The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-14
Il L: POOL IS BROKEN
William Henery Notifies Vansant
and Lee That Hennepin Is
His Persimmons.
He Wants Them to Allow Him
Full Swing in Every Pre-
cinct Favoring Him.
cinct Favoring Him.

S. m MINNEAPOLIS, May -, 1896. w hat
means that conference of Lee and Van
SAINT forces in st. Paul, last Sunday,
with out the presence Of W. H. Eustis?
--sis the problem which is bothering
certain Hennepin county statesmen
just now. William Henry agreed to
play pool, not cut-throat.
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Hon. T. B. Walker is grooming him
sell for something. During the past
two years he has been instructing the
public at a great rate. He first pre-
sented currency scheme at great
length, based on the Canadian bank.
note plan. Then he got out mono
graph on the tariff. And last night he.
broke loose in the Hennepin avenue
Methodist church, of which he is
trustee, with lengthy political lee
ture, telling how the free coinage of
silver would blast the country forever.
Walker also made a bold stroke for re-
trenchment and reform, as member of
the, city library board, by getting
Through a resolution to cut the salaries
of the employees; but this last move re-
acted and ended in an increase of sal
airy to the ladies affected Is it sena-
tor, governor, or congressman, that T.
q. wants to be? Probably the first,
say the wise politicians. In that case
G. A. Pillsbury and Walker will be OPP
ponents for that position just as they
were for the delegaIeship to st. Louis
a few weeks ago.
s. The Eustis organ announces that
only one man in Minneapolis has any
title to the Republican nomination for
governor, and that outsiders" need
notsapply. That may explain why Lee
and Van SAINT now flock together.
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The city council, unable to solve the
paving question, has taken up the.
burning issue of bike paths.
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Frank Davis has extended the con-
gres sional campaign to a bicycle tour.
of the city. He gets off his wheel and
gives the multitude a round Of Davis.
oman oratory, wherever he finds an
audience on the street corner or va
cant lot. He is making things hot for
Your Uncle Loren, although the latter
has the organization and the politi-
clans. -
Trouble has broken out among the
tri-umvirate again. Eustis has warned
Lee and Van SAINT to keep out of Hen
nepin, Notwithstanding the combina-
ton made a week or two ago. He tells
them that he will look after their in
terests in Hennepin for them, but that
they must keep out and let him manage
it. His latest revised proposition is
that in all the primaries which he
thinks he can carry against Clough
single handed the printed ticket shall
contain his name only, instead of the
three names as first proposed, and that
in other wards where he is not sure of
his calling he will allow Lee and Van
SAINT to be voted upon. No wonder Lee
and Van SAINT caucus together in St.
Paul. They are wanted by Eustis sim
ply as stool pigeons.
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The numerous opponents of Con-
gresham Fletcher have taken upon
themselves fresh courage during the
past ten days. They represent for the
most part the free coinage element, al
though there are some, like ex-Con-
gresham Gilfllan, who oppose Fletcher
on the ground of old scores. There is
now a field Of six candidates, but
Fletcher up to date has such an effect
i've machine, with all the large busi-
ness interests and three dailies for him
and a big string OF workers, that it is
doubtful if the field will avail much in
its fight. Even if one of the free silver
candidates, as Frank Nye, for example,
should get the nomination, it is diff
cult to see how he could make cam
paign as long as the platform of the
district will undoubtedly be for gold.
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The Committee of 1907 has not been
heard from for some time. Since Eus-
tbs issued the ultimatum that Van SAINT
must stay out Of town, the committee
has had to move to the suburbs in or.
der to keep up communication with its
candle date.
Lee will get about the same vote in
Hennepin this year as he will in Sibe-
ria or Alaska. Eustis will have what
ssanti' support there is barring a dele
gate or two for Van SAINT, or he will
quit and crawl into his hole and have
nothing to do with the game. Lee will
get less than one delegate.
YOUR UNCLE Jason.