Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-02
Il Rerie,c of the arguments.

OiStf1CU OF MluueSOld las itoI oCSu Oohoiu
cred an unimportant one at the capitol, how
ever il may have been regarded in The North
Star State. The legal talent engaged has
been of national reputation, Geo. w. Julian,
of Indiana, appearing for Mr.. Donnelly, and
Judge Flandrau, of st. Paul, for Mr.. Wash
burn. Mr.. Donnelly also made lengthy
argument in his own behalf, and by remarks
dropped by ons of the committee it would
seem that Mr.. Donnelly made as effective an
address as any of the three. Mr.. Julian g
argument vas delivered some three weeks
ago, and was said by MIR. Beethoven, of
Pennsylvania, to be Every fine" He is an
elderly man, large and tall, with iron gray
hair and bushy eyebrows, prominent Dem
ocrat of Indiana, and noted also as liberal
speaker. At meeting of the committee on
Monday evening, Jan. 18th, Judge Flandrau
in speech of an hour and half presented
the legal aspects of the case, and
dwelt especially on Mr.. Donnelly's
claim that they should throw out
the votes of Big Stone and
other counties on account of not being le-
gslly organized. Tho question of bribery,
he assured the committee, was so little
worthy of attention that he would fer to
one case as sample of all, case involving
ten dollars, and purely hearsay. When Don
nelly rose to reply it was quarter before ten,
but ths committee gave him an hour that
evening, in order to expedite matters. At
the head OF the table sat Gen. Manning, of
Confederate fame, now representing Mis-
sissippi, man small of stature, but of
evident power and keenness, the chairman
of this subcommittee. Near him was MIR.
Beethoven of Pennsylvania, Democrat,
and brighter and more winning face Is not
to be found in this Congress. MIR. Over
ton, also of Pennsylvania, was one of the
Republican members. as could be seen by
his occasional questions. Mr.. Washburn
IVES there, looking at if he would be
pleased 10 have this matter settled, and his
right hand man, Chas. w. johnson,
was another spectator. There too, was
Il. T. Johns, looking older than in the days
" hAu he acted the host in the late Lincoln
hot.l. People may say what they please
about Mr. Donrelly, they may call him
demagogue, humbug, or whatever else they
please, but If they say that he IS not
brilliant speaker, capable of holding an au-
dience, and presenting arguments IN clear
and forcible manner, they make great mis-
take. Opening on the subject of bribery ne
brought forward case after case OF bribery
as appeared. he claimed, in the evidence un-
contradicted and uninpeached and to which,
it must be admitted, Judge Flandrau made
no reply. The three precincts in Minneapo-
lis where and where only, the numbered bal
lots we're cast, showed, as MIR. Donnelly
claimed, as clear case of intimidation as
ever was known in the Southern States.
Here the working-men lived, and yet he re-
ceived ONLY few hundred out OF the l,I6O
votes cast "Talk about intimidation by
force" said Mr.. Donnelly, ''what is that to
the intimidation of starvation? can meet
man who comes to me with a revolver, but
what husband or father can meet the
man who tells you in language not
to be misunderstood, that you must vote this
ticket or lose your situation! There rises
before the working man the picture of his