New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1892-02-03
DON'T BE TOO SURE.

The Minneapolis Journal tells of a
secret caucus that was held at the West
Hotel minneapolis during the evening
of the Lowry banquet which was par
ticipated in by j. j. Hill, Samuel Hill,
H. F. Brown, r. B. Langdon, u. M.
Clough and Gov. Merriam. The Jour
nal goes on to say that Knute Nelson
was slated for governor, Fl. F. Brown
for Neutrality-suspicious. and Gov. Mer-
riam for United States senator. We do
not believe that any such caucus was
held. The story was invented solely
for the purpose of injuring Mr.. Nelson
and stirring up strife between his
friends and those of Senators DAVIS and
shburn.-Princeton Union.
The Review is a believer in Republi-
canism to An equal extent with the I'm
ion, we think, but it does not believe in
swallowing everything that comes from
men who would like to be called Re-
publican leaders. The story told by
the journal may or may not be so, the
Union may or may not believe it; but
it nevertheless sounds reasonable
enough to good many true blue Re
publicans who have grown tired of the
domineering schemes of two or three of
the big ones. They know that Merri-
am isn't any too good to 60 into such
deal, and they know too that every man
mentioned in conn ection with that
meeting is either DESTROYS Of Office or
anxious to put his friends and tools into
positions of influence. Moreover, there is
not one of!them who would not lend him.
self to a political deal that would settle
the fate of some other worthy member of
the party and give to himself the prefer
ence. Then why try to console our
selves with the idea that the meeting
was not held and that no plans were
Matched out? Why not follow out the
more plausible view, that what ournal
said is true and that the plan was
mapped out as reported?
It would be much nicer, of course. if
we could be certain that such secret
sessions, with all that they import,
were not occurring, and it would be
much more in accordance with true
Republican principles, but facts remain
Notwithstanding. To use somewhat
chestnutty phrase, it is condition that
confronts us and that condition is no
less schemer than VIM. r. Merriam,
backed up by powerful influence. TO
men of their peculiar methods, the Sc
cret meeting is an only hope, and we
fail to see why any Republican paper
should draw back from the task of
bringing them to light. AS far as the
Review is concerned, and we believe it
will be sustained by the Republicans Of
this section and by al who are interest
ed in honest politics, it is ready to be-
lieve every word Of the journal and
more too. It is even willing to believe
that not only was Nelson to be COVER
nor but that he was also 20 be senator to
succeed Davis and that Merriam S turn
should not come until Washburn's time
had run Its course. That is the real
plan, and if the Union is in for Knute
Nelson on that score, we will leave it to
Bro. Dunn to settle that with his own
conscience, but before the plan is half
carried out we venture to say that it
will have stirred up such a whirlwind
of righteous indignation among the
frank and file, that the distinguished
schemers will wish that they had pat
ronized the champagne bottles to a