The Saint Paul globe., 1898-07-03

1890 Are Being Brought Into the
Campaign, and 1t Ii Feared by
Citizens of This City That Minne-
apolis' Former Mayor Might Not
Help ST. Paul a Great Deal.
The kick that was implanted upon
the person Of William Henry Eusris
by Judge ]. j. McCafferty during the
census fight of 1890 caused an echo that
has been rumbling down the corridors
of time ever since. The echo is be-
ginning to resolve itself into something
more tangible now.
A man who has always had Repub-
lican affiliations, but who owns prop
erty in ST. Paul, brought it to mind
yesterday.
William Henry is the same as he
always was" he declared. HE proba-
bly, would not come over and burn up
the town unless he knew that all the
people were protected by insurance, but
he certainly would pray that they
might all hurry up and take out poll
cies, If the opportunity TO apply the
torch should arise. He does not like
us and he never will, and we don't like
him. The most justifiable thing that
McCafferty ever did that I know of
was to plant that kick properly. This
is not going to be a fight on state
issues and there are no national Ques-
tions to be considered. We people Of
this town owe it to ourselves to beat
Eustis and he has no more chance
here than would snow ball resting on
the pillars Of the gates OF Hades."
They are beginning to talk about the
candidacy Of William Henry very gen
orally that way He Is not a popular
person in st. Paul. There are people
in this town who will never believe that
EuStis would do any good for them as
governor. One man went to the ex-
tent of declaring that the work on the
capitol might easily be hampered by
the governor and that Eussis would
feel no compunctions about doing any
thing that would promote the welfare
of himself and my Minnie His can
didacy will be bitterly opposed here
and there is no chance that he will be
able to hoodwink the property owners
of ST. Paul.
Henry Johns said yesterday that it
might be expected that there would be
a turning over of political precedents
in the country this year. The Demo-
cratic candidate is in the field. When
Mcclellan was nominated he had the
advantage of being soldier, but there
were issues involved that the people
did not care to go into. He had
tremendous amount Of support due
solely to the fact that he was in the
field, and the Republicans of Mime
sofa must face the fact that they are
opposed by a man who Is fighting for
his country. I expect that the Repub-
licans of the state will understand the
actual conditions, but If they do not
they must remember that they are
lighting man whose every action will
move the hearts, not the purse strings
of the masses. There is no question
about my Republicanirun, but we must
not shus our eyes to these things
The mex, week the campaign of the
men who are aspiring to place on the
two county tickets will open. There
may be little done until the congress
sicGal nominations are officially dis
posed of, but they are so far settled
now that they need not interfere with
the work that is going On. Judge Will
lis will be the fusion nominee, in all
probability. though there has been a
feeler thrown out indicating the candi-
dacy of w. w. Erwin, on an indepen-
dart or Populst campaign. 1t is hard
ly likely that the candidacy of Erwin
VIII go very far, as it would create
the idea that 1t was inspired by a de-
sire to beat Judge Willis.
Stevens will be the candidate Of the
Republicans. He will, Of course, win
on patriotic platform, in which there
will be no mention of live issues Be-
fore the people of the Fourth congress
sional district there is not much likeli-
hood of any question of the patriotism
of Judge Willis when 1t is. compared
TO that of Congressman Stevens. II
other matters the nomination Of
Stevens will be evidence of weakness,
AMI he will be bitterly opposed per-
sonally in his own party as we'll as
by the opposition party.
John Wagner will have for an CD
pcnent Maj. Libbey. That is practical
ly settled, for Libbey will be support
ed not only by the conquering faction
Of his own party, but by the people in
the Fourth ward, who are opposed to
Richardson and Thompson. George
Irish will have to go along now with
that portion of the Eli Warner strength
that there is left to the latter and he
is not much in the running.
There is another factor to be con-
sidered in the person of little Billy
Johnson. He has given UP the munici-
pal court clerkship, practically, and
will be a candidate for sheriff. His
aspirations have run in too many di-
rections to let him remain much of
| factor in tho Eighth ward, and he will
have to fight E. w. Bazille. a. yery
strong man who has already got his
lines laid for the nomination for pro-
bate judge, and who has no opposition
for that office. He will have to helm
one of the other candidates to beat
Johnson in the Eighth ward, for there
CO mot be two candidates for as manv
Offices from the ward in which both
Fazille and Johnson live. johnson will
make a fight, but his candidacy comes
late, While Bazille has his combina-
tionS made.
The Office of county clerk Is yerv
likely to 60 to Democrat on the
record of the Republican incumbent OF
the last two years. Judge Egan. E.
F. PEBBLES, Herman Oppenheim and
Stan Donnelly are all willing enough
to take the nomination, and any one
of them could easily beat Sam Ander-
son If he were nominated. He will
have trouble in getting the nominal
ton, for he would have to beat Fred
Zollman and Horace Bigelow out, and
either one of them Is able to give him
u race.
The third term proposition has put
quietus on the other incumbents Of
county office. who are looking for re-
| election, and Rogers is the only man
! In the lot who has a show Of being
nominated, with the exception of Krah
| mer. Neither one of the latter has any
| opposition in his own party.
Tams BiXby was the power behind
the Eustis fight all the way through.
| He prepared all the ammunition. He
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