St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-03

Mayor Wright and the Pioneer Press
have a pretty good hint by this time of
how they stand as bosses of the Req ub-
lican party. The Republican party
yesterday gave them to understand that
its bed was not in their vest pockets.
1t seems that the would-be bosses,
when they found that their Wheaton
scheme didn't go down as they ex-
pected, undertook to be cunning. They
went aroung amoug the believers in
McGill, and told them that McGill
would withdraw in favcr of Wheat
on, never suspecting that the
story wouldn't be swallowed with a
healthy gulp. Bnt it turned out that
the story wasn't swallowed. Some eight
or ten of the men who had been mis-
taken for suckers" started for the office
of Gov. McGill, in the Price-.McGiIl
building, to interview him on the sub
ject; but before they got there their
number swelleG to fifty eight true-blne
Republicans, who were smothering
their wrath. By the time Gov. Nc
Gill's office was reached there were SO
many OF them that they couldn't get
inside, and they were therefore invited
into the large stOckroom. There, after
brief discussion as to how best to ac-
complish the end desired, it was decided
TO appoint committee of seven to call
upon the governor in his office to aScer-
tain the facts i'll the case.
The committee consisted of the fol-
lowing: First ward, George G. Stevens !;
Second ward, +. F. Conroy; Fourth
ward, ID. f. Reese; Seventh ward. Eli
Warner; Eighth ward. Gates A. John.
son: Ninth ward, Tim Reardon: Tenth
ward. Assem5lyman Schuette; Eleventh
ward. A. G. C!ausen.
Tie first thing done by the committee
was TO inform the governor that fifty
eight men were assembled in the stock
room wishing to know whether he
would redeem the promise made to a
large following of Republicans few
days ago, which was that he would
accept the nomination if it could be
secured 10 him without his active as
Sistance.
Gov. McGill replied that he had never
made any promise 10 friend that he
did not stand ready to redeem.
The committee asked him If he in
tended to Withdraw in favor of Wheaton.
He replied that he was not aware that
any one contemplated asking him to
withdraw
The committee pressed the matter
further, asking him that if in case tha
NATURALIZATION men asked him TO
withdraw if he would do so.
He replied that he did not care to
answer the question until those men
had asked him.
The committee insisted upon direct
reply to the question.
Then he answered that he would
listen to anything that voiced the senti-
ment of the Republican party.
The committee returned to the stock
room and reported. The gathering
there contained some Doran men. A
brief Indignation meeting was held, in
which the entire body asserted that tine
Wright Wheaton movement was as
much of an affrent to one as to the
other.
1t was decided to call general meet.
ing at the hall over Yerxa's store, cor.
ner of Cedar and Seventh, for this
evening. at which every Republican
who favors nomination by the Repub.
lican masses, and not by The present
mayor. shall have recognition on the
| floor.
Of the fifty-six present tbirty-siy
were members Of the city convention OF
two years ago that nominated Wright.
An hour after this meeting adjourned
| a committee of seven from the Wright
Wheaton following, of which Mayor