St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-26
And the Effect the Club May
Have Upon Local Poll (
tics.
Democrats Gleeful Over the
Threatened DisSenSion In y
Republican Ranks.

lCuOfutC tIic lcpuUllCdn party VI MIli-
neapolis, will find that it has large job
on its hands. Several years ago the ex-
tremiStS of the g. 0. p.. numbering some
200, organized what was then known as
the Reform club, with Rev. w. w. Sat
terlee as its first president, and for
months poured out its vials of wrath on
every one who failed to join the ranks.
Harrison hall, which was the scene
of many political fight, was
the headquarters of the club,
and for many nights before
elections it was thrOnged with motley
crowd. The Salvation Army soon after
ward gained foothOld in the city, and
the curious betoOk themselves to the
hall when the drum and tambOrine We'd
with each other in their praises of all
that was good. The Reform club
dwindled into nOthingness, and to-day
it is numbered among the never-tO-De-
revived bodies of the Flour City.
born IN the cradle of fanaticiSm, prom
ises to shake up the Republican dry
bones more effectually than did the Re-
form club or the late lamented citizens
movement. The former had too much
religion and not enough practical poll
tics in it; while the latter was not
started soon enough to make any head
way in presidential year. The move
which is now on foot threatens to COB
BILE up the g. o. p. body and bones, and
unless Tim ByrneS is recalled at once
the Republican League will be left ''out
in the cold" next fall.
Up to few days ago the Republican
leaders in Minneapolis were slow to
talk on local politics, saying it was time
enough to revive unpleasant memories.
and being satisfied that the only office
in the city for which they would be
obliged to fight, viz: that OF mayor,
could be taken care of when the time
came. But this new and unexpected
move of the disgruntled has set num-
Der of them thinking. They feel ''reaf
bad'' to think that their efforts to en-
force the Sunday closing law and the,
ordinance against gambling haye not
been appreciated, and they feel more
like joining with the Democrats to de-
feat the ultra fanatics than taking up
the cudgelS against the leading church
members who are identified with the
new move. TO say the least, it is cold
soup for the present administration,
and what must they do TO overthrow the
mutineerS?
A plan has already been decided on,
it is said, by which the Republicans
hope to win. There is no getting over
the fact that if shrewdness and political
cunning will accomplish anything, the
Minneapolis Republicans of the Daven-.
port-Evans-DaviS type will see that the
party is not cleft out in the cold" The
plan by which this is to be accomplished,
haCtilu 1nniAnA /, q Un0d
one. but some of those identified with
its formation were, to say the least,
little indiscrete in giving out particulars
before the preliminarleS were arranged
and the whole machinery tested. 1t is
proposed to get as large number of
Young Republicans as possible to join
the "Band of Hope' and take as active
a part in it as the charter members.
Those to be selected are to be good
speakers and to all intents and pur-
poses in harmony with the views of the
club. They are TO see that their num-
bers are sufficiently large that OH joint
ballot that they can dictate the appoint
ment of committees and platform of
the party. They are to see also that
they have the key to everything. includ-
ing the cellar, and when the time comes
can take the organization by the throat
anu Sliuu Ou1 ttS CAioUChCCs IO q
shrewd move, but the fathers of the
idea were wanting in political sagacity
when they allowed their plans to be
scattered broadcast so soon.
Wnen it become known that this was
the trap set for them, the members of
the new club began to look at each
other with eyes of well-grOunded suSpi-
cion, and committee was Immediately
appointed to examine into the past his
tory and present political as well as
financial standing of the members; it
was also decided to see that no new
members were admitted unless their
honesty of purpose was vOuched for by
some of the officers of the club. This
was poor news for the schemers. Bob
Evans, it is said, was the maddest man
in town, Loren Fletcher excepted, but
Loren's wrath was perched on a differ
ent pail. The bulls eye he was trying
to strike was at NOrthheld, and he took
but little interest in the new move. All
effort was made to deny the report that
any anti-pOlitical reform move had been
entered upon, but it was no good. 1t
only tended to strengthen the rumOr in
the minds of interested politicians of
both parties.
The Democrats, of course, hail with
delight the birth of the new club, and
would willingly contribute to the sue
cess of the ''good cause" had they not
more important business to attend to
now. Nothing helps any party so well
as dissatisfaction in the ranks of the op
position. The Democrats can afford TO
stand back and see the enemy annihi-
late each other.
Fred Widenheimer. who gives his adj
dress as 122 Hennepin avenue, has adj
vertised for fifty young kittens. Can it
be that he is going into the sausage
business so late in the year?
Carmen n. Smith does not care to
talk on the political reform. Like Har-
risOn, before he was elected president,
Carmen proposes to keep his mouth
shut lest he should lose his feet and
William Henry Eustis get the Union
league presidency.
William Henry Eustis has already
promised the Union league members
wine supper if he is elected president.
1t looks as if William and Henry will
have to drink alone. nHe
Has the Union league lifted the ban
of Freeman Lane yet? "Free's" roast
OH Ills party d6 IHe hepupllcdH oIdte
league meeting last summer is said to
be one reason why he is giving the wind
chance to toy with his 'beautiful
whiskers" His voice, however, re-
mains, but good attack of ''influenza"
may modulate that sufficiently TO cover
up his identity.
The New Druids' Hall.
The hall of Minnehaha Grove No. s,
United Ancient Order of Druids, in the
the Masonic block of we olden time,
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