St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-25
IT'S A DECIDED KICK.
Many Republicans and Bust
ness Men Stirred Up Over
the PoStoffiee.
They Think Deputy Hughes
Has Earned the Right to
the Place.
Uncle Loren Fletcher Will
Not Bother Snidep This
Trip.
The Political Reform Club in
a Hard Row Of Financial
Stumps.

There is large tempest raging just
now IN the Republican political teapot
In Minneapolis, and all because the
present indications are that Deputy
Postmaster Hughes is going to be side
tracked to make room for Maj. Hale as
Postmaster Ankey's successor. The
business men generally want to see
Hughes get the Office, and they are not
well pleased because of recent political
disclosures in this connection. A large
number of prominent Republicans
signed Hughes application for the
place, and close friend of Congress-
man Snider is authority for the state
ment that that gentleman expressed
himself as being in favor of Hughes.
That. however, was before he was
aware that Maj. Hale wanted the office;
and now Snider comes out in favor of
Hale. Republicans generally are dis
pleased with Senator WashburR and
Congressman Snider because of their
cruel disregard for civil service in this
department. The business wing of the
party all want to see Hughes
get the Office on the ground of fit
ness and because of the claim that
the Republican party has been making
for some years past that it was the only
party that wanted and fought for fed
eral appointments on civil service
basis. They argue that Minneapolis
Republicans never had better oppor
tunity of demonstrating their faith and
sincerity in the principles of civil serv-
ice than now, and a number of them
threaten to desert the old ship if Hughes
is not appointed. They are surprised
that the Minneapolis papers that al
ways take occasion to roast such out
spoken anti-civil service men as Con-
gresham Lind, should not punch up
the local representatives in Washington
on this postOffice matter. OF course
these newspapers dare not say word
against Senator Washburn or Snider,
particularly at the present time, be-
cause of the coming election. They are
in hopes. of course, of being able to
gather in handsome bonuses for sound
Ing the Republican horn.
A Republican who runs fashionable
store on Nicollet avenue, and who has
done much for the party of his adoption,
was asked yesterday what he thought of
sidetracking HugheSsfor Maj. Hale. He
said:
II don't want to appear in print on
this question at all and if you will
promise to keep my name out will give
YOU nv opinion as you ask" On being
assured that his name would not be pub
lished, he said: "There are many COM
binations connected with the appoint
ment of a successor to Mr.. Ankeny
which of course l cannot open up, but
which | would be glad to if had time.
But as you asked me what my opinion
is of the slate to ignore Hughes. will
say it is outrageous. Hughes should get
that office, and when / say that l am
simply vOicing the sentiments Of nine
tentbS of the Republican business men
of this city. Whenever we want any
information on postal matters we are
always referred to Hughes, and he is
not obliged to consult book to answer
you either. He has the whole business
on his fingers ends, and we're it not for
him the business men Of the city would
lose many a valuable hour waiting for
some one 10 look up an answer to their
questions. We ought to have post
master who Is one In fact, and not in
name, and in Hughes we would have
such man. 1t would be nothing more
than fair to appoint him. He has spent
8 number of the best years of his life in
that postoffice, and has been doing all
the difficult work Of the office, while
some one else got the credit for it, and
uOW L vain w OCO ulL1 4OM0AuOO AOA II q
labor. do not think, however, he will
be appointed, though he has a splendid
list of Endorsements. You can mark
what l say, that unless he gets the ap-
pointment there will be howl, and the
Republican party in this city will gain
nothing by it; they will lose consider
able, and they need never again pre-
sumo to say one word in favor OF civil
service reform"
1t is strange, but it is a fact just the
same. that Uncle Loren Fletcher has de-
cided to remain quiet-politically speak
ing-this fall, so far as his being can
didate for any Office is concerned. Up
to couple of weeks ago MIR. Fletcher
was making all necessary preparations
to run for congress. 1t was his lnten-
ton to compete with Sam Snider, though
satisfied that the young Republicans
would all stand by Sam. In view of the
bad break that Snider is credited with
Hughes application for postmaster,
Fletcher thought the formers chances
of a denomination were not very good,
and so he proceeded to marshal his
forces. To accomplish anything in the
Fourth congressional district he must
have Langdon with him. The latter.
however, had previously announced
himself in favor of Merriam, and that
meant harmony, so he could not prom
Use Fletcher anything this time. A
conference was then held, and it was
decided for the good of the party that
Fletcher must not press his claims this
season, particularly if Snider wanted
second term. Fletcher, seeing the fates
against him, accepted the situation as
best he could, and now he is tout of
politics." so far as his candidacy for
office is concerned. He has promised,
however, to pitch in and help all Re-
publican nominees out. 1t will come
somewhat aw kWard to the ''little vii
lain' to have to talk for Merriam and
Snider the coming fall, but he will do it
If he keeps his promise, else he might
as we'll join the Democratic party, for
he will stand no chance two years hence
of getting the congressional nomination.
Congressman Samuel P. Snider will
be the nominee of the Fourth district
Republicans to succeed himself. There
NAV be other candidates, but they can
not possibly be successful. Snider
wants the nomination. and, with Ram
sew and Hennepin counties behind him,
he cannot be defeated. Ramsey Repub-
Iicans will support him because of his
efforts to get handsome appropriation
for their new government building.
Hennepin county is already in line for
him. and unless some mischief workers
start in and do some harm, there will be
no opposition in the convention to him.
The Hennepin and Ramsey county
friends of Merriam and Snider have