St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-11
Chicago Republicans All De-
clare for Him as a Second
to Blaine.
The Death Of Gov. Hovey, of
Indiana, Removed His
Only Rival.
Long" Jones, Ex-senator Far
well and Other Leaders for
the Man From Maine.
And They All Couple Merriam
With the Seeretary's
Magic Name.

The Merriam boom for the Repub-
lican nomination for vice president first
announced in the GLOBE about week
ago mas reached Chicago and is evil
IDENTIFY carrying everything before it.
Everywhere in the West and Northwest
the proposition to place live North
western Republican on the ticket with
Blaine meets the appreciation of the
people as we'll as the politicians. The
fact that Minnesota and the North
west III general are considered
of sufficient Importance at the
present time to warrant the holding of
the two conventions in the Twin Cities
next year is having a great influence in
bringing the leaders to the opinion that
a man from this section ought to be
placed on the ticket. The time las gone
by when the Eastern and Middle states
are to be conceded everything. The
national Democratic ticket is likely to
have Gov. Boies. of Iowa, upon it for
second place, and when this becomes a
certainty the nomination of Gov. Mer-
ram by the Republicans will be settled.
The Chicago Times of yesterday de-
voted two columns to a discussion OF
Gov. Merriam's chances, and found that
all the Blaine Republicans-and Re-
publicans in Chicago are all Blaine
men-are in favor of the Minnesota man
for second place. The article is inter-
esting. as showing how we'll known
Gov. Merriam is outside the state. The
portions new and Of interest to Mime
sOtans follow:
The Miles Dinner.
Among the gentlemen whom Gen. Mel
son A. Miles invited to be present at
his Richelieu hotel dinner Tuesday
night was Gov. Merriam, OF Minnesota.
Gov. Merriam, however, was not there.
Nor need his absence be attributed to
any discourtesy on the part of the gov
r9nOr, nor interpreted as slight to Gen.
Miles. The fact that the capital of
Minnesota is several hundred miles
away from Chicago and that the law
makes it the official residence of the
governor affords a SuficieRt-reaSGn
for his absence. In matters of
courtesy motives are not to be sought
for further than they appear on
the surface. But in politics it is
different. And in the complicated web
of human affairs, especially among men
of luSty ambition, in public life courtesy
and politics get strangely mixed. So
that while Gen. Miles is not called upon
to look for motives there is no reason.
if they bear on public affairs or political
possibilities. why politicians or others
should not. This is especially so where
events point them out. The growing
Republican sentiment in favor of Blaine
as the presidential candidate who alone
can lead to Republican victory in 1892 of
necessity gives rise to the question: Who
shall have second place on the.ticket?
This question is usually put into the
background or referred to the nominating
convention to answer by selecting some
man who will be acceptable to the mi
nOrity of the convention after the ma
JOrity has selected the man to head the
ticket. But in the convention that
dominates Blaine there is expected to
be no minOrity-at least no minority
that cannot or will not accept him
heartily and enthusiastically or that
would require to be placated by being
allowed to name his running mate.
In fact is expected that Mr.. Blaine's
OVID wishes will have controlling in
fiuence on the vice presidential nomina-
ton. This makes the vice presidential
question present one.
Tied TO the Blaine Kite.
Here is where Gov. Merriam's absence
from Gen. Miles dinner comes in.
There is more or less well organized
movement to give Gov. Merriam the
second place on the ticket with Blaine.
His possibilities are contingent on
Blaine's nomination. The reasons given
why he should be nominated are all
auxiliary to those which point out
Blaine as the coming man. Under
these circumstances, deIicacy as we'll as
distance would prevent his appearance
at dinner where a presidential boom
antagOnistie to that under which he
must hope preferment was to be inaug-
urated. A state senator in one of the
Northwest states, an ardent admirer of
Gov. Merriam. discussing the situation
with leading Chicago Republican of
strong Blaine tendencies. expressed
his views of the situation by say
ing that with Blaine at the
head of the ticket, the second
place must go either to Gov. HOvey, of
Indiana, or Gov. Merriam. Of Mime
sofa, for geographical reasons. That
was before Gov. Hoyey's death. With
no one in Indiana upon whom geOgraph-
ical reasons fitted with others as they
did on Gov. Hoyey, the field, it would
seem, was left open to the MinnesOtian.
The reasons the state senator gave were
that the Northwest has been the pecu-
liar field for the spread of tariff reform
sentiment. The Republicans, If they
expected to retain their supremacy in
this region, must do something looking
to larger and freer markets for North
western wheat. BIaine's reciprocity
doctrine is the one thing that meets the
emergency. With Blaine at the head
of the ticket and Merriam for vice pres
ident the Northwest. he said. would be
bound to the Republican party with
clocks of steel"
why minneapolis WAS Chosen.
The location of the Republican ma
tlOnal convention at Minneapolis has
much the same significance. 1t will be
remembered that when the movement
was started to secure the convention for
Chicago the worlds ] sir people came
in, captured the meeting called to in
augurate the movement. and, bringing
out an old promise that Chicago should
not be competitor for it, put stoplto
efforts in that direction. so far1at least
as that meeting was cOncerned.t 1t will
also be remembered that that meeting
had scarcely adjourned when another
one was organized by some of the
leading Republicans of this part of the
state, one of them being Long,
Jones. This meeting took for its plat
form thatSChicago was the place TO
hold the convention and that the Repub-
lieanS of Illinois were not bound by
promises made by those who were not
their representatives, even if they were
made to secure the location here of the
worlds fair. At this meeting it was re-
solved to secure the convention for Chi
cago If possible. 1t will still further be
remembered that no special efforts were