The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-10-18
NOMINATION A CHEAT.

The nomination Of Colville was a
cheat upon the honest masses Of the
democratic party. What members Of
that party, in their primary meetings
aud County Conventions, ever supposed
10 selecting their delegates, that rem
egade Republican would be the candi-
date fois.ed upon them? Not one
They thought that some staunch and
well-tried Democrat, such as Henry NJ.
Rice, Capt. E. NJ. Wilson, Col. Rob;
ertsvn Or Capt. G. Nash wonld be the
nominee. Such candidate would have
inspired them with some enthusiasm
But now they find themselves called
upon to vote for renegade who but
one year ago was loudly declaiming in
the Legislature for negro suffrage in
Minnesota; who s now holding an Of.
ice to which he was elected by Repub-
licans; who is without ability, energy
Or political honesty. They know that
he was once : Democrat, and went over
to the Republicans they know that b.
mas now left the Republicans and be-
came a Democrat for the sake of NOM
ination to Congress. They cannot
trust him; they are confident he would
be more than likely to prove renegade
again should sufficient inducement be
presented him.
Most of these Democrats also know
that his nomination was the work Of
Norton, made to give the appearance
at Washington Of an important defec.
stien from the Republican ranks. They
know that it is purely a personal mat.
ter with Norton, and something in
which their interests are not taken into
consideration in the slightest degree.
As consequence, hundreds of hon.
est and consistent Democrats finding
that their old party name has been Civ.
en- up: that they have no candidate of
their own; that their leaders have ia.
ken up with renegade Of no abilty =
have determined to votdsJor man who,
though be may not reflect their politl-
cal principles, has been consistent, is
honest, and ranks as one of the ablest
men in the country. They have re.
solved to further the material interests
Of the State by voting for IaNAT1us
DoSNELLY. ...' -~.r'l ! VI:
The johnson leaders are painfully
Aware OF this disafection in the ranks
OF the old Democratic party, and are
e.deavoriDg to stay The current. An
evidence Of this can bo found in last
Saturdays Pioneer. It ssys: '.. i =
Wesupport johnson atter his test oath
record in Tennessee. Why not Colvlle:3-
We support Seward even. sfter his Internal
tinklin6 Of that little bell. beeause he Il right
noao. Why not Colville We support Dan
Norton, the choice OF the Radical, negro
su6rsge, blacks Of TMiunesota, for Senator
over wilkinson and Window, Why not
Cel'ills'? This is no time for squeamish.
ness. -
All ! but you cannot stuff down hon
est mems Threats a candidate who: has
disguised them by his vacillation'.. The
Presidents friends 10 this District had
thought that by nominating Colyille
they could weaken the Republican, pat
ty: they now find that it will require
their utmost labors and most ,skillful
mas;euvers to keep their own party par.
friends together. ..~.. -. ~: J.
It's no use, gentlemen. Colville'sj
defeat is foregone conclusion. 1t is
merely = question as to whether Mr.:
Donnelly's majority shall be two thou. !
sand 6i three thousand H. sa9..oE RI. I