St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-02
WHO0P La! LEGATEE!
Here's Trouble for You in the
First Heat.
REPUBLICANS MAD ALL 0YER
At the Attempt to Forastall
Their Convention.
THAT "R0RUST B0NH0MMIE. "
Must Fight or He Will Not
Win First Money.
NINTH R4RDERS TO THE FORE
With VIM. Dawson Jr. for
Democratic Candidate.
Ninth RARDERS TO THE FORE
With VIM. Dawson Jr. for
Democratic Candidate.
WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE +?

Ii the traditional statement that ''still
waters run deep" can be relied upon, it
seems fair to presume that boiling
waters must be regular dredging ma
chine.
The waters in the Republican pot are
certainly in boiling condition. The
movement on the part of the Wright
dynasty TO perpetuate itself has pro-
duced fermentation III the Republican
ranks which BODIES no good TO the silk
stocking element. The McGil men
have their var paint on so thick and
thorough that they could appear Oil the
street without any OTHER clothing and
not be amenable to the law against
improper exposure.
Yesterday being the Sabbath, there
was q conventional restraint apparent,
but Still their language was far from
clerical, and Indicated that the McGill
forces mean business, and that the
unanimity heralded by the Wright
organs liz behalf of his legatee has no
existence in fact.
The fight is on right merrily, and, sad
as it may be, truthful historian like
the GLOBE must record it. The follow
ing authoritative announcement in, the
Pioneer Press of the manner in which
Mayor Wright has handed over his
mantle to his legatee added fuel TO the
flames:
Mayor Wright. in calling The meeting
-tSaiurday p. m. In the mayors office)
TO order, brought in DR.. Wheaton, and
said:
'Gentlemen. you have been called to-
gether fer The purpose of hearing an
announcement which l know will be
pleasant TO all. AS you all know,
number Of gentlemen have been sug-
gested as candidates for the mayoralty
nomination in the coming campaign. A
number of those whose names nave
been suggested, and who would, if
nominated, be elected, have been COM
PEELED 10 decline to allow their
names TO be used as candidates. Others
who have been mentioned have met
with opposition from certain factions of
the party. We have secured the con-
sent to allow his name 10 be used of a
gentleman who. | believe, will be ac-
ceptable to all parties, who | know will
be sure winner, and than whom there
is no other man TO whom l would prefer
administering the oath of office as my
successor. That gentleman is Dr.
Charles A. Wheaton,"
And then the p. Z. says s'there was a
burst of applause" which can readily
be believed. as most of those present
were officeholders appointed by Wright.
and those who were not already in. eX-
pect TO be called" by his legatee.
Such back door, secret cabal move
ment would naturally create rebellion
III,
endeavoring to find an excuse for being
forced to be again candidate him.
self, but finding his party against this
procedure by large majority he makes
deal with his legatee to continue the
business at the old stand and invites the
party which repudiateS him (Wright)
TO ratify the proceedings.
Not if we wit," said prominent
and active Republican politician yester-
day. The party does not propose to
allow Mayor Wright to hand down to US
his successor. 1t is all insult to assume
that a public officer who has made such
failure should be able to press the
button and we do the rest. The Repub-
lican party Is competent to select its
own candidate and elect him, and that
is exactly what we propose to do"
This sentiment was expressed in
company of half dozen supporters of
McGill, who all declared it expressed
their views.
1t is we'll known that the supporters
of +. b. Doran and McGill are in full
accord, and that they will work with
and not against each other. They claim
that DOrau is sure of the dplpo a tion
from his own ward-the Sixth and
that if he cannot secure the nomination
the delegation will never be turned
over to the Wright legatee.
The contest witch has been in prog
ress in the Democratic ranks is now
entirely eclipsed and the storm center
RACES in the ranks of the g. o.p.
Meanwhile the Democrats view with
much complacency the new situation
and are attending strictly to business.
No candidate was ever more unfavor-
ably launched than Wright's legatee
He is handicapped 10y being WrighI's
candidate and supported by the Pioneer
Press. Either support would be fatal, i,
but both combined simply mean in
slant death.
If the legatee manages to recover
from the attack of robust bonhommie," I"
from which his organ says he is suffer
ing. he cannot survive the parturition
process III the hands Of such clumsy ac-
coucheurs as Wright and the p. p.
In few days the song of the legatee
bids fair to be
Since so soon have been done for
What did Wright have me heonn forS