St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-01
POLITICAL FANCIES.

While James T. Wyman has expressed
himself as no candidate for the hepuDllcan
nomination for mayor, il is by no means
certain that he is out of The race. On the
contrary, it is asserted with some degree OF
truth that he might, under certain clrcum-
stances, accept a nomination. MI. Wyman
is Young man and self-made man, and,
bevond a double, modest man, which latter,
taken in connection with his politics, is
somewhat remarkable. If, without his
seeking. so as to relieve his mOdesty, the
nomination should be rendered him, ne
would accept it and make the race. This
does not come from him, but is reasonably
certain. 1t is equally certain that he could
not be elected, though he would poll the en-
tire Methodist vote.
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An uncertain element has been intro
duced into ward politics by the laboring
men, and il they should see fit to enter in
dependent candidates for aldermanic honOrs
the shrewdeSt political spectators would
be puzzled to predict the outcome. In the
Third and Seventh wards the labor meet
ings of Saturday night were both well at
tended and the interest was as great as that
evinced at any of the ordinary partisan
meetings. In these two wards the work.
ingmen have sufficient votes to control the
elections, If they resolutely support their
candidates. If partisans approach them
with money they should take the money,
but vote just the same.
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1t is little singular how willing Repub-
leans are to testify against each other, and
how they fly up and look virtuous if a
Democratic does but quote their charges.
To hear such argument as was advanced
at the conference Saturday night at VIM
dom hall, one would think every Repub-
lican caucus was composed OF gang OF
strikers, Teneaters and shOulder-hitters.
''Frod" was on every tongue, and the de-
sire Ito purify Republican politics" was
the general theme. Can such things be?
There is not a Republican who attended
that conference but would resent as per-
sOnal insult, statement from Democrat
embracing half as much.
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The following dispatch went over the
wires yesterday morning:
Minneapolis, Feb. %, lSS6.-To Col. G. w.
johnson, Washington, ID. c.: The plan went
through, but had great fight. Medicine bad
but had to go. Must fix those men before
county convention or the devil will be to pay.
The Union league must prevail. EVANS.
Nv
1t will now be in order for Aid. Sly, Sam
Hill, Ii. l.. Gordon, Judge Rea, Freeman
p. Lane and other kindred spirits who were
''forninst" the Johnson scheme, to organize
for the fray that will make the next county
convention memorable. The league is de-
termined to force it down their Threats at
all hazards, and only organization can win.
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A very little reflection will convince the
most skeptical that allowing high license
and the patrol limits to be partisan issues,
the next election cannot change them. The
mayor has nothing TO do or say, and council
everything. There are now seven Demo
Gratis and seventeen Republicans in council.
If the former should elect in every ward the
council would stand thirteen Republicans
and eleven Democrats. This is only to
show the utter inanity of the howl sent up
by certain papers of the ruin and desolation
which must come in certain events.
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The meanderingss and sinuosities of the
patrol line make an interesting study.
Some of these Irregularities are accounted
for as follows: During the campaign of
two years ago, one of the influential Pills
bury men went TO certain saloon-keeperS
and said:
Look here, if Pillsbury is elected you need
not be afraid of high license"
But am"
''Well, you need not be. To show you how
sure | am, will made this propositions: You
support Mr.. Pillsbury, and if the license is
any higher will pay the difference"
He was taken up. The saloon men sup
ported Pillsbury and up went the license.
The men got ready to look to the influential
friend to pay the difference, when 10! the
patrol line was fixed so curved that every
one of the tricked men was left out in the
cold