St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-16
WILLIAM HENRY EUSTIS DUMPED
A CUTE LITTLE VAN SAINT
PLOT.
CLoUGH GETS THE BENEFIT.
HENNEPIN ANTS SEEM TO LACK
THE GLUTEN OF UNSEL-
FISHNESS.
SOME PREFER DAVE TO BILL.
If Mckinley Carries a Delegation
From Hennepin CIOugh APP
pears TO Have the Call.

Bubble, DuDDle, Toll anu ITOuDie
does not in any sense approach the
hilarious condition of discomfort in
which the Republican political pot in
Hennepin county finds itself these days.
1t would naturally be supposed that a
county with two candidates for gov
ernor, and railroad connections with the
state headquarters of the party cars
every seven minutes, could keep itself
In a state of at least semi Unsatisfactory
serenity, but not so with Hennepin.
The more candidates that Hennepin
can shy into the political arena, the
more gladiators she has to be thrown
bruised and bleeding against the soiled
walls Of the amphitheater And yet
there is a comedy strain running
through all these bloody revels too
strong to be entirely ignored.
One Of the most amusing phases of
the present gubernatorial canvass is
the mix-up which arose at a recent
meeting of the Veterans Union league.
This is an enthusiastic coterie which.
in it's early, days, was known as the
Harrison and Morton club, but in it's
eight years Of experience since
its name, if not from its principles. 1t
meets regularly regardless Of political
campaigns, and the veterans have jolly
times fighting over the old battles and
making plans for the new. The other
night E. w. Mortimer and a few others
of the old guard secured ex-Command-
er-1n-Chief Van SAINT as an attraction
Tor one Of the meetings, and quite a
spread was made over it. Whether it
was intended to practically commit the
club to the Winona man does not ap-
pear but that is neither here nor there.
Among the many healers-notice the
spelling-who gathered to put orator
1cal porous plaSters on the lame back
OF the Republican party in Hennepin
was that astute champion of business
administration William Henry Eustis..
He was cast in a minor part, in the
original programme, thinking part.
according. to the G o b IS best in
formation as to the clubs intentions.
but after Van SAINT and Mortimer and
the rest Of the Winona crowd had fold
ed their togas and stolen away to less
exciting scenes, some envious Casca
remarks from Eustis. One or two 9TH
ers joined in the cry, and the ex-mayor,
by a mastery struggle, threw off the
maidenly modesty which has SO long
Kept him off, the rostrum, and respond
ed to the popular clamor. Well he word
ed his wise effusions, and his blend
ing of the patriotic fervor of Repub
hcamsm present with his pathetic in
aplIlty to have participated in the
glofles OF Republicanism past partic-
ularIy 1861 to 1866, struck a responsive
chord in the hearts of his hearers. Soon
they We're cheering him even louder
than they had cheered the steamboat
men, and when the Van SAINT conspir
a'5ors, closeted with their villaino,.
schemes in cosyereom sacred to the
animal which typifies the g. O. D.. the
elephant, heard how the insidious poi
son of Eustisism had permeated the life
tissues of the veterans league. they
were sore distraught.
VINO is this traitor" shouted Nor
timer leaping to his feet who has
carried his trickery into our very
mldst! as though it were a case of
cucumbers and milk. Three dashes
S'ii, VIC u RATHER nave C1Ough
than this, and here Mortimer's re-
marks became personal. It will, of
course, be understood, that the
u o e, as a Democratic paper. was
unable to secure stenographic report
OF Mr.. Mortimer's remarks, but their
tenor is truthfully depicted.
Next day e. w. was camping on the
trail of the leaders, trying to find off
why they had not choked William Hen
ry on, and some of them remarked.
with deep feeling, that they only had
one night while the ministers and John
Goodnow had two years and could not
Go 1t. This made Mortimer still hotter.
and now 1t is announced that rather
than have William Henry fatten his
Doom at the expense of the bone and
s1neW of Veteranism, Gov. Clough shall
have chance to meet the same dear
brethren and speak his little piece.
Everything is fair in love and war.
you know, but some people are in
curing, whether, had not William
Henry stood his ground so nohIy.
would David M. have had a chance to
combat the Winona Goliah on that field.
Frank F. Davis is being introduced
to many of the faithful around the
ward clubs and elsewhere as "our com
Ing congressman, but they do saw
that Your Uncle Loren is not so dubious
about his contest with the binding
young attorney as he is about one or
two political shadows which are in the
background.
One of these is Frank M Nye. who
has added to a national renoWn as BILL