Daily Republican., 1880-02-13
Tine campaign or Frau d.

Tine campaign OF Fraad.
All over the country from North t
sosth and from East to West there ar
unmistakabls evidences that the preser
political campaign is to be one Of frau
on the part Of the Dem ocratic party
and the utmost vigilance will be necss
sary to expose 1t. 1t commenced 4
Maine on large scale but was expose,
and the wicked scheme to steal Stat
for the Democracy ANONYMOUSLY failed
Had the Fusionists there succeeded i,
carrying out the Democratic plan tn,
Democratic candidate for the Presi
dency would have been given the sever
electoral votes without any opportuni
ty being given to the people to express
choice. But thanks to a overruline
Providence and the watchfulness and
firmness Of the Republicans of Maine,
right has triumphed and the voice OF
the people is potent. The Democracy
having failed in their efforts to steal
. the State Of Maine they have now turn.
cd their attention to the State Of Mime.
sofa. That State has three members of
Congress, two Of them Republicans and
one Democrat. The Republican MAORI.
ty in the State being about 10000, an
attempt is made to subvert it, and from
present appearance there will be sue.
cessful effort to declare Hon. W. B.
Washburn, one Of the Republican
members not elected .and to admit Igna-
titus Donnelly who was the Democratic
Greenback candidate against Mr.. Wash
burn, to the seat now occupied by the
latter. The district has always been
overwhelmingly Republican, Mr.. Wash
burns majority having been 3 3,0l2. The
grounds set forth by Donnelly are
fraud, bribery and intimidation Of vot-
ers, though there is not the least evil
dence that Mr.. Washburn ever bribsd
anybody nor intimidated anybody.
However it is generally understood that
the committee to whom the case was
referred have greed to report in favor
OF unseating Washburn and seating
DOnnelly. Such an outrageous action
at the present time means much more
than the mere unseating of one Con.
gresham and the admission of another.
There is possibility that the next
election for President may be thrown
into the House Of Representatives where
each State will have one vote. As at
present constituted there are nineteen |
Republican and the same number Of
Democratic States, 30 that if the cleo
tion should be thrown into the House
there would be no election. 1t becomes
necessary under the circumstances
for the Democrats to create a mai
ority Of States on their side,
and they found no State that
could be more easily changed than
Minnesota. If Mr.. Washburn is oust-
ed, that State would then have two
Democrats and one Republican in Con-
gress, and it would insure the election
Of Democratic President provided the
election as to be thrown into the ,
House.
Fer a long time Indiana was the
cause Of anxious solicitude on the part
Of the Democrats, her delegation stand.
ing six Republicans, six Democrats and
one Greenbacker. DR.. De La Matyr,
he Greenback Congressman having Re- .
publican proclivities he could not be !.
trusted by the Democrats, hence the
'ffort to unseat Godlove S. Orth, a Re- :,
publican, and to admit McCabe, who n
vas feeble contestant. Orth's major :,
ty was only sixty-eight, but McCabe -
ailing to push his contest vigorously :.
he case was given up. 1t is supposed " o.
hat the Democracy have abundant as
urances from DR.. De La Matyr that in
ase the election for President is thrown :,
nto the House, his vote is to give the !.
tate to the Democratic candidate. In :,
lana being thus made sure of for the
Democrats, another State must be had ;,
o make the thing sure, and Mime
ota being the only State from which :,
here was a contest fora seat, the Dem n
cracy are driven to the necessity of =,
naking the most they can out of it. :,
'aliFornia has two Republicans and one -
democrat in the House, but thers was -,
10 contested seat from that State, and ~
Ience there was no chance Of changing y,
he delegation. Connecticut has three -,
and one Democrat in the
louise, but upfoftu nately for the Dem.
cracy no Republican seat from that
tate is contested, and hence there was HI
% ca ance for the Democrats to tie the ci
ote. There is glimmer of hope for ly
hem in New Jersey which State &c
IS four Repub leans and three Dem. v
erats in tie House. A strong to
fort hes been made to 'orce Nr. Voor- Il
is Republican from that State to re- co
ign on account o. some crooked bank N