The St. Cloud journal., 1868-11-12


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WI Nl9CH8LL. EDITOR.
Thursdav, Nov. IL, 1858
A sHALL0W DODGE.
The 81, Paul Press and Minnsapo.
In Tribune for several days last week
exhibited decided hydrophobio symp-
toms over what they claimed to be =
"fo,gsd circular vithdrawing Gen.
Andrew from the CANVASS. The issu-
ing Of this va violently charged upon
MI. Doaaslly. We must confess that
when ~ heard the 6nt lumor Of suoh
=. circular, ~ thought it might b the
work Of some friend Of Mr. Doanel'y's,
more sealoas than discreet. But when
The document itsslf appeared in those
joaraah ~ had no doubt ae 70 its ori.
gin and purpose, and ws do not think
our readers will when theyhave porus'
ID it.:
70 tAs R.ysbIeass Of tAs Sseoad Ds'triet:
"Ths District Committee yielding-and
they must say reluctantly yislding--to the
expressed wishes. amounting almost TO do
mends, Of leading Republicans in the
First District amt in the States outside OF
Minnesota, have this day Withdrawn from
the Coak, essional canvass the name Of Gen.
c. c. Andrews.
''In doing this, they desire it to be uu-
their claim TO his being the regular oandi-
date Of the Republican party in this dis
triet nor Of their right to have continued
him in the field for the sufrages Of the
psopls; but they have adopted their pres
sat course for the reasons given above and
that Democrat might not, By divisions in
our party, secure . sest IN Congress from
this district, thus making ons-ha4 the con-
er,.sional delegation Of Ibis over whslu,ng-
y Republican State Democratic. Az Gen.
x,drsvs vas tie last candidate nouina-
ten, ths demand h>S been that hs should
b Withdrawn In order to avert this result.
''Ia view Of the changed coalition of sf-
fAirs. s,d Of the perils Of the ns'ion. ~
quiri1g . strens Republican Congress to
sasGsia Gen. Grant in Ais efforts 70 restore
psees % The country. ~ nrgs Ill Rspubli
cans 70 bury Ill their past differences and
vote fsr Hen. 1s.aaius Donnslly.
..sifkvsficxs k Ssf;s a d Sls1R1cr COMMITTEE
ST. Peal, Oct. 81, 1s6s." ''(Prsss Prin')"
The part that this little "dodg.r"
NJ 70 ply is apparent At glance
The purpose Of the Wasbburn clique
es;s;.ally va I, issue letter purport
iss - b sissed BY hr. Donnelly, 10
vhish that gsatsnan should withdraw
foa - a,,sa in hvsr Of Gen. An.
drew. 9h6 scheme Drsmaturely leak.
ing out, snl being invaded forth BY
the Rspsbhs.a p.psn Of the District,
the praDnt extremely shallow dodge
NJ ross~l u. The fast being well
knovn b Ill that Gen. Andrevs would
run far btAiad Mr.. Donaelly, it Va
thought . break tho force Of his fall
and secure some sort Of . palliatiou for
the political crime his managers were
committing, BY couoootiug this circular,
sending = copy here and there, and
then charging it upon MI. -.Donnslly
and his friends, and claiming that their
candidate had lost thereby Thousands Of
votes-snough 70 have secured his elec-
ton. The plan has been carried out,
though very bungIugly.
The people Of thus locality At least
srs aware Of The following facts: That
these circular have sappearsd only
through Andrsws men. That they
vsrs in st. Paul, publicly displayed BY
Andrs~s nss, tvo days after the elee-
1ou. That Of the "hundrsds" said Il
have bsea "seattered broadcast"
throughout this upper country and
"ftssly distributed At the polls," but
three copies are known to have found
their WY 70 this town, and these are
in the hands Of Andrews men.
In c,rying out another part Of their
scheme, the Press, in referring to the
town Of Oak, in this county, from ono
Of Its friends At which place it "recciv-
cd" q one Of these circulars, says:
In consequence Of this fraud, Gen. An
drsws lost not less than thirty votes in the
town Of Oak, which would have been cast
for him, except for tho belief that he had
been Withdrawn. Indignant at this suppos-
I'd selling out Of Andrsws by the District
Committee to Donnelly, largo number Of
the Republicans Of that town cast their
votes for Wilson.
The P+es1 mathematics arc about on
spar With it...politisal morals. BY ref
sRenes to the Official returns it will be
seen that It the town Of Oak, Seymour
hsd " votes and Grant IL; Wilson
e., Doanelly IL, aud Andrsxs 13.
Herr Grant had only II votes, Wilson
san 7 bshiad hs ticket, and Donuelly
aod Andssws together only received
q. TO determine what became Of
those other 'thirty votes," aud just
how b cipher them in, involves degree
Of mathematical aeumen which ve must
confess IL altogether beyond our untu-
tor,d mind, and which " believe to b.
poessssd only BY the famed statisti-
sisa ef The 81. Paul Pres. BIT y.
nay bs permitted - ssse~s that those
thirty vdss vhieh Gen. Andrsvs "lost"
in ths tova Of Ok ars like the thirty
hs !..i~t" /. , great many ether town.
il tie Dnkiss-hs didn't have them.
He eosos'd lh vot~ ~, ns'h q. the
An~ IL ~ 1>Sa -NWhnm he 0nk Hhi 4