St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-04
DOWN WITH lEGkTEE
That Was the War Cry at a
Republican Meeting
Last Night.
"R0BBST B0ER0MMfE" NOT MT.
Resolutions Adopted De-
nouneing the Forestall-
ing Process.
Ill REPUDiATED WRIGHT
In Hopes of Saving Wheaton
From Instant Death.
"R0BBST B0ER0MMfE" NOT MT.
I REPUDIATED WRIGHT
EG!LL'S REPLY TO THE P. p

AT Mulllken's hall, corner OF Seventh
end Cedar streets, last night, an attempt
was made to aLswer the question, "Wbo
constitutes the Republican party in st.
Paul?' The hall, which seats 800 or 400,
was crowded to its utmost standing
capacity, and there must have been
more than 500 persons present. They
came in response to the following card
of invitation:
Dear Sir: The friends of eX-Gov. A.
II. McGiIl and of Hon. F. B. Doran,
leng opposed 10 having a candidate
histed upon the Republican party hy
Mayor Wright and few persons sum
moned to his Office by him, will hold
meeting at Mulliken'S hall, corner Sev
enlh and Cedar streets (over IerXa's
store, Tuesday evening, April 3. 1891.
bring along with you any good, honest
Republican in sympathy with US.
COMMITTEE OF FORTY.
Fully one-half of all present were
Representatives of the West side, repre-
senting the friends of +. b. Dorau.
The question at issue was as to the
propriety of Mayor Wrigbts action in
naming his own successor, or, more
properly speaking, naming the Repub-
licaD candidate for mayor; for in the
presence of tie merry row which The
Republicans have inaugurated no one
VIII suppose that Republican mayor
can be elected.
1t was nearly $50 when Gen. Mark
u. Flower called the meeting 10 order
and nominated Eli S. Warner, of the
rH tnr oh irIp aC
u. Fauntleroy, also of the Seventh
ward, was CHOSEN as secretary.
Upon taking the chair Mr.. Warner
made speech of thanks in which he
stated that the meeting meant some
thing. 1t meant that there is no room
in the Republican party for any but
honorable men. The lair way 10 do
business is openly and above board
not for few to get together and at
tempt to fix things. He declared it
was not his way to go into back alley.
especially private office, and crtlcise
other candidates and fling abuse at
them.
Gen. Flower said that he desired to
give expression to his feelings. In the
course of short speech he said
the meeting would not have been
called had it not been for the
meeting in the mayors office, at
which it was pretended to place CALI
candidate in the field. He alluded 10
the fact that McGill and Doran
have good many friends in the
city who oppose such course as that at
the meeting in the mayors office. The
mention of Doran'S name elected cheer
ing. Gen. Flower said he would not
have opposed the candidacy of DIR.
Wheaton if the meeting had been more
public and the friends of Doran and Nc
Gill had been called to the meeting.
Speaking for Gov. McGill, after having
a conversation with him, he would say
that Mr.. McGill would have withdrawn
if his friends had been invited
10 the meeting, and it was found that
DIR. Whoa atom should be the candidate.
Gen. Flower then offered the follow
ing:
Resolved, That the members of the
Republican party here assembled de pre-
cate any attempt on the part of few
Of the workers OF the party to speak for
the Republican party in advance of the
be properly presented; be it further
Resolved, That, in our opinion, the
city convention, soon to be assembled,
Is the only proper place TO determine on
the candidate for mayor, and that we
hereby pledge unanimous support 10
the candidate Of the party there nom
mated.
G. ID. Brunson made a speech, in
which he took the blame FOR calling the
meeting in the mayors office, and said
that Harris Richardson had asked the
consent of the mayor to hold the meet.
ing there, and he assisted in inviting
Republicans 10 the meeting Mr.. Brun-
son said he had gotten the consent of
DR.. Wheaton to attend the meeting at
1880 the day of the meeting and his
consent to be a candidate for mayor.
The consent was given at st. Joseph's
hospital. he further said that DR..
Wheaton was not Mayor Wright's cam
didate, and he knew nothing cf the pur-
pose of his consenting until after told
SO by Mr.. Richardson about noon of
that day.
He proceeded at rather tiresome
length TO relieve DR.. Wheaton Of being
the mayors legatee, and as he pro-
ceeded seemed TO fix more firmly than
ever in the minds of the audience the
fact that this was the third meeting in
the mayors office to name candidate
That was what he was trying to avoid.
but it was what he accomplished, never
theleSS.
Harris Richardson followed Mr..
Brunson, and spoke as the attorney of
hopeless client.
Both Mr.. Brunson and Mr.. Richard
son made several oratorical efforts. the
former especially seeking to call out a
few cheers for The mystical individual
whom he demoninated as "Cyclone
Charley" but every attempt failed. ex-
cept upon some patriotic remark on
general principles.
Mr.. Richardson stated on his positive.
personal knowledge that Mayor Wright
had nothing to do with it; he had called
the meeting to take rlace in the mayors
office without the latter's consent or
knowledge, and had subsequently apol.
ogized 70 the mayor for the liberty
taken: Personally, he had wanted to
run Wheaton for mayor the last picIf
years, but Wheaton had declined; new