St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05

| when a reporter entered, Stamford Newell
met him and told him that he was not
| wanted there as there were some things
he did not wish to be made public" The
great purpose of the meeting is betrayed in
| these iwords which were overheard, and
were uttered with low voices:
| Do you think anything can be done with
Minneapolis?
Well. money, you know, has great infiu-
| ence.
Why not tackle Duluth, which is not yet
counted?
Go ahead. We have all the money you
want.
Let's try the trick on all the counties not
heard from.
Keep it close, now. Don't let any bnt fell
lows you can trust handle the thing.
Heavensl Yes. Don't let every fool into
| the secret. By all means say nothing to
| newspaper men.
We only need about $500 to carry the
state.
will give ten times as many dollars if it
can be done.
Suppose we send somebody out into the
woods and into the Northern tier of counties.
1t would be q good idea to communicate
| with Steenerson, of Crookston, at once.
You can't trust Nelson or Gilman either
Well, it can tsbe done without their knowl-
edge.
Is there anybody at Brainerd we can trust?
| It's pretty hard to tell.
We've got to get somebody up there and in
| Cook county too.
| Clay Becker, Benton, Lake and Big Stone
all need looking after.
! Yes, but we've got both Holmes and Con-
verse, OF Detroit, against US.
My opinion is we'd better doctor all the
counties to some eXtent-not make any ap.
parent effort to fix any one county, for that
will give it away.
| Well. Duluth and Crookston are good points
| to make. anyway.
IVA
the county auditors, wherever they are trust
worthy Republicans. Let them doctor the
returns. Wen put up the influence
That's good idea. If they can be in
structed to appoint the right kind of justices
to make up canvassing boards, all we need is
from l to 2 per cent. deducted from the Ames
vote and added to McGi.
THE CORRUPT SCHEME.
This gives the scheme nicely away. To
make it simple it is this: County audi
tors have the power to appoint justices of
the peace to constitute the county can
vasSing boards Ii the auditors are
the right kind of officials for
this scheme, they shall appoint such JUS
tices of the peace as are personally willing
to enter into it, Or who can be fixed with
the proper amount of money. Then sys-
tematic decrease of the Ames vote
is to be perpetrated, the returns to be doc
at the expense of Ames', which would re-
quire but small percentage to effect a
great difference in the results of the first re-
turns and the official county canvasses.
The results OF the county canvaSSing boards
are then to be turned in to the state canvass
ing board. and as such official returns are
not usually disputed, the state canvassing
board will abide by the result unless the
cry Is raised that gigantic and systematic
fraud has been perpetrated. Then ...e re-
turns await legal examination. To avoid
the discovery of fraud the right kind of
township clerks may be induced to allow
the sealed ballot boxes with the ballots to
be destroyed. This can be done by firing
the buildings in which they are kept. The
money of the railroads and the
DOODLE OF THE MILLERs
of Minneapolis is to be used for this pur-
pose. The thing is to be doneEquickly as
the official returns from each county are to
be made out within ten days. Nothing can
be done with returns which have been Off
cially made out, so the percentage of reduc-
tiOn will have to be established in various
proportions to allay suspicion. In counties
like Ramsey, where taere is a large
Democratic majority, the percentage could
be established at Is per cent, or even 25
per cent. The difference made by even 10
per cent. would increase the vote of Nc
Gill 1.200. The feasibility of the scheme
is apparent, when the thinly populated
counties are taken into consideration. There
are probably a half dozen men only who
know what the county returns are. If they
can be ''fXed' the work is accomplished.
Now the duty of the executive committee
of the state central committee has been
done, the committee knows exactly what
percentage of reduction Of the AmeS vote
and increase of the McGill vote is needed.
The table has been made and the apportiOn-
ment Of percentage made for the counties
(which are tiXable) has been established.
1t only remains now for the nefariouS
scheme to be carried out.
JIM HILL THERE.
President James j. Hill, of the Manitoba
road, was met descending the stairway
of the Wilder block after his conference
with the Republican committee and other
railroad men. AS there had been a rumOr
that conference had been held at the
capitol in the morning, at which Mr. Hill
and several Republicans were present. Mr..
Hill was asked if there had been such
conference. and if he was present.
Il do not recognize what authority you
have for asking me such questions" he an
swered.
Mr. HiIl," queried the GLOBE reporter,
''were you present at the secret meeting of
the Republicans up stairs this afternoonW
Mr.. HilPs face turned livid. The question
was calmly repeated. II was not, !" hoarsely
muttered the great magnate in a fury, as he
| turned upon his heel.
Word of the secret conference between
the Republican committee and the railroad
men was carried Immediately to Democratic
headquarters. Every effort is to be made
to thwart the Republicans. Strong lam
guage was used and 100 or more working
men present in the committee rooms made
emphatic expressions to the effect that sit
wont do for the Republicans to try to
monkey with the returns in this state"
TWO oPIGIoNs.
A. G.. Foster, of St. Paul, (Rep. mo.
1t won't do to meddle with the returns in
this state. Pm opposed to anything like
that, you bet.
Ansel Oppenheim (Dem. )-The worst
thing the Republican committee could do is
to have a secret meeting. now that the
campaign is all over and the polls closed.
1t lays them open to every charge.
DEVILIsH WORK.
over 100000 to be Spent i'm an At
tempt to FIX the Delayed Returns
for McGili.
The Republicans are becoming desperate
over the situation, and all sorts of rumorS,
many of them well founded-are afoat
as to their intentions. They will do any
thing to save McGill, and plenty of money
is at hand to be placed where it will do the
most good Publicly the state central COM