St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-22
WRIGHT TACANDIDATE.
A Republican Conference Mon
day Favored McGill.
A BURRS- WRIGHT MEETING
Planning to Give the Repub-
licanS "Pure Primaries"
THE GOOD MIR. LANGF0RD
Resurreeting the Citizens
THE GOOD MIR. LAKGF0RD
Resurrecting the Citizens
Committee for Cullen.
VERY NICE KETTLE OF FISH.
Just as the GLOBE predicted.

again for mayor, In spite of his alleged
letter of resignation.
He was previously disappointed to
find that his letter did not create a
popular uprising to request him 10 re
consider it.
Then he took a vacation, hoping that
during his absence an unpremeditated,
spontaneous movement would be
worked up by his friends. but the at
tempt of the handy henchmen in that
direction met only with rebuffs.
An effort was made at one Repub-
lican meeting to indOrse him, but it was
voted down; and at two others lit was
prearranged that an effort should be
made TO indorse him. but after private
consultation with some of the "audi-
ence" il was deemed unsafe to take the
risk of another turning down. The last
contemplated attempt was the evening
before the mayor returned, but as that
flashed in the pan, he found ON his ar
rival that he was still unhonored and
unsung, save in the columns of the
Pioneer Press. which was such a ques-
tiona5le supportthat it augured ill.
The hypocritical withdrawal having
failed to work. he has now decided to
throw off the masks. and designs, in a
few days, to say, and SAY it boldly"
that he is in the field. The GLOBE,
oh oron ntA iCfi
ply anticipates for the public the action
decided upon.
The movements of Mayor Wright
have been precipltated by another dis
appointment. Some twenty-five OF
thirty Republicans met at the Com
mercial club Oh Monday to consider
who it was best to nominate, but in
stead of there being any commentator
for Wright, he was condemned. Moses
Clapp, a. G. Clnusen, NJ. ID. Flower,
Gates A. johnson and c. l. Horst were
among those present and the only
names seriously considered as cand-
dates for mayor were ex-Gov. McGiN,
Eli Warner and F. B. Doran. The SEM
timent was so strong for McGill that the
others soon dropped out of sight.
The development of this meeting so
alarmed Mayor Wright that he con-
cluded it would not do to longer remain
under cover lest McGill should get too
much headway. He accordingly called
unto his coursel, jim Burns. whose
''pure primaries" clubs of the last few
months were Instituted by that worthy
as diversion in behalf Of Wright.
As the result there was another but
smaller conference held at Magee's
restaurant yesterday, among those pres
ent being Burns, Chief Garvin and H.
Is. Willis. 1t is rather surprising that a
public restaurant, with such thin
partitions, should have been select
ed as trysting place. but such
is the fact, nevertheless. Burns having
found that his own nominal candidacy
was too transparent to aid Wright, now
goes openly into the Wright counsels,
and the plan proposed at yesterdays
meeting is to have the Burns following
aid in carrying the Republican pri-
marleS for Wright. 1t was arranged to
hold another meeting today to consider
further details, and it is possible that a
less conspicuous place will be selected.
The BurnSWright com blnation have
still another string TO their bow. 1t ap-
pears that the. citizens com mittee of
fifty-fve, which flourished two years
ago, Is not entirely defunct, be-
ing perpetuated by an executive
committee, of which that good
citizen, but unsophisticated poll
tican, n. Z. Langford, Is chairman,
and II. l.. Williams is aid -de-camp.
This little cotere are planning
to present o. o. Cullen as citizens
candidate for mayor, and the ubiquitous
Burns and truly good Langford are
working together to bring about this
conSummation. The suppositon of the
Burns-Wright combination is that with
this citizens diversion (and labor and
Prohibition tickets as welD, Mr.. Wright
can secure plurality over the Demo-
cratic nominee, Notwithstanding his un-
savOry reform administration"
Any other Republican candidate is to
be oversloughed by the champion of
'pure primaries" furnishing the Dem
ocrats to run the Republican primaries,
and thus the present incumbent hopes
to secure the nomination and knock
out the choice Of the meeting at the
Commercial club. as we'll as use the
Burns-Langford combination to make
the necessary citizens diversion at the
polls.
1t is (Or was, prior to this publication
the programme for the Pioneer Press to
come out OH Sunday next with the an
nouncement that after thoughtful con-
sderation the distinguished services of
Mir. Wright must be retained, and that
he had therefore reluctantly consented
to be a candidate as public saviour.
It's neat job on paper, but
1.-The best laid schemes
o. mice ana men gang aft aglee.'