St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-24
pies party in Hennepin county and in
Minneapolis.

Minneapolis.
The Martin-Lucas-E Edwards gang pre-.
vented the Endorsement by the Peoples
party county convention of candidates
who were the known friends of labor,
and thereby gave certificates of election
to some Of the most pronounced enemies
of Peoples party principles.
This same gang. by its bungling or
dishonesty, perhaps little of both, pre-
vented partial fusion on the city
ticket, aid thereby assured the election
Of rank enemies of organized labor,
when those enemies might have been
defeated.
So'much this Martn-Lucas-E Edwards
influence did. That much was enough
to condemn it, but this influence went
further
Late in the campaign several places
on the Peoples party straight county
ticket, not legislative ticket, were va
cant. The official county had already
been made up. Then the Martin
some ,'indorsements.'' Those pre-
tended Endorsements were bartered
away. Some candidates state that they
were offered Endorsements. but de-
cined them because they could not pay
the price.
These 11th-hour Endorsements finished
the work of the element in control Of
the Peoples party in Minneapolis and
Hennepin county. The men who were
honestly Peoples party adherents now
see where they were misled. They be-
lieye that they were tricked out of sub
stantia results for all that few might
benefit by il.
That is why the PEOPLES party. as
figure in Hennepin county ard Mime
apOlis, will be dead or under different
domination when the next campaign
comes.
Another name is now mentioned as
that of the possible next postmaster of
Minneapolis, and the name is Joseph q.
Scollen. So far as can be learned. Mr.
Scolen has never said word to any
one about wanting the postOffice. But,
if he should want it, he can find plenty
of strong, solid backing. MIR. ScOllen
made good run for city treasurer
against heavy odds. He is a popular
the race for the poStmasterShip he will
make it lively Tor the other fellows.
C. B. Maben once published in his
personal organ. under the caption, 'Po-
litical Dead Ducks the picture OF
man whose smooth, clearly cut features
were adorned by pair of ElZevir edi-
ton Blethenian side whiskerS. But the
owner OF the features depicted in Ma
ben'S picture doesn't believe that he is
quite so dead as some people think he
is. He did some strong campaign work
and now wants his reward. His name
is Frank F. Davis, and he is mentioned
a. romiSing candidate for city at
orney.
Coroner w. j. Byrnes has begun
contest of Springs claim to election as
coroner. The returns give Spring
plurality of only forty votes. DIR.
Byrnes will be better satisfied to be de-
clared defeaGed after recount. A. ID.
Smith, who is ByrneS' attorney, has
another contest to fight. He will not
say who his other client is. but it is be-
lieved to be G. A. Stockwell, who was
beaten for the legislature in the Thirty
second district by only about fifty votes.
The Lowry organ is making deter
mined fight against the appointment of
jim Nash as superintendent of police.
The fight is made solely on the ground
that Nash is backed by Goodnew. Of
course, Lowry himself is close enough
to Eusts to prevent NaSh'S appoint
ment if he tried to. But if the Lowry
organ is opposing Nash without having
been told to do it by Lowry, Nash will
be benefited by the opposition.
Uncle Loren" Fletcher has been
writing a letter to the New York Herald
in reply to inquiries for his views on the
necessity for special session to revise
the tariff ''IJncle IOreno advises the
Democrats to have special session, of
course, because the attitude of Repub-
lican papers on this question has given
HIM his cue. On the tariff question he
is Shifty TO degree peculiarly Fetch
eresque. If the tariff is burdensome on
the poor. change it, says Fletcher. Mind
you. he has not an opinion as to whether
it is or is not burdensome:
Capt. Louis Ness denies that he wants
to be chief Of police. He says he is sat
isfed where he is.
The street commissioner fight in the
Eighth ward is troubling the Republic
cans. Flanders, the senior alderman
from the Eighth, has been jim 1ripp's
law partner and will stand by Trip
for the street commissionerShip. Miner
was elected on strongly anti-Tripp
platform. He won't accept Trip. The
Republicans fear that Miner will
desert the Republican side of the cOun-
ell if they force Trip down his throat.
On the other hand, they dare not insult
Flanders, the senior alderman, by re-
fusing to elect Trip. The other alder
men hope to effect compromise.