St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-14
SAINT PAUL.
LOCAL GREEKS ALARMED

Lest the Kandiyohi Achilles
Should Suik in His Tent.
Has Lieut.. Gov. Rice decided to sulk
in his tent again?
This was the question agitating q CO.
terie of state politicians who were dis
cussing at the Merchants yester-
day the remarkable manifesto Is
sued by the lieutenant governor
recently and published in a morning
paper yesterday in which Mr.. Rice an
nounced that he would withdraw from
politics at the end of his present term
as lieutenant governor. Nothing that
has happened in the circles of state pol
itics for long time has excited so much
comment, and many and diverging are
the views and opinions excited by the
carefully worded communication of
the Kandiyohl leader. In many
quarters the letter is regarded
as formal declaration of
war against Gov. Merriam, who, it will
be remembered, declined to appoint
NJ. Rice's candidate, Judge Qvale, of
Kandiyohi, judge of the twelfth district,
to fill the vacancy Occasioned by
the death of Judge Brown. The
lieutenant governor was thoroughly
in earnest in advocacy of the
cause of Judge Qvale, and
never for moment thought that the
governor would dare to disregard his
wishes and take up and appoint plain
American citizen of Granite Falls to the
vacancy in the person of Hon. Gorham
Powers.
But this was exactly what Gov. Mer-
RAM did do, and the man whose great
boast has been that he controlled so
many thousands of Scandinavian votes
got the hardest fall politically In his
life. He as well as the greater part OF the
people of Kandiyohi county supposed
that all the lieutenant governor need to
do when he wanted man appointed to
judgeship was to make known his
wishes and the game was as good as
bagged. Under the circumstances 1t
isn't at all surprising that the relations
between the governor and Lieutenant
governor have been strained for the
past month OF more.
Lieutenant Governor Rice may or
may not mean exactly what he said in
his letter withdrawing from politics,
but he's the last man the bosses want
to sulk," remarked Third district Re-
publican yesterday. 1.-The last time
the gallant Albert performed the sulk-
ing act, it will be remembered that Hon.
Henry POehler was elected to congress
over Mai. Strait, and. if Mr.. Rice has
decided TO have another attack OF the
same malady, who can tell what
may befalI Gov. Merriam next fall?
When Rice has grievance against
man, he does like to get even. lie has
always been a little jealous OF Gov.
Merriam, and the squabble over the
Il ;,tr NJ RI him q
good opportunity to fan all this into
life"
But there's another theory advanced
as to the reasons for Mr.. Rice's sudden
determination to withdraw from politics,
and, while 1t may be called democratic
view of the matter it was advanced by
Republican. 1t is that the political
signs of the times aren't looking at all
favorable to a shrewd and far
seeing politician with his eye on either
the gubernatorial chair at st. Paul or q
seat in congress. ''lf Rice were nom
mated for congress in the Third dis
trict this year." said leading Re
publican of Rice county, she could
not be elected. Maj. Strait and
his friends have long memories
and they would undoubtedly square OLD
accounts with the willy King Albert of
KandiyOhi. Add to these kickerS the
constantly increasing army OF tariff re-
formers in that district and the lieu
tenant governors defeat would be
ing anything when he said the
would not go to congress. He will very
likely show the party horses i'll the fail
election that ne is indispensable to
party success. Nothing would hasten
his nomination for governor more than
The defeat of Merriam, with Rice out of
politics."
The lieutenant governors letter pro-
duced CONSERVATION in the camp of the
managers of the present chief eXecu-
tive; the returns from Prince Alberts
bailiwick next fall will 60 this cOnsterna-
ton one better.