St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-11
SAM AND The SQUIRE.
A Snohomish Paper Jumps
Upon Ex-Republican Lead
ers of st. Paul,
And Is Inclined to Think Their
Nominations Indicate
That q "Hen Is On"
ssDoe" Fish Grows Envious of
Herr Most and Says He's
a Pluto.
Striking Difference Between
the Sage and His Chosen
Lieutenant.

This has been a peculiar campaign so
far, but there are indications that things
are warming up, and in few weeks
the boys will all nave their coats off and
be working along the old approved lines.
Before the people get too much excited
1t is interesting to review some of the
amusing things that are being done IN
various parts of the country. From
away out OF the shores of Puget sound
comes the report that several of St.
Paul's former political heavy-weights
are IN the swim. and in it ''up to their
necks." A little more than year
ago 1t will be remembered that Sam III.
Nichols, eXoil inspector, eX-clerk of the
supreme court. and, lastly, eX-candidate
for comptroller of st. Paul, pulled up
stakes. and. III company with Squire
W. III. K. McMartin. of the West side,
departed for the new state of Washing
ton. Well, the earth did not tremble.
nor did Puget sound dry up when
Messrs. Nichols and McMartin located
at the rising town of Everett.
In fact it is certain that at that time
the people of SnOhOmiSh county did not
begin to realize what had happened.
They have since learned. however. A
year ago the city of Everett cut no fig
IL III pOllSlSS vi hOIiOuOlliloH COuDlJ.
The county seat, Snohomish City, and
One or two neighboring precincts near
by ran the county. Bat whether be-
cause of the arrival of these two emf
nent st. Paul Republicans or because
the Standard Oil crowd took hold of the
place and planted number of factories
there, the fact remains that about
year ago Everett began TO boom, and
when the Republicans came to hold
their county convention this year, Ev
erett came in with nearly enough dele
gates TO control the body.
These were under the leadership of
Messrs. Nichols and McMartin. and it
did not take them long to form COM
bination with place called Lowell, by
the terms of which the nominations
were devdpd between Everett and Low
ell. OF course this took good, high
class work, such as the thousands of ac-
Quaintances of Mr.. Nichols in this state
know him TO DE capable of, and no one
will grumble that out of it came the
nomination of S. Ii. Nichols for state
senator and that of Squire w. H. r.
McMartin for county attorney. An ell
defeated county seat crowd at SnOhom-
lsh, however, fixes up the ticket and the
platform after the following fashion:
l. For governor. John McGraw.
=. For state senator. sam Nichols.
). For state representative, Charles Laugh
ton.
4. For superior judge, John Denney.
5. For county attorney, W. III. II. McMar-
tin.
PLATFORM.
First-We believe United States senators
should be chosen by the bosses, and the Office
given TO the highest bidder.
Second-We 90 not think it wise to trust
the affairs of Snohomish county to the dam
phooiS who came out here years ago. and
hewed out their homes in these forests. and
now pay heavy taxes on the same, but are OF
the opinion that such matters should be
placed i'll the hands of those trained politics.
Il laaMinneapolis.
Third-We point with pride to the ex-
cellent record made by Gov. Charles Z
Laughton during Ferry's absence. and do
most heartily indorse his veto of the anti
Pinkerton bill.
Fourth-Wee air fur the Everett Land cum
paney; d-n Thee peple.
FIfth-keep still; there's q hen on.
To understand this fully it is only
necessary 10 state that the Republican
nominee for governor in Washington is
the notorious Boss McGraw, who
formerly ran a saloon and gambling
house in Seattle and who was response
BILE for the Democratic victory in Seattle
a year ago. Charles Laughton is the
present lieutenant governor, to whom
was delegated the duty of vetoing Ger
tain railroad and anti-Pinkerton bills
passed at the last session of the legis-
lature. Gov. Ferry having skipped away
TO avoid doing so.
Verify, there is a hen on in Washing
ton this year; but the Puget sound poll
ticians will find that they are mot in
it, with Samuel and the Squire.