St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-14
TAWNEY ON A BOOM
He Publicly Takes a Stand as
Sponsor Of the Movement
for C. X. Davis.
GLOBE FORECAST RIGHT.
Supposedly Idle Plans Being
Put Into Definite Speei-
fieations.
NO LEADER WILL OPPOSE
Suggestion as to the lnspi-
ration Moving the WI
mona Statesman.

the world three weeks ago that sen
ator c. K. Davis would be proposed
as Minnesota's candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination,
there were those who scoffed at the
idea. They held it was an idle as
sertion, a foolish and impracticable
thing.
Since that time there has been the
most ample confirmation of the
truth of what the GLOBE stated.
In the article referred to-the first
authentic announcement of the Sena-
tors candidacy-Congres Taw-
ney was named as the prime mover
in the matter.
The day before the GLOBE article
appeared, Mr.. Tawney was seen per-
sonally, and was asked, point blank,
the question:: Are you fatherfng a
boom for Senator Davis for the pres
idency?' He was not then ready to
admit the fact in so many words,
but the reporter was allowed to say
that the First district congressman
most heartily favored the PROPOSE
tion.
Withing week or ten days Mr..
Tawney has been in st. Paul, and to
more than one man he announced
that he was going to Washington
for the express purpose of advocat-
ing Davis. His work since arriving
in Washington shows ne was in ear
nest. A special telegram published
yesterday contains this expression
of Tawney's views:
An interview with Congressman
Tawney is published, in which he
makes the asser ton that Minnesota
will send a solid delegation to the
next convention for Davis Tawney
adds: ''If Western man is to be
chosen as the next presidential can
didate, and / think that should be
the case, Senator Davis will be
urged as most promising and avail
able man. Minnesota certainly
should take high rank among West
ern states, and Senator Davis is her
choice, and entitled to selection
1t was stated in this paper that a
solid Davis delegation will be sent
to the national convention from Min
nesota. That statement will be veri-
and other leaders have declared
themselves favorable to the plan,
as the GLOBE predicted they would.
There is no influential Republican
who can muster the nerve to op-
pose the wishes of Davis friends.
Allan Greer and a few others did
that thing in the senatorial con-
test of two years ago; but when it
comes to the point of standing in
the way of possible advancement
of a Minnesota man to a high ma
tional position, there will be no
kickers who can make their oppo-
sition count.
On April 7 dispatch was sent
from Washington to a Minneapolis
paper which contained these words
THE presidential boom started in
Minnesota for Senator C. K. Davis
has been heard of in the East. but
has not yet attracted much atten-
ton" And further along, referring
to the point made in the GLOBE
touching the hot telegram to the Du-
Iuth laboring men, the telegram
said: 1T either took a man of
nerve, or one who had decided that
his days of public life were nearly
at an end, to send such a reply as
this to one of the labor leaders of
the country" The balance of tbe
column-long telegram was simply a
rehasn Of the GLOBE article pub-
Ished a week before.
CUsH IS LAYING Low
1t is significant fact that Davis
has not lost his nerve to that de-
gree where he would seek to dis
claim any desire to have his name
presented by Minnesota deIeeation
Neither has he, nor any one close
TO MIN, thrown any cold water on
IaWney's efforts: Cush ALWAYS noe
sessed plenty of nerve-au he lac1,s
- Vln' He is not hog for work =
DIS a certain senator put it.
AS Tor the idea behind the pres;den-
tidl moVement-the premiership in tho
caolnet, If a Republican shall he eleo+
ed-that goes, too. Perhaps it is true
that the Minnesota delegation will he
called on to decide between the fo,,r.
men most prominently mentioned
Harrison, Reed, Mckinley and All,
son; but if he needs the Minnesot.,
votes bad enough. the candidate who
gets them will have dickered with
Mr.. TaWney and other Davis men who
will be in theconvention. The questions
OF nerve and knowledge have baen
well considered with relation tn the
senator's fitness for the duties of sec
retary of state-and they have heen
decided in the affirmative.
Ex-Gov. Merriam may be, as renort-
ed, warmly favorable to McKinIev for
the presidency, but that fact does NOT
preclude him from indorsing Congress
man Tawney's propositions. Tt is not
believed by men who know him well
that Merriam would prefer a no-
sition at the head of the treasury de-
partment to seat in the United States
senate. But suppose that he does. His
chances for the treasury portfolio
will not be hurt because he stands in
with the Davis delegation, should it
fail to get what it will go after. In the
event of the senator's success, then
Merriam will have practically a clear
field at home in which to achieve his
ambition.
There are those who give reasons
why Davis is not good presidential
timber, and among them are men who