate and
unterrified Eric Olson. Will Mr.. Olson
please explain what did happen to Mr..
Scheffer?
The Scheffer and Merriam campaign
headquarters differ widely IN their ap-
pearances, although they agree in this,
that you rarely see either of
the two leaders about them.
In the Schetfer quarters there
Reading matter of all kindS-circulars
pamphlets, newspapers-are scattered
about IN great confusion. Clerks are
busy labelling and asserting them for the
mail. Half-Opened cigar boxes reveal
tempting smokers for all who call. On
the walls hang two pictures of Mr..
Schetfer-one of recent date, finely fin
ished; the other copy of a photograph
taken when he was soldier boy and his
hair was dark. The room as whole
looks like the distributing center for
tract society.
xx
Save solitary attendant Mr.. Mer-
riam'S headquarters look deserted. Most
of his friends go to the bank to see him.
He sits in his private room and meets
them one by one. Sometimes before
they go in they stand on the curbing
outside of the bank. After while
dapper clerk drops out and speaks to
them. Then they go in. There is little
opportunity for seeing or hearing what
is done after they enter. Everything is
mysterious. When Tom Lowry or Joel
HeatwOle or somebody else goes in one
can stand outside and surmise what
is going on, but that is all.
There is no rush, no enthusiasm,
no claiming or shouting. You feel that
run over there-cool and calculating.
Then you turn away and begin to hunt
for Gov. McGills headquarters. After
half days search you buy micro
scope, and when that fails you give it
up, perhaps. The governor smiles and
shakes your hand, all the clerks are
busy, no sign of campaign about. No
sign? Well, yes, one. The governors
mustache has darker hue and he is
building new house several miles
away from the capitol. That is all.
''Knute Nelson" said a friend of his
to the GLOBE, will take no part in the
gubernatOrial canvass this year. He
will favor none of the candidates, unless
by some chance Gilman should be NOM
mated. Still he would not be compelled
to help Gilman, even, for he discharged
all of his obligations 10 him two
years ago with interest Nelson is
tired of the working side of politics.
He finds the house too turbulent and
rough, and if the senate attracts him it
is because he thinks that there is
greater chance there not alone for dis
tinction, but ease.
Ambitious? OF course he is. But
not as much so as many think. Sim
cerely, Nelson, physically, is broken be-
fore his time. That memorable duck
ing of two years ago took from him vi
tality that he will never recover. He
knows this and feels that public life
must cease some of its demands upon
him."