Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-30
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CLEVELAND, July 29.-The Republican bolt
ers of this district met to-day and unanimous
" nominated G. 3. Lockwood for Congress.
They hope to enforce the withdrawal of Hon.
Amos Townsend the regular nominee. Both
factions are as determined and bitter as at the
first.
Mr.. Lockwood has accepted the nomination
and tho bolter central committee have issued
a long and earnest manifesto to the Republi-
cans of the district. alleging that the primaries
were manipulated in the interest of the federal
ring, which finally controlled the convention;
that threats of loss of employment were made;
that the party lash had been distastefully ap-
piled; that free speech was throttled in the
CONVENTION and the minority treated with in
Justice and intolerance.
The address says our appeal is for purer po-
Iitical measures, honest ways and means of
choosing our public servants and fair and hon.
est expression of the peoples will, ,uninfuenoed
BY promises Of money threats
of employers or menances of
social ostracism. We have seen bargain and
sale, promises and offering of rewards govern
ing our conventions and caucuses until scarce.
ly man gets a place by nomination
or appointment who does not get
il not in fulflment of previous contract with
some clique or ring. The rings name the men
who may, and dictate who may not be success
full candidates for office, and they place tickets
before the people at caucus, convention and
election, which the people have no hand in
making. At the caucuses preceding the late
SO called Congressional convention
such frauds were perpetrated by the
free use of money and hired downright
repeating as characterized like manouvers in
New York in years gone by by the noted Tweed
ring. We have seen the federal patronage be-
slowed regardless of the peoples wish but
wholly with Difference to the possession of the
power OF the Congressional giver. We have
seen free speech throttled and free ballot de-
MED to representatives IN representative
convention, ,snot because as charged the peo-
pies delegates were likely to sell their
votes, but in order that the
party ring lash might be more effectually ap-
piled. We appeal for the untrammeled right
ofevery voter to vote his deliberate choice and
have that vote recognized and counted, but not
nullifed by fraud.
The action of the boilers in making nomi-
nation which was scarcely expected. the ao-
oeptance of the nominee, who is steadfast and
prominent Republican and the strong language
Of the manifesto have created a profound SEN
sation in political circles.
another Prominent C0nUert to Hancock.
prominent Washington Republican, un-
willing TO believe that Hon. E. W. Bar
ber had declared for Hanc oek, wrote to Mr..
Barber to ascertain if there was any truth
In the statement, and received the following
reply:
JACKSON, Mich, July 10, 1SS0.-My Dear
Friend Your letter just received. The ques-
ton you ask in regard to the Presidential can
didate intend to vote foc at the ensuing
election, is of too little Importance to spend
much time in the discussion of it. You are
entitled, however. to a courteous reply, and as
I have nothing to disguise, my position can be
briefly stated.
have made no public announcement of my
purpose, but do not hesitate to say publicly,
as have already said privately, that intend
to vote for General Hancock, because l believe
it will be better for the whole country that he
should be elected than any other candidate in
the field.
Furthermore, the politinal doctrines set
ferth in the Democratic platform are nearer IN
accordance with my ideas of a desirable gov
erumental policy than are the doctrines an
nounced in the Republican platform, and
am willing to trust to a soldiers honor backed
by soldiers courage to carry them into
effect,
Of course dc not expect to find perfect
condition of things in any human organization.
Human nature is about the same in all classes,
ranks and parties. But do think that any
party long in uninterrupted control of State or
nation will surely come to love the abuse of
power SO strongly and will cling to them 80
tenaoiously as to prevent the possibility of
reform.
regret the severance of pleasant associa-
tions with old personal and political friends,
but must be governed by my own judgement of
what is right and expedient. I am, however,
so completely rolegated to private life that
can act, even politics, with malice toward
none and charity for all ~ Yours very truly.
E, W. BARBER.
The jackson (Mich.) Patriot says: Hon. E.
Barber, now resident of this city, formerly
third assistant postmaster general under
President Grant, and always heretofore a
Jealous Republican, and recognized leader of
that party in Michigan, now abandons Repub-
licanism and joins the Democrats in the sup
port of Gen. Hancock for the Presidency. Be
coming tired of public life, Mir.
Barber resigned bis Office, and while
continuing to be au interested partisan.
has since taken no active part in poll