St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-30
AFRAID OF M'GILL.
The Nelson Men Try to Shut.
Out the Friends of the
Ex-Governor.
Under q Plea for Harmony
They Work for an Unin-
structed Delegation.
The st. Anthony Park States
man Declares That He Is
Still in the Race.
Chairman Lowenstein Calls
the Republican County
Committee Together.

has hdNiScy cUuuty io C"HuiuoeO iOt
the Republican gubeInatorial nomina-
ton?
Judge Stanford Newell, who favors
the nomination of the slate candidate,
Hon. Knute Nelson; Editor George
Thompson, who has promised Lieut..
Gov. Ives good share OF Ramsey's
thirty votes, and George Lamb, Darius
F. Reese and Henry Johns, who are for
almost any one except eX-Gov. McGlll,
have held a meeting and Solemnly de-
cided that the 10000 Republicans OF this
county will be represented in The COM
ing Republican state convention by an
uninstructed delegation. The method
by which they arrived at this decision
was peculiar, and ILLUSTRATED the SUI
preme nerve, not to say braZen efTrOnt-
cry, of few self-conStituted political
bosses.
Without giving any notice to the
friends of eX-Gov. McGill. who is and
has been an avowed candidate for the
nomination for at least six months,
about sixty of the local leaders met
Tuesday evening for the avowed pur-
pose of considering the best possible
method of preserving harmony in the
party locally. Judge Newell and Harris
Richardson, of the Seventh ward, were
leading lights, and expressed them :
selves as favorable to an uninstructed
delegation as the best method of pre-
venting a contest at primaries.
The fact that all the men who favored
the sending of an uninstructed delega-
ton to the state convention are either
staunch. supporters of Mr.. Nelson or
friends of Lieut.. Gov. Ives is signifi-
cant, and shows that eX-Gov. McGill
has forced them INTO position where
they will be satisfied with whatever
they can get.
1t means that an open fight at the
primaries will not be made in Ramsey
county for either Mr.. Nelson or the
lieutenant governor.
After sucn eminent leaders as Reese,
Johns, Chapel, Richardson, Newell. Tom
Howard and A. G. Clausen had eX-
pressed themselves rs strongly in favor
of electing all uninStructed delegation.
w. j. Freaney, the member OF the state
central committee for this district, who
CHANGED to be present threw a bomb
she'll into the meeting by notifying
those present that there is a candidate
from Ramsey county in the field.
"Gentleman, l understand that this
meeting was called TO consider what ac-
ton should be taken concerning the a T.
titude of Ramsey county Republicans
with reference to the approaching state
convention" said Mr.. Freaney. Il am
glad to see an apparent unanimity of
sentiment prevailing which favorS
sending a representative and unin-
structed delegation to that convention.
But, gentlemen, in oar desire to pro-
mote harmony, we should not lose sight
of the fact that kan ey county has a
candidate in the field for governor, and,
in justice to him and those who are
rendering him their support. would it
not be well to consult with them?"
This caused the anti-McGill men to
change their tactics, and they at 6ifce
adjourned until next Wednesday even
ing for the purpose of securing larger
attendance. Judged by the men who
presumed to answer for the state of
sentiment among the Republicans of
the various wards. this conference APP
proaches the ridiculous.
When the First ward was called Col.
Mat Jensen, of the state treasurer's Of
flee, responded fayoring the uninstruct-
ed delegates. Now Mr.. Jensen is an ami
able and r;ther popular young man, but
not even he will pretend tnat he con-
trolls the First ward.
OF course Fred Zolman. w. L. Ames
and Mic Feyen took the same view 70
the Second ward SITUATION.
But it was not until the Third ward
was reached that the climax was
reached. Here j. e. Hanley arose hand
in hand with George Lamb TO declare
that the Republicans of that district
were unitedly in favor of the Nelson
programme. MIR. Hanley voted for,Ald.
Gehan at the Ninth ward Democratic
primaries last April and went through
the late city campaign as reform DEM
Ocrat. Some tiue in the st two
months Mr.. HARLEY has evidently ex-
perienced a change of heart, and now
attends Republican meetings as the
representative of about 800 Republicans.
Henry Johns, Darius Reese and
Charley Chapel represented the Fourth
ward, of course. Tom Howard the Ninth
and Grain Inspector A. G. ClauSen the
Eleventh. Taken all i'll all it was Il
cheeky, presulnptuous and ridiculous
gathering. and will make votes for Gov.
McGill. And this is about the view the
Sage of st. Anthony Park takes of it.
what do You think OF the meeting
held i'll st. Paul last evening, and the
announcement that Ramsey county has
no candidate?"
"Oh," said the ex-governor with a
smile, THAT is only the other side. It's
the Stanford Newel-Merriam outfit
Nobody is being deceived by the move
they are taking. OF course all they can
expect is to secure an uninstructed del
egatlon. They know full well they
can't get delegation instructed for any
one else. The capital removal dodge is
sprung to catch gudgeOns. They can't
expect to catch any sensible men with
it. The state capital is fixed in st. PAM
by the constitution of the state, aud
there isn't the slightest doubt about its
remaining there. My friends are hold
ing meetings, ard there is every evil
dence that they know what the senti-
ment of the people of Ramsey county is
as we'll as Mr.. Newell. l shall carry
Ramsey county just the same"
A few more conferences like that of
Tuesday evening will give McGill every
ward in st. Paul.
AN EARLY CONVENTION.