St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-03
Although Opposed to the Re-
form Candidate in the
Convention and Later
They Execute Several Brill
] liant Movements and Land
on Their Feet.
The County Committee and
the Administration Both
Safely Gathered in.
And When the Spells are Dis
pensed a Goodly Portion
Comes to the Boys.

The evangelical brethren, whose
cause in politics is that of reform, no
gambling houses and all the saloons
closed after midnight, are not and do
not constitute happy family just at
the present moment. The insinuating
tone adopted in the letter of denial of
Gen. Flower. published IN the evening
organ, does not either simplify or pla-
cate matters to any measurable extent.
As the reform party is at present con-
Stituted and administered in Ramsey
county all is not in harmony.
On the contrary the fable of the Kill
kenny cats is eXemplified in the most
charming fashion. The kids are on top,
not only as the result OF the recent
county convention. but with reference
to the influences and methods which
prevail in the realms of reform. Thurs
days reform victory. when the Rev.
Sam Smith in the interest of harmony
withdrew McGilPS name in the state
convention, has made plain many
things,-among others that the enthusl-
asts who have been yelling ''City Hall"
at the top of their several and collective
lungs for years past are not in it
at all. The victory is not always to
the strong, but it is sometimes.
This explains the predominance of the
kid on the present occasion. The kid,
though apparently extremely ephem-
eral in his physical makeup, is, i'll RAM
sey county politics, strong-very strong.
He bucked against the nomination of
the representative of all reformers-
Mayor Wlight-in the spring city con-
ventiOn. His onset was then without
avail, but it has not been since. He is
the Republican party of st. Paul-all
there is of it at present, and all there is
likely to be of it for some years to come.
Gratis at least, pretty story. Its a
story of recent events, too, and there
fore readable.
Since Henry Johns conducted Sheriff
Beams canvass for reelection SO skill
fully year ago last fall, and when all
the other candidates Oh the Republican
ticket swOre that they were. as a conse-
'quence, sold out. it seemed finally to
have reached the consciousness of the
better element of the party in RAM
@sey county that it was time to drop the
kid fraternity entirely. There has been
a. desultory effort made from time to
time since to do so. 1t appeared to have
met with more or less success. Sam
Nichols and his son Will emigrated
to Everett, WASH, and with them went
Squire McMartin. But still the kids
in the persons of Zollman. Will
Jams, Wilson. Clausan, Reese and the
immortal Lowenstein remained on the
county committee and virtually in
charge of the organization of the
county. They carried their friends
proxies in their pockets. George Lamb
was still chairman of the congressional
committee. He had conducted mar
velous campaign on behalf of Capt.
Snider-just such one as Johns had
conducted on behalf Of the-the Re
publican party had gotten the worst of
it. When this committee came to be re-
organized, Lamb was deposed from the
craftsmanship and the suave and facile
Newell was substituted: but in the in
terest of harmony both Reese and Lamb
were allowed to remain on the commit
tee.