St. Paul daily globe., 1889-04-01
KIDS ARE UP IN ARMS
Ramsey County's Young Re-
publicanS Want the Scalp
of Senator Davis. Il
III
He Has Fed Them on Taffy}
Until They Are Very Q
Sick. y,
.iC
What They Want Is a Num-
ber of Fat Federal I,
Offices.
If Davis Has Any Sense He
Will Come Down Hand q.
somely. ~ 70

The lovely harmony which was so ap-
parent few months ago in the ranks
of the local Republican party has given
place to growls, grumbling and discord.
In place of the blissful condition of
mutual congratulation which even the
sharp distinctions and recriminations
Of the senatorial contest could not de-
stroy, the condition of the party to-day
in st. Paul can be diagnosed as critical.
There has been latent dissatisfactlo in
the party ranks for over a month. This is
now developing into feverish symp-
toms. A malevolent spirit of unrest has
taken possession of the younger men,
bers. They give it out that they will
knife somebody when the time comes.
They are openly and avowedly hostile,
and covert threats of bolts and ructions
are made by the leading spirits. They
don't give continental for Washburn,
they say; they did not support him, and
expect nothing from him, but Senator
G. K. Davis seems to have fed them
nothing but taffy. This taffy has
apparently soured on their stom-
ach-"hinc illelachrym3." Even Capt.
S.. P. Snider has not satisfied
some of them. They asked him for
taffy. They claim that it was on their
shoulders that Davis rode to victory.
On them depended the result of the
elections both two years ago and last
fall. They turned Ramsey county
from veritable Democratic stronghold
into scene of Republican triumph.
Two years hence governor is to be
elected. Four years hence senator is
to be elected. Sinister suggestions of
what they will do, dark hints of what they
will not do, are thrown out. Mr.. Davis
goose was cooked they claim, when w.
ID. WaShburn was elected, and if he de-
sires reelection it rests with the young
men of the party who elected him be-
fore, and who elected w. r. Merriam
last fall, to get him the nomination or
turn it over to some one else.
The fact is none of the piums have
came their way. They are not kicking
so much at that though, as at the
gloomy prospect. So far as they can
see, none of the plums are liable to
come their way. There has been no in
dicatiOn of any thing
DROPPING IN THIS DIRECTION.
and they feel sore. They ask that ast
most of the work of the two next CAM
paigns will fall on their shoulders, they
should have something to say in the di-
vision of the spoils. At any rate, theirI
advice should be asked on some of the
appointments. Senator Washburn, theyf
say, has treated his constituents all
right, but Senator Davis has shown no {
signs yet Of feeding his supporters ont
anything more sustaining than taffy. u
One thing they kick on is this. Capt..
5. L. Snider suggested during the fall;
campaign, that in the event of the bird
of victory perching triumphant on theirs
banners James G. MabOn should be
postmaster. They had talk with SEN.
ator Davis on the subject and he heart;
lily Endorsed the idea. So far as. they
can learn, Capt. Ii. A. Castles is the.
mouth into which the juicy plum will;
drop. They have no objection to Capt.t
Castle, but think he is not the man
ranged should be the recipient of the
favor. They are sadly learning that
prediction promises are very different
from pOst-election provisions. But as
one of them said last evening, ''There
is blood on the NOON" Senator Davis
need not expect their support unless he
uses his influence to send something
good rolling into Ramsey county. An
other of them said: what is Hall do
ing; What is Comstock doing? Snider
is but young man and cannot be eX-
pected to do much right away
Some of them think Window
would make good senatorial
timber, and it is known he is anxious to
re-identify himself with the state which
repudiated him. Four years hence
they are prepared to run him for the
nomination against C. K. Davis, and
they say they can get it if they try. In
other words, they are disgruntled at
the way the cat is jumping, and are
prepared to tell Senator Davis that they
have no further use for him. They
claim to have elected him, and demand
that he recognize the fact in substan-
tial way, threatening that if he does
not do so they will take his scalp when
the time comes.