The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-02
CHARLES CHAPEL,
ALIAS
GEORGE IRISH

If there is anything between earth
and heaven, or under the earth OF
above the stars, which causes the con.
tents of the literary slop-pail Of tbs
street car concern to seethe and bub,
BILE, it is the idea of a mid-road Popu.
list. And yet, here ii has a mid-road
Pop right in ''its midst without any
apparent knowledge of the fact. Charles
E. Chapel alias George H. Irish, is set
down in the official county ballot, and
his political description is that of Re
publican Mid-Road Populist." The
designation is a wonderful one IN its
way, and is enjoyed by the dummy
candidate of the local ring to the eX-
clusion Of all the rest of creation, 50
far as any public document which is
the outcome Of this approaching cleo
ton shows. 1t is surely a happy COM
bination, and no doubt, to some ex,
tent at least, explains the maintenance
of the open all-night" headquarters of
the Fourth ward Republican organize.
ton on North Exchange street.
There is an ominous silence prevail
ing the atmosphere of the headquar-
ters of the local Republican ring. There
was no regular session Of the ring
county commissioners yesterday, but
away down in the basement of the city
hall amidst the paraphernalia supposed
to be maintained to enable the Johnson
family to survey the possibilities Of
public treasures, county and national
there might be observed at different
times the anxious, fitting figures of
members of the ring as they called to
see what the Johnson family intended
to do about it," Wherever a c. | o b e
man was encountered in the corridors
of the county court house or in the
public offices he was met with a scowl
but the silence that was maintained
on the exposures of The G ob on
that salary reduction" law was posi-.
lively oppressive.
But the local reform candidates ara
not spending their time in the city hall
these days, and neither are their off
cial heelers whom they have placed in
office They are out hustling wherever
there is q chance to set the portable
brewery in operation to any advantage
present or prospective. And apropOs
of the portable brewery, there happen
ed very interesting experience for the
reformers a few evenings ago, which is
worthy Of recital. It was on Thursday
evening last. Chapel, alias Irish; DIR
Nelson and Krahmer had hied them
down to the classic precincts of a por.
ton of Dayton's Bluff. They were en-.
gagged in what, in ring parlance. ia
known as IAN active canvass" They
had made quite a deal of Roadway, and
had succeeded in convincing those who
wanted to be convinced that the cause
of reform and the ring demanded that
the citizens of that vicinity should
stand 'solid for the Grand Old Party"
They had presented the usual con-
vincing reasons for their views O.
statesmanlike policy, when there ap.
peared on the scene a local brewery
wagon. 1t contained large number OF
kegs" but they were not all destined
for just that immediate vicinity of the
Second ward. Six quarters" however,
were removed from the wagon, and as
the candidates were too busy to remain
and take part in the festivities, the six
quarters" We're carefully piled away in
an adjacent building. Now it happen
ed, as it often happens among the class
of population upon whom we depend
mostly for the propagation of the race,
that there was a wedding taking place
that evening not far away from the