St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-11

in fact made at Washington to secure
the convention for Chicago. Take this
in connection with the fact that Illinois
Republicans are largely Blaine men.
Take the directory of Republicans in
chicago If you want to find the Blaine
men," ex-senator FarwelI says
and Minneapolis for the con-
vention and Gov. Merriam for
the second place on Blaine
ticket begin to have some Connection
The men who started out to get the
convention for Chicago are not men who
quit trying Tor inconSiderable reasons.
Throughout the contest it was said that
Chicago could get it if she wanted to-.
There must have been some other rea-
son why greater effort was not made.
Might 1t not have been an intimation'
from the Blaine element that the North
west was the place to hold it?
A number of leading Republicans
were yesterday asked some of the ques-
lions suggested by these facts. To none
of them was the connection of Gov.
Merriam's name with that of Blaine a
surprise. They were nOn-c0mmittal as
to its eXpediency or pro liability, but
none OF them had aught to suggest
against it.
What the Politicians Say.
sits effect on Gov. Merriam's candi-
dacy was not one of the influences that
determined the location of the conven-
tion," said W. j. Campbell, the Repub-
Hcan national committeeman from Hill
nOiS. AT least, if 1t was it was not
made apparent. What influence the To-
cation of the cow ention may now have,
of course, can not tell. know of no
effort among Chicago Republicans to Sc
cure his nomination along with that of
Blaine, but have been so busy lately
attending to my own business that
really, don't know what is going on in
politics."
Senator FarwelI pleaded preparation
for trip to Texas as an excuse for not
wishing to say anything on the subject.
But when presented with the reasons
urged for giving Gov. Merriam the sec
Ond place, with which reasons he did
not seem at all unfamiliar. he urged no
objection but that Gov Merriam was
not widely known outside of the North
west, and even this objection he put I'M
the form Of question, as if to parry
any further attempts to get at his real
sentiments.
''Oh, the nomination for vice presi-
dent" he continued. ''is usually mat
ter taken up by the convention on con-
sideratlOn of availability in view of the
conditions arising out of the nomina-
ton for president. 1t is little 100 early.
to speculate on vice presidential posi-
5illtieS now. l am not aware of any
movement among Chicago Republicans
looking to the nomination OF Gov Mer-
riam, but then | am a private citizen
now and not in politics. The state con-
VentIOn hasn't been called yet, and
when it is it will be called TO nominate
state officers and four delegates at large
to the national convention. The rest
of the delegates will be nominated in
the congressional districts. So it's a
little early yet to figure on vice presi-
dental nominations"
"Still. politicians will do it?''
''Oh, yes, they will do it,
NumberleSS expressions from leading
Republicans indicate that ''Blaine and
Merriam" would not be a displeasing
campaign cry.
Gen. Miles Disclaimer.
And as to Gen. Miles dinner and its
significance. Gen. Miles denies it was
for the purpose of inaugurating a presi.
dental boom. Yet he didn't seem very
angry at the Times for helping the
boom. What he said was this
SIT is mistake to suppose that the
dinner had any political significance, as
it was purely social affair and Slight
acknowledgment of the courtesies had
received when | came here from the Pa
cific coast, by gentlemen who gave me a
banquet and other gentlemen who had
rendered to me in other ways marked
ciViities. L do not even know the poll
tics of many of those VINO were pres
ent, but do know that all parties were
represented. There were no speeches
made, and the conversation was as gen.
eral as such gatherings OCCASION"