St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-13
Republicans ofthe New League
Are Even Now Getting
Dissatisfied.
Musicians Of the City Have
Their Own Ideas and
Hobbies.
A Bit Of History Recalled by
the Old Horn Silver Min
ing Deal.
Gossip Gathered From the
Foyers, the Hotels and
the Streets.
KICKING ALREADY
Over the New League---BoOming
MIR. Fletcher---Whata Politician

Over the New League---BOoming
MIR. Fletcher---Whata Politician
Says.
Since the organization of the Repub-
lican State league, the course of the
party of high morals has not been al
together as sweet as sugar and
as smooth as syrup. Chronic kick
ers have come TO the front, and some
of the bitterness engendered there is
cropping out now. Last night one of
these disgruntled ones was induced to
free of himself of the burden on his
mind. which he did as follows:
Loren Fletcher'S sugar is commenc-
ing to have Il telling effect on certain
newspapers which are published in the
Fourth congressional district and which
regularly sell out to the highest bidder
in every general election. a number
of these sheets have experienced a
complete change of heart in regard
to the Little Villains" chances in the
coming election to secure seat in con-
greSS. 1t seems little queer that a
convention called to resurrect the e. o.
p. and free it from the rings and barna-
cleS which have completely ruined the
Republican party in this state, should
charge composed largely of the heelers
and hireling of these very rings that the
league is supposed to fight. One of the
reformerS who was elected as an officer
in this league has been designated as
the man TO take charge Of these papers
spoken of, in the interest of Uncle
Loren, and the editors have received
orders to report to him at short
intervals to receive instruc-
tons as to the proper manner
of booming him for congress,
This state league was formed at the
late Harmonic hall convention, held in
month, and was said to be formed for
the good of the 6. o. p, and was to be
kept entirely free from all possible ell
tanglementf arising from any of the
members trying to further the interest
of any particular Office seeker. This
idea was largely advertised at the
convention, and the mere mention of
there being any political scheming
underneath all this hue and cry of re
form was secuted at as being purely
imaginary. But there are several things
about
THIS REFORM CONVENTION
which are said ito create suspicion
that the real refOrmers were worked
in the interest Of certain Schem-
ing Officeseekers. The fact that
there was plenty of money to pay all
the expenses OF the convention, as we'll
as number of men, who were en-
gagged in organizing clubs, for the pur-
pose of electing delegates TO this reform
convention is said to look rather SuS-
piciOuS to sOme."
The authority which Uncle Loren
Fletcher had over the delegates, who
had been elected in the interest of reform
only, is another cause of considerable
. controversy, among some of the men,
berS of the party. Others come boldly
to the front and acknowledge that they
were taken in and used as suckers" to
further the political scheme of one
or two OfficeseekerS, and that they
are glad that it happened so
early in the campaign, for there
is oplenty of time yet to recover the
ground lost, and that it will serve to put
them on their guard against these
SchemerS. Another thing which is cauS-
ing these refOrmerS considerable trouble
is how they can evade the pro-
visions of the Whiteman election law.
1t is freely admitted by the politicians
of the g. o. p. as being the worst law for
the Republicans that could have been
passed. as it etfectually does away with
the voting of large gangs of men work.
ing on the railroads at different points
on the road, as has been done regularly
at elections in the past.