St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-24
KNUTE LOOKING ON.
He Isn't a Candidate for Any
thing, but Likes the Alli-
ance Move.
Bitter Attacks on Senator
Davis, Which He Is Said
to Inspire.
A New Richmond for Lieuten-
ant Governor from Still
water.
Hixon Confers With the Gov
ernor--General Political
Gossip.

that he has taken the pains to have the
Fifth district statesman interviewed on
the matter, and yesterday he
announced with the greatest as
surance that Mr.. Nelson would
not accept the nomination of an y party
for any office. The governor is reported
to have said that if Mr.. Nelson wanted
to run for governor of Minnesota this
year he could probably get the Repub-
lican nomination with very little work.
This he at once followed with the posi-
tive statement that Hon. kn ute would
accept no nomination.
But, if this is true, how can the utter
ances of Mr.. Nelson's old field managers,
like ex-Warden Stordock and others, be
accounted for? Mr.. Nelson is very
shrewd politician, and he never shows
his hand until he has been ''called."
The movement which eliminated in the
call for an independent convention blythe
executive committee of the alliance had
its origin in section of the state that
is, and has always been, particularly
friendly to Mr.. Nelson, and politician
as shrewd as Nelson himself yesterday
made the assertion at the Merchants
that the ''little Norwegian" is really
bolstering up and encouraging the in
dependents. His reasons were good,
and it will take some explaining by Mr..
Nelson to convince Senator Davis and
Gov. Merriam that he wants nothing.
| Is it governor OF senator that Mr..
| Nelson desires to be?
Il am quite confident" said a prom
inent Fifth district leader yesterday,
who, by the way, is one of the closest
observers Of current politics in the state,
''that Knute Nelson is fishing for some
thing, and | am inclined to believe that
| he would accept the alliance nomina-
| ton for governor. Let me tell you
| why. From time to time during the
| last few weeks he has been Endorsed by
alliances at their meetings, and usually
| in a series of resolutions written by
| other than local alliance men. Only a
day or two ago little alliance up near
| his home Endorsed him in one resoiu-
| in another for his position on the Pacific
| railroad funding bill. Now those reso-
buttons are simple enough on their face.
| but no one need tell me that they
were the work of the members of that
alliance. They were inspired by some
one-I won't pretend to say by whom,
but see if future events do not prove
| that Nelson and his friends are abroad
in the land"
| While number of things would seem
| to indicate that Nelson is secretly with
the independents, the interview quoted
above shows that Senator Davis
is the game the willy Knute
would like to bring down.
If the farmers make big hit this year,
he will certainly be with them later. AS
gentleman well-acQuainted with him
remarked the other day, ''Knute Nelson
holds many of the doctrines and opln,
ions, and would be pleased to have the
votes of the Democratic party, mean
time pretending to be a Republican.
However, he can bet his last dollar
that when he is Endorsed by the Demo
Gratis he will have declared his
allegiance to the party. The Democ-
racy of Minnesota is stronger, more con,
fdent and hopeful than ever. They
realize that the party is on the right
side of the issues of the day. and victory
is bound to rest with them in the neal
future"
The Farmers alliance is very indie
pendent this year. Yesterday Senator
ID. W. Hixon, of Grant county, came
down to the city and spent the day
chatting with Senator Wood, of Fari
bault; Senator Keller, of Stearns, and
| Gov. Merriam. HiXon was renOminateC
for the senate on last Saturday by the
farmers of Big Stone, Grant, Steven:
and Traverse counties. Whether he
met Gov. Merriam per request of the
latter or not is unknown, but he wa:
heard to remark as he left his excel
lency that he didn't much care
whether he was Endorsed OF
not-meaning by this that ht
didn't care whether the Republican
convention nominated him or another
man. A near friend of his remarked
that they" meaning the Republican.
of the Forty-second district, needed
Senator Hixon about as badly as HI
needed them" Regardless of what the
Republicans may do in that district
Senator Hixon is in the f1eld-the frs
member of the last senate to be PLACED
in nomination, too, by the way-and a
he is fighter, there will be fun VI
there if he doesn't pull through.
But Senator Hixon is not the onl,
member of the last upper house of TIN
state legislature who wants to be re
turned. Senator Wood, OF Rice county
who was in the city yesterday, re
marked that he twas going to try t.
make the rifle" for denomination. DR.
Wood is popular, and, although, as h
saws, a man who has been there fOu
years is likely to have stirred up SOM
enemies, there is little doubt of his sc
curing denomination.
How the heart of this state admins
tration warns towards man who be
trays Democratic tendencies on thu
tariff question! During the last yea
Hon. John G. Nelson, of Saltwater, ha
been kicking on the tariff policy of tn
RepublicanS-ind he is said to hav
gone so far as to say that he would vot
for Democrat for congress this fall
This was heralded around st. Paul, an,
party bosses Shivered for John G. Mel
son is man with lots Of influence AM
| considerable wealth. An order was a
once issued from the executive depart
| ment of the state government, and tn
Republican county convention of Wash
ington county elected him delegate t
the state gathering on the Oath of mex
month.
But this wasn't enough, although tn
dose was large.
And Yesterday Mr.. Nelson wa
launched as a candidate for lieutenan
governor. Lieut.. Gov. Rice's appear
ance in the city conceded with the ap
pearance of the Nelson boom, and he
given the credit of being its author. A
any rate, it was we'll started, and, III
less Maj. Gid S. Ivis gets particular
live hustle on himself he will be left ia
: behind in the race. Of course tn
friends of Col. Bobleter aren't a
, all sorry to see man from som
other portion of the state trotted gu
t against Senator Ives, for st. Peter an
New UIm are rather close together t
f be given each candidate on Reput
f lican state ticket. MI. Nelson may az
, cept this nomination, but he will max
no canvass for it. He is man Of fin
S ability and strong low tariff principles
: and will make the state ticket rathe
f bottom-heavy if he is placed secon
+ upon it.
, 1.-THE farmers are going to nominate
: very strong man for governor when the
meet" said eX-Railroad COMMISSIONS