Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-02
BARNUH,s BOON.

Readers of the GLOBE may have heard
| that there is a triangular fight in progress
| in the Fifth congressional district of this
state, in reference to which of the three
candidates is best fitted to represent this
large and important district in congress.
All three of the candidates have visited st.
Paul during the past week. Mr.. Kindred
came to look after the interests of those
who placed him in regular nomination on
the Republican ticket. He came like a
| frank and fearless man, and made known
the object of his visit to the highest au-
thorities OF the state, and he did not care
who knew it. Mr.. Nelson the boiling Re-
publican candidate came incog. so to speak
and slinked around the back streets. for
what object is perhaps best known to himself
and skipped out without even registering
his name.
Saturday morning the Democratic can
didate, Hon. E. P. Barnum arrived in the
| city, and, like Mr.. Kindred walked up in a
manly way and placed his name upon the
register at the Merchants hotel. Insight
icant as this incident appear, it is signif-
icant of the character of the three candi-
dates. Messrs. Kindred and Barnum,
conscious of their rights to represent the
two great parties that have honored them
with nomination for high and respons-
ible position are not afraid to meet their
fellow men in the full glare of the noon
day sun, while Mr.. Nelson seems at least
to have sought the darkness, as though he
was conscious that his deeds were evil.
As stated above Mr.. Barnum arrived in
the city yesterday morning, and, of course,
about the first man he met was repre-
sentative of the GLOBE. Like all good
Democrats, Mr.. Barnum had nothing to
conceal, and when asked for an interview,
he willingly consented to give up a few
moments of his time, although he came to
the city on purely business matters, which
engage his entire attention. Very natural
ly, Mr.. Barnum spoke from Democrats
stand point. After passing the usual
compliments between old friends, the fol
lowing conversation took place:
Reporter-Well, Barnum, how are mat
ters political in your fighting Fifth dis
trict?
Mr.. Barnum-Progressing satisfactory
ly so far as I can learn. The
Democrats of the district are be-
ginning to see that their chances for
success are good and they are taking hold
with will all along the line, and the vote
this fall will convince you, and the luke
warm Democrats of your city that you do
not know our disrict,-you have counselled
no nomination. You luke-warm democrats
have said, the was no possible show of
success,-the Democrats in that district
were too hopelessly in the minority. aYou
have given all of our increase in popula-
ton in the last two years to the Republi-
can party and also turned over part of
the Democratic vote of two years ago,
and upon this false theory you and your
friends here based your Judgment upon
the relative strength of the two parties in
our district. Now sir, you and your friends
will find in November next that your
theories 2 are false, that the
democratic. gain has it fully up to
the Republican if not more, and; further
more that the Democratic voters of the
district will be Dem ocratic this fall
Reporter Barnum, do you antici-
pate any Republican support?
Mr.. Barnum- certainly do, and
generous support, too.
Reporter-What leads you to suppose
that you will get any mate rial Republican
support? Il
Mr.. Barnum-The statements of Repub-
LEANS thems elves, who say they will sup
port me.
RePorter-What reasons do they assign
for DESERVING their own party and support
ing DemocratP"
Mr.. BarnumlThe reasons are various;
the majority, however, claim that
they are Disguised with the
disgraceful scramble for Office
which is being carried on by the factions
in the district, and that it is a departure
from what they believe to be the princi-
pies of their party. They have voted
with the party because they believe it's
principles to be upright and just, that it
is the foundation of our liberties and our
freedom, in fact, that it is the foundation
of the government itself; but when the
mask is torn of, and they see the real
motives, and hear the continual cry of
fraud, corruption, rings, and other pet
phrases, which are being used in this cam
paign, they are crying halt, and be-
lieve that the best way to purify their party
is to assist in its defeat, and will there
fore either not vote at all, or will vote for
me; others will vote for me for old friend
ships sake.
Reporter-In view of the facts as you
find them, what do you think of your
chances for election?
Mr.. Barnum-Think! why think they
are splendid. With the Republican vote any
where evenly divided my election is GER
tain.
Reporter-As between Kindred and Nell
son what do you think is the present
status?
Mr.. Barnum-I have thought that Nelson