Daily globe., 1879-01-31


ROW the Mtnneap oils Campaign Was Run
he attempt to Arouse a Local Feeling
Against st. Paul-That Famous Meeting
which the King Family Disturbed.
The examination of witnesses in the Donnel-
ly-Washburn contested election case was con-
nnued in Minneapolis yesterday The first
witness was
ANDREW p. HEIRERa.
lie testified that he was employed at Smith
Parkers sash, door and blind factory, aud
The day after election was discharged by Mr..
farker. MIR. Parker asked some of the men if
as as M tasioerg) @ } haa said the workmen would get
% per day If D"nnelly was elected. Witness
nad supported Donnelly, and the other men
In the factory were for Washburn. He was
the only man discharged, aud he knew no other
reason for it except his support of Donnelly.
Am acquainted with Ole Makla; he worked in
Ihe same place; heard him say that he liked
Donnelly, hut liked money better, and that he
had got Sl5 from Washbnrn's Office, and the
promise OF $40 more to work tor Washburn;
mad been promised steady work, and had given
no cause for complaint; do not know that
either of the firm or It's foreman directly asked
any OF the men to vote for Washburn.
question. Was there plenty of work for you
when you We're told to lay off? Answer. be-
lese there was.
ED. A. STEVENS, SWORN.
Have resided in Minneapolis for nine wears;
am editor OF the Mirror; was here during the
last Congressional election; am ordinarily we'll
posted as to local political questions, having
tahen somewhat active part in politics: nv
facilities Tor observation have been fair and I
nave Kept eyes and cars open; I voted at the
election, but for what Offices and what candi-
dates is
MY OWN PRIVATE BUSINESS:
the saloons were ostensibly closed; the back
and side doors of many were open; the mayor
tailed to issue proclamation requiring them
to Close think. AS to O. meeting of saloon
Keepers shortly before the election, at which
they agreed to support Washburn in exchange
foe the privilege of keeping open Sundays
answer that l know of none such; heard there
wax p meeting, but do not know what was
done, and I
WOULD NOT TELL, IF DID,
unless the proceedings were first made public
through Others; some Of the saloon men sup
ported Washburn; do not know but what most
OF them did; saw some few instances where
votes were traded; not at the polls any
considerable time; some one (I think it was W.
+. Roberts or q. H. Benton) told me on the day
after election how
that he implanted Of the crowd in his Office
clamoring for their pay, and declared that
Major Hale should pay his own hounds, as he
(Johnson) had enough to do to pay those he
hlred himself; noticed sew raj parties in front
OF Johnsons Office at the time, but did not
look In; saw more men at the polls election
day making special fight for Washburn than
ever saw working fer any candidate before;
having seen copy Of
THE PRIVATE CIRCULAR
signed by the chaiman of the Republican
county committee, and urging business men to
lay aside their business aud devote one day to
the welfare Of Minneapolis, Washburn and VIC
tory, which Was circulated the day before elec-
ton, L took especial interest in seeing how it
worked; it was e success, rs large numbers of
mil owners and employers generally we're out
in force
WHoOPINd IT UP FOR WASHBURN:
did not discover any considerable number who
were whooping for Donnelly; tho argument at
the polls was that the defeat of Washburn
would be disaster to the trade Of Minneapo-
lis, and would result in the closing of the
mills and the loss Of employment to working
men; it had previously been stated in the pa
pers that the election of Douneily would be
WORSE BLOW
than the going out of tae falls, and the elec-
tioneering in Minneapolis, so far as Wash
burns interests We're concerned, was upon that
theory; the general claim was that it was
struggle Tor supremacy between MINNEAPOLIS
and st. Paul, in which Washburn was the
standard-bearer of the former; all other polit-
ical interests were made secondary to that
issue think the saloon-keepers generally sup
ported Washburn-that
THE TAIL WENT WITH THE HIDE:
familiar with the then public opinion
among workingmen, thought so until the
morning of election; the circulation of the
IHiyr0r, be it large or small, is no affair of
yours; before election the workingmen were
divided; expected far more would vote for
Donnelly than the returns indicate; between
Saturday, Nov. Cd, when Donnelly spoke st
Association hail. and the day of election,
THERE WAS VISIBLE CHANGE
among the workingmen, but whether there was
any real change of feeling, or only one of poll
icy, am unable to state; extraordinary efforts
were made to bring about a change; know only
by general report as to large of money
being used; 1t was generally conceded that
Washburn's campaign extensive one;
heard various amounts named-almost
ANY FIGURE FOUND TAKERS;
knowing something about Congressional
campaign work heretofore, aud comparing it
with work reported to have been done in Wash
burns inte rest, and apparently in Minneap-
oils, and. ON the supposition that political
in population. would not be surprised to learn
that it cost &5O,00o, or upwards; by
POLITICAL DEAD BEATS
l mean that class of sovereign voters which
claims great political influence, and exacts
money from candidates and their friends in
exchange therefor-a class especially numerous
in Minneapolis, as I learned by experience dur
ing a cam paign for local Office with no bank
account; two weeks before election
MADE AN ESTIMATE,
in which I conceded Washburn 1900 majority
in the city; other estimates made ut the time
by others varied from 800 to 1900. On the
night of the election met J. H. Conkey, one
of the judges at Association hall; afterwards he
told me he went up to hear the result, as the
law requiring all the judges to count the bal
lots was farce; that he returned in time to
MAKE OUT THE RETURNS;
ut the polls l saw employers hand their en-
ployes ballots which were voted; in some cases
they were folded before being presented to
voters and voted unopened; most of the Judges
of election l understood to be friendly to
Washburn men; in some precincts they were
OF opposite political faith, and in other pre-
cincts not; except among a comparatively
small number Of
FRIENDS OF CANDIDATES
for local offices, the Congressional fight, or So
called contest for city supremacy, was practi-
cally the only issue; politics proper sank out of
sight, the rallying cry being ''Vote for WASH
burn and Minneapolis-down with st. Paul;"
the battle soon became a rout, and ultimately
panic; do not know how many of judges of
election favored Donnelly, never having made
a canvass among them.
DISCRIMINATION.
Questicn-Is Chas. W. Johnson, Of whom
you spoke, member of some church in the
city in good standing2
Answer-Since the Beecher-Tilton eontro-