St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-03-02
SENATOR NELSON'S LETTER SAID
TO HAVE BEEN INTENDED
FOR PRINT.
JOURNAL SEIZED THE BAIT,
HOOK, LINE AND ALL, WHICH WAS
MORE THAN KNUTE HAD
HOPED.
CLOUGH ELEMENT Is ELATED
Over the Publicity Given the Sena-
tors Discreetly Phrased COmmu-
nicatiOn to His Friends.


nicatiOn to His Friends.
GOV. Clough's prospects for renom-
1nation have not appeared as bright,
IN the eyes of st. Paul politicians,
since the preliminary work of the cam
paign began as they do at this time.
The publication Of Senator Nelson's
letter in the Minneapolis Journal last
Friday was not, excepting the pup
lication of the committee of one hun
dred, the best thing that could have
happened for the governor. 1t has set
at rest all doubt as to where Senator
Nelson stands in the fight. and it's
publication in the Minneapolis even
ing paper discredited the claim it had
itself been making that Senator Mel
son was not with Gov. Clough in the
fight, and if so. was simply a passive
supporter. But this letter shows that
Senator Nelson is by no means passive,
but If he should remain idle during
the remainder Of the campaign he has
got in his work and, got it in good and
plenty. The impression is that the
Journal simply put it's foot into trap
set for it when it published the letter.
A gentleman who is actively interested
in the campaign told the G o b yes
terday that the letters had been sent
out with the expectation that one of
them would find it's way into print.
But neither Senator Nelson nor the
friends of Gov. Clough hoped for such
prominence as was given the document
NV Of "a
paper saw the bold reproduction of the
document, whether he wanted to or
not, and every reader of the paper
who is a friend Of Senator Nelson I'M
derstood it to be a personal appeal to
him to see that the senator got fair
play.
Did you read the letter over care
fully?" asked the gentleman. eff you
did you will see that the senator had
not a word to say about any other
candidate. Not a word of disparage-
ment did it contain. Neither WAS there
anything in it that he would object to
have any man read. 1t simply said
that the Journal and others have been
attacking him in his absence and at
lacking Gov. Clough because he helped
to elect Nelson. And all the senator
asks is to see that he gets fair play
that his friends will not aid those who
are conducting political warfare
against him and Gov. Clough. That
is all there Is to it, Is there anything
wrong about it? Not a thing. I tell
you that it is almost certainty that
that letter was written for the public
and that the Journal, in giving 1t pub
Ala Ia u @ov, oil
hoped 1t or some other paper would
do"
Whether the astute Journal was real
ly taken in or not, it has undoubtedly
helped the cause of Gov. Clough in
giving the Washington document the
prominence it did. That seems to be
the opinion in ST. Paul, and it seems
to be the opinion elsewhere, as shown
by the following telegram from Alex
andria:
Clough's personal friends, who have tried
to get Mr.. Nelson to come actively into the
fight for Clough are much pleased with his
letter published yesterday. They seem to be-
lieve that the Minneapolis papers, by abuse
and such questionable methods as this, will
succeed where they have signally failed.
The announcement of William e.
Lees candidacy for the governor
ship has created no passing interest
in st. Paul except to raise a question
as to just where that gentleman ex-
poets to come in. 1t is not a question
of the gentleman's fitness for the posi-
ton or his ability to fill it were he
chosen, but rather what strength he
has to warrant his thinking there Is
any chance for him to get within hail
ing distance Of the nomination. He
may have something UP his sleeve
which the genral public, or that part
of it living in st. Paul. knows nothing
about, but if he has not the question
referred to heretofore arises. The
same is believed to be true in the case
of Moses E. Ciapp;.
A ST. Paul man attending the re-
cent immigration convention brings
down strange reports from the north
ern part of the state, in view Of the
fact that John Goodnow has not been
known to have visited there recently.
He says there is a Mckinley uprising
there, and that the convention which
meets at Crookston is going to elect
Mckinley delegates to the st. Louis
convention beyond the shadow Of a
doubt. 1t is even said that some of
them are opposed to giving Senator
Davis even a complimentary vote, but
rather to have the delegates instructed
for Mckinley first, last and all the
time. The gentleman says that at Fer
gus Falls and at other towns in that
part of the state every other man one
meets is wearing Mckinley buttons and
talking Mckinley.
In this connection, it is reported that
the Mckinley sentiment Is developing
in the southern part of the state. Capt.
Van SAINT has been spending some time
down there recently. The captain Is
an old Iowa man, and for that reason
has a warm spot in his heart for AL
lison. He expected to find the people
in Southern Minnesota, especially those
near the Iowa state line, to be for AL
liSon. He was therefore surprised to
find that the sentiment is strongly Nc
KinIey in that part Of the state. John
Goodnow may be the only Mckinley
man in Minneapolis, but he is evil
IDENTIFY not the only one in Minnesota.
Theodore Wickersheim, the commits
sion man, of the Third ward, is being
groomed by his friends for alderman
on the Citizens ticket.
The West st. Paul Times says that a
movement is on foot to induce Aid.
Hare to become a candidate for mayor