St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-04

the alliance nomination for gov
is resident of Minneapolis,
where he edits and publishes
the best agricultural paper in the
West, Farm, Stock and Home. He is
thoroughly posted on the tariff, and all
other questions of interest to the farm
er. and would undoubtedly make
strong canvass were he placed on the
farmers ticket. His paper has long
been an outspokeu advocate of tariff re-
form, and it is undoubtedly largely re-
Sp0nsible for the awakening OF the
farmers of the state on that subject. At
the present time he is undoubtedly the
favOrite in the race for the nomination,
and. unless he puts stop to the BOOM
ing now being done for him by enthusi
astic friends, he will have walkover
at the convention two weeks later.
The determination on the part of
Hennepin county politicians to dethrone
pronounced as the date of the Republi-
can state convention draws near.
Wednesday evening the Minneapolis
Journal evidenced the spirit of the
Flour City campaign thus:
A select coterie of Minneapolis politicians
were somewhat surprised when in yester
day mornings Pioneer Press they read a long
interview with State Auditor Braden com
mandatory of the governors administration.
These personages say that they do not be-
lieve Mr.. Braden ever made the remarks at
tributed to him. 1t appears that the state
auditor was in Minneapolis a few days ago.
and while making some political calls told
quite different story from the pretty little
fairy tale printed in the Merriam organ yes
terday. Mr.. Braden-so it is said-at the time
of his Minneapolis VISIT said he was not in
sympathy with the present administration
which was run by money only. He declared
that the Merriam Wilder cabal had nipped
his chances for the gubernatorial nomination
in the bud and that he could not fight against
such ODDS any more than could McGill two
years ago. State Auditor Braden followed
up this lead with half-hour anti-Merriam
TRADE, and his Minneapolis friends did not
know what to think when they read the al
legged interview yesterday.
This paragraph was shown to Auditor
Braden by GLOBE reporter yesterday.
81 prefer not to get into controversy
with any one concerning the guberna-
torial canvass" Capt. Braden said, after
reading the clipping thoughtfully. "In
the first place." he continued, ''the
Pioneer Press made the interview
stronger than | had talked. What |
really said was that Gov. Merriam'S
dinDlllOu HAS Deen 10 Uo SOOu gov
ernor, and that | believed he had sue
ceeded. l also said that the governor
has in no way interfered with my off
cial affairs. but did not speak for other
departments, because | knew nothing
about his connection with them.
LAS to the Journals charge that 1 de-
livered myself of TRADE against Gov.
Merriam in Minneapolis. have nothing
to say further than that the Journal
must have been sadly lnisinformed. 1t
is not my style, as, think, almost any
one who knows me will agree, to enter
into TRADE against anybody. Nor did
ever say that the administration had
been run by money only, or that the
Merriam Wilder cabal had nipped my
chances for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton in the bud. [ was frequently asked
by friends why did not enter the field,
and l invariably replied that | had not
the money that would be necessary to
make an aggressive and successful can
vaSs. If the nomination should come
my way, very we'll; [ would, of
course, be glad of it. So. you see, I
have been placed in false attitude by
some one, and regret it, for, as l said,
| do not wish, to get into an unpleasant
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