St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-12-01
In a Back Room.

not long since. Mr.. Merriam will throw
Gov. Nelson overboard-tbis is part of
the agreement - and will work for
Washburn and Mckinley. The share
Of Mr.. Merriam is place in the cabinet
Of the Napoleon OF the tariff, cOndi~
toned that the presidency is secured
and Minnesota helps the cause along.
There are a great many Ifs" to be
taken into consideration, but they are
In the compact. Mr.. Washburn is to
support MIR. Merriam in his aspirations;
and, in case of an election to the senate
for a second term, will help turn Min
nesota over to Mckinley two years
hence.
Should this plan fail, even then, Mr.
Merriam has another string to his bow
which is part Of the consideration for
supporting Mr.. Washburn; that con-
sists in having the support Of the junior
senator to help the ex-governor into the
shoes OF Senator Davis four years hence.
1t is said that, in any event, Mr.. Merri-
am will be a candidate for Senator
Davis shoes. By the end of Senator
Davis term, the half of the next
national administration will have
expired. If the secretary of the
treasury should happen to be Will
lam Rush Merriam, of Minnesota,
he will have prestige enough TO claim
the election to succeed Mr.. Davis.
There are many contingencies attached
to this. but the Washburn camp is the
only hope of Mr.. Merriam. He canuot
unite with other elements of the party,
because they won't have it that way,
Mr.. Merriam is aStute enough to see
that his only prospect in the future Is to
split with Gov. Nelson and throw HIM
self upon the mercy of the Minneapolis
contingent, which supports Mr.. Wash
burn. When he returns from the East,
the people may expect him to be work
ing in the Washburn camp.
He Wears a Large shoe.
Donald Grant, the railroad contractor,
mineral land dealer and the silently
fOrceful man in many ways, was at the
Merchants yesterday. He asked if any
one had been found yet who could wear
pair of No. II shoes, that being his es-
innate of the size United States sena-
a.or should use. Mr.. Grant would hard
Iy take the place. if offered on silver
salver. as he is engaged in a number of
enterprises that need his personal at
tentiOn. lie is big enough, mentally as
well as physically, to fill the place to
the entire satisfaction of this great
state. One ofshiS friends, who lives out
in the state, said that If Mr.. Grant
m Oh hn
senate he would carry off the prize, aud
would make the best representative the
state has had. Mr.. Grant was in con-
Sultation with w. Ii. Fisher and several
gentlemen yesterday afternoon, con-
corning q business matter. In speak
ing of movements on the Iron range,
Mr.. Grant said that the period Of busi-
ness depression has about passed, and
business there will revive next sea-
son. He says that the revenue to the
state from the mineral leases will. in
time, be enormous, aud will be a great
thing for the state.
FavOrs Igi-WetaIIfsm.
Senator II. G. HanSbrough, of DEVILS
Lake, n. D.. accompanied by his wife,
was at the Ryan yesterday. They left
last evening for Washington, where
they will remain during the winter, and
longer. if congress should hold an extra
session. Senator Hansbrough thinks
the short session will be unimportaut.
He is in favor of bi-metalis IN and coaI-
tion with Germany. France and Italy,
leaving out England, which country. he
thinks, will never join with the coun-
tries named, on any proposition. until
forced to do SO.