St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-27
The POT BEGINS TO BOIL.
SILVER MEN WILL TRY TO Capture
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
NICE FIGHT IS ON.

Who Shall BE Chairma n and APP
point the Platform Committee
War to the Knife on Bob Dunn
by the Pine Land Rins-Wash-
burn Getting shaky on siIver
Opposed by Minneapolis Cham
Der Of Commerce-John Good
now in Training for Congress
in go.
The GLOBE is in position to say that
there is every prospect of the biggest
kind of fight on hand for the coming
Republican state convention on the sill
yer question. The speech of John Lind
before the Union League of Minneapo-
lis was the first gun in the contest. The
silver Republicans of Minnesota have
made up their minds to take the bull by
the horns and try to commit the party
10 the unlimited coinage of silver. The
intention was to elect Mr.. Linn as a
delegate from Brown county and have
him chosen to preside over the conven-
ton. He was expected to have ap-
pointed committee. the majority of
which would be in favor of unlimited
coinage. This plan. however, has been
abandoned, owing to the fact that Mr..
Lind's engagements in his profession
will take him out of the state at the
time the convention meets. The silver
men are now casting about for man 10
fill his shoes.
The scheme extends even beyond the
state convention and contemplates the
defeat of Senator Washburn for re-
election. 1t can be confidently stated
that Alr. Lind is in the hands of his
friends as a candidate when it shall
have been demonstrated that Mr.. Wash
burn has not got sure majority of the
Republican caucus. This state of af-
fairs the silver men are now exerting
themselves to bring about. and with
good prospects OF success. 1t is said
upon good authority that Mr.. Washburn
has at last been brought to see the true
state of affairs. and that on his last trip
home he made overtures to the silver
leaders with view to altering his posi-
tion OIL the subject and placing himself
in line with the ideas promulgated by
ex-Speaker Reed in his recent article
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upon the subject.
There Is another element in Minneap-
oils which has sworn to take the sena-
tors scalp, and that is the chamber of
commerce. Almost without exception
that body is opposed to him because of
his advocacy Of the anti-estien bill, anu
they intend to take an active hand in
the fight.
Z There Is a sly, but active movement
OH foot to control the nomination for
state auditor on the part OF the lumber
men. Their candidate is w. W Rich,
of New Brighton. Ramsey county, put.
failing him. they will do what they can
for l.. P. Hunt. John Goodnow is the
leader in the movement aud favors Rich
for business reasons. 1t is openly de-
clared that Bob Dunn shall not have
the nomination if money can defeat
him, but the growing popularity of the
Princeton editor in the country has
seriously alarmed them. Bob has few
friends in Minneapolis, however, and
some of them are in hopes OF getting on
the delegation.
1t looks as if Peterson or Goodhue
will have the call on the delegation for
secretary of state. Brown has sume
friends, but Goodnow is bitterly opposed
to him on account of some difficulty
with the state committee two years ago.
1ams Bixby is also strongly against
Brown for the same reason, and is the
man who brought Peterson out. Good
now is working with Tams in this mat
ter.
Speaking of Goodnow brings to mem-
ory rumor which has some currency,
aud that is that the last named expects
to be candidate for congress two years
hence. 1t is well understood that MIR.
Fletcher has agreed to retire at that
time if the people do not do the act for
him this fall. Goodnow is pulling every
possible string among the young Re.
publicans for some good reason, and
rumor has it tnat this is the solution.
The little game to switch John T.
Wyman off of the track and run him for
treasurer of Hennepin county is in
tended to make room for Jim Bradlsh in
the senate. This Is also an anti.Wash-
burn move. Bradish would make an
ideal Republican legislator. The save
nues for usefulness" which WoulI es-
cape his attention in that capacity
would pay any man to look for.
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