St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-03

flocked in from all the counties to the
south and many from the west. Yet
not over half the delegates to the con-
vention came in last night.
Who will be nominated today? No
man can tell unless he be reader of
the stars. This state convention that
will meet today in the exposition build
ing of Minneapolis is the biggest state
convention that ever assembled in Min
nesota. That is one point that makes
the reading of political signs extremely
difficult. Few of the delegates are
instructed. 1t is conservative esti-
mate that fully one-half of the unin-
structed delegates have not yet made
up their minds for whom they will vote
when the chairman calls for ballot for
governor. The convention cannot be
manipulated as conventions have been
in the past.
LaxyIer for Governor.
1t looks like Daniel w. Lawler, of
Ramsey county, for governor.
That the situation has this appearance
was evident last night, although an as
sertion that he would be nominated
would he a guess, nothing more. Law
ler has the most concentrated support.
The delegates who khow whom they
will vote for are Lawler men
almost without exception. Ramsey and
Washington counties are solid for
Lawler. Pat Carney says that the six
teen votes of Blue Earth county will be
cast for him. Lawler has strength in
many of the outside counties, but just
how much is hard question to answer.
LaNler is really the only avOwed candi-
date in the field. He will accept the
nomination. He has SAID so and his
friends are in a position to assure every
undecided delegate that a vote for Law
ler will not be thrown away. The only
other candidate mentioned last night
was Cy Wellington, of st. Paul. The
fact that his name is not presented by
his own delegation initiates against
him. 1t is fact that Wellington is a
strong man with many of the country
delegations. He has good many en-
tnusiaStic followers in the Hennepin
delegation. But is he candidate?' That
is the question that botherS many man
who would like to vote for Wellington.
ii he was in Minneapolis last night he
could not be unearthed. Could posi-
tive statement as to his position have
been obtained from him it would have
simplified the situation immensely.
But he could hot be found, and there
you are. He had little boom in the
afternoon. 1t seemed to be all wind and
it grew little larger and became pos
tive element in the political mince pie
that was being made in the Nicollet
house lobby. 1t was generally admit
ted among the delegates last night that
Tom Wilson was not in the fight to any
extent whatever.
Z. T. Champlin, of Blue Earth is not
a candidate. He will not accept the
nomination under any circumstances.
IF every man in that convention
were to rise to his feet and ask ME to
accept this nomination." said Mr..
Champlin to a GLOBE man last night.
nomination, or any nomination. There
is no Blaineism about that, is there?
Everybody can understand it and put
1t down as fact that | will not
take it. so informed the
Hennepin county delegation last week.
The message from them came to me out
on my farm, and was a surprise to me.
l Immediately replied that would not
consent to be considered candidate.
Some people have an idea that made
that reply after seeing some one. That
is not true. l saw no one. consulted no
one. but refused TO accept the candidacy
because did not want it. | am for
Lawler"
Had Mr.. Champli1 consented to run
he would have had the support of Gen.
James Ii. Baker, the Alliance candi-
date. Gen. Baker told MIR. Champlin
some time ago that he would withdraw.
and devote himself to canvassing every
county in the state in the interest of
Champlin if Champlin would become
candidate. With that offer before him
Mr.. Champlln still refused, and he
sticks to his refusal.
How Hennepin Stands.
The position of Hennepln county COM
plicateS the situation. AS usual, the
Hennepin delegation does not know
what it wants. The meeting of the
delegation yesterday afternoon shows
Just where it stands. 1t has no candi-
date except Canty for the judiciary and
it stands a fair chance of killing Canty's
chances before. it has done with its
shilIy shallying with candidates. Just
why the Hennepin delegation is so
opposed to LAWYER is not quite clear.
Several reasons might be adduced to
account for it. The part Mr.. LAWYER
took in the old census fight is being
used against him. His religious beliefs
are being dragged into the fight. His
residence being in st. Paul is another
factor in the opposition. Still other
delegates fear that he is the
DOran canQlQdCe, anu GildG is Oper-
ating against his candidacy. The
square Democrats of tho delegation do
not see any sense in most of these OBJ
jections, but they cannot counteract
them all. Many of them are afaid to
announce their favorite until they have
received the tip from headquarters.
But the active workers in the delega-
ton are the Lawler men. 1t is more
than a possibility that the Hennepin
delegation will be in the Lawler column
before the convention is called to order |
today. They must come in if they hope
to save Canty. Just how CaDty feels |
about this cannot be learned. He wants !
to be nominated, without doubt. |
Whether he will advise the delegation |
to make this sort of combination is a |
question. In his former Incusions into |
politics Judge Canty has shown dis
position to be uncompromising, to force
his way in spite of opposition. There |
is nothing of the conciliatory in his
nature. He may ask the Hennepin |
men to stand by him solidly. If they
need such advice as that 1t is certain to |
wreck his chances for the nomination.
"Fight Lawler and we fight Canty, to
a man." was the ultimatum of the Ram
ssy men yesterday afternoon. The