St. Paul daily globe., 1886-09-08
To be Used in the Stats Convention
in Any Manner They May
Dictate.
Langdon to Corral the Legislature
and Name Himself United
States Senator.
Old Tools Discarded and McGiI to
Get the Solid Vote or Hen
nepin County.
All Cut and Dried.


wrists of two men-Loren Fletcher and
Robert b. Langdon. The caucuSeS to be
held tonight will be the merest form alitles.
as either of the distinguished operators
named could pull out his notebook and
read them off in advance. They might
even do it from memory, and II there were
gaps A. f. Scott, Sam Hill and Freeman
p. Lane could readily supply them. So
perfect is the ring combination. that al
though other Republicans, even though
they be as influential as the Pillshnrys or as
shrewd as Charles w. johnson feel the
pressure and writhe beneath it; they can
neither resist nor break away. When, two
years ago, Loren Fletcher bowed his head
before the inevitable and the undying hatred
of st. Paul members of his own party, he
registered a solemn oath that his power
should yet be felt, and the time has come
for the realization of his darling
wish. Under the stimulus OF
the presidential campaign of 1884, and
spurred by the necessity of union, together
with the lack of time to perfect the Organi-
Zation. he lost his grip in the county con-
vention which followed, and the candidates
who ranged themselves beneath his banner
were ingloriously slaughtered in the con-
vention. The committee alone remained.
But since then, he has been unremitting in
his labor and to-day holds the fate OF Hen
nepin county Republicanism in the hollow
of his hand. So thorough and perfect is
this organization. in which Langdon par
ticpated, that the shrewdest opponents OF
these sagacious leaders are hopeless of
breaking or disturbing it.
THE FIRST RESULT
of this powerful ring will be to hand in the
Hennepin contingent at the state cOnven-
ton, to be voted as circumstances and the
best interests of Langdon may dictate. Nc
Gill will be the first beneficiary OF the
scheme, for variety of reasons. Fletcher
and Langdon both deSpiSe Gilman. the
former on disagreement of long standing
and the latter for one reason, that Gilman,
being chronic candidate for the United
States senate. crosses his own ambition.
Fletcher has several times recently ex-
pressed an opinion of Gilman that the
latter would never care to have
emblaZened on his escutcheOn and has inti-
mated that the time has arrived for him to
dismount, without further ceremony. from
the Knute Nelson band wagon. Gilman
has always been hostile to Minneapolis, in
the first place. In 1877, when both of them
were in the legislature, the matter of the
transfer of the Manitoba system came up,
requiring certain legislation before the Hill
regime could assume control. Both Gilman
and Fletcher were into it and each stOOve
for the organization of the house. Gilman
was victorious. electing Gibbs speaker and
debating the formation of all committees.
Since that time war cloud has reposed be-
tween the two doughty champions and now
all the Fletcher strength will be brought to
bear in the interest of his friend, McGill
The other and still more potent reason for
turning over the bulky vote of Hennepin
county to McGill. is the
SENATORIAL AMBITION OF LANGDON.
1t is we'll known that Gilman and G. K.
Davis have formed political alliance and.
though its first terms were violated in the
capture by McGilI, of Ramsey county, it
will undoubtedly hold. Gilman is to be
governor and Davis senator, if the scheme
does not miscarry. McGill is posing as a
NicOllet county man on the strength OF his
former residence at st. Peter. though his
home is in st. Paul and he represented
Ramsey county in the last district commit
tee. The Langdon scheme is to elect Nc
Gill governor and then saddle him on st.
Paul. Minneapolis will have no place on
the ticket and it would never do to give
Ramsey county two. Accordingly Davis
will be shelved and LangdOn will be elected
senator, while McGill, for gratitude, as in
duty bound will lend his powerful in1u
ence as governor to secure this end. FOl
these reasons the thirty-seven votes
of Hennepin county will be given
to McGill None of the gubernatoria
candidates have cast their bait into Mime
apolis waters, for the reason that to them,
hi vol
known It is probable, then. that the
| Henuepin delegation will go to st. Paul
with the one idea of laundering for Nc
Gill As stated above, Hennepin county
will have no other place on the ticket. fol
any nominations would weaken Langd0n's
prospects and draw folce from the claim
| that the heaviest county in the state should
| have one Of the highest offices. The friends
of Frank Slocum and Frank Mcdonald grit
| their teeth in impotent rage when they real
ize this. But it is said by Republicans who
know, that, having used them to thoroughly
organize their force, the two iron-handed
| leaders will now drop Slocum and McDOn-
aid as useless for further service. In de-
| tense of this apparently heartlesS scheme,
| the argument is used: Both of these i'm
| portant offices cannot come to Hennepir
county, and, as we cannot discriminate be-
| tween them, we will let them both 60"
REVENGE IN THE COUNTY.
An announcement made only yesterday
| has set every Republican candidate by the
ears. 1t was that the bosses had made out
| a slate which Omits every present lncum
| bent, and that it is done for revenge for the
| defeat of two years ago in the county con
vention. Frank Davis has been picking his
| teeth and smiling serenely over no opposi
| ton for denomination; but he will be made
| to remem Der that he was nominated by the
| Charlie johnson crowd two years ago be-
cause A. +. Scott was a Fletcher man.
| Winn Bracket has found he was off the
slate, but wlll,now realize that he, too, be-
| lOnged to the opposition, and that the crowC
which, two years ago, Charlie Johnson "hat
| spotted" is now on top and that revenge is
| sweet. The greatest war ever known tx
Hennepin county is brewing and the storm
! clouds are now plainly perceptlble on the
political horizon. Langdon has the reinS
| and Fletcher is holding the whip over the
trained horses and Chairman Scott is sound
ing the postiliOn'S horn right merrily. A
howl is now coming in from the country
districts over the call for next Saturdays
convention. 1t is claimed no time wa:
given for them to call and hold caucuses,
and that the leaders played snap game
with the special intention of shutting them
out and picking such men as they choose
! from among the farmers who attend marke
in the city. Chairman Scott is one o1
| Fletchers right hand men and the commit
tee is in perfect control.
THE CONGRESSIONAL FIGHT.
The hand of the Little Villain was again
shown Yesterday, and in manner which
caused Nominee Gilfllan to rush about
among his friends in state OF wild alarm
| At the recent congressional convention, o
which Fletcher was chairman, resolution
was adopted instructing the chair. as usual
to appoint the district committee. MIR
Fletcher deferred the announcement, ant
JOHN
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