St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-06
SUPPRESSED LETTER
Of DR.. Wheaton's Is Given to
the Public.
COMMITTEE CALL ON HIM.
Headed by Gen. Chiropodes
Bucephalus Bruuson,
BUT He DECLINES THE COLLAR,
And Now the Wall of Josef
Floats to Heaven.
BUT He DECLINES THE COLLAR,
TWAS WHEATON OR BUST.

The suppressed letter of DR.. c. A.
Wheaton has at last found publication
The doctor returned yesterday, and
promised the letter TO the GLOBE for
publication if the Republican papers
did not Immediately print il. The editor
of the Dispatch learned of the fact, aid
Immediately proceeded to get out an
extra of his paper containing the letter.
AT $3.50 yesterday afternoon DR..
Wheaton was seen at his Office by rep
resentatiye of the GLOBE.
II gave a copy OF my letter of with
Grawal from the mayOraity contest to
the Pioneer Press and Dispatch Tuesday
last" said DR.. Wheaton. II gave it to
these papers, wishing its publication. 1t
has not appeared in print. and the
GLOBE is welcome to copy of the let
ter. l am entirely out of the matter
now, and under no consideration will |
allow my name to be used as Il caudi-
date for mayor"
While DR.. Wheaton was talking with
the GLOBE man, George Thompson, of
the Dispatch; Chiropodes Bucephalus
BrunSon and Lane K. Stone suddenly
appeared IN the office.
Gen. Chiropodes, etc, has apparently
cut the acquaintance of Col. Richardson
since the latter publicly stated that lie
was so discOurteOuS as to call the meet
ing in the mayors Office without con-
suiting Mr.. Wright. Gen. Chiropodes,
etc, has due and keen sense of the
proprieties, and hence Mr.. Stone ap.
peared as the proxy for Col. Richard
son.
The Republican trio hustled DIR.
Wheaton into a side room and closed
the door. The GLOBE reporter took his
leave.
Ten minutes later the GLOBE man
caught sight of Mr.. Thompson racing
like quarter horse on East Fourth
street in the direction of the Dispatch
office. His haste was to get out an ex-
ira edition OF the Dispatch containing
the Wheaton letter, to avoid being
scOoped by the GLOBE.
1t seems that number of Republic
ans. who are not hand in glove with the
McGill movement, held secret meet
ing yesterday afternoon, at which
committee, consisting of George Thomp-
son, {. b. BrunsOn and Lane K. Stoue,
was appointed ii call upon DR.. Wheaton
and urge him to reconsider his determi-
nation to not run for the Republican
nomination.
The committee was far from being
successful. DIR. Wheaton informed the
gentlemen that under no consideration.
would he recall his letter of declination.
The suppressed letter reads as fol-
lows:
ST. PAUL. Mimi, April 5.
Mr.. George Thompson, Editor st.
Paul Dispatch-My Dear Sir: When l
announced my Willingness last Satur-
day to become a candidate for
mayor on the Republican ticket
] did so under the impression that it
was the unanimous request of the party
that | do so. Subsequent events have
proven that | was wrong in my under
standing, or impressions. l therefore
beg you to publicly announce that am
no longer a candidate for the nomina-
ton, and desire that my name be no
longer used i'll that connection. Very
respectfully, G. A. WHEATON,.
AS the letter appears in the Dispatch,
1t was dated April ), though the original
letter was sent April 2, as stated by Dr.
Wheaton himself. There is theory
that when Mr.. Thompson found that DR..
Wheaton was resOlute. and that the letter
would be printed in the GLOBE, which
gives all the news, he induced the
doctor to omit the portion which some
what Indignantly alluded to the trap
into which he had been drawn by Mayor
Wright, Gen. ChifopodeS BrunSon and
Col. Harris Richardson, and rushed 1t
into print with the date changed.
OF course the publication had ceased
to be news when il appeared lastsuight,
as the GLOBE of yesterday had an
nounced its existence and substantially
given its contents. All day there was a
hurrying to and fro in hot haste to see
what could be done.
The Pioneer Press announcement of
certain defeat without Wheaton was ac-
knowledged as true. but Gen. sChi-
ropodes Bucephalus Brunson still
thought that if he could secure Wrighrs
consent to run. the machine might he
saved.
There were meetings at the Dispatch
office, at the Pioneer Press office, and
various other resorts of politicians.
1t was rumored at an early hour
this morning that Gen. Chiropodes,
etc, and Col. Harris Richardson
had kissed and made up, and that an
other meeting is to be called by the
colonel in the mayors office, unbe-
knownst to the occupant, and that Mr..
Wright is to be taken by surprlse,''
and rushed in and forced" to stand in
the breach at the eleventh hour.
And still Josef. like Rachel, refuses to
be comforted, and goes about the streets
warbling:
"Of all sad words by tongue or pen,
The saddest are these-it might have been"