Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-29

controlled political machine, which he used
TO perpetuate himself lin Office. However this
may have been, there never was greater dis
play of machine politics than that exhibited at
the Window convention at Rochester. There
was no attempt to conceal the fact that the
whole crowd were puppets dancing to Win
dom's music
The bullet headed chairman of the conven-
tion was a model "give away" In the few
sentences which he was able to humble
upon the stage, he announced that TIE object
of the convention was to return Window to
the senate. 1t would have been common
sense if not common decency 70 have kept the
senatorial question in the back ground, but
the Window strikers were SO exultant that
they had no regard for common decency, and as
to common sense they could W awe that and not
go astray. The same bullet head continued to
''give away" the machine. He would put
motion for a committee and In the same
breath 10 which he declared it carried
pull out his written programme and
read tha names agreed upon in advance.
Iu fact, his stupidity was SO great as to he
that the thing was all fixed, adding ~ suppose
I might as we'll read the names" There
never was chairman whose blind stupidity
in Letting the cat out of the bag" equaled
that OF the man who read off the names of the
programme given him. His name ought to
be recorded. LII Is a. L. collins, ana lie
resides at Alden, MINI.
YALE'S CAMPAIGN.
The campaign OF ex.Lieut. Gov. Yale of
Winona has been one of the neatest cases of
bamboozling, where man ought to have eeen
The trick at the start, have ever seen. Yale
was brought out by Windom simply to carry
Winoua county against Dunnell, and with no
sntention of nominating him. In fact Win
dom intended only to put the bee in his bonnet
in order to use him and slaughter him in cold
blood after the service had been secured.
Geography would, of course, have precluded
the senator and representative, both being
taken from Winona, and Yale ought to have
had wit enough when Window summoned
him to Washington to see that he was simply
desired to be stool pigeon.
No better evidence Of this fact is necessary
than the course of the Yale delegates here.
The Dunnell men were ready to make an ALI.
ance in good faith on Yale, but Yale could not
accept because he could not control his own
delegates. II he had been able TO control the
delegates elected for him, he would have been
the nominee. l asked one delegate who was
instructed for Yale if his delegation would
consent to accept the fourteen Dunnell votes
for Yale, and he replied emphatically no. We
will not consent to make any alliance with the
Dnnuell men, and If Mr.. Yale attempts it we
will leave him. The reader should under
stand that the question asked was not rela-
tive to the Yale men going over to Dunnell,
but relative to the Yale men cOnSenting to
take fourteen Dunnell votes, and thus have
thirty votes sure at the start, only requiring
eight more to win. Yale ought to feel pretty
cheap. His excessive loyalty to Window has
cost him the only chance he will ever have to
60 to congress.
THE CANDIDATE.
| have been and still am unabls to account
the hall as soon as Mr.. White had secured
forty eight votes. They acted as il they had
done something to be ashamed of and wanted
to get out and hide. The first train leaving
the city did not 60 for an honr and half, SO
that there was no excuse on the ground of
going home, but they were nevertheless too
impatient to listen to the maiden speech of
their nominee. Mr.. White looked a little pale
and anxious when the red faced and
burly nosed chairman introduced him to
the audience. He had his little piece all pre-
pared, in anticipation of the event, and draw
ing the manuscript from his pocket held it
in tremulous manner in front of his duode-
nun, and in low tone of voice recited the
words in disjointed and stumbling manner.
Tue contrast between the ability OF the pres.
ent nominee and the man he was displacing
was painful in the extreme. His own friends
seemed to appreciate this, as many left the
Hill "niie NC WAC reauins, ala mapy o1uoIs
were standing up and conversiRg with each
other i'll a manner decidedly disrespectful to
their standard bearer. They could scarce
ly wait for him to complete his
three-minute speech, and motion to adjourn
had to be Withdrawn to give an opportunity
to pass the "platform.n The convention evl
IDENTIFY had no principles to enunciate, beyond
the item proclaimed BY the brilliant chairman
at the outset, that the chief aim in life was to
eeud Mr.. Window back to the senate. Mr..
White. being merely Window figure head,
the platform" was a simple resolution sug-
costing that they vote for him at the election.
Scarcely delegate was in his seat when the
already left. A faint-hearted aye en-
abled the distinguished chairman to
declare the resolution adopted and
less than quorum passed the motion to ad-
journ. Yale had prepared himself to display
his sycophantic loyalty to Window by making
an endorsement speech, but they gave him no
opportunity to deliver it.
Perhaps Mr.. Whites brilliant peroration ex-
plains the haste. He concluded by saying:
"Again l thank you, and will proceed to
the harvest crowding upon u.s.
AS there is no harvest crowding, except
thaying," infer that he must have cut his
grass the day before and have been in hurry
to go home and spread it.
heard many of his warm friends speak in
a regretful manner OF his ability, and some
openly admitted that they were afraid they
had made mistake by exchanging Mr.. Dun
nell's talents for those of Milo White. 1t was
the Window machine and Winlom money
which carried him through, and that alone.
TIE SENTIMENT.
When the convention had adjourned
the crowd gathered on the street
corners and in the saloons TO dis
cuss the situation. There was no exu-
berance displayed save among those who were
surcharged with whisky, and even that was In
the shape Of quarreling with each other rela-
tive to the manner in which they had sue.
ceeded in cheating Mr.. Dunnell ont of Free
born county after be had carried the
primaries. They did not conceal the fact that
they had tricked Dunnell out of the county,
aud the Dnnnellites supplied details of dele
gates who were hired to absent themselves
selves from the county convention
at Albert Lea, on Monday, after
having been elected on Saturday to sustain Mr..
Dunnell. 1t was delightful jamboree all
around.
There was a general feeling expressed among
Democrats present in favor of allowing Mr..
Dunnell to have a clear track against Mr..
White, and both Democrats and Republicans
agreed that il this was done Mr.. Dunnell
would he triumphantly elected and the Win
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