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 Reing
Put Into Definite Speci-
fieations.
NO LEADER WILL OPPOSE
Suggestion as to the lnspi-
ration Moving the WI
mona Statesman.
NO LEADER WILL OPPOSE

When the GLOBE published 10
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 hrst
authentic announcement OF the sena-
tors candidacy-Congressman TaW-
new 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 fathering
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
ton.
Whiting a 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 assertion that Minnesota
will send a solid delegation to the
next convention for Davis. Tawney
chosen as the next presidential can
didate, and l 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-
fled because William r. Merriam
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 die
| that thing in the senatorial con
| test of two years ago; but when il
| 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 nc
! dckers who can make their oppo.
sition count.
| On April a dispatch was SEN
| from Washington to a Minneapoli:
| paper which contained these words
THE presidential boom started il
Minnesota for Senator C. X. Davi:
has been heard of in the East. bu
has not yet attracted much atten
ton" And further along, referrinf
to the point made in the GLOBE
touching the not telegram to the Du
luth laboring men, the telegram
said: ut either took a man OF
nerve, or one who had decided tina
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 the
column-long telegram was simply :
rehasn of the GLOBE article pub
| l1shed week before.