St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-17
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
Those for County Offices Seem to
> He Going Begging.


: BE Going Begging.
The scramble for nominations for
county offices on the Republican ticket
loses earnestnesS as the time for max
ing the nominations draws near. Early
in the spring the Republicans were GER
6 tain that they would sweep everything
in sight in this campaign. They had
years, and this year would be
no exception. Why shouldn't they?
The county was supposed to
be Republican,, normally. With
those ideas in mind the would-be Re-
publican candidates were on the hustle
from early morn till late at night. In
terested friends held caucuSes and made
combinations. Those who were candi-
dates on the nationality issue secured
Endorsements from papers Of their re-
spectlve natiOnalitieS. All around
there was feverish anxiety to secure
nominations, so much that half a dozen
candidates could be found for every Of
/ flee to be filled.
That spirit has departed from the land
of Hennepln. Candidates are few. 1t
is a noticeable fact that becomes more
noticeable while the days are passing 10y
that the enthusiasm of the Republicans
began to wane as soon as the national
convention was over. The current has
been ebbing ever since. The failure of
the Republicans to hold a ratification
meeting after holding two or three
meetings to make arrangements was an
indication Of the paucjty of enthusiasm.
he disappearance of the county Office
candidate from the field since is a
further indication that is being rapidly
prOpagated only to be harvested III a few
months as a crop of actnalltieS. A few
nominations have already been disposed
of and there is no rush for the others.
For nearly two years it has been fore
gone conclusion that Frank M. Nye
would again be candidate for county
attorney. Marcus p. Hayne has had an
ambition to serve the county in that
office but he is satisfied that this is not
a Republican year, so is content to let
Nye get all he can out of it. J. n.
Bearnes had enough of the race last
campaign. He stayed up O. nights get
| ting ready to sweep the convention oil
| platform of racial and religious
| prejudice only to find, when the day
of the convention arrived, that he never
stood as much chance of getting the
nomination as snowfall. does Of with
| standing the temperature OF Rev. +. y.
Holman'S traditional hell. 1t might be
remarked in this connection that that
element will not get as much of a show
this year as it did two years ago. Then
| it was not we'll understood. 1t came into
| the convention with a full list of candi-
| dates and nominated one of them before
! Its real character was understood. This
| year, however, it is being watched. and
| it will be Of no use for that element to
| put up a man, nor for any of the men
| pushed forward by it two years ago to
ask for anything.
But t0.return to candidates. John II.
F.. Steele is almost assured of the nomina-
| ton for Judge OF probate on the Repub-
iican ticket. jim Nash says that he will
| be nominated for clerk of courts. He'll
bet Oh it, SO there you are. That seems
to settle Dickey'S fate. although DO rea-
son has ever been advanced why Dickey
| should not be given the nomination.
| Those nominations may be looked
upon as settled. AS for the others,
while they have not been parceled out
| as yet, there is no anxious hustle fol-
any of them. Jim Eye will be nomi-
mated for sheriff if he wants it. But
| Jim doesn't care much about max
ing the run. He sees the hand
writing on the wall and all over
the ceiling. He doesn't believe
that the Republicans will win. Willis
| IluiHllcI 10 WILLIE ~ Iuu III lCSioUCI
of deeds, but he is not working hard tC
secure the nomination. The multi
plicity of candidates who were flying
the nationality banner in their march
! toward the same nomination have ap
| parently gone into winter quarters
Nothing has been heard from them fol
months. The nominations for auditor,
treasurer and coroner are waiting to be
plucked, The hang over the wall in
plain view of the world, but they are
passed by as scabby fruit, acrid to the
| taste.
Wake up, Republicans, and make &
little stir after these offices. The Dem
ocrats don't want to go into figh
against men who have nothing but
wooden guns and tin SwOadS.