St. Paul daily globe., 1896-01-21
EX-GOV. MGILL'S FRIENDS CONFI-
IDENTIFY MAKE THAT CLAIM
FOR HIM.
RE RESISTS NOT THE TIDE,
ALTHOUGH HE ADMITS THAT HIS
FRIENDS HAVE URGED HIS
ENTRY.
He Is Careful Not to Offend the Clans
f Gibbs. ClOuGh, Eustis and
Van Sandt.

AS outlin I'd in the G o b G a week
ago, there remains little doubt that
Andrew r. McGill will be a candidate
for gubernatorial honors when the
chairman of the next Republican cou-
Vention raises his gavel fer order In
fact, the ex-governor while protesting
that as yet he has not settled the
vexed question, does not deny the soft
impeachment, and when the time comes
it will be found that he has a stronger
following among Republicans through
the state than may be at present imag-
ined.
His friends make no bones of the
fact that McGill will have the Ram
sey county delegation solid in the next
state convention. They assert that mat
ters have so nicely adjusted themselves
that there is to be no fight or this, and
this condition is supposed to augur we'll
Ior the ex-eXecutive as showing that
ne has with him many strong sup
porters who were not in line when he
was candidate before for the nom
ination.
McGilPs friends have carefully can
Vassed the situat' IN, with the result
that they cannot see how he can fail
OF the nomination McGill does busi-
ness in Minneapolis, and his supporters
claim that he will surely capture a
generous portion of the Hennepin
county delegation He is said to he
very popular through the state. and It
Is expected very naturally that his open
candidacy, when he SHES his castor.
INTO the ring. will play all kinds of
havoc with Van SAINTS 'infiooence"
with the old soldiers, who, with McGill
out OF the race, would be solid for the
Winona man.
FOR the past month it has been ascer-
tanned that all his supporters on for
mef occasions, and many new standard
bearers who believe he can now receive
the nomination, stand ready to WELD
up thelr assistance and their votes.
HIS strength in the various counties
has been carefully measured bv tried
and staunch friends until it appears to
them that for the doughty ex-governor
10 wave away a nomination would he
almost wanton.
He is at the head of the McGilI Print
ing company in st. Paul, and in his Of
nee there have been held recently sew
eral quiet little conferences at which
the situation has been the prime topic
of converse ton.
Behind him are said to be some of
the ablest and shrewdest Republicans
In the city, and it is their opinion that
he ought by all means to strive for the
prize. He has not yet actually signi-
fed his intention to do so, but 1t is
thought that in a very short time he
will make an open avowal of his candi-
dacy. He was seen last night by a
G b e reporter, and in answer to a
question as to whether or not he had
come to decision, he replied in the neg
ative. II have some good friends" he
said, "who have urged the matter and
1 have given 1t considerable thought.
1 have had proffers Of support from
various parts of the state, but am not
prepared to make any statement re-
garding my possible candidacy. There
are several candidates talked of, Gov.
Clough, ex-Mayor Eustis, Capt. Van
SAINT and John L. Gibbs, and they are
all good men with good following.
'It is my opinion that any Republi-
can who receives the nomination can
be elected governor in the coming cleo
ton in Minnesota"