Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-26
From The First.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. ]


ROCHESTER,, Mimi, July 25.-Leaving St.
Paul on the s o'clock train for the seat of war
in the First district, was forcibly impressed
as we sped along, with the magnificent crop
prospects. II no untoward event occurs,
Minnesota farmers can laugh and grow fat
this fall. The first thing to break the monot-
ony of the somewhat tedious ride was upon
arriving at Owatonns, where Joined my
forces with Dunnel and the regular Steele
county delegation. The boilers from Steele
we're not visible to the naked eye, and probably
will not be. On the way down one Of
the Dunnell delegates was taken with the belly
ache and a careful canvass of the crowd could
only produce a twO-ounce bottle OF whisky.
This speaks volumes for the temperance SEN
timents of Dunnell and his supporters and
ought to commend him to Brother Satterlee
and Father Chaffee. | could not but think,
however, what serious results might develop
in Rochester tomorrow when all of the Dun
nell delegates will probably have stimuli
famous attack of bellyache, if there is no
whisky at hand. 1t is possible though
that, as a medical necessity, they will be
willing and able to drown their grief in the
flowing bowl before the sun sets tomorrow.
The one topic of conversation on the cars was
FREEBoRN COUNTY.
The result there had struck Dunnell and his
followers all in heap. His postmaster,
Crandall, Drebert, the Journal man, and Kelly,
Dunnells local right bower, were all on board
and, together with Dunnell himself, wore an
air of solemnity akin to that which agltated
Mark Twain upon viewing the tomb of his
first parent, Mr.. Adam.
AS soon as Dunnell had had chance to
digest the sad intelligence in the morning
GLOBE and brace himself up for The worst, /
approached him in my most SuaUiter IN mOdO,
fortitcr in re manner To tell the truth felt
rather solemn myself, but l could not have
the heart to appear sad in the presence OF
THE CHIEF MoURNER,
and accordingly summoning the most ghastly
grin could command, took my seat beside
him.
Glow do you account for FreebOrn county
being against you, when the primaries were
reported SO strongly in your favor" was my
query.
SIT is per fectly inexplicable," said he, sit
is one of the strangest things have ever en-
Countered. | can only account for it on the
ground that WINDOWS money bought away
the county convention after it was decidedly
in my favor. My friends claimed it and my
enemies conceded it to me, but it suddenly
turned out the other way"
How does the loss of that county leave
you?"
at defeats me. of course. | Raight have
had chance il / had carried Freeborn entire,
and Yale could have held his vote, but White
Will probably be nominated on the first bal
lot"
"How many votes do you calculate you
have"
81 have seven from Steele, six from Hous-
ton and one from Freedom, fourteen in ALL"
"Then you don't rely on the contest in Ohm
sted county?"
ooh, no. That was farce.'
"Do you think the Olmsted county contest
ing delegation will apply for admission"
81 don't believe they will; they have no
ground for contest"
"What do you think of combination with
Yale?"
81 doubt whether that is practicable. II
lie could hold all of his votes, my friends might
nominate him, but don't think his men will
stay by him. He was only brought out as
candidate to carry Winona county against me.
Window called him to Washington and he
came back and took the field. The whole
work was done by Window. Why, he got
Judge Edgerton to adjourn his court in
Dikota county and come back to carry Dodge
nOminally for Yale; it is really for White, and
White is the man Window wants. He does
not want the representative to come from his
own city,
Then you practically give up The fight"
II can't see much use of continuing it,
"But supposing you should run indie.
pendent" suggested, and, with all the cheer
fulness Of an undertaken, l added. "You were
always strong before the people,"
III the Democrats did not nominate | could
probably be elected, but with three candidates
in the field ! would simply elect Democrat
by running"
What do you figure is the Repnblic,n
majority in the district?"
about $500, il there is no division"
GLOW has all this opposition to you been
worked up?"
"By WINDOWS money and agents. In add.
ton to sending for EdgertOn he has had
Sim. Childs, of the postof1ice department,
here, Brother-in Law Douglass, aud Furness,
OF the pension bureau, whom he had sent out
ostensibly to look up pension claims, ard nu-
merous others. Ny friends were over conf.
dent and took too much for granted"
"BY the way, Mr.. Dunnell, what is the ex-
act history of the way the " sound Jonesn
letter came to be published?"
"Mr. Davidson attended q par ty in the vii
lage and lost it out of his overcoat pocket on
tn fl )or. l. was picked up by some Page
m 10, who thought it a good drive to publish
"D) you know who it was that found it?"
"No, do not"
Coming back to congressional matters
again, asked, "What course do you expect 10
pursue at Rochester,
81 do not know until have had an oppor-
tunity to consult with my friends"
"Shall you allow your name to be pre-
sented?"
"Oh, Ger tainly. L intend to go into the
convention. ="
Our chat then drifted into common places
and soon terminated. l left him fully i'm
pressed with the idea that the mythical sand
which Harwood alleged he was drawing for
his house must have all been absolutely ex-
hausted in that structure, as there does not
seem to be any left in his present composition
to carry on this fight.
Upon arriving OF the Cook house in this
city, which is to be the head center of the con-
test, the first object l sped was the Hon.
George F. Potter, of Houston, and the second
was ex Lieut.. Gov. Yale.
GOV. YALE
was busy hand shaking with the delegates,
an thong h he manifested from the first a
gre 1t desire to commune with me it was
nearly an hour before the delegates gave me
an opportunity to open tine pure fountains of
lave which were yelling up to him from my
No las.
There was sort of hushed stiffness in the
hotel corridors as