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

| time of tie election, who saw men paid mon
ey to vote for Washburn, and saw men vote
for Washburn who were not citizens
of the State. In brief he knew
that Washburn used money corruptly, and
he believed it had been so clearly proven to
the Hou>e of Representatives that they could
not do otherwise than kick him out of the
seat he now disgraced, and give it to MIR.
Donnelly, the undoubted choice of the un-
bought and unintimidateh vote Of the dis
trict.
| GAIT. I. j. BARNEY
ls an old wheel horse of the party, of pro-
nounced convictions, one of those Demo
party succeed, because he believes that such
success will result to thu general good
of the people, and not from any
selfish motive, lie being in 10 sense an Of
flee seeker. Capt. Barney took an active in
terest in the Donneliy- Washburn campaign,
and has since been close reader of the
facts and evidence brought out by MIR. Don
nelly to show that he was defrauded of his
election. Being positive man, his position
| was positive. He said: 81 have no more
doubt than l have that am alive and talk
ing to you that Mr. Washburn owes his seat
in Congress to most unblushing corrupt
use of money and most outrageous course of
intimidation, and the House of Representa-
tiyes cannot do otherwise, if it would pre-
serve its own self-respect, than to unseat the
briber and put in his place the man who was
chosen by the honest ballots of the district,
Mr.. D0nneily. do not believe in this kind
of business. The fact is that Joe Whselock's
''strumpet of corruption" is becoming too
numerous in this district. The Bill Kings
and Bill Washburns are corrupting the peo-
pie, and unless Congress comes to our aid
at this time, and makes an ex-
ample of Mr.. Washbarn by kicking
him out of the seat which he bought, there
can be no such a thing as an honest election
in this district hereafter. So say Mr..
Washburn ought to be sen. homo and Mr..
Donnelly given his seat"
HON. VIM. LEE
is chairman of the Democratic State Cen
irdl committee. As well known, Mr.. Lee
is rot friendly to Mr.. Donnelly, for which
reason he did not desire to say anything, but
he did finally consent to go on record as fol-
lows: "From the time the nomination of
Mr.. Donnelly vas made took no interest
in the canvass, So little in fact that did
not vote for either of the candidates.
Neither have l paid any attention to the
contest made by Mr.. Donnelly, and, there
fore, cannot speak intelligently as to it. Bat
having entire confidence in the honesty and
integrity of the Democratic majority in the
House of Representatives, believe it will
decide the case in accordance with the
evidence presented, and with that I shall be
satisfied
ALBERT sCHErFER
is a representative German Democrat, prob
ably possessing the confidence OF his party,
and especially of his countrymen of thst
political belief, to as great an extent as any
man in the State. In an answer to the in
tervewer Mr.. Scheffsr said he had no doubt
Mr.. Washburn and his friends resorted to
corrupt use of money i'll securing the nomi-
nation over DR.. Stewart in the first place, and
in procuring his alleged majority in the
second place. Further, he said he believed
that had no more money been used in
favor of Mr.. Washburn's candidacy tian
there was in Mr.. Donnelly's that the latter
would have received majority of the votes
of the district. Both this, the Third dis
trict, aud the Second district had, he be-
lieved, been corrupted through an improper
use of money for series of years past, and
it was time a halt was called, and tie IN
seating of Mr.. Washburn would be step in
that direction. AS to the question raised by
Mr.. Donnelly in reference to the numbered
ballots used in Minneapolis, Mr.. Scheffer was
not SO clear. He believed the thing wrong
in principle, but he did not think it right to
disffanchise voters for the faults of legisIa-
ton, the rascality or neglect of election Off
GERS. Holding these views as to the number
ed ballots, Mr.. Schetfer said that while
he had no hesitancy in saying that
Mr.. Washburn should be unseated for the
proven bribery against him, he thought that
while there was doubt of Mr.. Donnelly's
having majority of the legal votes without
throwing out the numbered ballots, that the
election should be sent back to the people.
JOHN s. PRINCE
is Democrat of the old school, but averse
by education and habits to active partici-
patton in political contests. For reasons
purely personal Mr.. Prince excused himself
from any statement further than that he was
satisfied that corrupt use OF money and in
timidation was resoried to in Washburn's
canvass. sufficient to justify the House of
Representatives in unseating Washburn and
remanding the election back to the people.
HON. JOHN NJ. GILMAN
was for years one of the acknowledged
leaders of the Democratic party in this State.
The confidence of the party in the State at
large in his integrity, ability and earnest de-
sire for the success of its principles and can
didates, has been shown on many occasions
by naming him for the highest positions in
their gift. As chairman of the State central
committee, and of the district committee, he
conaucted some of the best campaigns ever
made in the State, and as the representative
of the Capital city Democracy in the State
senate and lower house, he reflected credit
upon himself and his political constituents
Added to these reasons for making Mr.. Gil
mans opinions of the Donnelly- Washburn
contest of more than ordinary weight, is the
further fact that some of tho evidence upon
which Mr.. Donnelly bases his allegations of
bribery and intimidation against Mr.. Wash
burn, was taken before him, so that he
knows whereof he speaks, Mr.. Gilman said:
have no doubt that Mr.. Wsshburn, and
the ring of which he is the representative,
used money lavishly and corruptiy, both in
the contest for the nomination and in the
election, and that of the unbought and unin-
Inundated vote Mr.. Donnelly received bona
fiile maiority emitting him to the seat now