St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-12
His Newspaper Rival Cites
Some Readable il Ancient
History,
And Shows That He Was Not
True to McGill Four Years
Ago.
The Ex-Governor Advised 10
Place His Boomer Under
Bonds
To Insure His Loyalty at the
Coming Republican Con-
vention.

The impression Is quite general
throughout the state that the citizens OF
Anoka county, without regard TO race,
sex or politics, are enrolled under tine
McGill banners. ready TO follow Editor
Pease 10 81. Paul later in the season and
demand that the Republican state con-
vention nominate eX-GOv. Mctiil for
governor; but thisiimpression has been
iudely dispelled. Away back in lSsS
Anoka county was McGill county, and
in that year elected a delegate to the
state convention instructed 10 support
Gov. MeGill for nomination. At the
head OF this delegation was Editor
Pease. now the grand marshal or the
eX-g0Yernor's forces. bat Editor Pease
did not support Mr. McGill In that con.
yention. according 10 the Anoka Herald,
which. last Saturday. under the head
ing security Wanted" printed the
following;
In announcing Hon A II McGill as a
candidate for governor, the CniOn has this
10 say:
The people are for him. and from one end
OF the commonwealth 10 the other he has
hosts OF friends. Friends VINO VIII stand by
him 10 the end. Friends who money cannot
buy or change Friends whom realize mat ne
deserved a denomination ina lSs5. and such re
alization will cause them 20 labor uaeeas-
ingly TO have that wrong righted. Z he Union
Is IN u Tor McGill from now on, and whether
IL wins or whether IL loses. Ii will have the
consciousness OF supporting noble, true
blue Republican man who. when cruelty
beaten out OF the nomination, never suiked,
etc"
This IS very pretty but when II is remem.
bered that the editor OF ths Union was one
Of the instructed McGill delegaes VINO
howled and voted for Merriam IN iSss. thus
cruelty Deatiug McGtli ont OF the nomina-
ton. ii becomes very funny. Brother Pease's
recent affection for Mctsill may be case OF
''smitten conscience, but the Herald will
kindly suggest 10 eX Gov. McGill as matter
OF safety that before inIrustiag his tender
'bOomlet' to the exclusive care OF Brother
Pease he should require the latter 10
give good and sufficient bonds" on eondi.
lion OF us being Kept IN the McGill camp. II
this is not done aud Brother Pease should
DO as he did in 1855. ia about 1895 he would be
making anot her fearful racket 10 have the
cruel wrong righted. In the interest OF
suffering humanity make Granville give
bonds.
The ancient" history resurrected in
the preceding clipping shows that ex
Gov. Mctiill had some friends in Anoka
county fonr years ago Bat the Herald
claims that they are now ''Out OF sight.
and that, aside from Editor PeaSe. not
one can be found. The situation is sized
up after the following manner by the
Herald
If there is any demand" in Anoka for the
nomination OF ex Gov MEG II, il has been so
securely concealed in the Union Office that
none of it was allowed TO get out Possibly
il Is in "a very weak stale ana needs wet
nurse. II Brother McGill is satisfied with
Granny III that capacity no one else ought
10 kick.
Editor Pease and the Mctiill boom
were given several more spicy para
graphs. none of which will annoy the
Union man grertly except the one in
which he is termed Granny" This
title Mr.. Pease does not take kindly TO,
because. as he stated TO GLOBE man
a few days since. he had not been called
Granny since he was a boy" The Of
fensiye paragraph follows:
The 81. Paul GLoBE. in mentioning the fact
that McGili mad announced himself d can
ddate, kindly selected campaign commit.
tee for him, consisting of numbsr of prom
iuent ''kickers' and ''bolters" the chairman
being Granny Pease, or Anoka. We gods
and little fishes that our iiustrious towns
man should be dubbed Granny"
The Herald regrets to explode the
very pretty little story 10 the effect that
Editor Pease has worn a McGill badge
ever since the convention Of 1883, with
the avowed purpose OF never ceasng In
urging Mctfilis cause until the latter's
administration had beeh Endorsed by
the customary second term. but il is
obliged to do so. and performs the dis
agreeable duty in the article which fol-
lows:
The truth is that Brother Pease was sent 10
the state Republican con qenlion in the
year Of our Lord IsSs. as delegate from
Anoka county. instructed 20 vote for MeGili
Instead OF doing THIS he went into the Mer-
ram camp soon after reaching the wicked
city aud voted for Merriam on every ballot
II is very sad to destroy The pretty romance
but Brother Pease will not deny the correct
ness Of the Heralds statements.