Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-01
Interviews Wtth Republicans.

First-Can you recall any instance in Mime
| sofa where faithful Republican official de-
| sired second term and was denied repom.
ination save in the case of DR.. Stewart?
Second-Was it not the general repute either
in the PAGERS or otherwise that Stewards de-
feat was due to unfair means and the use OF
money by Washburn and his friends.
Beyond these points the GLOBE ENJOYS did
not seek to penetrate, as they did not wish to
embarrass those who we're questioned. The
| first question received a prompt negative re-
Spouse everywhere, but the squirmlDg on the
second was considerable. In no case, how
ever, did any one deny the common report
of corruption though good many ''didn't
know" We append few interviews be-
| low:
Ex-ATroRNEY GENERAL GEO. P. WILSON.
Have you ever known any instance where a
| Republican official in Minnesota has proved
| faithful and desired second term that it was
denied him, except in the case Of DR.. Stewart?
No, it is the Only instance, believe, on
record.
What was the general repute of the reason
for such a result? Was it attributable to Wash
burns money.
1 did not live in this district. but it was the
l.
ED DIR. STEWART.
FERDINAND wILLIUS, PRESIDENT GERMAN-AMERI-
GAN BANK.
To the first question after quito little re-
Election the negative answer was returned and
to the second question he replied,
Il don't remember
DO You have q short memorY?" was the
query.
Yes, my memory is very short"
THOMAS COCHRAN. JR.,
an active and prominent Republican and
strict party man he had the usual answer "No"
to the first and to the second he said:
can state that it was the general belief
among Republicans in st. Paul that w. d.
Washburn FIXED" the district in his behalf
while Dr. Stewart was absent in Washington
attending to his duties, and the belief was gen.
eral here that this was done by the sending of
| messages through the district and the EX-
| PENDITURE OF MONEY.
NON CoMMITTAL.
At the State capitol the GLOBE man inter-
| viewed Secretary of State Won Baumbach, As
sistant Secretary Chrietianson and Assistant
State Treasurer Theodore Sander, and Clerk of
the Court Sam II. Nichols. All these gentle
men promptly answered that they had never
known of faithful official, previous to Dr.
Stewart, being refused nomination If he de-
sired il, but the second query as to whether
common report ascribed his failure to receive
such endorsement to the of money by
Washburn and his friends, each hesitated,
finally answering that they did not know such
TO be the case.
TALKS WITH BUSINESS MEN.
Mr.. II. O. Burbank never knew of reno...-
ination being refused previous to the case of
De- Stewart As to the use Of money by
Washburn and his friends to accomplish that
result, Mr.. Burbank said he knew nothing of
his own knowledge, but acknowledged that
such reports were in very general circulation
Just preceding the convention.
Mr.. Auerbach answered that it had always
been the practice to reward faithful official
by a denomination, and why it was not done
in the case of DR.. Stewart he could
not say. Certainly not from any negligence
or lack of ability on his part in the discharge
of his official duties. He knew nothing of
himself, or through report, of the use of money
to accomplish that defeat.
MIR. ID. ID. Merrill responded that he did not
know of case where an official who had safe
ly performed his duties had not been accorded
a denomination by his party, previous to DR..
Stewart. He had heard reports that Washburn
and his friends had used money freely to de-
feat Stewart, bat never having Investigated the
matter he was nut prepared to say there was
any foundation for the reports.
J. K. HUMPHREY.
Mr.. Humphrey was for eighteen years deputy
internal revenue collector. He had never
known a denomination refused under similar
circumstances to those of 1878, and said there
was no doubt that the general repute was that
Stewart was defeated by the use of money.
W. L. WILSON.
This gentleman is appraiser of the port. His
response to the first question was the Same
as the others, but on the second
he was very cautious. He be-
lieved there were reports that everything was
not fair but he did not know of any money be-
ing used.
Il. N. NJ LAREN.
This gentleman is United States marshal, and
his ''back pay is hung up. He, too, was very
cautious. Had never known any one to be de-
feated as Stewart was but was very Oblivious
as to how it happened. His memory was
defective az that of Mr.. Willius.
GEN. sANBoRN.
The Republican principles of Gen. John b.
Sanborn are unquestioned. GLOBE reporter
called upon the general at his residence and
began business by declaring he was there "to
interview him on the Donnelly Washburn
contest.
But have nothing to say about the mat
ter" replied Gen. Ssnborn.
The GLOBE reporter intimated that he would
greatly like to induce him to talk, and tried
the persuasive by asking:
General, you have had considerable expe-
rience as counsel before the congressional COM
lnittee on elections?"
Yes
Chow did you find their manner of conduct
ing such inquiries?"
Uniformly as jus. and tair as any court of
Justice"
IN. as to the Donnelly- Washburn contest,
is this fairness apparent as in other cases?"
why not?'
'Then if Washburn is unseated, and Dom
nelly is seated, it will be done on evidence adj
duced?''
Apparently to tie committee it has been
proved that the returns from Minneapolis were
irregular. But this doesn't vitiate the
election unless the irregularity is
oompanied by fraud. Seemingly THE
COMMITTEE HAS FOUND THIS
FRAUD, and no evidence has been shown to
fix LIMIT TO THE EXTENT OF THE
FRAUD. This evidently accounts for the
throwing out OF the votes in Minneapolis"
''Well, this shows that Donnelly was elected,
if the election was free and fair ~"
''Not necessarily. While it may show that Mr..
Washburn is not entitled to the seat, other
proof must be introduced to show that DON
nelly was elected. However, in my mind, the