St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-06
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The saltwater Gazette unkindlv remarks
that that obnoxious Doc Fish. who was on
Donnelly's Peoples ticket as an elector. has
been removed. He says he resigned because
his health WAS such that he couldnt possibly
allow his name on the ticket The fact Of
the matter is, that his, name was ueaf1
weight. and Donnelly was Obliged to hook
and cast him high and dry ON the bank where
he can do no harm. and his wiggling and
twisting will be of short Duration,
The Winona Republican tries to please,
both sides by observing that 1.-The nomination
of Joseph Leicht, of this city, for state
treasurer. is compliment TO that gentleman
which he we'll deserves. and if his election
were at all probable, be would be proper
subject for hearty congratulation. Butwhile
Mir. Leieht is personally worthy of the posi-
tlon TO which he has been nominated and
would, if elected, discharge it's duties With
strict fidelity TO his trust, there is no well
grounded reason for the belief that Col. Bob
Letter. the present efficient and popular in
cumbent of the office, will not succeed him
SELF -
The Lake Crystal Union thinks the DEM
ocrats nave not as yet got over their surprise
at the state Republican convention meeting
IN the Peoples church instead Of somewhere
else i'll st. Paul. There might have beeni an
SASCptlOu Uub we DcileVe the onllr6 Qelepa-i
ton was composed Of the best men of the
state. and did not feel out OF place in a
church. even at a Republican convention"
Speaking of the nomination OF Knute Nell
son to catch the Scandinavian vote, the Sank
Center Avalanche saws: '"The Scandina
v1ans will not be gulled by any such Clap
trap. They left the Republican party be-
Cause of its abuses, and they are too intelli-
gent to believe tina; because Nelson might
become governor he could or would change
The policy of the Republican party one iota
Knute Nelson as governor would Just as
surely advocate and carry out every theory
and policy of the Republican party as
though not a drop OF Scandinavian blood
coursed in his veins. The same causes would
exist for them to try and defeat that party
were he ten times its candidate for gov
ernor."
Says the Mozeppa Tribune: while in
congress Nelson was ardent supporter of
the Mills bill. speaking and voting for it.
Now he is put forward to be the leader in
this state OF a party whose watch-word is
and has been ''protection;' almost the d.
rect opposite of the bill which ne supported
as congressman. 1t looks, to an outsider
very much as though there was some power
other than his record as a Republican which
brought about his nomination, aid even
members or the party are not all backward
about expressing their opinion that "a bar
re!'' figures quite conspicuously in it,
The Winona Herald says of the Democratic
state ticket that. better selections for the
state officers fiom governor down could not
have been made, and the sentiment ex-
pressed by all is highly commendatory 10
the nominees. Daniel W. Lawler, of st.
Paul, who was nominated for governor, is a
rlo- vo<1Io L.
He is ably seconded by II. II. Hawkins, the
nominee for lieutenant governor Winona
is well represented on the ticket, Joseph
Leicht having been nominated for the office
of treasurer. and William Mitchell as as
sociate Justice