Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-22
WAsHBURN FEARFUL OF DONEEL-
LY,S CANDIDACY.

WAshBURN FEARFUL OF DOHEEL-
LYS C4NDID4CY
Mr.. Washburn has taken the alarm and
has commenced 10 inveigh Tin an article
elsewhere quoted) against the candidacy of
Mr.. Donnelly. This is not surprising. Mr..
Washburn knows that his chances of cleo
ton will BECOME very slim if Donnelly is
pitted against i'm. and hence he seeks to
crush the Donnelil wave at the outset. MI
Washbu rms crg@n, the Pioneer l',esa, does
not think the Democrats will ''belittle and
insult their party by nominating him" but
in case they do the P. p. prom
Uses to abuse Mr.. D. literally. The an
nouncement of the Pioneer Press is born of
fear. That concern remembers the cam
paign of 1868, (as does Mr. Washburn,) and
it knows that repetition of that canvass will
result, as it did then, in the defeat of Wash
burn. The threat that that paper will oppose
Donnelly is one of the strongest points IN
his favor Good, solid abuse and character
istic lying ON the part of that sheet is almost
sure passport to the success of the indiyid-
ual SO treated.
Ten years ago Mr.. Donnelly was in Con-
gress and w. D. Washburn sought to cheat
him out of the nomination by the same
tactics which succeeded in defrauding DR..
Stewart. While Donnelly was in Washing
ton attending to his duties, Washburn was
OILY and slimily going about the district
eeking to steal and bride the delegations
away. His brother, Elihu Washburne,
was also member of Congress,
and in order to aid the vealy Bill
he interfered in land Office matters in this
district. The impudence of an Illinois
member of Congress in interfering in anoth-
er State was too much to be tamely borne,
and an open war was declared between Don
nelly and Washburn. The result was that
Mr.. Donnelly secured the nomination while
Bill Washburn and his gang bolted. AS
Washburn did not wish to run as the boiling
candidate and face certain defeat, c. G. An
| drews was selected, and by
the aid of the Washburn
gang Andrews received a sufficient number
of votes to defeat Dohnelly and elect Eugene
Wilson. That is the history. in brief, of the
campaign of 1868. Those who participated
| in that memorable campaign will recall
many details of the contest disparsging tc
Mr.. Washburn.
Mr.. Washburn, in order to be rid of q man
who stood in the way of his ambition, bolted
his party, and for the time destroyed ite
| In
than poetic justice if Mr.. Donnelly should
defeat him. 1t would be just retributi Oh
If Mr.. Washburn and his gang of paio
claquers think the remembrances of 1865 are
wiped out they ought not to fear to try con
illusions with Mr.. Donnelly. A series Of joint
debates through the district between Donnel
Iy and Washburn would give Mr.. w. an op
portunity to test the question on it's merits
Mr.. Donnelly has, besides, many elements
Of strength which no other candidate pre-
sents. Being a frontier farmer hi
knows the needs Of the frontier His sym.
pathy and voice has always been on the side
OF the workingman. He has nothing of thu
cold blooded, purse-proud aristocracy, char
acteristic Of Washburn. On the currency
question Mr.. Donnelly is in full accord witt
the people. We do not wonder that Wash
burn and his hirei newspapers trenble a
the very menu ~ of Donnelly's name. Il
will be well If 81 the elements of opposi
ton to the representative of the pine lane
ring learn lesson from these fears and &c
accordingly.