Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-25

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resorted to by Democrats in any emergency
1t is not democratic. Let the majority rule
is the democratic principle and practice. An
honest ballot and an honest count. But
getting back to this contest. The campaign
was commenced with cheat. The blanks
sent out by the secretary of state were not
provided with any place for returning the
vote for Congressman, the most important
Office to be voted for at the election. The
blank was prepared by Republican officials.
Does any one doubt the omission was made
Intentionally for the purpose of cheating
somebody. or that az the Republicans pro-
vided for the cheat, it was intended to de-
fraud Donnelly? The testimony taken by
Mr.. Donnelly shows that he
did lose votes from this cause
in certain places, but these losses we're evil
IDENTIFY not SO general as the Republican
manipulators of the cheat had hoped.
Continuing, Mr.. Gilman said the vote of
Kittson county very fairly illustrated the
way the Republicans manipulated the
frontier vote. Why, said he,- fair count
of the legally pollsd vote when George L.
Otis ran for governor would have given
him the election. was running that CAM
paign snd know how it was done. Going
back still further, anyone who recollects how
the Republicans voted the soldiers during
the war, or rather counted votes Us coming
from soldiers, will see that they have been
schooling themselves for years in the per-
petration of fraud upon the bal OF, in view
of which the only surprise is that they did
not give Washburn much larger vote than
they did in the frontier counties. From the
proficiency attained by the Republicans in
this manipulation Of the frontier vote, have
believed for years and now believe, that the
Democrats would have to have majority OF
at least from 5000 to 5000 before they could
hope to have their candidates counted in,
anything less than that being overcome by
the frontier vote brought in by the Repub-
licans. Why, when Donnelly ron against
ecu. Averili he was defeated by this same
agency employed in the railroad vote along
the Northern Pacific. A car was run up and
down the road and wherever = gang of men
vas found basketful of tickets we're showed
in, aud when all were gathered up, they were
luaged off to Morrison county, the nearest
organized county, and put in the general
count, hardly one of tho votes being legal
aud the manner of conducting the election
illegal in every particular. And SO it has
been going on for years, and 80 it
will 60 on for years unless something is
done to punish those taking part in such
fraudulent practices. Mr.. Donnelly's con-
test gives Congress an opportunity to vindi-
cate the purity of the ballot. The evidence
clearly proves bribery and intimidation
against Mr.. Washburn, and the House owes
it to its own integrity and to the honest
voters of this district TO send Mr.. Washburn
home and give Mr.. Donnelly the seat to
which he was honestly elected.
Iu conclusion Mr.. Gilman said that the
statement of Mr.. Wm. Lochren that the
Democratic sentiment of the district was
aversa to Mr. DonnelIy and favorable to
Washburn was, in his opinion. incorrect.
With, perhaps, half dozen exception in st.
Paul, and moro generally in Minneapolis,
he believed the Democrats of the district
were in hearty sympathy with Mr.. Donuelly
in this contest, believing him honestly elect
ed and that he should be g ven the seat.
CAPT. JOHN H. REANEY,
ex alderman ,ex- member of both houses of the
legislature, was tree to say that he believed
money was used corruptly in Mr.. Washburn's
interest, and that if the evidence presented
tho house of representatives was sufficient
to satisfy it of that fact it would be justified
in uuseating Washburn and seating DON
nelly.
Mr.. ANsoN oPPENHEIM
is lawyer AID member of the Democratic
State Central committee. Mr.. Oppenheim
said: The matter is in the hands of the COM
mittee of the House in which I have the ut
most confidence, and which l believe will bs
governed in their action by the facts placed
before them. If the charges against MIR.
Washburn of bribery and corruption are sus-
tanned by the evidence, he ought to be I'M
seated and MIR. Donnelly given his place.
JAMES KING,
sheriff of Ramsey county, an every day
Democrat, felt satisfied from what he had
read and heard that Mr.. DonnelIy was beaten
through a corrupt use of monsy by Wash
b1rn and his strikers, in which case the
House certainly ought to do him justice by
giving him his seat.
J. 1. BEAUMONT,
CITY assessor, said: If Mr.. Washbarn secure
his seat by bribery, corruption and intimi-
dation he ought to be turned out. The
House must Judge of this matter itself, and
l have confidence in the Democratic major
ity to believe they will do what is right. If
the facts and evidence presented sustain the
charges against Mr.. Washburn he ought to
he unseated and Mr.. Donnely seated.
CAPT. ID. ]. o CoNNoR,
ex city clerk, thought it was beneath the dig
nifty of the House of Representatives to
ll)g man who obtained his SCAT by the
means employed by Washburn to retain his
seat, and he ought to bs removed and the
place given to the man honestly elected, Mr..
D 'unelly.
BERIAH MAGoFFrN, JR,
is son of ex Gov. Magofin, of Kentucky.
His Democracy is as unquestioned as that
of bis father. He responded to the GLOBE
queries by saying:
l endorse Mr.. Donneii y thoroughly and
recognize him as Democrat aud entitled to
tbs sympathy and support of the party. As
he was the nominee of the party and fairly
selected, it was obligatory on the party to
sustain him. There is no reason whatever
why any Democrat should refuse to support
him or to endorse the action of the House
in seating him. think some members of
the party have treated Mr.. Donnelly shame
fully and it has disguised me with them. l
hope Mr.. u. will obtain the seat to which he