St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-15
WONDERFUL CHANGE
Has Come Over the Republic
cans Of Hennepin
County.
A Little Discipline Has Been
Applied to Fletcher, Lang
don, ct al.
The Tribune Was Whipped In
--Grand Walk Around
for McGill.
Practical Unanimity for the
Little Man With the Black
MuStache.

ga great change has come over the
Republicans of your city," said prom
inent state senator from the northern
end of the state, few days ago. "Why,
a month ago Congo II. Petit was spoken
McGill had in Hennepin county outside
of his godfathers, the two Pillsburys,
while the rank and file of the g. O. p.
seemed to be striving to see who could
blackguard the governor the worst, and
any man who refused to acknowledge
him the weakest candidate in the field
for the nomination of governor was
voted an imbecile. 1t seemed to be
the unanimous opinion OF all
good Republicans that it would be folly
to renOminate him, unless for the pur-
pose of purifying the party by defeat.
But this is now thing of the past Nc
GilFS star is now in the ascendant.
The officeseekers and heelers of the
party are striving to see who can yell
the lOudest for the little man with the
black mustache, and if the county con-
ventiOn was held to-day there would
not be single delegate sent to the
convention who was not pledged to vote
first, last and every time for his renomi-
natiOn.''
WHY THIS CHANGE?
The reader may ask, why this great
change in public sentiment? Why is it
that Congo II. Petit, the lone fisherman
of the McGill boom, is now reinforced
by the gang and large part of the Har-
rison hall Democrats? Rumor says that
funds have been received for the pur-
pose of booming certain presidential
candidate, and that the persons who
have received this Doodle are using it
for McGill's benefit, and that all the
candidates for office have been seen and
have received strict orders to fall in line
and support the ring candidate or pre-
pare to retire to private life. Even the
veteran Loren Fletcher was treated to a
little discipline. 1t seems that after
making a thorough examination, he
came to the conclusion that if he eX-
pected to get the delegation from this
county to the congressional convention,
it would be policy to appear to be with
the rank and file and against the re-
nomination OF McGill. Of course it was
known by the members of the ring that
he made this move only as blind, but,
nevertheless, they objected to it on the
ground that it gave strength to the
anti-McGill faction. So when the ring
commenced to
from their cause, among the first taken
in hand was Uncle Loren. The Mime
apOlis Tribune came out in column
editorial, booming Capt. Sam 2. Snider,
the millionaire mine owner of the GOge-
bic range, for congress, and in the same
article time was called on r. b. Lang
don, who had been talking little too
freely about McGill, by reminding him
of his defeat at the last general election,
and he we'll knows who it was
that brought that about. Uncle Loren
lost no time in calling on Boss Pillsbury
and renewing his fealty, and swearing
great oath that be would never be
found communing with the enemy
again. He was forgiven and the Tri-
.bune ordered to give him boom, and
eternally knock out that blasted aristO-
crat Snider. The organ acknowledged
the
MANDATE OF IT'S MASTER,
and gave Uncle Loren such Send-Off
in it's columns that the Snider boom
wilted and the doughty captain beat a
retreat to his mines in Northern Wis
consiu. This is but sample of the
treatment which the Office seekers who
so far forgot themselves as to enter into
negotiations with the enemy have been
receiving. and is the cause of the sudden
let-up in the stream of abuse which
has been pouring down on the govern
or's devoted head ever since his election.
There is not now a single Republican
who is seeking office who is not work.
ing for McGill. Even Langdon, who is
one of the hardest men in the county to
bring to terms, says that McGill will be
renominated by reclamation, and that
he has made one of the best governors
we have ever had, and that Bill Mer-
riam is despicable traitor and that all
friends of the G. o. p. should immedi-
ately walk on his neck.