The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-21
EUSTIS BOOM BLOWN
A STATE OFFICER SAYS MINNIE
APOLIS REPUBLICANS ARE BE-
GINNING To LEARN
THEY HAVE BEEN BUNCOED


Maj. Bowler mt Pine City Today
The Old Soldiers of Blue
Earth County Have a Chance to
Vote for a Friend.
There Is a depressing feeling among
those who have come most in contact
with the state Republican committee
headquarters in the Endicott building
over the Republican outlook for the
state ticket. This was stated by
prominent Republican official yesterday
IN the negative way, that he was not
gong to fall Of his duty, in the cam
palgn, even If there was the impress
sion that defeat stared them in the
TICKET. he said that he should do his
part, and do it in his own Way. wheth-
er he was invited to or not by Judge
Steele's committee.
Inc Official had reference especially
to the making Of William Henry Eustis
the whole shooting match, by making
up the committee without consultation
with his companions on the ticket.
Berg, Dunn, Reese, Koerner. In other
words slapping those officials in the
face. Then this official said:
If Mr.. Eustis is defeated, he will
nave only himself to blame, and his
party Will be responsible only to the
extent in which it was carried away by
false boom, based on false pretenses
In Hennepin county that Eustis would
smash the machine The masses
and the real leaders of our party" said
he, are beginning to find out how they
were buncoed in Minneapolis, and that
there was nothing to the Eustis boom,
even there, but the hume and cry of
prejudice raised against Capt. Van SAINT
for courageOuSly bringing his campaign
into Hennepin county, and the expendi-
ture of good big roll of money, at
the right time in carrying caucuses
Everybody knows that but for the
carrying Of Hennepin in such question:
able way, in which all the real workers
Of the party there have been relegated
to the rear, Eustis would never have
been nominated. And the newspaper
feature Is also the cause of much crit
icism, brought daily to the attention
of Chairman Steele. The friends Of
Berg, Koerner and Dunn do not object
that Eustis secured the support Of GER
tain Minneapolis papers, but they say
openly that he could, just as we'll have
secured them for his companions on the
ticket. The result is that when they
see the daily praise Of candidate Eustis
in those papers, and the accompanying
filings at his associates on the party
are not to be blamed"
Admissions like these, at this stage
Of the fight, or Of even the possibility
of defeat, are significant to say the
least.
Maj. Bowler, of Bird Island, the
union candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor, was at Democratic headquarters
last evening. He commences his part
In 20 ION NV
at Pine City, where he joins Mr.. Towne,
and where large attendance is expect
ed, the Pine county fair being on there.
From there he will return here, and
will henceforward be subject to en-
gagements made for him by the state
central committee.
The demise of the Independent
Eagles Eye, Of Minneapolis, is another
milestone in the road travelled by the
mid-road newspapers. There is, how
ever, some surprise at the end Of a
promising beginning, since it was I'M
derstood that there was plenty of
means behind the enterprise.
The Peoples party primaries for
Renville county were held last Satur-
day evening, and 1t is reported to Dem
Ocratic headquarters that so far as
heard from they are favorable to fusion
on the Renville county ticket, with the
Democrats, and that such fusion is to
be expected at the county conventions
of. those parties, which will be held
the coming Saturday at Olivia. The
Democratic primaries are held this
evening In that county
The Globes mention of Gen. E.
NJ. Pope, of Mankato, yesterday was
perhaps but part of what should have
been said regarding his record as a
citizen and public man, and especially
with reference to his soldier record. He
served in the civil war in the grades
from private to colonel and then brig
adler general by brevet, and was for
nearly a year a prisoner of war in
Libby prison. He has been a resident
of MankatO, in which county he is the
Democratic candidate for county audi
tor, since 1878, and is prominently iden-
tilted with all the material interests in
that region of the state. In the legisla-
ture he was chairman of the senate
committee on soldier legislation, and
he proposed, introduced and secured
the passage of the soldiers relief fea-
ture Of the soldiers home bill the most
valuable provision Of that legislation.
Senator Pope also secured the passage
of the soldier civil service law, which
is now so much in interest, which
law gives preference in public employ
ment to the capable old soldier. He
also secured the passage of other i'm
pOrtant soldier bills of his term Of serv-
ice, including that providing for honor
able burial by the counties. of INDECENT
deceased soldiers. and the bill provid-
ing headstones for marking the burial
places Of such.
Since the Twelfth regiment went to
the South Gen. Pope has acted as coun-
ty agent for the relief fund Of his
county, taking the place Of Col. Mead,
who had for many years given his val
liable services gratuitously to that
work
In consideration of Gen. Pope's serv-
ices in this line, and his eminent quail
fication for the position of county audi
tor, the Democratic county committee
of his county has issued a statement
to the above effect, asking that the
general receive the vote Of every old
soldier in his county.
With some trepidation. the Republi-
can state central committee has decid-
ed to take the muzzle off Candidate
William Henry Eustis, and he will be
permitted to open on the stump.
The opening meeting will be In ST.
Paul either at Market hall or at the
Auditorium. Oct. has been fixed upon
as the date, which will give the
Minneapolis man a month for cam
paigning.
Attorney General Childs has decided
that the Third and Fourth precincts Of