St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-23
POLITICS IN SPRING time.
Warmer, With Varying Winds---Pair
Weather Signals Still Flying.
FLETCHER TURNS A CORN Err.
Mayor Ames Will Only Act as Tempo
rary Chairman of the st. Louis
Delegation.


"Now that Merriam has failed to make
a combination with Loren Fletcher"
remarked Republican politician yes
terday, "he is patching up trade with
Snider. That is what the meeting at
Merrian's office ON Monday meant.
don't know what took place there, but
1t was to that end, you can bet your
life"
1t became pretty well known, yester-
day, that Capt. Snider, Albertus III.
Hall, Frank Hart and other Snider men
were at the conference, and that
deal was made, as far as
possible, by which they are to
pool the Merriam and Snider chances
and exchange followings. Loren
Fletcher was asked what he either
knew or thought about it, and remarked,
tersely, that he knew nothing of it, and
thought less. "Why should / be inter-
ested?' he demanded. "Cannot Merriam
and Snider have conferences without
my consent?" Then he smiled and
strobe on, with the observation that it
was fine day.
Albertus H. Hall took the early train
for Northtield yesterday, presumably to
instruct Joel Heatwole how he should
cast his ballot at the Chicago conven-
ton. He had not returned last night,
and could not be seen, while Capt.
Snider was not found in any of
his customary haunts. Just what deal
Merriam and Snider could propose as
regards Ramsey and Hennepin counties
is little cloudy, as the outlook of
either Is rather unSubStantial. 'They
both have plenty of money!" said
ward worker, land that's all ! care
about. Ii L have more money and they
have more experience before the cam
paign is over, whose business is it?'
~
Several Democrats who enjoyed the
distinction of having been in the mi
norlty OF the Hennepin delegation to
the recent state convention, are accuS-
ing the majority of base ingratitude to
E. W. Durant, of Saltwater. One of
them said: ''It was Ed Durant, who at
least successfully carried through the
coup sd'etat that put Mayor AmeS
at the head of the st. Louis delegation.
No one will dispute this. The Ames
men are certainly under lasting obliga-
ton to him. How did they reward him?
he wanted to go as delegate to st.
Louis, aud instead of standing by him
tne Hennepm crowd cast It's vote tor y.
ID. OBrien, of st. Paul"
One of the Ames' contingents was
speaking of this yesterday, and said it
candidate for delegate at all. If he had
been it would have been different. Du-
rant and Ames are close friends, and
would do anything for each other. and
II Durant had wanted the AmeS'
strength he could have had it, but he
didD't.'
Deacon Alvah Eastman, of Anoka,
went home mad from the district con-
ventlon. He came here morally sure he
would be sent to Chicago as delegate,
but he met the usual fate of the coun-
try contingent in the city. The trouble
with Alvah was that he tied his faith to
Blaine, while the rustlers of that con-
ventlOn were for some one else. AlVah
got the idea that he was defeated by the
Loren Fletcher combination with Lang
don, SO he now Swears vengeance, deep,
dark and diabolical, on the head of
Fletcher. Though they denied it at the
time, the Snider interest went to the
Eustis-EaStman combination, in the hope
of cofraling country sentiment. No one
who marked the course of A. II. Hall
could doubt this. Eastman evidently
caught on and he now sWearS Anoka,
1santi, Sherburne, Chisago, Pine and all
the rest of the northern tier will repay
Fletcher with interest. II. F. Barker
will be resurrected and his little knife
will be whetted for hearts blood. All
OF this falls like rain drops on the armor
OF Fletcher, who has been there before.
He smiles and baleful light shines in
his eyes. but he says nothing.
A
St. Louis convention: 81 intend to
call the delegation to order because |
was named first in the resolution, which,
in parliamentary usage constitutes me
chairman. When we meet
mean to simply call the delega-
ton to order as temporary chair
man and will preside only until the per-
manent organization is effected. Then
l will resign. Understand, l only in
tend to assume this duty. When will
the delegation meet? Not before we ar
rive at st. Louis, perhaps. Possibly Oh
the train if all are present. 1t would be
unnecessary expense and bother to hold
a meeting before.
Frank J. Mead-I never realized how
Old was until L attended the late con-
Ventlons and saw what few of my
Their places were filled with young
men, and on inquiry found that many
of them were the sons of the delegates
with whom l formerly mingled. | can
hardly yet believe it, but it is fact,
nevertheless, that you will meet in our
county conventions more men that have
been born since the war than you will
old soldiers.
There seems to be a growing idea
among number of the politicians that
there is danger of the boom of Capt.
Sam p. Snider whiting before the con-
gressional convention is held. The
chances are that the convention will not
be held for three months yet and the
captains clacquers are already losing
their enthusiasm and deserting his
cause.
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