St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-05
POLITICS, POLITICS.
The EARLY Birds Are Out
Looking for Worms
Already.
The Congressional Fight Is
Becoming Quite Interest
ing Even Now.
]. B. Gilffllan and F. F. Davis
Added to the "MeGinty'
List.
a Story Of Capt. Terrill's
Touching Generosity to
Mcintyre.

"For heavens sake wait six months
before you ask me that question again.
There Is nothing new in politics that 1
know of. 1t is too early to talk politics
YETI
This is the way the prominent Repub-
licans who are struggling to keep the
official bee from buzzing too loudly in
their bonnets usually answer political
questions. But notwithstanding their
efforts to suppress political emotions,
they must inwardly admit that the po-
litical underground cOnduits are being
laid with an eXactneSS and precision
that would have made Manager Dorsett.
of the National Subway company, a
millionaire had he the same receipt to
follow in the laying of his jumbo be-
meath the pavement. The aspirants are
many for all the offices that will be va
cant next fall. and they all believe that
'the early bird catches the Worm,'' if
the worm is abroad.
There is more figuring being done on
the congressional question now, per-
haps, til an on any other outside that of
governor. 1t was thought a year ago
that the election of Snider would settle
the matter for four years at least; that
as it was customary to honor the con-
gresham with a second term, the rule
would be observed next fall. But like
everybody else who has to fight for all
he gets in the world. Congressman Sni
der will have opposition, and strong OPP
position, too, in his own party next fall.
He will find before long that the same
brotherly love that greeted him on the
party's platform in Minneapolis year
ago, will have sOured into dscord, and
Ii reports are true. he will have no less
distinguished citizen to defeat-if he
does defeat him, than Hon. William
Henry EuStiS. the Would-be president of
the Union league, and general admirer
of James G. Blaine. OF Maine, whose
style of Oratory William Henry has
copied and practiced with success for
some time. William Henry wants to go
to congress, and relies a good deal on
his bTOadgauge ideas as well as his I'M
dying friendship for Blaine, to
carry him through. He, how
ever, will not have walk-away
by any means, for it is a well
known that Loren Fletcher, who has
time-and what is better still to run his
political mill for half dozen years if
necessary, viz, mQney-will be in the
race. What Loren's chances are the
public knows without wasting space
here. Later bulletins bear the name of
eX-Congressman j. B. Gilfillan, who
had the extreme pleasure few years
ago of burying Loren "in his best Sun
day clothes" when running for the same
office. Gilfillan says he is "out of poll
tics" but close friend of his says he
will be held back until it appears that
the honors are going Fletcher's way,
when he will be sprung on the enemy as
he was before, and carry off everything.
Though his presence in Minneapolis
now has been credited with originating
the recent cold spell, it is the Intention
of his friends to allow him to remain
here until the ice crop is harvested,
when he will leave, not to return until
the soda water fountains are in use
again.
F. F. Davis, it is said. will be candi-
date, too, unless the late unpleasant
ness growing out of the Blaisdell-Col-
lum trial, and the split in the union lea
que, are covered up. Davis says he is not
a candidate never thought of it, and is
too poor to go to Washington and MAIN
tain the position IN society that a
Northwestern congressman must do to
accomplish anything; but he seems to
forget that number of men go to
Washington poor and return rich.
When Snider went to Washington all
was well at home. but the young fell
lows have got matters mixed terribly,
and shoel will be to pay.