St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-27
BELONGS TO KNUTE.
The Little Norwegian" Will
Absolutely Control Tomor-
rows Gathering.
His Delegates Nearly Five
Hundred and Fifty, With
More in Sight.
Vigorous Contests for all the
Other Nominations Are
to Be Made.
Willy and Shrewd, as in Days
Of Old, Nelson Says
Nothing.

several weeks ago the RepuDiIcan
state central committee met in st. Paul
and gave notice that Republican state
convention would be held in this city
Thursday next. The wicked city poll
ticians of st. Paul and Minneapolis of
course received the notice first, but the
denizenS of even the remotest portions
of the state were also informed and told
to sent delegates. This they did. and
men are now arriving who hail from the
far north and extreme south and west.
Asked what brings them to the city and
they will say:
1--WE are here to attend the Republic
an state convention"
z A half-hour judiciOuSly spent around
the Merchants, where all the boys ap-
pear soon after their arrival, Will con-
vince any one that these delegates from
far-dlStant points are mistaken. No Re-
publican convention will be held in st.
Paul tomorrow. Tickets have been is
sued for a big meeting at the Peoples
church on that day. but they are for
knute Nelson convention; the Repub-
lican party is not in it at all. The Ives
and McGill men still loyalty claim that
their chiefs are in the field and are
possessed of a large number of votes,
but they do not believe this themselves
and certainly no one else does.
157 votes for him, but they do
it in half-hearted manner, which
indicates that they do not feel that con-
fidence in their figures which would
warrant them them in laying even
trif1ing wager. The situation in the
McGill camp can be judged by the
manner in which the leaders state their
claims.
How many votes will Gov. McGill
nave In the cOnventiOn?' was asked
Eli 5. Warner, the chairman of Mon
days convention, last evening.
Just 225." was the reply. This
claim is just as reliable as some others
L have heard"
Neither the Ives nor the McGill men
care to locate any number of their dele
gates, and their unWillingneSS to do this
causes faint suspicion that they have
mighty few to place. On the other
hand, the Nelson managers, when called
upon to furnish figures, state that they
have no less than 54S out of the 700 del
egates safely in the roundup OF the
douglas county man.. More than this,
they are ready to
Produce the Names
of their men and copies of the resolu-
tons wherever instructions were given.
Under these circumstances it is not at
all surprising that this convention has
been dubbed in advance Nelson's con-
vention.
Now that the convention is his abso-
Iutely, the question arises what is Mr..
Nelson going TO do with it?
There is small army of candidates
for all the offices below lieutenant GOV
md nnh Af
endeavoring to secure the Endorsement
of the mighty Knute. All of them fig
ure that he can dictate the entire ticket
If he chooses, and each candidate is
ready, willing and anxious to be the
chosen one and has no end of threats to
make in case some other is taken up.
Mr. Nelson reached the city yesterday
and at once repaired to his headquar-
tiers on the second floor, where
he was aided in receiving the callers by
eX-Secretary of State Won Baumbach,
of his own county. During the even
ing he was called upon by four candi-
dates for the nomination for secretary
of state, three for state treasurer and
four for attorney general. All of them
were received with the same cordially
by Mr.. Nelson, but not one was allowed
a conference. These candidates follow:
Secretary of State-F I. Brown, of Fari-
bault county; Albert Berg, of Chisago; o. L.
Cutter. of Anoka; W. ID. Joubert, of I.ieeker.
State Treasurer-Jo Joseph Bobleter, of Brown:
Theodore Sander, of Ramsey; j. Ii. Acker-
man, of Carver.
Attorney General-D. w. Bruckart of
Stearns; H. W. Child, of Otter Tail: n.
hue
This is formidable arrav to face a
candidate for the guberHatorial nOmin-
alton. and carries with it the possibility
OF combinations that may even cause
delegates TO forget instructions even for
governor. Take the first off ce> in the
above list. secretary of state, for. ex-
| ample. Faribault county has instructed
| her delegates for Brown for secretary
| of state. and there it ends. Chisago has
| looked 10 further than Albert Berg,
who wants the nomination very badly.
| Meeker is for JOubert and no one else.
Anoka is for Nelson and Cutter.
which state of things will not help
| Mr.. Cutter at all in his canvass.
! Brown is for Bobleter for treasurer and
| Carver for Alderman, and Ramsey will
be divided between Sander and Bob
Letter. StearnS and many neighboring
counties are for Bruckart for attorney
general, Mower and several others for
| Kingsley, GOodhue for Wilson and
Otter Tail for Child and Nelson. Mr..
Child is very largely in this contest, but
| If he wins it Will not he because of the
support he is receiving from his old
home, or at least from a part of that
delegation. Anxiety to get on the
Nelson ERand Wagon
for the sake of the spells in the future
| has been too much for the Otter Tail
| delegates. Young Mr.. Adams. who has
| contributed so much toward the disrup-
ton of the Republican party in the
! county during the past few years, talked
at length for an evening paper yeSter-
| day, and he talked as though he was
certain that the office of private Secre.
tary to Gov. Knute Nelson is already in
sight. But he did not talk very hard for
MI. Child, and announced that he ia
vOred Lieut.. Gov. Ives denomination on
the ticket with Nelson.
81 shall urge his candidacy before the
| convention" says Mr.. Adams compla-
Gently. Of course, this being the stu
alton, Mr.. Ives nomination for an office
| he does not want, and has said he will
| not take, may be regarded as settled.
The interview follows:
| Mr.. Adams predicts the nomination of
| Nelson before the roll call of counties is
completed. and maintains with vigor that
| with the Republicans, he will sweep the
northern part of the state in November.
There has been more enthusiasm and by
far larger attendance ct the county con
ventions held in our section said Mr..
Adams this morning, than for several years
past Mr. Nelson is as popular with the
masses in the northern counties as ever, and
will certainly poll a heavy vote throughout
| the entire section that gave the Alliance
| party majority in 1890.
In Otter Tail the Republican ticket was
| defeated by over 1900 two years ago, but
| with Nelson at the head of the ticket in this
| campaign we will carry the county by ma.
jority larger than against US at the last cleo.
| ton.
Il am in favor Of Lieut.. Gov. Ives for
| second place on the ticket, and shall urge
his candidacy before the convention. He
has made a dignified and honorable cam.
paIgn, and if he will consent TO accept a re-
! nomination we will have ticket that will
prove invincible. So far as the other candi.
| dates are concerned will not venture a pre-.
| diction. Outer Tail is instructed for Mr..
| Chllds for attorney general and we shall do
| all in our power TO secure the nomination.
! expcct to see one of the most enthusiastic