The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-05


The Republican party of Minnesota is
now casting about for a manager to run
its campaign. The present chairman OF
the Republican state committee Mime
apolis gentleman of most eminent re-
spectability rejoicing in the name of Steele
did not achieve the greatest degree of
success in his management Of the cam
paign for William Henry Eustis. and he
Is not likely to succeed himself as man
ager Of the next campaign. Mr.. Steele
displayed wonderful lack of ability to
operate the Republican machine, and the
only thing that saved him from being re-
garded as the most conspicuous failure
as a Republican leader, organizer and
manager was the pre-eminent qualifca-
ton OF his sponsor, Mr.. Eustis, for first
place among the political failures of Min
nesota.
1t is no disparagement to either Mr..
Eustis or Mr.. Steele to be so classed as
political failures, but, rather, 1t is a COM
moral qualities. and they may rest salts
fed that they have not fallen in the good
opinion Of the largo majority Of their fell
low citizens who are not politicians. Their
error consisted in engaging in a game Of
which they had not learned the rudiments.
1t has been tlfe~practice of Republican
state conventions to. allow the nominee
for governor to name the chairman OF
the state committee, although this rule
was not observed when David M. Clough
was nominated in 1886. Mr. Clough at
manager-a man on whom he could per-
sonally rely-a man of such force of char
acter that the obstacles incident to the
desperate campaign confronting him
would be treated as Mr.. Clough loves to
treat such matters.
Well. the majority of the state commit
tee. aided by some of the other candi-
dates on the state ticket gave him the
gentle, persuasive Bixby-Tams Bixby, of
the undecipherable signature-but in spite
Of this Mr.. Clough was elected. Not long
after election Mr. Bixby was quietly
translated to that home for incurable poll
ticians-that scrap-heap for dead and
gone statesmen-th retreat for hopeless
political ineubi-the Dawes commission
The Dawes commission is an institution
provided by an all-wise administration
for Just such cases and for another but
minor purpose, namely, to accustom the
Cherokee. Muscogee and other Indians to
of civilization and to prepare them for
the evil of the days to come
Several efforts have been made to sum-
mon Mr.. Bixby from his sultry political
tomb IN the Indian territory; but. like the
| unfortunate Lazarus, his resurrection
would revive too many ancient and pow
erful odors, and is not regarded as at all
desirable by many of the great ones
among Minnesota Republicans. Some
voice may cry upon Tams Bixby to come
| forth and lead Capt. Van SAINT to the
oiou6htOAy Nu' II Nouio' NC Clu0ity W VI Dc
| him from the shades where he sits in
| solemn communion with those other dear
| departed political incubi, Moses D. Ken
yon and William II. Angel.
There is danger, too, in even the fee
blest voice extending call to Tams Blk
| by to resume control OF the Minnesota
| Republican machine. To get Bixby out
| Of this nethermost and hottermost deep
wherein he now SO quietly lies, 1t would
| be necessary to lift the lid, and who
| knows what might emerge with him?
That is the terror confronting even those
| friends of Mr.. Bixby who are signing
| "for the touch of vanished hand Sup
| pose the shade of Moses D. Kenyon took
| advantage of the aperture and, flying
| forth, shuffied once more into it's mortal
| coil-what coil there would be. All
| the years of toll and tribulation that
| went to secure his taking off would have
| gone for naught. A2d even the mild
| William H. Angel might amble forth
| among mortal men once more.
| No! The prospect of such an escapade
| is too terrible for even the most harden
| ed Republican politician in Minnesota to
l contemplate. They will let Bixby re-