Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-15
SECURING THE PRESTIGE BY FAL,E-
HOOD.

The GLOBE yesterday morning called
attention to the outrageous course pur:
sued by the Pioneer Press in reference to
the Ramsey county delegation TO the Re-
publican State convention. Having Sc
cured only half of the delegation fo1
Pillsbury, and that only by the aid of the
McGill men, it proceeded to announce the
delegation as for Pillsbury as first choice
and McGill for second Not content with
this falsehood, 1t lies even more
plumply in outside channels. The
correspondence of the Chicago Tribune
and the Chicago Times is sent from the
editorial department of the Pioneer Press.
AS those papers have considerable cir.
culation in Minnesota, here was an op-
portunlty to lie at will without complica-
ton. Here is the way the P. P. makes it
appear in the Chicago Tribune:
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Sept. 12.-The Ramsey
County Republican convention, held here to-
day, resulted IN the choice of twelve Pillsbury
bury delegates, by vote of 81 to 20 for dele
gates favorable to Gen. Hubbard, of Red
Wing. Pillsbury was only announced as
candidate for reelection a few days ago,
and the result is severe disappointment to
the Hubbard men, who counted on catching
this county. Delegates are not instructed,
and some of them are claimed for McGlll, in
surance commissioner, who was the most
brought out, and to whom Pillsbury is favor
able. 1t is said Pillsbury does not desire re-
election, but he was forced into the field BY
his friends as the only way to beat Hubbard,
who is considered candidate of the so-called
State prison ring Hubbard has carried most
OF the counties that have held conventions,
but Plllsbury men claim popularity of their
candidate such as to insure his nomination.
The report to the Times shows the work
of the same hand 1t will be noticed
tha4both reports uttely rignore Mr. McGill
having any strength whatever and only
allude to him in contempt. The Times
reads:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 12-Ths Ramsey
county Republican convention was held here
to-day. There had been short but sharp con.
test between the friends of Gov. Pillsbury,
who was announced as candidate for elect
ion only last week, and Gen Hubbard, of Red
Wing, who is the candidate of the younger
members of the party in Southern Minnesota
and the saltwater prison ring. The Hubbard
men have been at work for weeks, and nat
urally thought themselves safe, but the state
house crowd are astnte masters of the polti
cal craft, and tangled the carefully set wires
of the Hubbard combination in no time. The
convention had thirty-one Pillsbury delegates
and twenty two Hubbard. The former would
have had it all their own way were not some
of the Pillsbury men hampered with pledges
to Insurance Commissioner McGill, who has
been a kind of John the Baptist to
Pillsbury's candidacy. The minority tried to
split the majority, by introducing resolutions
of Instructions, whereupon the convention
precipitately adjourned, leaving the delegates
unpledged. All but one or two of them, how
ever, are Pillsbury men, and all will be so if
McGill gets out Of the way, as he is bound to
do if the Pillsbury following grows to re.
spectacle dimensions. The truth is, Pllsbury
did not want to be candidate, but was forced
into the field by his friends as the only way to
beat Hubbard, who is Objectionable to the old
managers.
This Is the way the disreputable gang
are striving to secure the prestige of
victory they did not obtain. By these
impudent and lying claims they reach the
public ear, and when the truth is finally
understood, the object has been accom-
plished, and the liars laugh in their
sleeves at the success of the game.