The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-11
EUSTIS SpURNS FLETCHER
WILLIAM HENRY ANGRY AT
YOUR UNCLE LOREN
he Thinks Because the Congressman
Allowed Bob Jamison and Others
to Use His Office That He Wasn't
Playing Fafr-The True Gentle.
man Talked Loud and vigorously
and Partly in a Rage.

laying ruAr-Ine true Gentle
man Talked Loud and vigorously
and Partly in q Rage.
What Minneapolis Republicans need
is jubilation, it does not matter
whether it is brought off under we'd
ding bells or in the form Of a variety
show; but there ought to be something
done at once to relieve the high tension
bitterness which is now parting the
erstWhile leaders of the party on line
as distinct as that on which the most
respected person in the Christian world
once directed that the sheep and the
goats be split out.
William Henry Eustis nomination for
governor has been the chief rock on
which the moguls Of the party have
split. His imputatiop that the former
state central cGmmittees had been dis
honest, and that he would begin by
cleaning them out, was bad enough, but
1t did not reach the high folks, who had
merely creased the wheels which these
astute individuals kept in operation.
William Henry has now antagonized
some of those up around the headwa-
tiers. Loren Fletcher is pretty close to
the fountain head, and they do say that
the last personal interview between Lo-
rendered in print without an almost
exhaustive drain on the dash box
1t came about in this wise: William
Henry was standing on Fourth street
the other day, talking to the Minneap-
oils Times editor. This gentleman is a
good old soul, who has been so long
making fish Of one political issue and
fowl Of its kinsman that when a Re-
publican politician gets tired of his own
company he takes a bath, as it were,
in the tepid inconsistency of the Times
editors society.
William Henry has been doing this
for years. He used to even go up into
the Times office nights, when he was
mayor, to get lists of. eligible police
since to make the thing feel like old
times, and drive from his too forceful
consciousness the fact that only a fig
ment Of the Imagination parted him
from the death of obscurity But that
is immaterial now.
While William Henry and the Times
editor were talking Loren Fletcher
came along. The two did not glare at
each other. 1t Is true that William
Henry did not get any callouses on his
hands from grasping the Washington
trained ''mitt" Of Loren, but then he
smiled with his usual suavity.
Loren stood pat. He could not let
this UNDERGONE Westerner Guido him in
courtesy
Your nomination was a glorious vic
tory" he said, "Mr. Eustis, but then
rying Hennepin county, you know"
ooh, indeed" said William Henry,
but he did not look the words. There
was kind Of PARKWAY "wonder-if-
Observation-Disclosures ing-me' look in
his eye, like he used to have when an
erring saloonist was trying to explain
away the "frisking" of an itinerant
granger.
"Oh, yes" continued Uncle Loren,
apparently not in the least disconcert-
ed. 1--WE all knew you'd win"
Huh" replied William Henry. And
he can reply Huh with an eminently
comprehensive combination of con-
tempt and satire. That's queer? When
you had your postmaster and Bob ia
mison using your office as headquar-
tiers for their campaign against me-"
That's not true,' said Uncle Loren,
glewering savagely at the Republican
nominee for governor. -f';sT r. ;'t@
Gentlemen, ge-atlemen,' p1aintively
interposed Uncle John
1T is true" insisted William Henry.
you know it's true, because I told you
Of 1t before the convention"
Uncle John moved off some distance,
evidently fearing that international
comfy would be strained through pis-
tol barrels, while a select crowd began
to gather
''What's more" said William Henry,
when I told you of this, you told me
you did not care if they were using
your office for that purpose"
And with that William Henry cheer
lily sang out "godd day, Uncle john"
and stalked off.
Minneapolis is a queer place in a po-
litical way these days. They used to
say, and it was before the days of Wal
lace Nye, that the city comptroller was
elected because he owed Emerson Cole
money, Emerson being quite boss in
the Fourth ward in those days. Then
they said that A. c. Haugan had to be
renominated because he could not
square accounts with the county, Well
A. G. was purged Of his contempt, so
to speak, by an eight months sojourn
in the dungeons dark and drear Of the
county Jail. But it seems that ali the
troubles of the city treasury are not
yet cleared up. Frank e. Houghton, a
popular young banker. wanted the
nomination this year, but the papers
last night contained a formal notice of
his withdrawal. 1t seems that Frank
withdrew because he was told he could
not be elected if nominated. The story
goes that the present treasurer is under
some embarrassing obligations to prom
trent Republicans. Indeed, he testified
before the jury within his term of Of
flee as to some of the pressure to which
he had been subjected. And it seems
from the way in which Houghton was
browbeaten into getting out of the
treasurership race that Mr. Hubert
will at least be renominated until these
Republican war horses find themselves
ir1
ury from it's present embarrassing pre-
dlcament.
'fThe Populists of this county were
surprised to learn that a congressional
convention of their party had been held
at Forest Lake." said Adolph Paradis
last night. among the twenty-seven
men who attended were Socialists, Pro-
hibitioniStS and Silver Republicans. It
was this little band of politicians of all
shades who, like the thief in the night,
stole to Forest Lake and assumed to
represent the Peoples party in this
congressional district. At the best this
rump convention is illegal, because no
primaries were held. Furthermore. the
congressional committee which was to
have issued the call, had an attendance
of only two MEMBERSHIPS than a QUO
rum.
1T might be well to explain that at
the last congressional election our nom
inee had appointed an advisory commit
tee to solicit funds to carry on the cam
paign, and it was this committee, in
conjunction with the aforesaid two
members Of the congressional commit
tee, which was instrumental in Issuing
a call. If this new procedure becomes
an established precedent, then any
number of little lotteries can hold con-
ventions and steal party name. There
is an Interior purpose beyond this skull
duggery proceeding which may need
q oxrra1o OF ho