St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-17
STATE PRESS POLITICS.

The Saltwater Gazette backs Attorney Cen
eral Clapp for spin ever the Minnesota
gubernatorial track.
The Duluth News mildly suggests that"Gen
Alger still aspires'' Private adyIces from
Michigan indicate that he also perspires.
Suggested by the Thirteen Towns: Per
haps Mr.. Heatwole is so busy with his iron
mine that lie cannot fiud time to write that
letter"
The Caledonia Argus says: 1t looks now
as if owen would be the candidate for gov
ernor this fall OF the Democratic and Ali
ance parties.
aQuoths the wicked Alexandra Post: joel
r Heatwoe intends TO have the scalp of ex-
Gov McGill before long lie may also cap
ture Granny Pease's bald spot. Pease has
no scalp
Commenting upon the gn5ernatoriai stua-
ton the Siaylon Gazette says; There are
many who are of the opinion that exGov.
McGill was unjusily dealt with by Merriam
and his heelers'
The Mobiles County Democrat dominates
Jonn A. Johnson editor of the ST. Peter
Herald for congressional honors, and fayors
bringing him before The Democrats OF the
Second district
The Sank Rapids Sentinel calls attention to
the fact that Joel p. IIeatwoIe is very hot
and threatens to bolt II McGiIl is made The
Republican candidate for governor Another
score added TO Nelson's tally sheet
Says the Swift Comfy Monitor: ANDY
McGill and Knute Nelson are both in the
hands of their friends Any man can be in
the hands OF his friends. but the vital ones
ton is. How numerous ale those friendsr'
With strong flight into poetical politics
the Nobles County Democrat says: 'The
protection bubble is all but exploded. AMI
the halo of patriotism tina, once encircled its
name disappears with the bright dawn of
tariff reform.
The Hutchinson Leader agitaies the Re
publican political atmosphere By coyly sug-
costing that in Mr. peascs hearty indorse-
ment of the McGill boom he forgets to state
whether he would like to be Insurance com
missioner or oil inspector. E.
A Scheffer boom halls from the Office OF
the Martin County Sentinel, as follows: III
is our private opinion. publicly exp pressed
that Hon. Albert Scheffer. of ST. Paul, can
get more votes for governor than any other
man in the state of Minnesota
The St Cloud Journal-Press argues thatthe
Minnesota delegation u the national RE
publican convention should not be instructed,
as they will hive all on their hands that they
can attend to ia entertaining the delegations
from other states that are instructed.
Says the Mapleton Enterprise: THE Re,
publicans who worked SO hard for Rev, f
L. Patterson two years ago will not be overly
pleased with the following expressioniat
tributed 10 him by the Good Thunder Her
aid: The Republican party is. corrupt from
top to bottom, and if l am in the safe this
fall will vote the straight Democratic ticket
from governor down.
with eaustic pen the editorial writer OF
the Rice County Pilot indtes as follows:
Gov. Merriam seems to be a many sided III.
diyidual politically. One day he is reported
as favorag c. X Davis for senator and John
Lind for governor, and the next day he is
said to be bestowins his smiles upon knute
Nelson or some other OF the dozen eanui
dates in the field for governor or senator
The governor is Il political thimole-r igger,
| and though The Argus-eye.l eyesi candidate:
watch him carefully. yet he is able to TOO
them all and generally gets what he goe.
| after