St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-01
MILWAUKEE LETTER.
About Politics and Thad Pounds
Reformation.
The Greenbackers in General and
Geo. Godfrey in Particular.
The Sentinel's IIlness-Death of Capt. Up
man--A Batch of Short Notes.
Tspecial Corres nondence of the Glohe.l


tickets up the campaign soap may be
spread out to the interest of all concerned.
The general feeling among Republicans
here seems to be in favor of the denomination of
the state officers, in accordance with the usual
cut-and-dricd plans OF the ..ins, and from the
utter absence of states the ring seems to have it
all its own way. BY a special enactment at
the time the Legislative sessions were made bien-
NAL, the terms OF the present state officers
were extended one year, to bring the cleo
ton IN the even-numbered years, thus saving the
STATE the expense of one election every four
years. Despite this extension the porcine
ture of the office-holders Graves further honors
and emoiuments. 1t rests with the Democrats
and Republicans TO say whether the desires of
these political hogs shall be granted; and from
the way in which the Democrats OF Milwaukee
are awakening to the necessities of the occasion
the office-holders have not got sure taing, by
any means. Thad Pounds change Of heart is
sumner to the Republicans. They knew he was
grumbling, but they hardly expected that man
who had served four terms as u Republican mem
Der of the state legislature, and " no was once
elected speaker of the assembly, who served
with honor three terms in the house of represeu-
tatives at Washington, and who was lieutenant
governor during Gen. Lucius Faircbild's last
term as executive Of Wisconsin, could find cour-
age enough to speak out boldly for Cleveland.
But ne has done it, and he has cast pretty big
pound weight into the teeth of the Office holding
clique. They pretend to view Pounds apostacy
with levity, but judging from the .Seatinei's ven
omous fling at Pound last Thursday, his course
has touched the sins to the Quick
GREENBACK AND ANTI-MoNoPoLY
The Greenback and autobiography parties of
Wisconsin fraternized in state convention, at
West side Turn hall, Wednesday evening The
gathering was Enthusiastically free and easy,
ana contained a number of political
hobby-riders who are often termed cranks.
After considerable talk of high strung nature,
the state ticket which was duly telegraphed to
the GLOBE was nominated. y prominent figure
at the convention George Godfrey, the
commercial editor and job printer He is a
Greenbacker to the core, and seems to have
studied finance from boyhood-not the finance
that pertains to individual accretion, for his
wealth is not great, but national finance with big
figures and plenty of ciphers. During the war
he had the courage of his convictions, and re-
fused to sell the gold he had on hand at the high
premium then current because he would not
recognize the value of gold dollar at any figure
above one hundred cents. And since the
war he has been Greenbacker
in season and out of season.
He has treasury figures at his tongues end, and
rolls out the millions with an ease born of long
familiarity. He can figure the national debt per
capita In Il few moments, and when he. has
reached the result, il he is warmly arguing the
question-which lac generally is-he viii dive
down into his pocket and bring forth a wad Of
greasy fractional currency cOmpactly glued to-
gether by pocket wear, and hold it up Us his
share Of the debt, cancelled by being withheld
from circulation. Godfrey expresses satisfaction
at the thought that if he should ever have the
misfortune to go TO the bottom of Lake Michigan
that wad of paper money viii 90 with him. and
his share OF the debt would be eztinguished with
his life. He is eccentric genius and argues
with such noisy vehemcnce that he always draws
a crowd when he talks politics He is OF medium
height, plainly dressed, and generally wears a
rusty black tile. Ills face is swarthy, and is
framed by jet black hair and whiskers His nose
is rubicund but not from drink-Godfrey is a
temperance man. II is related that during the
war he attempted to knock down a man who
poured brandy down his throat to revive him
from faint into which he had fallen on the floor
Of the chamber of commerce. His eyes CLEAN
with intelligence, and although he admits that
he is considered a crank by many Of his fellow
position in the van Of thought will be occupied
by a new party. He looks upon his eccentrlci
ties as the 'divine insanity of noble minds"
POLITICAL DYSPEPSIA.
An editorial paragraph in last Mondays Sen
tiReL, calling attention TO the Greenback conyen.
ton, stated that Mr.. Godfrey was getting his
vocal organs in tune and that he had been saving
wood to strengthen his lungs To this dr.
Godfrey replied with the following, which ap
peared in the ECeRiag Wisconsin Of Tuesday:
II hereby challenge the SeatiHel editor TO 4
contest ! will obtain a cord of hard maple
wood and and split it into stove-wood while
he IS finding and publishing the United States re-
quiring the secretary of the treasury to keep on
hand not less than S1O0 600, 900 in gold coin with
which TO redeem the paper money Of The country.
II he finds the law first he may have the wood
II | get the wood cut first, he 20 publish such
short articles in the sentinel as may write in q
gentlemanly manner, not to exceed one week
Godfrey is dot only of the opinion that he can
saw good many cords of wood while the SENT
neIs editor il looking for the alleged law men
toned but firmly believes that the law win never
be found. To your correspondent, who met him
with the manuscript OF the above unique chai-
lenge in his hand, Mr. Godfrey laughinCly ex-
planned how the whole thing came about lie
says doctor friend Of his, who runs an estab
ment is given, invited him to inspect the work
Ings Of the machinery lie went TO the massage.
shop, on Mason street, and to please his friend
placed one OF his feet in a machine for trial
While experiencing the foot treatment he OBJ
served Editor Rubee, of the Sentinel, somewhat
strangely attred, waiting for a turn at the
machinery. The talk that followed gave
Rubee the idea that inspired the squib about
Godfreys lungs and the wood. Besides Rublee
Godfrey says he observed Chas. Ray. president
of the SeIttiRei company laying on a massage ma
chine that manipulating his stomach to as
sist his digestion; also Z. II. Broadhead, heavy
Seadasl stakeholder. How many more OF the
.SsHtiHeFs force there might have been lying
about the establishment in the grasp Of machines
he did not venture to say, neither did he give an
opinion to the cause OF the physical decline in
the sentinel men that made the massage ne
cessty; but your correspondent, who had been
close observer OF the SeHtsRels course before
and after the Republican National convention.
il seemed plain that the Blaine newspaper is suf-
fering from bad attack Of indigestion conse-
quent upon a diet Of tough old crow. 1t was
hard eating for the Sentinel and the postoiIice
crowd, but the crow went down feathers and all:
and now Swedish massage doctor is endeayor-
ing to cure the victims and put them in shape
for the Democratic dose in November
DEATH or CAPT. UPMAS
Capt d. Upman, who some years ago was at
different times engaged in the hotel business in
Milwaukee, Chicago and st. Paul, died at his
residence on Wells street. on Monday
last, aged seventy-eight years. Capt. Upman came
to Milwaukee from Charleston, $ c., in 1919.
with German colony, and went into business.
When the Mexican war broke out he took com
nland Of a company in the Fifteenth infantry.
regular army. He was breveted major and
fought through the entire campaign. On his re-
tura from the war he was made register OF the
United states land Office for the sale of govern
ment .Snd in Minnesota AID during his incum-
beney OF that Office built the -. Charles hotel
on Market square, in this city. Six years ago
he retired from active business and entered
upon well earned rest. \ wife and ;wO sons
[ curvfva him The e1feS. son q cor,oc..5