St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-05

ing the minimum license $500, thus
leaving the amount of license op-
tional with the different commune
ties of the state as we'll as the mat
ter of permitting or forbidding the
existence of saloons.
The threatened change of German
American political sentiment was
brought forcibly to the attention of the
Democratic leaders by the defeat of
Walter I. Hayes for congress in the
Second district in 1894 by George M
Curtiss, a Republican. 1t is to hold
this class of voters that the Democrats
may be willing to modify somewhat
their position on the liquor question in
the direction of greater liberality, and
it is the desire not to offend them
which makes the leaders more than
anxious to keep the party in this state
in the sound money column. One of
the strongest influences brought to
bear upon the Polk county Demo
cratic convention held here was the
speech of Col. Joseph Eiboeck, in
which he declared that there were
$4,000 German-American voters in the
state, nearly every one of whom
favored an honest dollar and one-half
of whom would forever leave the Dem
ocratic party if it declared for free
silver at 16 to 1.
The little talk early in the week of a
possible fusion of the Democratic and
Populist parties for the coming cam
paign was entirely unfounded. 1t may
be the desire of Gen. J. B. Weaver that
such a coalition should be formed, but
even he could not hope for it. Early
in the spring fusion was deemed pos
sible by quite a number of prominent
men of both parties. Gen. Weaver and
Judge c. G. Coles, of Des Moines,
were the leaders of the fusion wing of
the Populists and they had the SYM
pathy of the extreme silver Democrats.
The plan at that time was to make
distinctively silver fight, inviting the
cooperation of all the advocates of
silver. But the plan never proSpered.
Here in Des Moines the free silver
leaders have given up hope of control
ling the state convention. A few of
them throughout the state talk differ
emily. Charles Walsh, of Ottumwa,
secretary of the Democratic state CEN
trail committee, has been interviewed
this week and expresses confidence
that the silver men will be in the MAJ
jority. He declares that if they are no<
the Populists will gain largely from
the Democratic ranks. While he may
be correct as to the latter proposition
the returns from over the state do not
show that he has correctly gauged
Democratic sentiment on the former.
Opposed to Walsh is Fletcher How
ard, of Sheldon, chairman OF the COM
mittee, who is equally certain, and
with more reason, that the sound
money men will be in control.
Judge w. I. Babb, of Mount Pleas
ant, continues to be the most available
man for the nomina ton for governor.
He is talked of more than any other
man, and no objection has yet been
made to him from any scource. He
has not said that he would accept the
nomina tion-on the other hand, he has
not said he would refuse, and that
means a good deal.
The talk of Gov. Boies for a fourth
nomination has been increased by the
cordial Endorsement given him by the
Linn county convention at Marion
which pledged him a. majority in the
county if nominated, and by the fur
ther fact that his law partner, Judge
Couch, of Waterloo, has seen fit to
make public denial of the report that
he had in an interview declared that
under no circumstances would Mr..
Boies allow the use of his name.
Henry Vollmer, of Davenport, and
C. E. Whiting, of Monona county, are
before the party for lieutenant gov
ernor and railroad commissioner re-
spectively, and they are having no
opposition.
1t appears to be practically conceded
that L. B. Parshall. of Maquoketa,
will receive the nomination for state
superintendent.
Judge NJ. ]. Wade, of Iowa City,