St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-01
Merriam Will Not Announce
j His Appointments Until
5 January 20.
A Trio Who Are Getting Warm
. Over the Dairy Commits
S sionership.
Democrats Who Think Party
!. Lines No Good This
! ! Time.


New Years day without an unseemly
public fight over the offices at his dis
posal. The period between a candi-
dates election and his accession to Office
is always trying one. In the case of
governor it is particularly so. Gov.
McGill, indeed, found it altogether too
much for him, and took his seat with
score of new-made enemies barking at
the executive chamber for revenge. The
fatal tendency to make ante-election
pledges and post-election Withdrawals
assisted materially in fastening GOV.
McGill's end. His successor, on the
contrary, according to all the available
testimony, has made few pledges, and.
while probably already knowing whom
he intends to select. has not used his
powers in the encouragement OF party
or personal quarrels.
The candidates have INDUCED in
lively feather-picking contest among
themselves, but if they have ahy rod IN
pickle for the new governor it has been
most carefully concealed.
The GLOBE was the first to announce
who the governors private secretary
would be. and it looked as ii 1t would De
the first to herald that the new railroad
commission has been determined upon.
The members of that commission. were
selected last week, it is said. or within
the last ten days. Their names are
given as George L. Becker, John L..
Gibbs and A. Barto. The selection OF
the secretary of the commission will be
left to the members themselves. MeSSrS.
Durant, j. w. Bishop, Randall, Baker
and Merrill, who individually or through
friends have been candidates for seats
on the commission, will remain private
citizens. To Gen. Baker the news will
be especially disappointing, since ne
has been a confident applicant for
commissionership. With the possible
exception of Duluth city there is not
section in the Fifth district which VIII
not applaud Barto's appointment.
While 1t will be wormwood and gall to
the Gilmanites, no one else VIII reel
very bad. The retention OF gibbs mas
been looked upon as foregone con-
clusion for some time. Gen. Becker, IL
is understood, is the personal choice
OF Mr.. Merriam for the Democratic
member. AS lieutenant governor of
the state in 1874 and 1875; president OF
the senate during the same time; men,
Der of the house in 1872 and 1878, and
LAWYER of prominence at Sank Center,
Stearns county, Mr.. Barto will come to
ST. PauI quite we'll introduced to the
Minnesota public. A good many re-
gard his appointment as a political one,
but do not gainsay the assertion that ne
is a capable man.
ALATE DATE.
The information is volunteered py
gentlemen having close relations. with
Mr.. Merriam that he will not announce
his appointments until the 2Oth OF Janu-
ary. This will be eleven days after his
INAUGURAL. For this reason the contest
for the dairy commissiOnership prom
Uses TO be one of the liveliest OF the
many on. The three principal candl-
dates are ii. C. Howard, Frank Clifford
and w. S. Ives, the present incumbent.
The young Republicans have brought
out Mr.. Baumgartner, OF North st.
Paul, but his candidacy is the least
active of them all.
The dairy interests of the state now
represent an annual production greater
in value than any other product OF the
state. The State Dairymen's asSocla-
ton, organized eleven years ago with
six members, now contains $50. Inc
Office of dairy commissioner is, therefore,
an important one, although the salary
attached to it is but Sl,SO0.
Mr.. Howard's indo 'ements for the
anpOintment are said to be more in
number than those of all the other can
didates for all the other offices, put to-
gether. The two produce exchanges
ST. Paul and MinneapOliS-are backing
him.
Mr.. Ives is resting upon his past rec
ord as dairy commissioner, and the IN
dorsement OF various dairymen and
prominent citizens.
Mr. Clifford, as president of the State
Dairymen'S association, is Endorsed for
the office by long list of notable men
from both the cities.
The odds given are that Ives will be
retained, but his two opponents do not
propose that this shall occur without
loud protests from them. The accusa-
tions and recriminationS passing be-
tween the trio range from being called
Ignorant" to ian unprincipled politi-
cian.o Meanwhile the lumbermen in
Northern Minnesota continue to eat
Oleomargarine and grow fat.
LIP. Hunt, of Mankato. is said to
have his eye ON the position Of public
printer. A very good reason why df it
he true) he does not desire Office.
Tom Lowry and Dudley Hefsey held
a Ievee in the Merchants yesterday aft
ernoon. which was largely attended by
the legislative elite. Mr.. Lowry denied
i'm toto that he was there for any politi-
cal reasons, his visit being purely ac-
cidental. Frank Mead added his face
to the group, and announced that he
was candidate for cOmmitte clerk
ship if any one saw fit to give it to him,
but that anyway he intended to stay by
the legislature until the session was
ended.
( WILL MAKE NO CHANGE.
|. Lieut.. Gov. Rice announces that no
changes will be made among the OIL
Gals of the senate where those OF Two
years ago desire to serve their country
for another session.
There will be no contest in the Wa
basha legislative district, represented
two years ago by 81. Dickman. Lyman
Gregg, the Democratic candidate for
the house. is defeated by Seymour Cook
by one vote. AS indicating the changes
of the year just closed it might be noted
that two years ago both OF the legisla-
tive districts of Wabasha county were
represented by Democrats.
|: Very recently note of inquiry was
sent out among the Democratic men,
bers of the house and senate, asking
them to give their opinion as to the
holding of Democratic senatorial eau
Gus and having a Democratic candidate
nominated. Further, all of the Demo-
cratic members to vote for this candi-
date until the contest was ended, and to
refuse on every ballot to vote for any
Republican candidate. As it is under
stood but three favorable replies to this
proposition were received-0ne from a
Senator and two from members of the
house. Most of the Democratic MEM
bers seem to think since they are i'll a
hopeless minority that there is no use OF
their displaying party loyalty to that
extent.
/. Some commotion has been created in
inner circles of the Republican state