Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-24
HON. EUGENE NJ. WILSON.
He Informs the "GIobe" That He Is Not
Candidate For Congressman,

He Informs the "GIobe" That He Is Not q |
Candidate For Congressman,
The Democrats of Minneapolis were some
what surprised at the ridiculous statement |
made in yesterdays Pioneer Press relative to |
the congressional campaign, and to the Hen.
nep,n county convention held in Turner hall
OH Tuesday noon. Notwithstanding the
fact that it was generally known among the
Democrats of Hennepin county that Hon.
Eugene NJ. Wilson was not, nor
would he be under any circum-
stances, candidate, the Pioneer Press states
that the Hennepin delegation of to-day's con.
vention will cast his vote for that gentleman.
The Journal of last evening gives up Mr..
Wilson as a candidate, but cheekily endeavors
to bring out Hon. 0. G. Merriman. All this
impertinence is easily accounted for. Both
Pioneer is becoming frightened thus early in
the campaign lest Mr.. Washburn is com
PEELED to stay at home in the
bosom of his family and in the exquisite hap
piness of secluded private life during the COM
ing congressional session, and interviews
prominent Republicans upon the subject and
then unwittingly acknowledges the desperate
condition of the Washburn camp by publish
ing the following in yesterdays issue:
'some promiuel tRepub leans who have been
using their pencils on the political slate this
fall express fear that if Gen. Wsshburn does
not go out of Hennepin county with at least
2, 500 majority the remainder of the district
will be quite certain to accomplish his de-
feat"
In order 10 set any doubling Hennepin
Democrat Alright GLOBE reporter was sent
to Mr.. Wilson yesterday, and the following
interview was the outcome:
ReDorter --Mr Wilson. | nregume yOiI have
read your name coupled with The congress
sional convention in the Pioneer this morning?
Mr.. Wilson-Yes; and what | have to say
| in reply is simply that there is no word of
truth in it. The Pioneer and Tribune cannot
run the Democrats of this congressional dis
| trict, although they assume to. No, sir; |
| am not candidate for congress, nor will l be
| under any circumstances. Had / wished to
| lun, I should have come out frankly and so
| stated. On the contrary, / have informed my
| friends that do not wish to go to congress.
| The above is certainly sufficient to silence
| the Washburn organs, SO far as MIR. Wilson's
candidacy goes.
viewed the Hennepin delegation, and then
makes the following preyaricatlon:
"Talks before and after the convention with
| some of the delegates indicated that DR.. Ames
| is by no means their choice, and it will be no
matter of surprise if the delegation or large
part of it will cast their vote for some other
man, probably Hon. Z, M. Wilson. There
was notable absence of enthusiasm for the
man who has been expected to inspire enthus-
iasm among the Democrats in the convention
yesterday
The GLOBE reporter yesterday met num-
Der of the gentlemen above referred to, and,
Instead of finding any who were opposed to
| DIR. Ames, they each gave their assurance
| that they should cast their vote and use their
| influence in to-day's convention for DR.. A. A.
Ames, whom they declare to be the only can
didate known to them.
While the GLOBE does not like TO make
predictions, nor is 1t authorized to do SO by
the party of whose principles it is an expo
nenf, it protests against any credulous Dem
ocrat listening to the statements made by
papers which are controlled by Washburn.