The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-11
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| the world the spectacle of bunch of
oH1ceholders accomplishing that which all
the Republican politicians of the state
were unable to accomplish namely, the
/ withdrawal of Doe Ames from the con-
/ gressional scramble. 1t is reliably stated
that the mayors recent announcement
/ was brought forth as result of cen,
| ter rush by the combined officeholders
under him who were loath to rellnquish
! their claims upon the city treasury In
cidentally, they spoiled a very neat game
of the doctors.
DR.. Ames never intended to run Tor
! congress. He has always intended to
seek a denomination for mayor. But he
did not want it generally known. A
month ago one of the leading Repub-
licans at the state capitol. who is very
/ close to the mayor, tipped it off conf
| dentially that Ames had no intention Of
running for congress. His idea in an
nouncfng himself was to make all sorts
| OF trouble for Uncle Loren. and for all
other ambitious aspirants for congress,
and keep them in hot water until the
! game got good and then fix up a deal
| te throw Fletcher in the interest of some
body else. When he had fixed his friend
he would turn around and. before it
was too late, cinch his old job again
/ The doctor has used his recent prom
| inence to bring his especial friends, of
/ the Megaarden stripe into great discom-
/ u
| to the last.
Local politicians who depend upon
| Ames for their supremacy stopped the
game by getting very busy with the doc
tor when he was in tender mood. They
! emphasized the Importance Of maintain
ing the Ames machine in MINNEAPOLIS,
| and pointed out that it would not do
for the doctor to let the mayoralty mat
ter drift along too far, as there was dan
ger of opposition setting in against him
which could not be so easily counter
| acted in the fag end of the political sea-
| son as 1t could be in advance with the
doctor attending strictly to business. 1t
4 was also made plain to the mayor that
! the Ames machine could not possibly
/ survive without him. and that it could
hardly be expected to revolve around
/ him as congressman as 1t would were
| he in the mayors chair and in a posi-
ton to take proper care of his friends
| and their interests
The latest rumor in connection with
the doctor is the statement that he will
| take especial pleasure In the coming
campaign in letting Gov. Van SAINT know
| what influence made possible his major
| ity in Hennepin county in the last cleo
| ton.
The announcement OF Ames' future
| plans undoubtedly makes a change in the
plans which have been maturing to run
JAMES GIdy IOF congress. Gray was new
er anxious to try conclusions with Uncle
Loren, but with Ames running for con-
| gress on the Republican ticket Gray
would most certainly be his opponent
Gray's friends have already started a
| good-slzed boom for his re-entry into
municipal politics at the coming election
| Gray himself is said to be anxious for
another try with the DOCTOR feeling conf.
dent that nomination would be eauiva-
lent to election this time The former
mayors political friends are attempting
1 TO patch up truce with the strenuous
democrats of OrYille Rinehart's follow
! ing who have had a knife out for him
for the past two years. If Gray can en-
ter the fight with an undivided Demo-
cratic support, there is little doubt that
he can bowl the doctor over this time.
1t can be stated on authority that these
| are his present plans
Since Auditor Dunn declared that he
would not again seek a denomination the
! friends of the Seventh district congress
/ slonal candidates have been very eager.
! to have J. F. Jacobson enter the fight
| Tor Dunn's Shoes There has long been
/ a feeling that Jake would break into
the congressional fight and make things
! interesting and uncertain for the three
| gentlemen who are now running neck
and neck for the prize jacobson has on
several occasions announced his des re
! TO be state auditor, and now that there
| Is an opening for his candidacy for that
position, the other fellows friends hope
| to be able to induce the Lac oui ParIe
| statesman to jump in.
For the next six months it NAV he ex
| pected that there will be more fuss made
! about the successorship to Dunn than
! over any other state position Iverson
| Lee, Halden, Weaver and even Sam Lam
gum will be busy from this time on. The
tight Just at this stage would seem to
| be between Iverson and HaIden. Ha1den
has very strong following in Northern
Minnesota, but Iverson will have Dunn's
| support, and he will have a strong back
ing in Southern Minnesota while his
wide acquaintance and general popular
| Ity, together with the fact that he has
been Dunn's right-hand man in the audit
or S ONCE for so many years. will make
him very formidable candidate.
Senator Buckmap's opponents have
thus far been busy only in explaining
that buchanan was all in and that they
would get things moving in a short time
Which would wipe him off the slate
While they have been promising ana
prophesying the old war horse has been
getting things organized-in the Sixth dis
trict to an extent that will take some tall
hustling on the part of the opposition
to overcome.
Senator Dan Shell has bobbed IN ser
enely with new toy. Dan wants to be
clerk of the supreme court. The senator
thinks he is just as jolly, sociable and
companionable as Oar Reese and, while
not claiming to star in the same beauty
class, says he is willing to buy the cigars
oftener. Senator Fl. J. Miller, of I4uyerne
is also DESTROYS of drawing the fat SAL
airy which has developed Oars infectious
smile. Miller would make a strong can
didate. The one thing against him is his
habit Of speaking out regardless Of what
politician will suffer These things are
not approved by slate makers.
w. I. Nolan the well-known Mime
apolis humorist who desires a Republican
legislative nomination, is receiving i'm
mense punches of bouquets from the
country papers. They all agree that ne
would be a decided acquisition to the
house. Nolan would keep the solemn
assembly awake when jacobson was alb
sent and he would not only inject much
good humor into the deliberations of that
body, but much common sense; which
would be very agreeable once the first
shock Of it wore off.
Albert Berg is finding himself up
against a. hard task in l,iS o+4a,,,o+ r.