Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-02-12

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"Warning Voice TO Republicans"
A week or two since, one Of our st. Paul
contemporarieswhich is osteasi6ly Republican,
took occasion to attempt exciting the jealous
les of Republicans in the interior, by mock.
State Ticket which it alleged was being "fixed
up" here in St. Paul to forestan the action of
the regular State Convention though by what
process the independent delegates to the con-
vention were to be made to swallow the dose
prepared for them was not SO clearly explain
ed. .-.-.-..--.--
1t being all totally destitute Of the least
shadow of foundation, we treated the whole
fabrication with silent contempt, as "a weak
invention of an enemy" to the Republican
party thinking besides, that the intelligence
of the Republicans of the country could be
safely trusted, to see to and avoid the snare
thus cunningly laid to disorganize and destroy
the party by provoking them into unfounded
and baseless jealousies.
1t seems by the following article from the
Faribault (Rice County, Republican of the
Goth ult., that we did not over-estimate the
acuteness and perceptive faculties of our
brother Republicans of the State out of St.
Paul: .- ".
GA WARNING VOICE TO REPUBLIcANs."-
Under the above heading the st. Paul Times,
of the 10th, lifts up its warning voice in an
article of about three quarters of column in
length, and earnestly implores the Republican
party to be on their guard against deep laid
scheme-which the Times alleges has been
planned by Gov. Ramsey, Judge Cooper, DR..
Foster, and Messrs. Marshall, Norton, and
Donnelly-to "Pack the Convention in june"
and secure for themselves the principal offices
in the gift of the people of Minnesota.
Perhaps we don't rightly understand the
object of the Times in making this statement
We certainly don't, unless it Is to soeakes and
distract the Republican party, By creating
jealousies and decision In their ranks, and if
possible making the war which has been car
ried on with so much bitterness between the
Times and its Republican neighbor, the MIN
NEsor1AN, during the past year-a family affair
in the party.
With regard to Gov. Ramsey, Judge Coop
er, and the other gentlemen named in the
Times earning article, as the chief conspira-
tors in this great gunpowder plot; we have
not the least idea that they will attempt any,
thing of the kind Some of those gentlemen
we know and we believe all are possessed of
too much good sense to attempt what they
know would insure their defeat at the polls,
should they succeed by unfair means in OBJ
tanning nomination, which they certainly
could not consider of any great advantage
without a fair prospect of receiving, at least,
the undivided support of the Republican party.
They know that any attempt of that kind
would be Indignantly frowned down by the
Republican party and total defeat at the
polls would be the inevitable consequence
should they succeed in securing the nomina.
tons by Democratic scullduggery; that the
Republicans of Minnesota, unlike their Demo
| cratic opponents are not to be dragooned into
the support of candidates who will stoop to
the low, contemplate tricks of the Democracy
to secure nominations or elections.
With some of those gentlemen we have no
| acquaintance; but We do not believe there is
one OF them that would willingly risk their
reputation for sagacity, common sense, OF
prudence, by such an exhibition of consum
mate folly.
1t would do the Times no harm, probably
to remember, occasionally, that there is q por.
ton of the Republican party outside of the
| st. Paul city limits, and some few straight out
| Republicans in most other counties of the
State, had sufficient strength and courage to
make independent nominations last fall, and
even carried matters so far as to elect their
nominees in several counties.
The Republicans of Southern Minnesota
have some consciousness of their own strength
as well as their right to voice in the selection
of the candidates of the party, for State off.
GERS, Senators and Congressman; and at the
proper time will be prepared to assert and
maintain them; and we confidently believe
there is not one of the gentlemen named by
the Times as interested or engaged in this
terrible scheme of packing convention to
their own taste, but what will admit theil
strength and rights, and much prefer risking
their chances in fair and honorably conduct.
ed convention of fairly and honorably selected
delegates, than by any deep laid scheme o.
moccasin ,scullduggery thrust themselves
upon the Republican party, contrary to the
wishes of majority of the party.
| We think it would have been quite as vel
for the Times to have omitted the assertion
that all Railroad Loan men were to be cast
overheard, except Gov. Ramsey, or it should
have left Mr.. Norton's name, and if we have
been correctly informed, Messrs. Donnelly and
Rabbit off the list Of conspirators.