St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-05
PLOTS OF PLOTTERS.
DR.. Wheaton Has Written a
Letter Of Withdrawal,
WHICH HIS REEN SUPPRESSED,
Eut an Abstract Of 1t Is Sup
piled by the Globe.
MASS MEETIgG TO Be CALLED
With General Chironodes
Bucephalus Brunson in
Charge.
The PLAH FOB A LEGATEE
Fully Proven by the Report
of Wright's Organ.
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The FLAW FOB A LEGATEE
Fully Proven by the Report
of Wright's Organ.
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DR.. Charles 4. Wheaton has written
letter declining to be the legatee of
Mayor Wright and perpeiuale his ad-
ministra:ion by keeping his henchmen
in office.
The letter was written on Tuesday
and delivered TO the Fidus Achates Of
the adminiStration-tle editor of the
Pioneer Press-and by him suppressed.
Here is the manner in which the P. P.
acknowledges the receipt of the letter:
"It need surprise 10 one that he has
already demanded that has name be
withdrawn from the canvass"
AS an excuse for not printing it. Inc
champion of "RoDust Bonhommle"
says:
His friends have refused to permit
step so serious and, as they believe, so
disastrous TO the Interests Of the parry
and of the city to be taken, without
having first had frank and open con-
SullatIon with the Republicans OF this
city: without giving them chance 10
want him for d candidate or not, and
want him enough to make 1t evident
that he Is as his friends believe him to
be, the overwhelming choice OF his
party
Apparently to escape opportunities
anu to wait until the clouds roll BY"
DR.. Wheaton is alleged to have left the
city for 4 few hours, and could not be
found either at his office or residence
yesterday and last evening. He ex-
pected the letter would have been pub
lished yesterday morning. and his
friends declare that on his return today
he will insist on its being made public.
The high handed suppression is Oh
par with the trickery resOrted TO in Sc
curing his agreement to become the
legatee of an administration which has
proven d most lamentable and dismal
failure.
WHAT THE LETTER CONTAINS.
The GLOBE has obtained from trnst
worthy source the substance of the let
ter of withdrawal. DR.. Wheaton says
that when his reluctant assent to be
candidate was obtained it was on the
representation that there would be
TO opposition, and that all other
candidates would be Withdrawn. He
had not personally sought or desired
the Office. and could not think Of max
ing contest, or allow his friends to do
so, for the position. He thanks the
gentlemen who complImented him by
asking the use of his name, but since
the publication of the fact he finds that
other candidates and their friends are
opposed 10 HIM. and as the only object
Of permitting his candidacy was to
unity the party there is no reason why
he should remain III the field. and es-
pecially so as his candidacy tends to
increase contention rather than restore
harmony.
THE NEXT MOVE.
Mayor Wright and his manipuIators
are now moving to have mass meeting
tomorrow night in order to brace up the
doctor and still make him the legatee.
The only hesitation they have about
calling such meeting is the
fear that the McGill and Doran men
will come out IN force and capture the
gathering.
If DR.. Wheaton should be as resolute
as his intimate friends say he is, the
idea of the meeting may be abandoned,
and the suppressed letter published.
One of his especial friends. in speaking
of the situation last night. said:
''It is too great sacrifice TO ask DR..
Wheaton TO run for mayor. He cannot
afford to destroy his splendid practice,
which is worth from fifteen to twenty
thousand dollars a year, to toy with a
ty-five-hundred-dollar office, which
is thankless at the best. He is
no politician, as is pretty well
shown by his course in getting tricked
III the meeting at the mayors Office last
Saturday. l don't believe anything can
induce him TO reconsider and withdraw
his letter declining to be candidate
His real friends, who do not want to see
him sacrifice his business to stand as a
party mark to be shot at. are advising
him to stand by his letter."
WHAT OTHERS ARE DOING.
Meanwhile the McGill and Roran
faction are jubilant over the situation
The candidacy of DR.. Wheaton has
merely stimulated their friends to do
more work, and it is being vigorously
done throughout the city. They dc
not cOncede single ward to the
legatee of Wright. but say the most
he could possibly hope to receive would
be the Seventh ward. 1t is claimed that
Doran or McGiIl will carry every ward
but that, and possibly McGill would
capture the Seventh, thus leaving the
''robust bonhommie" candidate withou,
a delegate. even if he was overpersuad.
ed to remain in tie field, which, his
friends say. Is not at all probable.
There is a great deal of amusement
expressed among the politicians ovei
the attempt of Gen. Cnlropodes Bucep
halus Brunson, and Col Harris Rich.
ardson TO relieve DR.. Wheaton from tn;
Odium Of being the Iegatee Of tht
Wright administration. 1t is re
called that General Cn1ronode,
Bncephalus Bruroon made a strop.
snoIt 10 6ec0re an endorsements fa