St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-26

Wizard recepJlOn III 81. raul at Tie Eodu
of the ZouaveS. and the next spring they
elected him mayor by a majority OF
5000. A more recent illustration: A
little over year ago people were down
on Western avenue tearing up Tom
Lowry's tracks. There were Doreas
societies in North Minneapolis that
prayed, and labor clubs in South Min
neapoles that swore. All OF them de-
clared during the strike that they
would never ride in another of Tom
Lowry's cars. Within six months they
were all riding on the street cars
again, and the herdic line which
they started had gone into bankruptcy.
The Minneapolis Republicans partake
of the same character. This town
seems to have gone crazy over Fletcher.
The Republicans are Fletcher-mad. He
is locked upon as the Moses who will
lead them out of Egypt and into
Canaan. Now, what on earth has
Fletcher done to entitle him to any such
idolatry. Two years ago he bore the
same relation to the Republican party
he was the same sort of Republican
as Charlie Gilman and Albert Scheffer.
He sulked in his tent. He contributed
neither moral nor financial support TO
the campaign. He was a kicker. almost
a bolter. What now causes BIN 10 pc
looked upon as the savior OF the party!
"Now, I'll explain that. Mr.. Fletcher
was made chairman of the committee
appointed by the city council to see
that the census was properly and cor,
rectly taken in this city. He employed
Ed Stevens. He was responsible Tor
that annex When the trouble came
up Mr.. Fletcher was up in Dakota look
ing after his agricultural interests. lie,
and he alone, was wholly responsible
for the census imbroglio and the subse-
quent disgrace to the city. Every bit
of the scandal connected with that
matter should be credited to
Loren Fletcher. Has he faced the
music? He has made Ed Stevens,
who acted and worked under his orders,
the scapegoat of the whole affair. Nor
is any of the credit for getting the
CITY back where it should be under the
the recount due to Fletcher. He has,
/ believe, made small contribution IN
money, but he has done no work. All
of the credit for that should go TO the
present committee, which SUCCEEDED
Fletcher's annex He didn't nave
anything to do with the securing OF tne
recount for st. Paul, by which Dotn
cities have been put upon an equal
footing. And yet this man, to Whom
belongs the responsibility OF all the as
grace and opprobrium cast upon lne
CITY. and none of the credit, is looked
mon as a god. who cannot receive too
much alteration from the puny creatures
who are blessed by even living in the
same city with him.
.'That letter which Fletcher wrote 10
the Pioneer Press is another mattef
which is disgusting to decent people,
Republican or otherwise. In the hands
of MANY men whom l could name those
facts would have been woven into an
article that would have been gem.
In the hands of Fletcher that outburSt
became coarsely disgusting.
ssBut this is the man who is now
looked ND TO in wonder. He got Olson
to nominate him and Blethen to support
him. He expects that by looking wise
and setting his under jaw. ne Will De
boosted into the mayoralty, although ne
has never done anything for the party
to deserve even passing recOgnltioh. l
have looked into this situation, ana
studied it. [ know Fletcher and MS
work thoroughly. What l have mere
told you may be relied upon, Doth as TO
the accuracy of the facts ana the sentl1
ments expressed, which are entertained
bv more good Woodworking Republic
can leaders than you would belleVe1
even were to name them" !,
This gentleman appeared to mean all
he said. and he said more than IS mere
published. He criticised the Republi1-:
can papers of Minneapolis in a manner
that would have made the editors q
these papers open their eyes hao tney
heard them. &
Here we have three Republican pa
pers right here in this city," said he,
(which never enunciate one Repup-
lican principle. There is the Times
over there pretending to be a Repub-
lican paper. Its position amuseS me:
There's man named GrevStad about
that office who expects to go to the leg
islature on the Republican ticket =
wants to go, at any rate. Yet Grevstad
opposes the governor. Tue. journal
fights the gubernatorial nominee ane
will, l suppose, until 1t is seen:
There is all occasional gleam OF ne
publicanism in the Tribune, Dut IL ap-
pears only at Intervals
The above statements and remarks
NAV be taken as a fair index OF the
feeling among a good many of the old
war horses of the Republican party IN
Minneapolis. They feel that good men,
honest workers. have been thrown
aside for Republican Achilles who is
political fighter only when ne can get
a big slice of the emOlumentS OF ONCE
holding for himself.
1t is generally understood that In the
struggle for the nomination Tor register
of deeds on the Republican ticket. N.
III. Giertsen has John f. Peterson's hide
on the fence, and barbed wire fence at
that. Giertsen and Freeman L. Lane
have formed political copartnershlp
and are working the combine for all
that there is i'll it. Freeman strongly
inclines to the belief that the classic
folds of a senatorial toga would better
become his heroic form than even the
Alpine-Sunset vests which usually en-
fold his bosom. He is in the fight for
senatorial nomination, and in it to stay
until the last canine has been elevated.
Like Caesar, he is victim OF ambition,
and he purposes giving ambition tull
rein.
Speaking of combinations, one has
been mentioned the very thought of
which should be sufficient to cause the
Olympian gods to use belladOnna, the
better to give themselves an air of as
tonishment. Tt is nothing more nor less
than the coalescing of the forces of the
gallant William Henry Eustis and the
shrewd r. B. Langdon. There is good
deal in such report to make almost
any one stare, but. in the present cha
otto state of Republican politics, many
strange things occur. Anent LangdOn:
1t is certainty that but little is being
or will be done in regard to the legisla-
tive candidates until that mentor OF Re-