St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-28

On MONDAY the e-gl0ved military
messenger Of the mayor was earning his
salary carrying around to various poll
ticians copies OF the following circular:
Hon. Dear Sir: You are ear
neStly requested to be present at my
office at 4:30 O'clock Tuesday afternoon,
March II, to meet a number of gentle
men and discuss matters of much I'M
portance 10 our city in view OF the APP
proaching election. You will confer
favor by making special effort to be
present. Yours truly. T. P.WRIGHT."
Noone seems to know the exact basis
of representation OH which the meeting
was called, the only understanding be-
ing that it was anything to beat McGiEf.
All day George n. Warren, Henry
Johns and other personal hand
organs OF the mayer were
busy drumming up recruits, and quite
a number were added to the original
. list. When the meeting was called to
order there were present from the vari-
Gus wards, in. their numerical order,
Mat Jensen, u. P. Ritt, j. Ii. Welter
storff, L. d. Sheehan. William L.
Ames, Charles Reichert, John Harris,
Henry Johns, Shell Blakeiy. Darius f.
Reese, George n. Warren. Ill. b. Willis.
Ed OZmun, NJ. j. Bell, l.. Il. Chamber
lain. Harris Richardson. Ed Bean, Nj.
d. MUM. Ii. G.. Grlswold, Stanford
Newell, j. ID. Markham, John billiard,
e. NJ. Orr. Ii. T. Stevens, F. Boyer.
Henry Weber, Tom Howard and f. C.
Stevens.
The mayor opened the ball by de-
cfaring that he was not candidate for
mayer, at which Henry Johns aud
George Warrea expressed their regret,
and the others maintained discreet
silence. The mayor then said that mas
much as the meeting had so unani
mously Endorsed the administration he
felt that The administration had a GER
tain right to say who should succeed it.
Still there was a little hanging back, and
the suggestion was made that a ballot be
taken for first and second choice. This
was adopted, and when the hat was
shaken out there were found to be eight
first choice for McGiIl, six for F. c.
Stevens, four for Doran, four for E. q.
Rogers. four for +. l.. Schurmeier, four for
II. L. Stevens and four for F. P. Wright,
read. "First choice, Louis Liverpool;
second, F. P. Wright" The mayor
looked saspiciously at Tin Sheehah
wher this announcement was made,
and Henry Johns moved TO cut and deal
over.
1t was then moved to call on the wards
in their order. Jansen, Ritz and Wolter-
StOrff said, "The First is for McGiil,"
and the mayor looked troubled when
Tim Sheehau uncoiled himself and de-
clared that "McGill would get unani-
nous delegation from the First, and the
whole police force couldn't stop it."
William l.. Ames, who learned the
sentiment of the Second ward when it
unanimously defeated him for the nOm-
nation TO the legislature two yeurs
ago. said his" ward was ''agin McGill,
ne reckoned." -
There was some division on the Third,
but when it came to the Fourth Henry
Johns said the ward had concluded TO
fly into the face of Providence by ut
terly ignoring him, and was as un-
doubtedly as it was unwisely for Nc
Gill. Reese looked wise and said moth
ing
George Warren, speaking for the
board of public works, said the Fifth
ward would not be-permitted to name
single delegate for McGill as long as
he was in the ward, and he wouldn't
vote for him if he were nominated.
NJ. j. Bell said he was against McGill,
but for once the ward had forsaken
him and would be for McGill ultimately,
as Doran was only local candidate.
Harris Richardson spoke for the Sew
enth as safely anti-A1cGlll, but Harry
Griswold said him nay, and there you
are.
Grier M. Orr thought it depended ON
how the municipal judgeShip went, and
! was non-eommittal as to the Eighth.
Tom Howard deftly assumed his
normal position astride the fence, and
declined to commit himself for the
Ninth, while f. e. Stevens declined to
commit the Eleventh. The Tenth was
not represented.
1t tranSpires that the especial griev-
ance of the mayor lies i'll the fact that
McGili, and not the mayor, WAS chosen
for the honor of the Craftsmanship Of
the committee having i'll charge the
entertainment of Gov. Mckinley. This
stration of the administrations wrath,
but certain politicians allege deeper
grievance.
: When the name of the ex-governor
was first mentioned, it is stated, certain
friends of the mayor approached the
parties who were i'll charge of tile Nc
Gill movement and SOFTLY insinuated
that if certain appointees of Wrights
were taken care Of i'll the u0tful event
of McGilPs election, the administration
would come out for him. The McGiH
men promptly declared that the candi-
date himself was heavy enough to load
the party, and they didu't propose to
take any more ballast.
Early in the contest, Darius F. Reese
took sides with the McGill forces IN.
known to the Wright men, who inju-
diciously invited Reese into the rat
killing yesterday, and when he bearded
the mouse in his den and told the
mayor what he thought of some Of his
appointments, all present saw what had
forced him into the McGill camp.
Ed Bean made a strong play to spring
Schurmeier, bnt the friends of various
German candidates for city treasurer
headed this deal off with deadly prompt
ness.
Bob Seng said he was for Wright
until the day the convention was held
which meant good deal. The meeting
was in session for three hours, and ad-
! joxrned to meet again next Friday, the
day being agreed upon as an appropri-
ate one for the execution which will take
| place.
Meanwhile the Democrats are amused
| by the efforts of one soft mark to kill
off anotheN and are fully persuaded that
| if there is any man easier to defeat than
+ p WRIGHT that man is A r Mc(Iilt