The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-24
Van SAINT REDIVlVUS
WINONA CAPTAIN NOT CAST DOWN
BY EXPERIMENTATION
COMBINE
sAUK RAPIDS PosToFFICE

1t Begins to Look as Though the
Recommendation Recently Made
Was the Beginning of Trouble
for Congressman Morris - State
Democratic Organization to Meet
About Jan. 10.
Van SAINTS friends say that they have
the Republican nomination for governor
! as good as won, in spite of the efforts
| of the Merriem-Nelson combination to
! knock him out of 1t by drawing other
candidates into the field, to break his
forces UP early and lessen the strength
of his attack in the convention. The
G o Q has remarked heretofore upon
| the situation in the First and Second dis
tricts, where the Winona man is assured
the practically unanimous support eff Re-
puhlicans.
They even claim that all this talk about
Bixby for leader should be done in whis-
pers, If the Evansonians do not want to
be the laughing stock Of the community,
and they point out the druhbing which
Tams was given in the primaries in his
| OWN county two years ago.
Goodhue county. it is claimed, is for
Van SAINT, and this, If true, gives him a
start in the Third district, which, with a
good following in Ramsey county, ought
to make him comparatively oblivious to
what becomes of Hennepins solid delega-
ton, particularly If, as is reported, Will
| lam Henry is signing to return to the
field of battle.
They say that since the last election
William Henry has been doing some
thinking. and has decided that he was
cut by his own party. This deliberate re-
Election is generally of the same tenor as
| the conclusion reached by other observers
q year ago, SO thus far it is not entirely
distinctive in thought. But William
| Henry goes further. He has studied
these returns carefully and he has shown
the deductions he has made to John
Steele and Fred Wright ard both those
crafty political geniuses have approved
the mayors conclusion-viz., that the cut
ting was done IN districts where the Re-
rublicans should have been strong, but
where he was ruined by the apathy of mis-
party associates. 1t will be remembered
that the war cry Of the Eustis committee
was:
''Hurrah for the head Of the ticket!
Our gallant leader is in the thick Of the
fight! Let the tail of the ticket co.
The result was that the tail Of the
ticket kept on going-its own way, and
was elected, while the head of the ticket
fell under the sharp ak Of the public WILL
and Gov. Lind 1t was who took care Of
the tail Of the ticket-but not the Repub-
lican ticket.
In connection with the Jackson day
banquet to be given in Minneapolis Jan.
S, at which William Jennings Bryan will
be present and which, it Is expected, will
draw hundreds of prominent Democrats
from various parts of the state, the Dem
ocratic organization is planning meet
ing for Jan. 10, at which the work for
the next seasons campaign will be rough
ly laid out.
julius H. Block, who seems to have the
Republicans lined up for the state treas
~urership, was i'll the city yesterday.
julius does not like this hot fight for the
gubernatorial nomination, rs it might le-
suit in the nomination for treasurer being
made trading stock in spite of all the
promises that have been made him in the
past.
Col. J. J. Thornton, of St. James, was
Blow holes are becoming apparent in
Page Morris arnor plate, and 1t is pos
sible that he may not have as easy a
time as he thought in landing the nomina-
ton for congress in the Sixth district
again. The Sank Rapids postma stership,
for which Chester A. Cobourn has been
recommended by the Duluth congress
man, is thorn in the side Of a consid-
cradle element of the Republican party
at that place, the chief objection being
a dark chapter in his history about four
years ago. Besides, there were eleven
candidates for the place. Anticipating
vigorous contest, Mr.. Morris concluded
to let the present postmaster serve until
the end of his term in April next, when
new petitions would be called for. Not
withstanding this plan, which was gen
orally accepted by the workers Of the
party. few Republicans circulated a pc
tftion for Cobourn. some Of the signers
party fealty being questioned now. A
letter from the Rapids says:
1.-THE faithful Republicans of this place
who have fought the battles of the Re-
publican party in this county for years,
do not appear to be satisfied with Morris
action in the matter, for he could have
selected from the local Republicans of
undoubted fealty to the party a Repub-
ucan whose character is not Smirched
and who would have been more satisfac-
tory to the RepubneanS and the people at
large, and whose appointment would have
added strength to Morris candidacy
for reelection as congressman"
We have not heard solitary farmer
say a word against the state grain in
spector. IL fact, they take 1t for grant
ed the local wheat buyers do them JUS
tice, and yet we see lot Of Republican
editors lying about the new grain in
spector About the only thing that
Reishus has done is to fire some help at
the ST. Paul office that wasn't needed
Under the Clausen regime he had a lot Of
extra pencil sharpeners that the new in
spector thought wasn't needed. See.
Sleepy Eye Herald.
The Lamberton Star AYERS that George
w. Somerville will not step out of the
race for congress unless McCleary prom
ises that two years more will BE- posi-
lively his last and farewell run. George
wants to run while the fame of his cor
poration fee bill is fresh in the public
mind.
The same paper is suspicious of the fact
that w. r. Merriam is advocating
Minneapolis man for governor and sug-
gests that there is an Ethiopian some