The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26
WAR HERE AT HOME
RAMSEY TO BE FIGHTING GROUND
FOR THE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATES
CLAPP AND VAN SAINT ATILT

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a Chance to Rally From the At
tack of the Antis, Accusing Them
of Extreme Youth as Well as
Beer-GuzxIinG Tendencies.
There is war in Ramsey
1t has been contended heretofore that
Van SAINT had too many friends in the
ranks of the local Republicans to permit
any other candidate to come In and
wrest the delegation from him. His
friends have been proclaiming it from
the house top. The Dispatch was strong
~ Van SAINT. That was what made it
little queer, when the following para
graph, bearing, to newspaper man, the
earmarks of the business office, appeared
In that paper last evening:
If the Fourth ward comprised the whole
or Ramsey county. Van SAINT would have
things all his way. As far as that ward
y concerned. there is no lack Of Van
coterie of Windsor hotel politicians that
meets about once a week. usually on
Saturday nights, to laud the captain and
drink confusion to his rivals. 1t is I'M
derstood that next Saturday evening a
meeting is to be held in the political in
terests of the Winona man.
The sheer therein contained promises
fun for the Clapp people, and the friends
Of Van SAINTS candidacy, when they do
meet, will take a whirl at the Moses
who Is expected to lead the Ramsey dele
cation into the next state convention
with ring in it's nose. 1t would not
be anything of a surprise to those out
side temporary to see the delegation
with a ring In its nose but the quarrel
seems to be about whose name shall
be stamped on the ring and who shall
hold the rope. Harris Richardson would
like to tend the animal. ELI Warner
thinks that he is the real old sort, when
1t comes tc the induction Of the bovine
into the fast political set conspicuously,
and Fred Schiffmann has a notion that if
Eli happens to be too busy his fathers
son might take turn at Steering" the
thing himself. The Van SAINT people
concede that CIapp might carry part of
the Seventh ward. They aver he would
not run, one, two, three, in the parlance
Of the race track, anywhere else in
town..
Charles L. West, of Austin, and John
G. Schultz, Of Marshall, are given as
authority for the statement that both
the First and Second districts are strong
ly for Van SAINT.
Former Senator Joseph w Craven, of
Carver county. has been in st. Paul dur
ing the last week.
Fred B. Wright, president of the State
League Of Republican clubs. was asked
by a q be reporter who would be
chairman of tho Republican state central
committee next year. 80
81 don't think there is any show for Tim,
Byrnes to be chairman" he said, NOR do
I think that Tams Bixby would give up
his present job to take part in the cam
paign as chairman. Bob Jamison has
been mentioned, and he has the adj
vantage of having fought good fight
once before, but it should not be forgot
ten that at that time he had Joel Heat
wole and Tams right at his beck and call
all the time. That is an element not to
be overlooked. I would rather. think that
instead Of any one of the three, the car
man would be more apt to be some NAN
perhaps not now prominent in the party
councils, who IS especially familiar With
the situation IN the state at large, and
who could steer the machine intelligently.
Can 1t be that FREDDY contemplates go
ing out after the craftsmanship himself?
Incidentally, it is barely possible that
Capt. Charles c. Whitney is the man
Wright had in mind. Whitney is pretty
well acquainted now.
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There is considerable speculation as to
what authority the Republicans who sat
in at the conference of seven in the holy
Of holies at the West hotel last Sunday
had from their districts. AS nearly as
the G l b can get any informa ton,
there were only six actually present, Dan
Shell being called away the night BEFORE
but he had been counted upon to look
after the Second. Jim Diment was in
from the First, 1t is said, and Mike Dow
ling was hereabouts, and is supposed 10
have kept the Third well in hand, and
Harris Richardson and Evans, of course,
kept the Fourth and Fifth lined I'D. Who
were admitted from the Sixth and Say.
entE remains Il mystery. Shell and Di-
ment were at the Merchants again yes
terday, but slipped out quietly after din
ner, and were closeted for several hours
somewhere.
George N. Lanphere. of the Moorhead
News, had the following to say in a re-
cent issue of his paper:
We admit that we know enough about
accounts to see whether the balance
is on the right side or not, and possibly
AAAi0AAN NC cOlS " discover IrauQulent
entries. We might be able to find out
whether bank officers had borrowed most
of the funds Of the bank and invested
them In hazardous ventures, etc. But
we do not feel that familiarity with
banking methods that would enable us
to detect the Vaccinations of the bright
est men in that business right on the
spot and maybe such a man can be
found. At any rate there is nothing
In the nnwSn9Tor fo1ly
name with this office, although we are
confident that change will be made in
1T very soon, and We do feel a genuine
sympathy with Gen. Pope, who long be-
fore his appointment allowed himself to
commit an indiscretion.''
Unquestionably Hennepin county would
like to furnish the Republican nominee
for governor again next year, and Evans
is the man they want The opposition
wouldn't like anything easier than a
Hennepin man to run Lind against
Swift County Monitor.
Sleepy Eye Hays has been to Mime
apolis and succeeded getting quoted
relative to the gubernatoriaI situation.
saying that Evans candidacy Is a SUBJ
terfuge Of some sort calculated to weak
en- Van SAINT. The subterfuge question
seems to dwell in Hays brain ever since
he conceived the Mankato conference
Worthington Daily Advance
Rarely has a public official in the state
of Minnesota been more viciously ma
nciously and persistentIy assailed and
slandered than Gen. e. M. Pope. state
public examiner under Gov. Lind-Fair-
mont Sentinel. To which the Midway
News adds: IF this be true, Gov. Lind
owes 1T to himself and to the public
as well as to Gen. Pnna to stand I,1r