The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1868-10-29
THEY PREFER THAT "A
COPPERHEAD SHOULD
BE CHOSEN"
COMBINATION AGAINST
THE NORTHERN PA. =.
CIFIC RAILROAD.
STARTLING FACTS
FOR THE PEOPLE
OF NORTHERN
MINNESOTA.

When the news flashed across the |
wires from Minnesota to Chicago that
he gallant Gen. Hubbard had with
Drawn from the contest, making way
for the perfect union Of the party in
his District-accompanied by the rcck-
less, hateful and ruinous call of the
boiling Committee for another Convex
ton, the papers Of that city, in the first
flush Of honest indignation, spoke out
in unmistaksble terms. Looking only
to the welfare Of the Republican party,
they could find no word Of palliation
for this aisorganizing, illegal, unprece-
denied movement Of putting another
candidate in the field.
The Chicago Tribune of September
Both, expressed itself in the following
unqualified terms:
The anti Donnelly men call another con-
vention. AS THEY ARE BOUND TO
BREAK UP THE PARTY, If possible
Any such movement will be FUTILE, As
D0NNELLYS ELECTION IS NOW
as CERTAIN As TIE COMING OF
NO VEABER.
The Chicago Post, of Oct. 4tb, said :
We assure the instigators of the call for
the new convention that the prestige Of
regularity which attached to Mr.. Hubbard,
lapscd with that gentleman's declinature
and that the people so regard it. The
movement for the nomination Of q new
man will be looked upon, not as an indica-
ton Of party regularity and precedent, but
as persistent determination upon the part of
an interested fe,o to s0reak vengeance upon an
indtu;dual at the expense Of the success Of Re-
publican principles.
The Chicago Journal, even after the
nomination Of Andrews, said:
The course pursued by General Hubbard
in the Donnelly imbroglio was specially
commendable; but even if he should have
held on until the Committee Of Arbitration
made its report, It could BY no means tollov
that the Andrescs movement Is justifa6le.-
The Convention which met 1T st. Paul yes-
terday and put Gen. Andrews in nomina-
ton was fragmentary thing. Tho total
number Of delegates in q tull convention
would be ninety-two. Only about . third
Of the full number were in convention, and
Of them quite q number were substitutes
appointed without any authority. Then,
too. as st. raul dispatch truly says, ssthe
manner Of reassembling convention that
had been adjourned sine die is proceeding
unprecedented in the usages Of any politi-
cal party.
We have no hesitation in saying that We
were in hopes tho Republicans Of that Dis
trlct would unite on new man, but as
matters now stand Mr.. Donnelly Is THE
REGULAR NOMINEE OF THE PARTY,
and is entitled to its FULL cote.
"A few days after and wonderful
change takes place. Every one of these
papers, in rapid succession, turns COM
pletely over. Why is this? There
must be some strong, all-powerful inau-
ence to create so great aud complete
change. Its very remarkableness strikes
the attention and excites inquiry. What
is this influence? We will see in =
moment. First read what these papers
say after having received "new light"
The Post Of the 10th said:
We had hoped for the prevalence Of wise
counsels in the Second District Of Mime.
sofa but it now seems evident, unless Mr..
Donnelly shall give way, and, in the inter-
est OF harmony, concede tho field 10 zen.
Andrews, the candidate of the regular con-
veation, that Copperhead will sit in Don.
ne'ly's seat in the XLIst Congress. We
appeal to MIR Donnelly to now assume tho
role Of paci6cator. He cannot hone for
success in the face Of the odds against him,
and his defeat, in connection with he
odlum which must attach TO him ~ . bolter,
will prove the certain ruin Of his political
hopes. Let him then swap the slim chau-
ces Of success in the present fight for the
certain reward which an act Of maqnauim-
ity will hereafter insure him.
Compare this with what the Post said
about ten days before. Why the
change?
The Chicago journal of the 18th
inst. contained the following: ~
General Andrews, who has been placed
in nomination in Mr.. Donnelly . district by
the Republican Convention, at its last ses-
sion, in place Of General Hubbard, WHO
withdrew, is sound and good man for
Congress. or this We have thoroughly
convinced ourselves after due inquiry. He
deserves 20 be elected, and if the Republic
cans of the Second District fail to unite up.
on and elect him, they will make one of the
greatest political blunders imaginable.
See what one week will do! Mark
the change produced by "due inquiry"
What caused it?
But the closing act is reserved for
the Chicago Tribune, the great Wash.
burn organ, and the advocate, defender
and mouth-piece Of that immense,
bIoatcd corporation, the Union Pacific
Railroad. That paper said in its issue
Of the Goth inst:
The plain duty Of Republicans is to SUD-
port their regular nominee. II they arc
going outside Of their own organization. il
makes NO DlT1znsxos whether they vote
fpr Tom, Dick or Harry, Christian Or Pa.
gun, REPUBLICAN, Oh D1xoonAr. v Don.
nelly is stronger than tho Republican n.r.
ty In the District, it 10 high time that Tho
work Of reconstruction were Commenced
IT Is BETTER, IN OUR VIEW. THAT
A COPPERHEAD SHOULD BE CHOSEN
THIS YEAR than that tho Republican
party should Be vanquished by mutineer
like Donnelly-a man totally destitute Of
statesmanliks qualities, and distinguished
only for the foulness Of his tongue. We
believe that Gen. Andrews can be elected.
The evidence is quite conclusive, that Gen.
Hubbard would have been successful il he
had attended to his own business and Loft |
to take care Of his. The ques-
ton 10 whether tho time and opportunity |
lost by bis Withdrawal can be recovered ]