St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-12
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way. And now he has lost Capt. W.
W. Braden."
An investigation verified this latter
statement. Mr.. Braden was seen at his
Office in the capitol, and when ques-
toned acknowledged that he had de-
cided to withdraw as candidate for
denomination for state auditor.
II have thought the matter all over in
all it's phases" said he, "and l have
concluded that it is for my best inter-
ests to step outside this time. Twill &C
cept private position, and to that may
be attributed the animuS of this resolve.
In withdrawing from the canvass wish
toexpress my thanks to my friends for
the kindly interest they have mani
tested in it. have received the most
flattering assurances from every quarter
of the state, and [ regret that my
friends have exerted themselves SO
Zealously in my behalf in line that |
do not feel it my Interest to
avail myself of. 1 surely am CRATE
full for what they have done
for me, and ! am also grateful for the
gracious treatment have received dur
ing my term as state auditor. Indeed,
few men have been treated so kindly as
have been. My official duties have
been made very pleasant in every way
by the people of the state with whom
have come in contact during my term.
The newspapers have treated me with
considerable courtesy. too. L am Re
publican, but the GLOBE has been gem
crous and kindly in its mention OF me.
throughout, and appreciate it, assure
you. l have only had the matter under.
consideration few days-less than
week-and believe my chosen course
is the wIsest for me to pursue under all
circumstances" fl
ssWho is candidate and is most
likely to get the Republican nOmina-
tion?" he was asked. -
.sThat cannot tell" he replied, hest
tatingly, yet frankly. Il haven't heard
of any one in particular, but l feel GER
tain there are plenty ofmen who would
like to run, and there are surely plenty
of good men from whom to select"
'sDoes this step in any way affect your
possible candidacy for gOvernor?'
u"Thatis contingency so very remote
that l have not weighed the effect. But
[ want it understood that | do not with
draw from the candidacy for the one Of
fee with motive to placing myself
in more advantageous position to ac-
cept the nomination for the other.
There is truly no Interior motive in
what am doing. have withdrawn as
early as possible, SO that others who
want to run may announce themselves
before the convention day."
Owing to Capt. Braden's exceptional
popularity throughout the entire state,
there has been but one openly avOwed
aspirant for his shoes; eX-Secretary of
the Senate O.. l.. Cutter, of Anoka, is
this man. How much strength he may
also limited that Hon. J. G. Flynn. of
Little Fails, will throw his hat into the
ring. He was In the city yesterday, and
this circumstance may lend tinge of
color to the probability, although it was
understood that his mission was purely
of abusiness nature. Mr.. Flynn is now
engaged in contest for the supremacy
in the senatorial fight in his district,
and it is perhaps too much to expect
that he will give up the field to Mr.. Lee
Just now, when he teelS so confident of
winning, to accept an uncertainty, and
to fight the entire ground over again.
While Capt. Braden neither affirmed
nor denied the report, it is current that
he is to accept the position of land com
missioner for the Great Northern Rail-
way company at big salary.
The circumstance greatly distresses
Gov. Merriam, and he is certainly in an
unhappy dilemma. The governor fully
appreciated the strength Capt. Braden'S
name would have brought to the ticket,
and he is at a loss to find candidate
that embraces like elements of popular
ity. The governor and his satellites are
scrutinizing the lists of available men of
the party in the state in the hope of find
ing some one who can repair the broken
slate.
ssSave me from my newspaper Or
gans'' is said to be plea tackled on to
the end of the Lord s Prayer as used by
Gov. Merriam, and never had a man
more need of favor being granted or
melted out to him than has the chief ex-
ecutive of this state at the present
time. Certain newspapers In this city
have for several years been recognized
as thick-and-thin supporters OF his ex2
cellency, as belonging to him body, soul
and breeches. This has its advantages,
and then again its disadvantages. The
latter, however, are largely in
the majority, and have caused both
the heads of the papers and the gov,
ernor not little annoyance. The most
innocent political item is scanned
closely by politicians and at once pro-
claimed the official utterance of Govs
Merriam. In many cases, of courSe,{
this is not the case, but the people
cont be expected to discriminate beS
tween the 'sOfficiaP' and the s'unofficiaI''
utterances of the organs. The senior;
Merriam organ in in this city has made
more s'breaks'' of the kind indicated in
the past two years than all the others
together, and few days ago was called
down by order of the governor. One Of.
the managers of the paper was plainly
told that the political items in the
future must be more closely scanned.
ssThe fact u.s." said the agent of the
governor. ''this paper is considered the
mouthpiece of Mr.. Merriam, and for
that reason has less influence in pol
itics to-day than any other daily paper
in the state. Whatever it says favorable
to the governor is charged up as the ut
terance of an organ and whenever
anything to the contrary creeps into its
news columns it is heralded far and
wide that Gov. Merriam's own papers
are going back on him. The greatest
care must be used in discussing politics
to prevent the support of the paper be- /
coming dead weight and a disad-
vantage rather than help.'
The manager promised that the
wishes of the governor would be re-
garded, and subsequently a meeting of
portion of the editorial force was