St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-05
talk OF THE TOWN.
Minneapolis Is Literally Bub-
bling Over With Political
Schemes and Gossip.
A Rumor From Ramsey That
Is Denied by Both
Sides.
Mayor Ames Talks Some
Logic to Third Ward
Democrats.
A Fly and Fashionable Mil
1innp CLir,c 0nT tn
A Fly and Fashionable Mil
liner Skips Out to
Europe.

The Wilson contingent of Hennepin
county was thrown into SpaSm of
wrath yesterday by an announcement
that Messrs. Kelly and Doran had ar
ranged neat little plan to control the
Hennepin primaries next Friday even
ing. The report was to the effect that
$4,000 had been sent over from st. Paul,
with the word that If that was not suffi-
cient, more could be had for the asking.
The report was passed about and stirred
up both sides. The Ames wing pre-
tended to place unbounded confidence
in it, while the Wilson wing denounced
it as canard gotten up for effect. The
leaders of the Wilson side laughed at it,
but the rank and file grew very red
faced and wrathy over it as an invention
of the enemy. One thing the Wilson
forces have endeavored to avoid is
any collision with Mr.. Doran.
They believe nothing could dam
age this campaign more than
to have it generally understood Wilson
is the Doran candidate and they resent
anything that couples the names of
Wilson and DOran as pulling together.
Yesterdays story of the Doran money
coming to Minneapolis they denounced
as clap-trap lie. Mayor Ames placed
no faith IN it, but his followers pro-
fessed to believe it implicitly and de-
clared that DOran was working to secure
a bolt in this county with contesting
delegation that should be worked into
seats at the state convention. Mayor
Ames said he believed the Wilson men
would be for him for second choice.
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Anntbar ctor1, oroi,,o fl,n ,o,,,Jc woo
in relation to NJ. W. Glenn and the part
he might play in the leading drama of
the week. 1t is concluded that Glenn
is for Wilson because he is against
AmeS, and the story goes that the Will
son people, while not caring to antag-
oniZe Glenn, have no wish to affiliate
with him, and that, therefore, they
will make no fight in Hennepin
county, and will leave the work of rout-
ing Glenn entirely to the Ames forces.
1t seems to be a fOregone conclusion that
Ames will carry the county, but there
are plenty of Wilson men who are will
ing to take the chance for Wilson. On
both sides, the idea seems to be to have
no bad feeling, and to have one side go
gracefully to the other, as second choice.
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Joe Jepson was in quite frame of
mind last night over an interview he
said he had had with Manager Ames.
1t was to the effect that Ames, in the
event of losing, would throw Hennepin
county to some Ramsey candidate in
preference to Wilson. Jepson was very
much wrought up over this, and went
about telling it wherever he could find
listener. He said he knew Wilson, if
he saw defeat coming, would throw his
forces to Ames, as far as he could, and
a of lnJ
cOld-blOoded treason. Joe refused to be
comforted.
A. T. Ankeny said yesterday: "The
charge is being foolishly made that
somehow or other the state central com
mittee are interfering in nominations,
and will arrange machinery to exclude
the Ramsey county delegation from the
convention. Of course l cannot speak
for any member of the committee but
myself, but L know that the committee
as a body are doing nothing improper.
There has been no meeting since
more than month ago, when
the time and place were fixed for the
convention. When the convention
assemblies it will doubtless admit all
regular delegations, irrespective of the
wishes of any committee or any set of
men. What individuals have done or
may do is for them to determine, but /
do protest against any mans acts being
taken as the acts of the state central
committee. That body has record of
having reduced the Republican majority
from 10000 to 1900. If everybody else
is as prudent we can easily carry the
state this fall. But no more pickering.
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The Irish Standard of vac+ordoy
booms Wilson in great shape. Conclud-
ing long eulOgium it says: During
the past eight or ten years he has de-
voted his whole time to his profession,
but there is a growing desire on the
part of the people to break the spell.
Eugene Wilson has met with but one
political reverse, that of the fall of 1874,
when he ran against William S. King
for congress. The old Third district
then contained about thirty-five
counties, usually giving a R Reg
10000, which was reduced to $500 by
Mr.. Wilson. In every struggle that he
has entered the odds have been largely
against him, and yet he was always sue
ceSSful with but the one. exception
mentioned. The luck that has tided
him through in the past will not desert
him now. His nomination would be
harblnger OF good, and would be fol-
lowed by signal triumph in November
"a triumph that would give one of the
best governors Minnesota has ever had
Hon. E. NJ. Wilson,"
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The greatest interest in the coming
county convention centers Oh the APP
pointment of the county committee. 1t
is of the highest Importance that this
committee be good one. The present
one, while containing some good men,
was not glittering success, and the
part Hennepin county will play in the
coming campaign and the number of
votes she will contribute to swell the
Democratic majority III the state, will
depend very largely on this committee.
1t is difficult to say just what the Irish
Standard means by the following: "Col,
Glenn is attending strictly to his large
| business interests, and he is "out of
politics." There is nothing that arouses
the average voter SO much from his
lethargy, however, bringing his whole
being, physically and politically, once
more into active service, than to learn
that the colonel is tout of politics. -
Such an announcement is a veritable
nerve tonic and a blessing, too, during
this hot spell.'
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