The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-21

| Plot to Beat Him Out OF His Right
full Strength ON a Simple Show
of Hands Attributed to Nelson
Merriam Project of Drawing Out
Candidate for Governor in
Each District.
o. M Hall, who is reported to have been
rendered the position of public examiner
and superintendent of banks by Gov. Lind
had long conference with the chief ex-
ecutive yesterday, at the close of which
the information was given out that no
change would take place in the situation
as to the public examiners Office during
the day, at least.
Mr. Hall, like the governor was non
comm1ttal as to the result of the confer
ence; but, from what can be learned con-
corning the situation, it seems probable
that the tender has been made and that
Mr.. Halls acceptance ls contingent only
upon short time in which to arrange for
his private business affairs, so as to be
able to take up the duties of his new posi-
tion
Meantime this will give Gen. Pope an
opportunity to complete the investigation
of the Blue Earth county situation, which
is not yet settled, and which has created
something of sensation there
Has any one seen Tams Bixby?
That is what lot of ST. Paul Repub-
licans would like to know.
Just at present the st. Paul Republicans
are an important factor in the situation.
Or some of them think they are The
gubernatorial situation is the leverage
which they think makes them important.
They think when Senator Nelson sees how
they have the reins in their hands he will
quit trying to drive over them, so to
speak, to force down their threats
gubernatorial candidate not of their own
choosing There is man in Minneapolis
named Peavey, about whose political am
billions more will be said later. Van SAINT
has many friends, who would like to see
him nominated for governor. He is prac-
t1cally assured the solid support Of the
First district. That at any rate, is the
declaration of his friends. Last time he
was short two counties in his own district
to some extent. Sam Langum had one Fill
more, that was only lukeWarm in it's Van
| SAINT allegiance, and threw the Winona
man in the air in the hope Of saving Lam
| gum or something else from the wreck 1t
/
| others who were for Langum then have
| given the Preston editor notice this time
| that, while they have nothing. against
| him, they are for Van SAINT for governor
| this time through thick and thin, and I'M
| til he is nominated or beaten they have
| nothing else to offer In Freeborn coun-
ty Van SAINT was weak last year, Judge
lsLovely's candidacy for the supreme bench
i being a source of weakness to Van SAINT
! Now that Lovely is safely landed on the
| supreme bench, Freeborn is in duty bound
| to support Van SAINT, and it is pledged
| to by its leaders. Then, too, the First
district has the proud distinction of being
| the only county which gave Eustis a
| plurality at the last election, after he had
| defeated the First district candidate after
| a sharp fight in the convention.
In the Second district, too, it is report
ed that the Winona man has the solid
| support of the Republican leaders. In
1888, while the district could not be con-
s1dered solid for any one, 1t
| but this time it is said to be enthusiastic
cally in favor of Van SAINT. Former Secre-
| tary of State Brown, of Faribault county,
| who was in the city last night, staying at
| the Windsor, denied that he was here on
| political mission, although he admitted
! that Van SAINT had plenty of friends in
| that vicinity, and they would be 10th to
/
4 out excellent reason, as long as he was a
| candidate. Other Southern Minnesota pol
/ iticians in town were Senator McGovern,
i of Waseca, and his predecessor, E. B.
! Collester. Although not of the same po-
| litical faith, both are here for the purpose
| of appearing on the same side of a case
| in the supreme court today. Senator Col
| lester, the Republican member of the dual
| compact, also denied the soft impeach-
| ment that he had any political errand
and was 10th to discuss the issues. 1t may
| be significant, too, that former Lieut..
! Gov. Gideon S. Ives, of st. Peter, and NJ.
! ]. Bowling, of Renville, were among the
| Southern Minnesota politicians who
dropped in yesterday, but none of them
had seen BiXby, SO far as could be learn
| ed.
In nutshell the situation IS just this
If Van SAINT holds the First and Second
districts solid, the man who beats him
! will have to have practically the united
| support of st. Paul and Minneapolis. With
| a serious detection in either, and it is
contended that there is no candidate who
can so unity the sentiment in the two
cities as to prevent a large delegation at
tending for Van SAINT from one or both
cities, Sam could lead on the first ballot
At least this contention is made by Van
SAINTS friends, and that is why they see
in Merriams visit here in behalf of Evans
and Harris Richardson's rumored activity
in behalf of Clapp effort not neces-
sarily to put up either of these men as a
bona fide candidate for governor so much
as to reduce the showing of strength
| which Van SAINTS friends would ordinarily
make in free contest between the am
bilious candidates. If each city went for
| it's favorite son solidly it would reduce
Van SAINTS opening vote, his friends say,
and detract from his chances of getting
a fair expression from that one of the two
metropolitan counties whose candidate
had least show of winning, when the
county did at last desert it's color bearer
and try to find the winner In the field
Similarly, too, the talk about Collins is
credited to an effort to further cut VI
the field, as is the gossip which has been
connecting the names of Heatwole and
Bixby with possible nominations. Van
| SAINTS friends here intimate that the
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