St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-04
LOOKING FOR A LAMB.
Minneapolis Republicans Have
Trouble in Finding One
for Sacrifice.
Grand Secret COnclave of the
Party Leaders With But
Little Result.
The Exposition Has a Rainy
Day, but Gets There Not
outstanding.
A Man Buried Alive in a
Sewep--KOesSel Ar
raigned.

The Republicans of Minneapolis are
in the same condition as the boy who
sat on the top of high board fence,
fianked by bulldog and bed of wick
ed-looking thistles; he was sure to get
hurt, no matter upon which side he
might jump. The boy had Just chance
of meeting the dog face to face and CIV
ing him good licking without much
injury to himself, while he knew
that the spires of the thistIes
would stay with him for a
good while. The Republicans know
| that they are elected to receive sound
drubbing in the city campaign, butthey
want to escape as much of the after
soreness as possible. They want to put
up their strongest man, SO that they
may be able to say after it is all over,
well, we gave them good fight, any
hOw.' There is where the hitch comes
in. The man with whom they think
they can make good showing, having
political abitions of no low degree, hest
tates to kill himself politically by being
defeated for the mayoralty of what is
said to be Repub lican city. Loren
proffered honor, empty though it
be, of nomination for mayor.
He was waited upon yesterday by
delegation of the men who turn the
crank of the local political machine. but
Uncle Loren" absolutely declined to
be considered candidate. Fletcher
can read the signs of the times
almast as we'll as his neighbors. and,
| foreseeing the defeat of the Republican
city ticket, declines to prejudice his
chances for the congressional nomina-
in t,n hot
even were he to be elected, two years
in the city hall would interfere with his
congressional aspirations.
Last night about 100 leading Republi-
cans, for none but the exalted were bid
den to the feast, assembled in George n.
Marchant's Office in the postOffice build
ing. unbuttoned their collars and agi-
tated the atmosphere until we'll on to-
ward midnight. The serious straits of
the party, locally, was what agitated
ether that carried the workings of their
brains aloft whispered to the stars, Not
yet, not yet do we see our way out of
the wilderness into which we have been
plunged by our own aSSininity for the
past two years, and wherein we are
compelled to wander to and fro, seeking
that which we cannot find. because the
hand of public opinion forever
keeps concealed the guiding COM
pass from our anxious eyes," The elect
met to decide upon candidate for
! mayor, but that candidate is still con-
cealed in the woods. The gentlemen
who had called upon Loren Fletcher re-
| ported that the grim-viSaged old warrior
was as flint from which sparks may be
struck, but from which steady fame
of light cannot be secured, and with
Uncle LOren'S declination to weary his
aging limbs in fast but losing race
staring them in the face they fell to dis
cussing other candidates. Nor was that
! productive of much result, and many
good Republicans who would like to be
mayor had friends in the conclave who
could not see why their choice was not
the strongest man in the city. And so
| it went.
Yesterday. in again declaring that he
positively would not consent to run for
mayor, Loren Fletcher took occasion to
say good word for Potter. That re-
mark upon the butter mans fitness for
the position and ability to make astrOng
run was laid hold of by his friends in
last nights conference and urged as
to lead the ''forlorn hope" But Pot
ter's anti-Catholic affiliations were
urged as a barrier. and the
choosers of the lamb for the
sacrifice turned their eyes elsewhere.
They alighted upon Sam Hill. the
smooth young man who tried to bind
HenDepin county to the Merriam flag
staff before the Republican state con-
vention. Several of the worthy gentle
men present stated that down in Maine
years ago it used to be an everyday ex-
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ability TO do certain thing exception
ally well to say that he could do it ''like
Sam Hill;" hence they thought that
Sam Hill ought to be good candi-
date. But there were objections
to Sam Hill, so the name of
George w. Cooley was proposed
as vote getter. That gentleman was
pretty thoroughly canvassed. and found
to be first rate racer for mile, but
with scarcely the staying power for
Derby distance, which is essential, so
he was dropped. What's the matter
with Steve Lovejoy for mayor?' was
the next question before the house.
We'll, there was little the matter with
him, except that he "weuldn't quite
do" Judge John P. Rea was men
toned as a genial, affable gentleman,
who always diSlikeS to give any man
the worst of it, and G. A. r. man.
Yes, the conferrees thought he was a
good man, too, but
swell, That?"
"Nothing; only that he was not just
the man to nominate at critical junct-
ure. inaSmuch as mayor certainly
must be a man of backbone. Nor was
any one certain that Rea would accept.
Aud so it went on for several hours.
This conference, which was expected to
settle the mayoralty question. amounted
to-nothing. From what occurred on
the third floor of the postOffice building
last night one thing may be put down
as certainty-A. j. Boardman is going
to make trouble for somebody"
**
AS stated in the GLOBE, F. G. Hol-
brook positively declines to accept the
Democratic nomination for county audi
tor. The reason is quite good one,
and is the same which induced the
present auditor to decline renomina.
tion-the position does not pay over
S1,500 at present. ID. w. Ahern is now
talked of, and is willing to rely upon
the legislature increasing the receipts
of the office to degree commensurate
with its responsibilities if he is elected
The Democrats may be obliged tt
patch up their legislative ticket also, as
it is rumored that Matt Walsh and
James SlnllH 90 lOG care TO run 1Or the
legislature in the Thirty-second district
Frank Mailman, nominee for park com.
missioner. also finds that his business
will prevent his discharging the duties
of the position if he is elected, and has
drawn out.
There was not majority of the dele
CATION to the Democratic state conven
ton present at the meeting announced
, for last evening through the columns OF
Republican paper, and another meet
ing is called Tor Saturday night The
Democratic nominees, both city and
county, are requested to meet Saturday
afternoon at the Office OF j. Il. Corrigan
in the Bank of Minneapolis building. to
consider the appointment of the county
and city committees; also the question
of combining them.
G. M. Foote has not yet appointed the
delegation to the judicial convention
and says he does not intend to act hast
lily in the matter.