The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-28
MAY GRO K KENTUCKY
THIS STATE GETTING Pref
TY WARM
BOMB IN FLETeHER's CAMP

Congressnnn-Staple Is Crowded
Out of HeatwoIefs Way to Run for
Railroad OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Po-
FfticaI Notes.
Mlnnesota's congressional fights have
been the center Of political interest for
few days, especially on the Republican
side, although the Third district Demo-
Gratis are busy as, eyer in an industrious
effort to find a. estandard bearer to lead
them to victory.
The sensation of the week, however,
was Warren Wakefeld's explosion of an
oratorical bomb under the powder mag
azine OF Loren Fletcher right in Mime
! apolis Thursday night when the Henne-
pin Republican association held a meet
ing at the wigwam of the Fourth Ward
club which was sanctified with several
| splanshes of Republican gospel on the
| occasion of its recent dedication.
| There have been murnurs of the i'm
| pending anti-Fletcher storm for a con-
siderable period. Weary wayfarers from
Washington have been bringing back to
the faithful Republicans who had not
| visited the national capital the informa-
ton that they did not like Loren as well
as they used to. Sometimes these re-
turning messengers happened to get to-
gether and compare notes.
Struck you the same way, did it?"
Then they would remember how it
seemed to them as though Loren seemed
to deplore rather than to enjoy, the
presence of a Minnesotan especially of
his district Locked himself In a COM
mittee room about lunch time, or some
thing OF that sort, as though afraid he
was going TO be detached convivially
from some portion of his stipend or mile
age allowance. OF course they did not
know that that was his feeling. but they
talked over incidents and then the muir
muring began. The senators seemed less
distant, and even other Minnesota con-
gressmen. especially in the case of per-
sonal acquaintance. were much more
agreeable.
Then the business bodies began to COM
plain. The work On the government dam
was commenced from the St. Paul side
of the river, and Loren did not seem to
be looking.
The kick which had been confined at
bic citizen who wanted to see the CAPT
tel right spread to the business circles
of the sister city, and finally began to
poison the atmosphere Of certain news
paper Offices, where the chiefs of the pa
per had been wont to sit in awe of the
Fletcherian phiz
All this was paving the way for the
grand mountaineering and illuminations
of Thursday night, when Warren Wake
field, warhorse CT the party, took ad-
vantage OF the suspicious meeting of the
Hennepin Republican association to ex-
press the hope that Loren would be
beaten.
He was loudly applauded.
'Shi" and former Sheriff Eye, who was
presiding over the meeting, tried to pull
the Long Lake man off.
But Wakefield insisted that he was
making his own speech, and seemed to
contemplate continuing it himself, as,
indeed, he did.
AS long as it was only Metcalf. Steve
Lovejoy thought that he had the anti
Fletcher guns spiked when the Zeglin
charges were made against the register
of deeds, but scarcely had the sagacious
manager on the postofffce corner found
that Metcalfs had procured from the gov
ernor facilities for a speedy and more Or
less public inquiry, than Wakefield hobs
up with the spirit Of malediction In his
soul, and he too, will have to be put to
sleep or 'kept busy somewhere. But
the fire has ben started, and many Min
neapohs Republicans are wondering if
the Fletcher tobeggan is not already on
the long slide.
Down In the Third district, too, there
has been a little life, due to the sugges-
ton that Charles F. Staples would make
the race for congress, instead OF for rail-
road commissioner. But Joel's friends
seem to have gotten the ear OF the West
st. Paul man and convinced him that his
party needs a Moses in the railroad COM
missionership to lead it out of the
sloughs of hunger and thirst for spoils
into the promised land of Republican res
toration. So Mr.. Staples has formally an
nounced his candidacy for the railroad
commissionership. and Heatwole's sleep
Is serene again.
And, speaking Of Moseses, Gen. Clapp
has not returned from Washington yet.
Robert c. Evans, who was to have sail
ed from San Francisco Feb. 9 for Hong
Kong and Manila, now states that he will
not be able to get away for two or three
weeks. which will make him altogether
too late for that boat.
There may be some good times in that
state convention yet.
Mike Downing, by the way, who started
for a trip around the world two weeks
ago. is back again. He has not been
clear around, for that would eclipse the
achievements of Phfneas Fogg, Nellie Bly,
and Bessie Bisland all in one but M. j.
announces that he has decided to go
around with the sun instead of facing it,
and SO lose a day instead of gaining 1t.
It had been suspected that Mike was get
ting impatient under the rule Of the anti
Republican governor, but it had not been
supposed it was bad as that. M. J. says,
too. that he thinks it won't be as hot
when he gets to Manila, if he goes now,
as it would If he had gone around the
other way.
Philip Keefe of Kerkhoven, Is men
toned as a possible successor to Frank
Eddy in congress- and he is not Re
publican, either.
Senator Collier, of Shakopee, who has
been mentioned as a possible congress
sional nominee in the Third district, was
in st. Paul yesterday, but says that he
has no disposition to enter the race, at
least at this time, having a seat In the
state senate where he hopes to be able
to do some good for his cons tHuency and
his party during the coming winter.
Ramsey county Populists will meet at
Assembly hall tomorrow night.
SEVEN SINS. OF EVANSVILLE