Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-05
Freedom isaiiiss to the STANDARD.


Especial Correspondence Of Globe.)
ALBERT LEA, Aug. This city is very
quiet. Even Williams OF the Standard, for a
wonder, does not say much. BY the way,
while on that topic, might state that that
celebrated civil service reformer has serious
HOPES of reforming the present Z. NJ. (Which
is postmaster) Of this city out and himself
into the vacancy thus created. Entirely dis
interested his warfare on Dunnell has been
purely in the interest OF reform. His seat
however, before he gets it, will be
contested by Hans o. Hardness, who
by virtue of having assisted in stealing
this county from Dunnell after it had
declared for him through its caucuses
has endeared himself to the Window heart.
Hardness is the man who, assisted by the gen.
tleman OF the rubicund nose from Alden who
was made famous at Rochester, helped to
bulldoze the county convention here, and pre-
sided In most fair and impartial manner in
WINDOWS interest.
And while am speaking of that conven-
tion permit me TO say that as piece OF fine
political theft 1t has no equal in the annals OF
this or any other country. When you come
to visit the ground and hear the minor details
OF the way it was manipulated by the Window
gang, "three card monte" and other gambling
games become at once reputable and honor
able.
Where chairman after tie vote refuses
upon call to allow a poll OF the house, some.
thing must be wrong. The idea OF declaring
q test case carried by viva voca vote in such
case as that, he certainly ought to have his
reward. Collins will seek his reward at the
hands OF the Win1om gang in a nomination
for state senator, which he very earnestly COW
cts, but having been for years money
loaner aud having been in the habit OF squees
ing his victims, Il is reported as rather un-
likely that he will succeed.
Strange, too, 1t is that as soon as one OF these
disinterested fellows like Collins comes up for
office, how the wicked and the ungocly will
dig up the dead ashes OF the past
and give him record. One
wicked Democrat at Albert Lee wickedly
referred to the time in Aud Lang Syne, when
this jealous WIndomite was under indict-
ment by the grand jury for the crime OF rape.
OF course, such little matters as that are bet
ter buried than above ground, and i move to
inter il again. / have just learned that In the
primaries here $50 was paid to a fellow who
| brought in the hands from gravel train, and
| thus carried Dunnell ward by five majority.
i vi OOuTbt, IL WAS uOut III tuC iuLCfCbb VI lCI
| form.
As elsewhere in the district where l have
| been, the "White" men are ashamed Of their
candidate, and do not like to tarry long where
| his lack of ability is under discussion. They
are fearfully anxious for Democratic nomi-
nation to be made, and are busy hunting up a
candidate. No better proof OF the advisa-
bility OF making no nomination
| by the Democratic convention need be given
| than the anxiety OF the White gar to have
one made. Prominent Democrats in this
county assure me OF their hearty approval OF
giving Mr.. Dunnell clear field by making no
nom ination and then stand to one side and
watch the fun and see the moral reformers
squirm. With Dunnell and White in the
| field by themselves this county would give the
former 500 majority, and it makes his enemies
| nervous to face the possible contingency OF no
Democratic nomination. On the whole things
| look as IL they might be lively yet In this dis
trict. Let us see If the Democracy will avail
themselves of the situation.