St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-13
BLETHEN AND MARCHANT.
Still Pitted Against Each Other
and Both Strong.

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The war between the Blethen BOOM
ers and George W. Marchant. chairman
of the city committee. is still the most
interesting feature of political skirmish-
ing. John Goodnow and Col. Charley
w. johnson called on Marchant yester-
day morning and settled the whole
question. 1t is said that they told Mar
chant not 10 call the city committee
together before Sept. /. MarchaDt saws
he wont
Il am not for any candidate or any
faction. said he yesterday. but | am
Tor the party. l have received request
after request from the best Republicans
III the city TO hold off the calling OF the
committee meeting. | am determined
that the city campaign shall not be
mixed up with tile county nominations.
l snail walt until the county convention
Is over. There will be no chance then
Tor trading and jumbing. The members
OF the committee, who understand the
situation are all with me- They can
hold the convention when they please
have no more 10 say about that than
any or the other seventeen: bat have
something 10 say about calling the CON-
mittee together. Anyhow. 1 think Louis
Reed IS showing poor taste He is
chairman of the county committee and
Is trying to run the city committee. We
can get along without him. | don't try
10 run the affairs OF his committee.
He'H nave work enough TO DO to lCok
after his own committee and let ours
alOne.''
Meanwhile the Blethen boomers are
getting Inc signatures of city commit
teenen 10 petition calling upon Mar
chant to call that committee together.
The Republicans have a triangular
fight over the Craftsmanship of the coun-
ty convention. Henry f. GJertsen. Col.
Charlie w. johnson and Dave Simpson
are the candidates In reality il i
Johnson and Simpson against Gjertsen.
Ii Is claimed that the success OF Cert
sen VIII secure the success OF the fol-
lowing slate: {. r. Cooley for au-
ditor. James E. Eye for sheriff.
w A Hummer for register OF deeds:
Henry I. Gjertsen for county treas
urer; Z. b. Leonard for Judge of pro-
pate; Henry Altnow for clerk OF courts.
But that slate has seams in ii. The
GJertsen forces were plentifulIy wal
!loped two years ago. Little reason eX-
ISIS for thinking they are stronger this
year. Some of the candidates on this
slate. As Eye and PIummer are tolerahlv
sure winners. Joseph 7. Mannix for
auultOr anu John b. Steele for Judge OF
probate are reasonably certain OF sue
cess. The nomination of a candidate
for clerk of courts must be made bv a
combination. Ii viii be a lively con-
yeniiou.
Blethen and his boomers are great let
ter and circular writers. just now the
secretary OF the boom association is
sending out circulars Inviting reDre-
Sentatlves TO visit Biethen HEADQUARTERS.
The circular beginning modestlv thus:
Dear Slr-knOWing YOU TO be an active
ana consistent Republican. particularly
interested IN affairs pertaining TO the
municipality, and in the firm belief thai
the very best interests of our party and
OF the city of Minneapolis viii be sub
served by the nomination and election
OF Alden J. Blethen to the mayoralty.
we take the liberty of calling Your al
lentiOn TO the movement in MS behalf.
For two months W. P. Andrus has
been hustlIng for pledges III the interest
OF his candidacy for a legislative nomi-
nation III the Thirty-second district.
Now he has changed his mind and
wants To be nominated for alderman in
the Fifth ward.