St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-19

lis. convention ball. Now, Chicago Is a
city that resents anything like fresh
ness. The newspapers of that
town have been resenting the
action of the good and wise
men of Minneapolis ever since.
The result Is that Minneapolis Is being
made the subject of good deal of un-
pleasant advertising, some of which is
true and-but that has nothing to do
with the case. Had there been a dis
position in Minneapolis to let we'll
enough alone, not a harsh word would
Ihave been said against this city. The
telegram that was sent to the Demo-
cratic national committee, rendering the
use of the Minneapolis convention hall,
was rather "cocky." as slang has 1t.
gChicago is a little irritable, on account
of the worlds fair and the wind, and in
mo mood to take joke. The result Of
this joke has been what is usually the
desirable result of practical jOkes-the
Eperpetrator gets the worst of it.
Il Minneapolis Is a Blaine city-Blaine
to the suburban districts. But Mime
tapolis is. at the same time, fair
rminded city, where her own interests
: are not concerned-and by her own in
GerestS is meant her -four mills and her
prestige as the largest city in Mime
sofa. Because of this fair-mindedneSs
the Blaine boomers came in for a good
deal of condemnation from MinneapO-
lis people during the convention. 1t
was all on account of the Blaine club
from Fort Wayne, Ind. 1t was generally
understood In Minneapolis what the APP
pearance of a Blame club from one CT
tile cities of Mr.: HarriSon's state meant.
1t was pretty thoroughly known that
al, l. frnp Nrf ot hn
expense of one or two men in that city.
1t was also understood that the man
who was instrumental i'll sending that
club to Minneapolis was disappointed
because he could not get the public
office he wanted. Minneapolis people
did not like that, and they did not like
the applause and cOmmendatlOn heaped
upon the Fort Wayne club by the other
Blaine organizations. But apart from
the discussion of how Minneapolis liked
that club, It's coming was an indication
of how mean the Republicans are when
they get to quarreling among them
selves. Then their latent characters
tics come to the surface That is why
they nominated Harrison.
After all, there were a few bright
riffs In the clouds of disagreeableness
that hovered over Minneapolis during
: the conventiOn-bright to Democrats.
The unStudied frankneSS of an Occa-
sional Republican caused those bright
spots. One fell upon the GLOBE office
s during the convention. 1t was the day
before the nominations were made. A
tail man, a very tall man, clad in lin
EN- duSter. chm whiskers and q. A. r.
badge invaded the GLOBE Office. He
had grievance. and he wanted lit
, righted by Democratic paper. He
was a Republican postmaster. he Said.by
way of accounting for his presence in
Minneapolis, postmaster at Sacred
Heart. Ind. Is that in Posey county?
But hO matter. Some bungling news
paper had printed his name in the same
paragraph with that OF an Indiana DEM
ocrat, who came up on the same train
with him. Democrats in Indiana? Yes,
few. But, to resume; He wanted his
grievance aired. He was earnestly, en-
ergetieally, demonStratveIy, irascibly,
prOfanely opposed to having his name
printed in connection with that
OF any Democrat. All this was
distressing in the office of
Democratic paper. 1t was humiliating
to find a man and postmaster who
thought it a disgrace to have his name
coupled with a Democrat. But the
light, the JOY came moment later,
through this poStmaSter'S frankneSS,
when, his discourse having turned
upon the excellent timber in his gene
illogical tree. he said:
r II come from as good a family as
there is in Indiana. My relations run
newspapers, too. My relations are as
smart as any body. And they are all
. Democrats tOOo