The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-21
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Two mysteries have hung Over the
Republican management or the iaS'
,ubernatorial campaign IL 1rdiala
hat have beer rnEathomabla TO the
s-ank and file Of the party. The one
vas the displacement Of Mr.. Ortiz
rom The head OF the ticket, Wr'ch
annot account for any furthcr Than
l hat all agree it was at the dlctatlo"
Senator Norton, who BAD some
trong motive for it and some purpose
f own to serve. The other was the
4 ,ifhdraw.l cf Mr.. Walcctt rs the
g,reenback candidate for Governor.
he reasons for which anc the means
A,sed r am enabled to lay before the
4mblic. and [ use The Enquirer as the
4aost available source tor spreaoihS
he information.
After Nh. Ortn had been displaced
md General Harrison was substituted
rs candidate for Governor, IN enter
rise was set on foot to get che Ifeer.
Aack party and It's cancicaCes out OF
heway, or to emba"rass the Dalnoc-
,acy by some bold S, '0ke that Woald
AIRY CONSERVATION into the councllS
,f the party The fist effort mace
was 70 purchase the Indianapolis SEN
incl. or a controlling interest In 1t.
md convert it intoa Greenb&ck organ,
nus leaving lie Democracy without
newspaper at the Capital or the
stale. The money was Obtained Tor
5nis purpose. the Gil oenb3ck men as
,ented to the project, inasmuch as they
we're to be placed in possession OF an
,l.,;J
"a. themselves, anu Mr.. Shoemaker,
Who controlled the majority CT the
stock, agreed to sell in order that ms
financial embarrassments. when were
rrievous to bear, might be partially
relieved. Mr.. FREELY, chairman OF
The Republican State Central Commit
tee. after rejecting over the matter,
that the presentation OF
newspaper establishment to an opposl-
len political organization OF unknown
numbers might not be wise thing &C
10, inasmuch as what the Greenback
= would gain, the Republicans
TIGHT lose. lie did not believe the
Democrats would follow the lead o
tho Sentinel into the Greenback ranks
and reasoned himself to con"luslol
adversely to what had ut first Teen re
gardedas great.piece ofpolitical STRAIT
ery. The Sentinel was not purchased
and the Greenhackers were obliged t
rest satisfied with what the San,
weekly paper, could do tor them as
State organ.
-xHaying abandoned the newspape
tn1siness as u means of embarrassin.
,he Democracy. heproject of drivin'
or coaxing the Greenhack ticket from
the field was earnestly considered
AZ it was impossible to use coercion
Il was determined to try persuasion
and this persuasion required money
she same as the purchase of the Ser
incl did. But it was determined tina
the Greenback ticket should be entire
~ removed. or SO disintegrated tina
4 he shorn of all strength. To stat
the case plainly, the candidates wer
20 be brihed.
IT is but Justice 20 Mr.. Frledly I
say that he refused t. have acytain
70 do with the matter. hct an ager
,,ras not lacking. Colonel john "
tsnater, our minister to Mexico, va
accidentally. conveniently and prov
dantially at home. and TO him va
Committed the work Of persuadln
Wolcott to abandon the contest !
S,arArnor Is the Greenbaca candidate
roator had manipulated she camYaig
ia77H2. in Wa.ch Hendricks u2S slta.
Cd Governor and Aozton returned