The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-23
HONESTY IS ELEMENTARY
ROOSEVEUTSS TALK TAKEN TO
HEART BY REPUBLICAN STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
P. B. WINSTON FOR CONGRESS
Minneapolis Man Is Going to he Pat
ted Against Fletcher, and L0-
rem Is Much Worried
Thereat.

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Roosevelt, that honesty Is the best policy,
the Republican state central committee
has named John 8. vandiver to look after
the literary work Of the committee dur
ing the approaching campaign. Vandiver's
selection is distasteful to some members
Of the party, who believe that his "stuff|
will not be of the right sort to corral
votes. His ability as writer is aclknowl-
edged, but they believe that, unless his
copy for the country press Is carefully
censored, 1t will be Of little service to
the party in winning over Republicans
who are in doubt this year. The press
bureau. or rather literary department
will be organized Immediately, and with
in a week or two copy will be semi out
to the country press
A small ructIon exists among the Re
publiCans Of Washington county, occa-
stoned by the selection of Senator Mas
terman as chairman Of the state central
committee. Masterman is at tho head Of
a certain faction that have run things
more or less for some time, while the
other crowd has looked on with rather
Jealous interest The latter now believe
that the selection Of MasterInan on the
state central committee will mean that
in the future no appointments win be
made outside the Masterman ring. In fact
several Of the strong Masterrnan adher-
ents are in training for jobs that they
hope to get, while there is q large and
respectable element Of the party that be-
Heve Tor two years, and possibly four,
they will be able to secure no recognition
at the hands Of the party whatever. The
prospect is not CHEEKY one and It Is not
a united party at prison city.
P. B. Winston will be the nominee Of
the Democratic party Of the Fifth dis
trict for congress, and even Republicans
acknowledge that Fletcher has a fight on
his hands. P. B. Winston is one Of the
recognized leaders of the party in Hen
nepln county, and, aside from a party
vote, he has a strong personal following
Fletcher, as every one knows, is very IN
popular In certain quarters, and Minne-
apolis people are demanding change
Marcus Johnson Is one of the most
sanguine Republicans in the state. He
is willing to wager 500 that Van SAINT
will carry the Seventh district, where
John Lind received several thousand votes
to the good last year
Tams BIxby is expected to reach st.
Paul the latter part Of this week with
a large amount OF Indian annuities"
from Mark Hanna to assist the party in
making the fight this fall. The
executive committee will meet Aug.
/, and the central committee Aug. 10. 1t
becomes incumbent upon the Republican
organization Of this state, however, to
raise a substantial sum before the second
installment will be advanced by the ma
tional committee. Tams, however as he
has frequently said, knows "where to get
the money" and where to put IT. and
his colleagues do not doubt this asser-
ton in the least.
Objection Is being raised In some quar-
ters to the appointment of w. L. Cowies,
Of st. Peter, as deputy state treasurer
in event of the election of julius Block,
1t being claimed that g. man better
known In the party should have the
- aas, Especially when there are so
many good men around" The COM
plainants are, however, willing that
CewIea should have a clerkship in the
office, but another should, they believe,
be selected deputy state treasurer. The
office is most important, as the business
of tha Office takes the chief frequently
away to the East to arrange for the
placing and payment of bonds, and it
is argued that the selection should be
carefully made.
was not a good effort, and did not have
salutary effect with wavering Demo-
Gratis. Ono Republican was heard to say;
81 was quite O. Roosevelt man till
read his speech" Others believe that 1t
served the purpose for which it was in
tended, but those Of a critical mdnd as
sert that it contained but little logic or
argument, and was but little better than
a series Of assertions. eff that Is the
best argument or speech that Roosevelt
can make, the committee had better pull
him off at once" another was heard to
say.
All the stories on William Renry
Eustis have not been told. During the
last campaign he addressed a political
meeting at Willmar. Farmers came in
for miles around and the town people
gave away to those from the country.
William Henry went on to say in his
speech that the proper thing for farmers
to do WAS to use judgment in marketing
their grain. In fact the only thing the
matter with them was "up here" said
he, pointing to his forehead.
After that, when Kand4yohi farmer
was asked If he was going to vote for
Eustis, he would say: "Oh, he's all right,
except up here" touching the frontal
bone.
An effort is said to be on foot to vitiate
the trade made on the floor Of the con.
vention whereby p. ]. Sjoblom was to
receive the appointment OF assistant Sec
strength to Hanson, which he did J.
J. Lomen, the present incumbent, is said
TO be anxious to hold on and his friends
are trying to sidetrack Sjoblom to the
chief clerkship. It is claimed that he
has no experience that would At him for
the position Of assistant secretary Of
state.
Col. Monfort Oar Reese, Charles c.
Whitney, r. ]. Meyst and several others
spent yesterday at Alexandria, consult
ing with Senator Knute Nelson, who
reached home last week, and @. 8.
Mitchell. They will map out line Of
campaign for the Sixth district.
Judge John K. Prindiville, of Chicago.
arrived IN Minneapolis yesterday morning
land Is registered at the West hotel.