St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
Committeeman Day Objects to the APP
pointment of L. G.. johnson on the
Congressional Committee.
The Latter Admits Being in Republican
Convention, but Urges He Was
not Republican.
Internecine Warefare Expected TO
Prevent Favorable Action on the
Admission Bill.
All Factions Growing Angry, AMI
Prospects Good for Revolution
airy Procedure.
JOhnSOn,S Democracy.

Special TO the Globe.
WASHINGTON. April 2S.-The situation
is not so irideScent with brotherly love and
fraternal affection as it was last week.
There has been "a wumpus and a wow"
and the political skies have been overcast
with clouds. The tempest was furious
and cyclonic in its nature. for it was uneX-
pected and terrific. But the thunderS have
ceased and the lightnings have fled away.
The calm is upon us and we begin to see
the silver Innings of the clouds. 1t was
thuswise: L. G. johnson had been Sc
lected to serve upon the congressional DEM
ocratic committee for Dakota, and his
selection was made without the knowledge
of Hon. NJ. H. Day, the national commit
teeman for Dakota. 1t was done secretly,
unexpectedly and, as Mr.. Day AYERS. was a
put-up Job on the part of eX-Gov. Ordway
and Alec Mckenzie of Bismarck. Mr..
Mckenzie was here for more than week
under cover" as the detectives say, until
the GLOBE man discovered him and made
his presence known. He is the
boss of bosses in Dakota and a
very Shrewd manipulation of men.
Tie held several secret conferences
With the recently-arrived committeeman
rom Dakota, and the result of it all was
he selection of Mr.. johnson to be MEM
Ser of the congressional committee. Last
Monday Mr.. Day preferred the charge
against Mr.. Johnson that he is not only
not a Democrat, but an active working Re-
publican. Judge Clifford. the Republican
delegate in congress, says that Mr.. johnson
worked at
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
At Pierre in 1854, as his friend. and as
sisted in his nomination and election. This
and other facts of similar nature Mr.. Day
presented to the congressional committee,
and vigorously protested, in the name of
the Democracy of Dakota, against the
selection of Republican as the representa-
tive of the territory Upon that committee.
He asked that his charges be referred to a
committee for investigation, and his request
was complied with. That practically ends
the case, and Mr.. johnson is only nominally
a member Of the committee under charges.
l saw Mr.. johnson Immediately after he
had been defeated IN this his political
aspiration, and he talked very sensibly and
Squarely about the matter He acknowledged
the charge that he had been in the Republi-
can convention which nominated Judge Gift
ford, and that he had worked for the election
of that delegate. He even acknowledged that
he had recently told Mr.. Day that he would
support a certain good Republican in the
territory for the same position, if called
upon to do so. But, he alleged that he is
a Democrat. was at the time of the conven-
ton, and simply acted with the Republicans
for the benefit of local matters connected
with his county, and at the request of his
fellow citizens. irrespective of party. He
went further and said:
believe that Mr.. Day is to be a candidate
for delegate this year, and if he is, 1 shall
pull off my coat and work for him. 1 will
show whether I am Democrat or not by my
future conduct.
When Mr.. Day was informed of this, he
said:
am not candidate for any Office, either
elective or appointive But our party will
have candidate, and if Mr.. Johnson will work
for him, and show by his fruits that he is a
Democrat, as he has been a working Repub-
lcan, he will have no better friend in Dakota
than will prove myself TO be; but 1 object
, to his posing as a representative Democrat
until he has worked for US and with us.