The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-09-17
THH CONGRESSIONAL. Il1TuAT1,
Views Of Republican PsPers.


TIH CONGRESSIONAL. allzTuA11on.,
Views Of Republican P>pers.
From tAs WabasAa Herald.
We 80 into tho fight with no mis-,
sivings, no oowardly fears, no desire to
cvado the issues or escape our fair
share Of responsibility. Wovgo into
it to win, and with tho pluckiest, truost
u,au as our leader; with the great mass
OF the Republican party, on Our sido;
with honor, integrity, aud truth oppos-
cd to tho st. Paul Press, dishouor, te.
ceit and falsehood, w feel certain of
success. ''' 49, j.. 49,. < - -
And so three cheers for Grant, Col.
fax and Donnelly.,
Ffo" the FREEDOM. County s.a.d~d: .,
So far .s We lave been able to judge
from all the conflicting reports, the
greatest ST all errors committed in tho
Second District, vas the act Of barring
the entrance TO- 1ngersoll Hall at the
Convention, to any who claimed seats
therein. This was the wrong that di.
vlded the convention aud forced one
half Of tho claimants into council else
where It is in vain that the Press
pronouuces upon their inslligihility.-
We do not pretend to say that tho ex-
cluded gentlemen were entitled to seats ;
it is not for us to judge, but We do at
firm that according to all party usage
they had right to enter the hall and
submit their claims to a committee on
credentials. For aught we know that
committee might have decided against
them, but until that decision was pro-
nounced by the proper authority, their
claims should have been respected
Being denied the right Of even pre-
senting their case, We do not see how
the Armory Hail wing could have t.
ken any other course consistent with
their self:rsspcct. They knocked: for
admittance at tho door of the Hall
where the regular call was made, and
''as friends Of fair play" We claim they
had right to enter and be heard upon
their papers. They yer. excluded and
thus half of the claimants to seats were
compelled to organize elsewhere. We
say halt, because it will be seen fror:
the reports that the conventions were
about equally balanced in point Of mum.
beers. This conduct at 1ngersoll's. hsll
was the fatal error. 1t barred tho hope
Of reconciliation betweea tho two FEC:
tons. + = So far Is the candidate,
are concerned, We prefer Gen. Hubbard,
but if as his friends claim be was strong
enough to carry the convention, they
certainly dealt him q severe blow in
provoking another nomination, and We
cannot resist the conviction that the
authority who stationed a police force
at the door with view to exclude any
one claiming to be a. delegate is NOR.
rally responsible for the defeat which
awaits the party in that district.
From the Rochester Pot.
1t looks as if the people we're wit1
Donnely aud the politicians with tn,
Press. If this be So. the RepubIica.
voters Of the District win care but lit
tie for the technically Of regularity a,
applied to either nomination. The Re
publicanism Of both candidates is I'M
doubted aud with tie people the onl,
point in tie canvass will be which O
the two they: prefer.
Dounelly has the advantage Of h.v
ing al the time been manhattan, th'
defensive against tho grossest and mos'
unwarrantable attacks ever made upol
a popular party leader by the organ o
his own parsy-attacks which he coult
not afford to submit to tamely.
There are two things plainly demon
strated by this result Of the quarrel i,
the District: First, the injury that I
party organ CHE St. Paul Pte..) is CT
pable Of infictins on the party support
ing it, BY placing its personal PREJUDICE
or preferences above the party welfare
and secondly, the great liability: Of: ou
caucus system to abuse, and ITS uure
liableness as an index of the people,
preference among candidates.
From the Waseeo News. =. 49,.
We have watched the contest will
much anxiety; and, after carefully
looking over all the facts, We are forcci
to the conclusion that Mr.. Donnelly. i
The choice Of a gerry: large majority o.
the Republicans Of that Distr;ct.-
Most Of the local papers Of the distric
and the St: Paul Di:pdtch favor Nj
Donnelly's election, while ooly Il,
Pres. Of st. Paul, and the. Tribune o
! Minneapolis, With one OF: two local %