St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-26
THEIR TALE or WOE.
Republicans Who Wanted to
See Postmaster Ankeny
Get Out.
How Ed Davenport Was
Quietly Induced to Let
Go.
Aid. Potter's Recent Retrench-
ment and Reform lnven-
ton Discussed.
Dr.. Burrell Will Probably
Get Another Calling
Down Soon.
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But when I'm i'll her company
The hours, oh! how they fly !

The night that I'm to see my love
The day goes slowly by,
But when I'm in her company
The hours, oh how they fly!
This expresses the feelings exactly
that permeate the systems of the candl-
dates for postmaster and the present in
cumhent. To Mr.. Ankeny the months
appear as days, while to the hungry,
wuuld-be poStmaSters who stand on the
street corner AMI gaze at the big gov
ernment building. wondering when they
will write postmaster after their sigma
lures. the days seem months. There is
but one plum and there are several
small toys waiting for it. But the great
drawback is that the plum will not be
ripe for several months yet. and the
gardener has expressed himself very
fOrcibIy on the time it shall he har-
vested and not before. In other
words. Postmaster Ankeny will be
PERMITTED to serve out his term
that half dozen hungry Republicans
are anxious to see him go at-0pce. 1t
was the intention of the Minneapolis
Republicans TO remove Mr.. Ankeny be-
fore his term of office expired, but Con-
gresham Snider, who is Il shrewd poll
tician in his way. entered protest on
the grounds that as the Democrats al
lowed Postmaster Laraway to serve his
term, it would be political suicide for
the Republicans to remove Mr.. Ankeny
before the expiration of his term OF Of
flee. The wise heads were strong
enough to hold back the political coyotes
who we're literally jumping over each
others back to yet the Office. The cold
winter has made them desperate and
they are using every lever available.
Some say there are six candidates in the
field for the p0StmaSterShip, but so far
two of them have kept we'll under cover.
The GLOBE is able to give Its readers
this morning the names of four of these
candidates and the grounds OIL which
each hope to get the office.
The first name mentioned for this Of
flee after the Republicans went into
power a year ago was that of Deputy
Postmaster Hughes. The business
men for the most part expressed them
selves in favor of his candidacy, and
particularly because of his long connec-
ton with the office. which insured him
4 thorough knowledge of its work
ingS. hughes was really not a candi-
date until number of leading business
men, who do not cast ballot oftener
than once in four years, expressed
themselves so forcibly in his favor. and
then he quietly admitted that he would
willingly accept the responsibility if put
on his shoulders. Congressman Snider,
it is said, favored Hughes for the place,
as also did Thomas Lowry, Col. w. s.
King and others of that class, but when
the Working Republicans heard of
this cut-and-dry business to rob some
of them of what they thought rightfully
belonged to them, they were furious,
and expressed themselves in good,
choice language 10 this effect when they
met Mr.. Snider. The young congress
man was in dilemma. What could he
do, and do it for the best interests of
the party, and let himself out at the
same time? a happy thought struck
him. Senator Washburn would claim
the appointment, and he would gradu-
ally withdraw from the case entirely.
He received his nomination from the
young Republicans" and, if he de-
sired a second term, must sing if they
whistle. 1t was SO decided, and he soon
after announced through the columns
of Minneapolis paper, in the shape of
an interview, which looked as if it had
been written before the reporter saw it,
that he did not know anything about
the postmaSteFShip, as that was a sena-
tOrial appointment, and to get any in
formation on that score it would be best
TO see Senator Washburn. Thus Mr..
Snider saved himself and left Hughes
''tO paddle his own canoe" Hughes
candidacy is backed by large number
of the leading men of the city, but few
practical politicians have advocated his
appointment, simply because, as they
say, that he has never given any time
and less money to the party'S advance
mtnt, and that it owes him nothing.
They want to see one of their kind get
the place.
The reported candidacy and probable
appointment of Mai. w. d. Hale, is
causing a great deal of unpleasant
thinking to the other candidates. but
the majors candidacy so far is merely
conditional. This may, at first sight,
appear little absurd, but it is a fact
just the same. The reason why his
candidacy is conditional is this. Ed
ward Davenport has been in the field
for this office ever since Harrison was
elected president. and particularly so
since Senator WaShburn'S election.
Ed. did a heap of smooth work for
Washburn in st. Paul last winter, and
the senator is thus under obligations to
the eX-cierk of the district court for the
latter's services. The major and the
senator, being business partners for
years, thought it would help the for
mer's chances to the postmaStership and
not hurt any one S feelings if they could
satisfy Davenport, who had the larger
wing of the party behind him in his
claims for the place. The watchword
was and is. Let US satisfy Davenport
and all will be we'll" Matters were al
lowed to drag, to work out their own
salvation as it were, until Mr.. Wash
burns recent visit to Minneapolis dur
ing the Christmas holidays. New the
cries were then advanced to solve the
problem, and the census inspectorship
was decided upon to appease Daven-
ports thirst. If they could but get him
10 accept the Office all was clear sailing
for the major; il not, then other means
must be adopted to get Davenport
out of the way. He could not ask for
the postmastership and accept the cen
suS appointment also. This of course
explains why Davenport has been
so modest about the census Job.
He said he did not want it. And now,
that the facts in his connection with the
posto1ice chair have come out. it Is
plain why he did not care to accept the
$500 ''yob." Ed was never too mod
est to ask for all he wanted and more if
IL were in sight.and il is still question
whether this little appointment will sat
isfy him OF not; if it does not, then Maj.
Hale will withdraw and let "dog eat
dog" A leading Republican in talking
on this subject yesterday said, that