St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-28
Sabin Left Out of the Deal, So
1t Seems From This
Epistle.
Hall, of st. Paul, Makes a Trip
to Chicago to Find a
Candidate.
Donnelly, Home Again, De.
c1areS He Is Out Of Pol
iticS.
The United Labor Party Meets
in st. Paul To-Day for Po-
litieal Purposes.

Day by day, in and out, the turns and
twists of the innumerable and marvel
lous political combinations made by S. $.
Merriam develOpe and come to light.
And the more the radiance of truth
shines upon them the more do they re-
veal the extent and dep@s of the con-
science of would-be successful office
seekers.
Democrats can profit by the Overture
tale unfo4 led here.
|. No one questions but what Merriam
utmost ambition is the United States
senate.
No one pretends to worry about
Scheffer's ambitions, for he will not
realize a single one.
McGilPS one ambition to succeed him.
self has been public property for two
years.
Gilman was born an office seeker, and
will enter heaven with petition on his
|, tongue for chance to occupy the
Throne of Grace.
Braden, being an instrument, is not
entitled to ambitions, and as for Ram
sey, he has the good sense to decline
But Merriam? The uninitiated anX-
iously inquire "Why so much worry
about him? Is he popular, strong, dan
gerous?"
The answer can be given in very
few words.
He is citizen of st. Paul, banker,
and a millionaire.
AS a citizen of st. Paul he has been
public-Spirited, as hundred other clti-
Gems have-nO more, no less.
Politically his records this: Elected
to the legislature in 1888, he voted
twice against high license, and put him.
self ON record as opposing railroad leg
iSlatiOn.
In 1885 he was defeated for mayor of
St. Paul by over 5000 majority.
In 1886 he was elected to the legis-
lature, but his seat was contested on
the charge of corrupting voters with
money. The contest was suddenly and
mysteriously dropped just before he
was elected speaker.
He was elected speaker of the house
by compact with DOnnelly otherwise
he could not have succeded by which
Donnelly for his support got certain
committee appointments. That is his
political record. The opposition to him
is based more upon the ground that he
is rich man than that he is Republi-
can.
He has been a candidate for governor
for two years.
His managers during that time stand
charged with spending an enormous
sum of money for the fnrthering of his
interests.
Why money should be spent to nom-
mate any man for governor in Mime
sofa is serious query.
The inference is that the people are
so corrupt that no man can succeed
without buying them.
Ramsey county was turned into rot
ten borough on Saturday night at the
caucuSeS.
Certain parts of the state are being
treated the same way.
The railroads and the capitaliStic in
terestS of st. Paul are favoriDg Merriam.
Stanford Newell, who made McGill, is
now for Merriam.
Northern Pacific have said they desire
him for governor.
The Pioneer Press wants him and
sends three of its employees to the Ram
sey county convention as delegates for
him.
Everywhere that his canvass is being
conducted there is fearful OdOr of
money.
No great wave of popular enthusiasm
is behind him. 1t is only question of
'.barrel."
The coat of arms that is presented to
his delegates to the state convention is
said to look like this: