St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-22
SOLID FOR M'GILL.
All Negotiations Between the
Contending Factions FL
nally Ended,
And There Will Be War to
the Knife in Every Ward
Tomorrow.
How the Nelson Men Worked
the Managers Of the
Other Candidates,
And Succeeded in NeUativinu
And Succeeded in Negativing
the Influence Of Ramsey
County.

very large proportion of the delegates to
the coming state convention from the
outside counties, but he cannot have
Ramsey county and probably not Hen
nepin. Under the ridiculous and unfair
appOrtionment made in calling next
Thursdays convention these two great
counties will together have but rs
out OF 709 delegates, when under
a fair call they would be entitled to at
least $50. Had the convention been
called properly the nomination of Mr..
Nelson would be very doubtful instead
OF almost certainty, as it is at the
present moment.
But, sQuirm as the leaders may, there
is no Nelson sentiment In Ramsey
county, as frequent conferences OF the
leaders in the past few weeks have
abundantly demonstrated.
The first confession of weakness and
fear on the part of the men who are for
Nelson in this county was given when
they started the move for what they
were pleased to term an ''uninstructed
delegation" They deceived no one by
the tactics they called into play. while
they really gave notice to the men who
were opposing them that they had no
expectation of carrying the county for
the Alexandria man. Although all
Nelson men they refused to state their
position, and by evasion and fair words
succeeded in inducing the representa-
tives of Lieut.. Gov. Ives and eX.-Gov.
McGill, the other candidates, to appoint
committees to confer with a similar
body from their side. BY the time this
had been accomplished Judge Stanford
Newell and his friends we're pretty we'll
convinced that no Nelson men could be
sent to the state convention under the
guise of an unrestricted delegation,
and they commenced sparring for time.
Through their alliance with the
Amateur Politicians
who are conducting Gov. Ives cam
paign in this county, they had succeeded
IN calling the primaries and the cOnven-
ton for the very latest possible dates,
at meeting of the county committee,
but they were snrewd enough to see
that their candidate would be assisted
in the outside counties, if the true con-
ditiOn of things here could be kept back
until the last moment. And their plan
has succeeded admirably all the way
through.
McGiil will undoubtedly carry the
county Saturday evening, but it will do
HIM very little good. he Ives men
still claim to be in the contest, but it
looks as though they had been played
for suckers and caught. In the begin
ming the McGill men were anxious to
make combination with the st. Peter
mans managers on the basis that the
county should be carried against Mel
son. and the delegation either
divided or else sent for McGill
and instructed for Ives for second
choice. 70 give effect to the voice of
Ramsey county, the McGill men desired
an early convention, but this was de-
feated by the combined vote Of the Nell
son and Ives men, only two of the lat
ter's friends voting with the friends of
the st. Anthony Park man for an early
date. The course of the Ives men in
this matter has caused many of the
sincerity for Mr.. Ives, and has undOubt-
eddy cost their candidate many votes.
The contests at the primaries tomor-
row evening will be the warmest since
the celebrated Merriam McGill-Scheffer
contest in 1883, when the friends of Mr..
Scheffer, aided by the McGill men. car
ried the county. There will he two
tickets, at least, i'll nearly every ward,
and i'll some probably three. The Nc
Gill men have decided to
Contest Every Ward
and expect to come out ahead IN at least
thre e-fourths of them. Neither Ives
nor the great "uninstructed" crowd will
offer fight in the Tenth ward, and in
the Eleventh the contest will be
sQuarely between the friends of an in
structed OF Nelson delegation and the
McGill men. The Eighth ward is
claimed by the managers of both Ives
and McGill. with the chances slightly in
favor of the lieutenant governor. The
Ninth is certain to be carried by the
full, with the chances favorable to the
ex-governor. The Sixth will declare
for Ives, the Fifth for McGill, the
Fourth and Third. two of 1.-The
rotten boroughs," for Nelson. The
Second will be the scene of a
hot contest, which is likely to end the
rule of Representative AmeS, F. w.
Zollman and }. V. Wilson, who are for
Nelson, as all other elements will COM
bine against them. The first ward will
be for McGiIl beyond a doubt. The
city summarized is likely to divide up
as follows:
Ninth and Tenth wards: a total of 62 votes.
1ves-SiXtn and Eighth; total. %.
Nelson - Third. Fourth and Eleventh;
total, 90.
AS the convention will contain but 122
delegates, McGill, OH the above esti-
mate, which is conseI vative, will have
control even though the outside towns
are against hun. As matter OF fact,
he will have his share of the outside
men, and may surprise the opposition
by carrying the Eighth and Eleventh
wards. This situation has been brought
about largely by organization, the
friends of the ex-governor having their
hosts in line and ready to come out and
work and vote. While the other fell
lows
Have Reen Figuring
the McGill men have been organizing,
as will appear by the results in the
various wards on Saturday evening.
The opposition to the Sage of St.
Anthony Park confesses defeat in adj
vance by setting up the claim that the
McGill organization was not made and
is not working to name their favorte
for governor, but rather for the sake of
securing control of the organization for
the coming campaign. This is undcubt-
edly tue to certain extent. There are
a number Of gentlemen prominent in
the McGill organization who would like
TO have places OH the county ticket
this year, but this is the case in both the
other organizations likewise. Take that
strong advocate OF an ''unlnStructed del.
egatIon," F. w. Zollman. for example.
1t is quite we'll known that he is after
the nomination for prosecuting attor-
ney and is set down on the slate of the
Nelson men for it. His name may and
probably will be erased later, but its
there at the present time.
As the situation stands now the Nc
Gill and Ives men have played directly
into the hands of the common enemy,
be reaped by the winner in the impend-
ing campaign. they have nothing to gain
and they might as we'll retire.
New EuuiDment