St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-26
MINNEAPOLIS.
POLITICAL COMMENT.

in connection with the nomination for
that office. it could be taken for granted
he was out of town. w. Ii. GrimShaw
has been mentioned by IA man to whom
he rents a building, and who may he
back on his rent E. j. Phelps has
been mentioned by some one
who has belonged 10 the Mime
tonKa Yacht club. DR.. G. j.
Evans has been mentioned because it
has been customary TO mention him
prior to each election. Aid. Harvey has
had himself mentioned because of his
connection with the transfer ordinance.
A. j. BOardman has been mentioned
generally by the way of a joke, allhough
it may not be JOKE. Henry Beemer.
that chronic off .eseeker who lives out
IN the Thirteenth ward. has been mem
toned. of course. and there were others,
aud last. but not least, William Henry
EustiS.
Is he going to run? Does he want it?
The probability is that 10 one will know
until the day of the convention. In
fact, an important preliminary Is to be
gone through with first-Mr. Eustis
must be urged. One of these days the
papers will chronicle that delegation
of business men has called upon him to
run. The delegation may not call at
the city baltimore likely at the Union
Leegue club rooms. The del
egatiOn will consist of men attired
in Prince Albert coats, high collars
and clean cuffs. The chairman will
make a speech in a nasal key, assuring
Mr. EustiS that the salvation OF Mime
apolis depends upon his remaining Oh
guard another two years. Then MIR.
EuStis. dropping his head on one side
in that cute bird-like fashion of his. will
say that he cannot resist such an urgent
appeal from such source. The dele
CATION will then say "hurrah" three
times in loud tone of voice and depart.
The uext dav Joe MamniX will have
some tickets printed that will read, For
mayor. ". II. Eusiis" There will be
some quiet and effective work at the
caucuses. and William Henry EuStiS
will be nominated again.
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And be elected again? Well. hardly.
This year lie cannot carry woman'S
stocking and TIN dinner pail with him
to impress the voter with the fact that
in order to protect the American work
ingman from the menace of free trade
it will be necessary 10 elect him 10 ap-
point the dog catcher of the city of Min
neapolis. More than that. Minneapolis
is very tired of Mr.. EustiS without
doubt. He has talked too much. tried
to run everything. including the news
papers. and has been almost ubiquitous
III his bOmbdstic personality. He has
talked about my policy" as if he had
invented new plan Of government.
whereas he merely copied and followed
the course OF his predecessor. He has
given the city i'll some respects a Demo-
cratic administration. and every iota of
popularity he has acquired eau be
traced directly to this fact
But there are others-others who can
represent the city at banquetS, make
little speeches, sign warrants aud re-
ceive delegations of ciiizent protesting
against Sunday picnicS-and there are
others who will not try to convict pris-
oners and bulldoze witnesses even be-
fore they are given 4 chance. to have the
3dvice of an attorney. There are others
who won't regard the city hall as their
personal property: who won't retard
public business by unreasonable
quarrels with aldermen; who, in
fact. will mabage to trans
act the city's business without
using its ediet and name for personal or
political aims. There are others who
would make better mayors, and it is
more than likely that one of them will
be elected 10 succeed Mr.. EuStis. Mr.
Eustis may think that he has won over
the Salo0nkeeperS because he has treat
ed them with remarkable degree of
deceney, and-that he has eerrailed the
gamblers by letting the syndicate have
franchise. He may think also that he
can make church-gOerS think he Is doing
all this by the way of moral reforma.
ton, that he can be all things to all
men, but he is mistaken.
While many Democrats of Minneapo-
lis have been anxious to recognize the
otner counties in the selection of four
Candidates for the bench, it looks as
though they will he forced to follow
the example of the Republicans and
nominate four candidates from the city,
in order to protect their ticket. For
instance, suppose the one of the four
candidates for the judg9ships nominated
bG the Democrats should be from the
country, lsanti. Anoka or Wrig hi
county. 1t is reasonable to sup.
pose that while the three
city candidates would receive the
full party support many Democrats
would be inclined to vote Tor one of the
Republican city candidates for the
fourth. This is especially true, as so
many think the judiciary should not be
affected by party issues, and the Repub
licen candidates would be getting quite
a percentage of Democratic city votes
III this Way--a much larger loss to the
Democrats, certainly, than would be
made up in the country if the Republic
cans OUTSIDE the city should
support the country candidate
The four men mentioned fol
Democratic nominations from the city
Weed Munro, z. c. Brooks, Judge Ma.
honey and Benjamin Davenport - are
exceptionally strong, being able attor
neys and citizens of irreproachable
character, bn. the Republicans have
pat up strong ticket, and the risk OF
dividing the Democratic vote is toC
great to make the nomination of a can
didate from the country feasible. The
country candidate would be in grea
danger of defeat, and the Republican
candidates would gain the votes he
would lose in the city through loca
feeling.
NhOYOI LuSIIS, III OlI6 vi HIS CUIU Dld-
cent talks to Tribune reporter, sa(
that the best men of Minneapolis should
be prevailed upon 10 enter politics anC
break into the council. The reporter
naturally asked him to name some oil
the best business men, and the
mayor thereupon proceeded TO spin
off dozen names or Sc
of individuals he desired to compliment
RS Our best men," Among them he
mentioned Lucien Swift Jr., of the
Journal, and w. j. Murphy, of theETrl,
bune. Mr.. EuStis Is ungrateful, or, a
least, uDmindful. When he is dealing
but tatfy. why doesn't he remember his
Btaunch friend, the Times, paper tina
has done more to bolster I'D his
shortcomings, hide his defects anG
parade his virtues? John Blanchard. OF
the Times, has written editorials by
tbe yard in praise Of Eustis. and ha;
aided him at every opportunity Col
w. L. Haskell, since he has assumed