St. Paul daily globe., 1890-08-03
Their Work Entitled Them to
Some Consideration From
the Governor.
Their Cause Looks Different
When Sized Up by the OPP
posing Faction.
Nichols and McMartin We're
on the Slate and Frea-
ney Was Not.
A Lively Week Ahead in Poll
ties--Random Notes on
Many Topics.

The "kids" are young but they are
kicking as hard as though they were
full-grOWn goats.
''It is hard to be sat on at any time,"
remarked one of the leaders of the Ram
sey county "kids" last evening, "but 1T
is doubly so when you are deserted by
man who is under obligations to you.
That element of the Republican party
of Ramsey county which has been
dubbed the kids had right to claim
representation on the state committee,
and more than that, had right to ex-
pect that it's claims would be needed.
The delegation sent to the late Repub-
lican convention from this county was
composed entirely of this element,
which has, in fact, always stood by Gov.
Merriam in his fights. We were entitled
to two members of that committee, and
we secured not even one. The names
of two of our best workers were urged,
and we we're all agreed that there was
no doubt of the appointment of at least
one. To our surprise. and, l may say.
modification, w. j. Freaney was named
instead of either of the men recon-
mended by u.s.
lis not Mr.. Freaney good man for
the place?, incurred the GLOBE man.
Eyes, l guess Freaney is all right,
although he stood back last spring with
Stanford Newell and refused to help US
through" was the reply. "Then. again,
where did Mr.. Freaney stand two
years ago? At that time, when
we, the much-abused kids were
battling for Merriam, MIR. Freaney was
working for Albert Schetfer, and. In
deed, was one of the men who contrib
uted most to the Schetfer victory in
Ramsey county primaries that year.
Under the circumstances, consider
Mr.. Freaney's appointment a direct
affront to the young and working ele-
ment of the Ramsey county Repub-
licans."
"What have the kids ever done?"
asked veteran Republican yesterday,
who hates the Observation-Disclosures
Lamb Nichols aggregation as his satanic
majesty is supposed to dislike holy
water. 81 feel confident that short
review of the last four or five campaigns
in this city will show that the kids are
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pensers, and that the party never ac-
compllshed so little as it has under the
leadership of this clique.
$50 back to the campaign OF 1884.
In that year the Republicans elected
their entire county ticket, including a
majority of the board of county COM
miSSionerS.
"The kids had never been heard of at
that time.
ain the fall campaign of 1886 DR..
Ames carried this county by over 5000
majority, and yet the Republicans
elected the sheriff, the register OF deeds
and the county treasurer, all by good
majoritles, Bell having over 1,200.
"The year 1886 was decidedly all Off
wear, and the kids had never been
heard of up to nor through that cam
paign.
Coming on down to the spring cam
paign of 1888 when the Republicans car
ried the council. Did the kids have the
management then? Not at all. They
had not yet appeared. In the fall
of 1888, however, they made their
first appearance, and with what result?
In spite of the fact that the Democratic
majority was only half as large as that
of DR.. Ames, the ''kids" elected Bean
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cause of the fact that Tom Caulfield
was an independent candidate. Bells
majority was nearly wiped out, and the
Democrats carried the treasurer and
everything else.
sThis was the record Of the kids In
1888 on their first appearance. Every
body yet remembers the brilliant eXh1-
btion they gave last spring at what
may be dubbed their second advent.
For the first time in years the Demo
Gratis carried every general city officer
and nearly every aldermanic seat. In
view of all this | fail to see how the
kids have the nerve to claim anything
for the work they have done. They
have accomplished nothing. Their
every move has brought disaster to the
party"
'.lsn't it fact that the kids carried
the delegation to the late state convel-
ton for Merriam?" queried the repor-
ter.
''How did they carry the last prlmar-
ies?" was the answer. WAS 1t not
simply by default? In some precincts
no votes were polled; In others but two
or three, and In none was there quar-
would be willing to wager that men
have started out the day befors the
holding of those primaries and knocked
the whole 'kid' combination clear out
of the box. AS said before, this crowd
is out for the stuff" and this explains
their great anxiety for representation
on the state committee. They are a
damage to the party, and you will find
that they will be shelved in the coming
local fight"
Oil Inspector Sam Nichols and Judge
w. H. r. McMartin, the two gentlemen
backed by the ''kids" for places on the
state committee, while they are keeping
ratheraquiet, are nevertheless feeling
very sore. The West side judge fancied
that he had about the same as received
the appointment Immediately after the
convention, and Oh all the states made
by the governors organ Mr.. McMar-
tins name appeared as Ramsey's coun-
ty's representative on the committee.
Both these gentlemen were dumped"
by the voters in the late spring election,
and the experience they went through
bravelY without cussing the governor
and w. j. Freaney openly.
The Fifth district Democratic con-
gressional committee will meet in Min
neapolis next Wednesday and fix the
date for the holding of the congressional
convention of the party in that district.
Ex-senator Jonathan Simmons. of Lit
tie Falls, is the chairman of this COM
mittee, and the meeting has been called
at Minneapolis on account of the meet
ing OF the state committee in this city
on the same date. Senator Simmons
thought he could in this way secure
much larger attendance at the meeting.
In all probability there will be little
good Democratic music at this meeting,
and, if not theu, certainly at the con-
gressional convention, which will be
held later.
The Republican organs have again
set out to stir up a row in the Demo
cratic camp. Notwithstanding the fact
that there is no contest being made for
the Democratic puDernatOrial nomina-