St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-13
ALL CUT And DRIED.
The Merriam Crowd Put a
Cold Cinch on All Who
Protest.
Last Nights Primaries Drive
the Respectable Repub-
lieanS Home.
Leaving, in Cases, None but
the Inspectors to Choose
Delegates.
The Committee Virtually Sc
leeted the Delegates Two
Days Before.

U0 hdUlSGN EQUITY htpuDllCdu OOl-
vention will be held to-day, despite the
protests of many prominent members of
the party. The petition, which was
freely signed Wednesday. was presented
to Chairman McMartin, but that indi-
vidual did not consider it important
enough to call special meeting of the
committee. From first to last both the
state and county committees have shown
disposition to ride rough-shod over
the people in the fixing Of the conven-
lions. The state committee exhibited
unprecedented haste in meeting I'D de-
Gliding when the state convention
should be held. The interval which
followed the calling of the meeting and
the time it was held was insufficient to
allow citizens in the state at large to
express any opinions as to the adviSa-
bility of holding an early convention.
The precipitation with which everything
was done clearly indicated that the
committee merely acted at the
dictum of would-be car. Consider
able feeling exists among the rank and
file of the Republican party at the un-
seemly hurry that has thus been dis
played in arranging the state conven-
ton to beat off any possible opposition
towards Merriam'S denomination; but
the discomfort has been Intensified by
the action of the Ramsey county Repub-
lican committee. This committee has
called the convention six weeks ahead
of the time that for the state is to be held :;
and, outside the Merriam strikers. Re-
publicans are very wroth. While there
may not be any organized opposition to
the reappointmeDt of the present chief
executive, it is thought that the people
should have been given ample breathing
time between the call and the holding
of the convention in which to canvass
the merits of any candidates whose
names may be mentioned in connection
with the nomination. EX-Gov. Austin,
who is one of the signers of the protest
presented the county committee, says:
SIT looks as if the convention was being
held merely in the interest of one man, or a
class of men, and that the party had nothing
whatever to say in the selection of candi-
dates. There is no reason why the pre-
cedentS OF the party should be ignored
merely to suit the ends of one man. | think
it is wrong and that great mistake is being
made by the haste displayed in the holding
of these conventions. From the present out
look it is questionable whether congress will
have disposed Of the silver bill and the tariff
bill before the state convention is held, and
in the interests of our party, think it would
have been better if a late convention had
been decided upon. 1t is true that the silver
and the tariff questions are not matters con-
fined alone to this state, but they are sub
jects upon which 1 calculate strong fight
will be made by the Democrats How then
is the Republican convention to act i'll re-
gard TO these bills if congress has not finally
disposed of them. That is one reason why
am opposed TO an early convention, and an
other reason is do not believe in the whole
machinery CT the party being placed at the
disposal of one man. The party generally
has a right to say in such matters, and will
be inclined to resent the action OF any men
who endeavor to manipulate the conven-
ticular individual"
The outSp0ken utterances of Gov.
Austin were Endorsed by many leading
Republicans, who are diSg with
the tactics of Merriam'S supporters.
Said one of them:
what is it that Merriam is afraid Of? The
county conventions and the stare convention
are to be worked solely in his interests to
beat off opposition. Why is this? Does the
governor know that once a strong candidate
is in the field against him he has very slim
show of getting a denomination? l think
that is the reason why he has for months
been sklllfully laying wires to cut off
opposition by having the conventions held
before his opponents were organized. Gov.
Merriam must have very small opinion as
to his popularity with the citizens of the
state. If this business administration of his
had been the bowling success that is claimed
by his thick and thin supporters he certainly
should not be lacking in popular favor. The
fact is the people cannot be fooled on this
question. Gov. Merriam has conducted the
affairs of state in all ordinary, everyday bus
mess way. There have been no brilliant
flights indicating the possession of great adj
mlnistrative ability, and all this talk about
his successful administration is pure hum
bug. What has he done?"
The statement that the protest filed
with the county committee was signed
by Albert Scheffer and Eli Warner is
incorrect. Mr.. Scheffer and Mr.. War
ner are both out of town.
There is going to be plenty of good
timber from which to fill the Legislative
nominations. Take the senatorial con-
Three candidates are already an
nounced-Hon. nj. S. Chandler, Hon.
f. w. Hoyt andS. P. Jennison.
Mr.. Hoyt was in the city yesterday.
He is not particularly hankering after a
nomination, but like many others, if it
| is offered him he will not say nay.
Frank Wilson, of Red Wing, is
almost certain to candidate in the
Republican convention for the nominal
ton of attorney general. ]. A. Taw-
nay, of Winona, at one time mentioned
as likely candidate, says he is not up
for honors. This is on the authority of
| Col. Clark Chambers, of Owatonna,
who was at the Merchants yesterday.
Hon. J. S. Gibbs, railroad commits
sioner, says that the press reports of
the Freedom county farmers conven-
ton erred in stating that the selection
of an independent state ticket was
favored. No such sentiment was eX-
pressed at the convention. Mr. Gibbs
| does not believe that the Farmers
alliance will put an independent ticket
in the field this fall. but thinks they