St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-18
POLITICAL POTHER.

A day or two since some Minneapolis
Republicans were discussing the
chances of that city for securing the
national Republican convention in 1892,
and one of them remarked that the said
chances would be greatly improved if
r. B. Langdon had been chosen IA
tiOnal committeeman instead of Bob
Evans. for the reason that LangdOn has
a wide acquaintance with influential
politicians than Evans has and is much
more of hustler. This led to revela-
ton in regard to the election of Evans
which was news to the GLOBE scribe
who stood by. 1t was alleged that
Evans played it low down on LangdOn
in the matter at Chicago. The latter,
it seems, according to the story, had
said that he wanted the place
In case Gen. Alger should receive the
nomination for the presidency. but 9TH
erwise he did not care anything about it.
An agreement was made on this basis,
but it is alleged that Evans did not wait
for the outcome of the convention. In
stead of this, he hastily called all of
the delegates together except LangdOn
and secured his election in advance
of the nomination. The gentleman who
told the story said that Langdon really
did not care for the place, as Gen. AlgeI
was not nominated. but that himself
and his friends were generally offended
at Evans for failing to keep his word.
and also for ignoring LangdOn in the
matter. The opinion was hazarded that
Evans would find some hot opposition
If he came up as a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
The Mortified News comments at
some length on the account given in
the GLOBE some days ago of the recent
meeting of Minneapolis Repub licans to
devise ways and maanS whereby Gov.
Merriam's scalp can be captured next
year. The News seems to think that it
is another scheme to display the ''hOg-
gishness of the Twin Cities by nominal
ing a Minneapolis man for governor. but
as the meeting was very friendly
to Hon. T. B. Clement. of
Faribault. it does not appear
that this intimation is exactly ju ST. Per-
haps demonstration in favor of Mr..
HeatwOle would do something towards
healing the rapidly widening breach be-
tween the city and country factions of
the Republican party.
It would not be a difficult matter to
manage, either, for there are a great
many Republicans In Minneapolis who
indorse Mr.. Reatwole's position. They
say it is true that there has been
great deal of 'hoggishness" manifested
in st. Paul and Minneapolis in the mat
ter of distributing Federal Offices, and
they are actually lying awake o'nights
deVising schemes for revenge. 1t is
something of coincidence, as it were,
that the most of them are disappointed
applicants for places under the admin.
isJratiOn; but that fact should not be
considered. They are all industrious
workers in the ranks of the faithful,
and they probably deserve the offices
fully as much as those who have re-
ceiVed them.
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A Minneapolis Republican, who first
saw daylight in Indiana, and who
claims to be an original Harrison man,
INDUCED in some caustic remarks on
the street the other day regarding the
man who beat Cleveland. He is a dis
appointed candidate for local federal
office, but that fact probably cuts
small figure as cause for his remarka-
bic change of heart. There were
at least a half-doZen Republican
heelers standing around him listening
to his criticisms of Ben. but not one of
them raised up his voice in defense of
the great and good Harrison. It is fair
to say that Joe Murtz was not in the
crowd.
The Kansas Republicans are organiz-
Ing Authorization clubs, and num-
Der of leading Republican papers in
Iowa, are declaring against prohibition.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster will have to do
some more missionary work, or her hope
In the Republican party will be ever
lastingly smashed.