Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-10
THE COMING TROUBLE.

"Just Before the Battle, Mother Gnther-
| ingofthe Cl0ms---FtetcJter and johnson
| Busy---The "Strunpet of Corruption"
| Locates In Mimne0p0lis---Ihe FirsL In
| stalls,sesat of the Three Card Monte Eel
lo,cs Arrive---0ueer Actions ofthe Dele
gates.
They began to arrive as soon as Monday,
but the few that came that early were the
anxious ones who desired to interview the
boss all alone, and before the rush of patriots
became SO numerous as to make access to
his sacred person too difficult.
| At II o'clock yesterday Fletcher might
have been seen meandering through the
rain. away from Washburns Office, with a
tall stranger hanging affectionately to his left
ripper. while with his right the "three- card
monte'' expert was calculating some over
shadowing political problem. Two mo-
ments later Charley johnson made his ap-
pearance with blooming friend from the
country hanging affectionately onto each
arm. busily engaged in conversation, while
directing his steps towards the above-men-
toned headquarters. 1t was an affecting
sight and we'll calculated to bring tears to
eyes all unused to weep.
| OoAAAA
of Litchfeld, dropped quietly into town,
looking remarkably serene ard self-pos-
sessed, and began hunt for Fletcher. Still
later in the day the GLOBE representative
learned that G. s. Barnes. of Glyndon, had
arrived, closely followed by S. G. Coms.ock
and G.. A. Hendricks, of Moorhead, and
James Compton and Andrew Jackson I'm
derwood, of Fergus Falls.
Fletcher began to be in demand, and it
was only by the most continued and persist
ent effort that the GLOBE delegate could get
the ear of this great man long enough to
hear him whisper, confdentially, ''1t's all
right. 1t will be one of the most serene and
harmonious conventions ever held in Mime
sofa. The breach is healed; the bloody
chas1n has been filled with Stewart and his
| friends and all that remains
to be done is to cover the corpses decently,
and press forward to a quiet Republican vic
tory with General Washburn for leader!''
There is slight under current of uneasi-
ness manifest, however, with the more
thoughtful supporters of Washburn. They
recognize the fact that DR.. Stewart has not
second thought which always comes to
those who are not blinded by
passion or self-interest will prompt
the honest men in the party to appeal to the
dernier resort of party revolution, and break
a corrupt alliance.
| In the evening, after the late trains had
arrived, the caucusing commenced IN earn
est Gov. Marshall and Hon. E. +. Drake,
of the immortal ST. Paul twenty-four, came
up as uoant coWr5ers, merely to keep
their eyes on Fletcher and the
other Minneapolis three card fellows,
and see that they took no advantage of the
thirty-odd mourners at the wake of the sor-
rel-topped victim of misplaced confidence.
But Fletcher was just in his element. His
tactics had proved success-he had stocked
the cards, dealt four aces to Washburn, and
was thoroughly and sublimely happy. just
behind his pleasant mask of good nature,
however, might be discovered,
the least bit of defiance, as he
approached Ramsey county man. His
handsome mouth beamed smile of welcome
beautiful to behold as he cordially clasped
hands with Gov. Marshall, but his eyes shot
cuss- words as he gazed longingly into the
was a most happy family to gaze upon. The
polite members Of the Hennepin delegation
were decorated all over the outside with
olive branches. DR.. Keith from evory
pore poured forth great tanks of kerosene
oil upon the troubled waters. He would
gush MI over and laugh till the tears believed
his amber bespecked shirt-front at one OF
Charley Gilman's stalest jokes. Hicks was
there also, and he wanted to have peace.
"Let's not make damned fools of ourselves,
Gust as if the Lord had not saved him the
trouble) but go about this business
like men, and show the Dem
ocrats that there IS virtue in the old
Republican party yet"' Hem!
Pretty much all the Minneapolis gang of
three carders got around to the Nico let
house during the course of the evening, and
no mortal ever heard such pleadings for har-
1mony and unanirnity of action. by the late
trains came Charley Gilman, IT, @. Mcclure,
j. N. Brewer and d. b. Searle. of st.
Cloud, D. M. Sabin, of Saltwater, p. A.
Gatchell, of Wadena; F. E. Searle, of Sank
Centre, and any number of smaller fry.
AS the evening waned the crowd grew
pleasantly hilarious. Fletcher and O'Dris-
coll hobnobbed together in the vicinity OF
the ice-water tank, while Nate Richardson
elevated his nasal organ into the air and
:oftly whispered to the GLOBE man, "I'll be
id if l don't wish this was a
Democratic oonvention!' Evidently the
gentleman from Little Falls was longing fol
somebody to ask him to take suthin' as the
Iraelites of old hankered after the flesh, pots
of Egypt. But that invitation never came
One by one, as the blue-ribbon appetite came
r over the country delegates they would drol
: sadly and lonesomely down into the billiare
h room, gaze suspiciously around, heave deel
4 sigh, heave in a smile and quietly steal ava.
wiping their lips on their coat sleeve. Thi
" was not Richardson's style, hence the lionel
4 plant breathed into the ear of the GLoB
man.
"a The Stewart men were not very frequent
and what few there were acted as though
# thew we're ashamed of themselves. Their
was Sabin of Saltwater, for instance.
would gaze complacently into the beautifr
ID depths of Charley Johnson's eyes, whisper
"Yes, SIR! am for Stewart" and then tn
upper and lower lids of his left eye woul
grow lonesome and seek each others societ
and clasp for brief moment in lovin
- embrace, while one corner of his mout
- reached downward after his collar butto1
o. Patent and expressive signs!
Sc The Stearns county delegation have fs
vorite son in the person of Mcclure, ar
lit Charley Gilman was forlornly looking arour
among the Washburn band of monte me
in seeking for complimentary vote for Mac
"Just, you know. to bring him prominent
ty before the convention" He spoke
1t Fletcher in dazed sort of way and Fletch'
or srniled-for Fletcher can "smile and smil
of and''-carry convention in his pocket.
One popularity was especially noticeabl
70 None Of the delegates asked after Was
burn or appeared to care whether such
man existed or not. Every granger, eve
country merchant, and every province
on journalist asked for the honor of an lntr
,d) duction to Mr.. Fletcher.
ho Finally, along toward II O'Clock mo