St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-30
The Atmosphere When the Republican
State Central Committee Told
Their Woes Yesterday.
They Concocted a Scheme to Traduce
DR.. Ames in Circular for
General Distribution.
Reports From the Several Districts
Indicate a Revolt Against the
Mtllers' Ring tSule.
How the Committee VIII Try to Heal
the D1saffection During the
Campaign.
The Air Was RIue

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Fletcher buzzed around fixing up scheme
which he has not yet betrayed to reportorial
confidence. About half an hour after time
Gov. Pillsbury made his appearance, and
the gentlemen of the committee assembled
the winding stairway. McGill and one or
two other candidates went up with them. All
selected seats in parlor NO. 2, and Gov.
Pillsbury gave each gentleman a cordial
handshaking. AS soon as he called the
meeting to order. Joel p. Heatwole, of
Northteld, was made secretary. On sug-
geston made by Stanford Newell, all re-
porters were excused and with them all
who were not members of the committee,
and even Loren Fletcher was excluded
from the room.
An executive committee was appointed,
consisting of Stanford Newell, st. Paul,
chairman; ID. B. Searle. st. Cloud; E. P.
Freeman, Mankato; B. f. Morgan, Albert
Lea. and r. q. Evans. OF Minneapolis All
the members Of the committee were
present, except G. l.. Brown, of Morris,
who was represented by his proxy,
Editor Fl. E. Randall. The atmosphere
was very blue in that room during all the
afternoon. and many were the sad conces
sions made by each member regarding
the alarming disaffection in his
particular district. They spoke in
subdued tones, and, as if under
the veil of dark secrecy. They expressed
gestions as to what method of fighting DR..
back, was most eXpedient. 1t was urged
that
CAMPAIGN DOCUMENT,
v,t I,o Of "a
lated and distributed bv the committee, an
address which is to be filled with foul per-
sonal utilization of DR.. Ames. The gen.
tleman who took the initiatory step regard
ing the proposed attack upon DR..
Ames private character has his home
in the district which was visited
by the destructive eye le which called out
the noble qualities of DIR. Ames when he
fastened to render assistance to the I'M
fortunate sufferers. ONLY one man in the
committee opposed this disgra eful m tlod
of fighting political battieo. That one man
was Dr. R. G. Evans but even he be-
Titled the observation-disclosures of the physi-
clan. Ex-Gov. John S. PllSburY was COM
PEELED to defend himself and the Millers'
association. The question Of finances
came up. and it was developed that $780,
900 was needed to run the Republican
campaign.
Conspiracy commenced by certain gen.
eral remarks pertaining to the Norwegian
vote. 1t was suggested that Stordock could
make speeches in the Fifth district for
Knute Nelson, which would bring around
the Norwegian vote in support of the state
ticket
Judge N. o. Werner. of Red Wing, said
he was confident that DR.. Ames would not
get many more votes in GOOdhue county
than Biermann received. Very candid re-
marks were made by Mr.. Randall, of Nor
ris, Mr.. Browns proxy. 1t was directly to
the point that the fact of McGilPs candi-
dacy having been controlled by the MillerS'
association had caused decid d bolt among
the farmers. In substance he said:
There are a great many boilers in Stevens
county. / am sorry to say that the farmers
who had watched that convention are not at
all satisfied. Many of them have said they
would go home and support Ames. Fletcher
had thrown himself forward and there seems
to be belief thar McGill's nomination was
in some way brought about by the influence
of the PillSburys, and these are thing that
the
FARMERS DON'T WANT.
Another thing that had some effect was the
fact that Mr.. Pllsbury had been made chair
man of the state central committee. Que of
our delegates said after he went home, that
he would support Ames.
Stanford Newell entered into a contra
diction of these assertions, saying:
This matter of bringing up the names of
Messrs. Langdon. Pillsbury and Fletcher in
connection with the nomination of the head
OF the ticket is all nonsense. Two candidates
were before the people for nearly two years.
Only very recently had the name of Mr.
McGill been brought out, and be seemed to
be the peoples choice. There sits candi-
date who has made no promises and who has
been asked for none (pOinting to Mr.. McGill,
who, as well as A. E. Rice and Col. Hans
Mattson, had managed to keep within the
secrecy Of the committe room). The idea
of mixing Langdon up with it is absurd. No
one did more effective work to defeat Mr..
McGill than Langdon.
Mr.. Randall-A report has become preva-
lent in our county that MIR. Stordock was to
be appointed a member of the railroad and
warehouse commission by the influence Of
Loren Fletcher. and this has got to be met.
Either Mr.. Stordock or Mr.. Nelson could do
much to bring around the Norwegian vote.
But the Farmers alliance is pretty strong in
our county, and they feel cause for dissatis-
faction with the state ticket The belief is
that Mr.. McGill is the choice of the Millers'
association, and it is impossible to get the
farmers to believe anything else. This has
got to be met some way.
ID. B. Searle, one of Gilman'S most active
HeutenantS, said:
It is best to get at the true inwardness of
things, and not come here with glowing
stories. I must say that there is great deal
of oppositian among the farmers of the
Northwest to the state ticket, which has got
to be overcome. We may lose some votes, If
not good many. There is a strong feeling
against the Millers' association, and (He
l;tfIa hI1f llah
asked him to have no delicacy about the mat
ter so ne continued). I'm not showing any
delicacy. There is good deal of feeling
manifested against the Milers' association.
Three are great many friends of the ticket,
but Mr.. Chairman, there Is a strong feeling
against the MillerS' association (Which he
reiterated emphatically). / have heard three
delegates who said they would not vote for
the nominee It's no use to say you can get
the ticket through all right without any
trouble. Our convention ought to have
been held at least two weeks sooner. We
made great mistake in holding 1t so late.
The Democrats have got the advantage OF
AT LEAST 10000
votes by it. There is considerable dsaffec-
ton among the farmers, because they feel
that they are not properly represented upon
the ticket. / think we should all come
together and talk over the situation. Of
course nothing should be repeated. 1t looks
would not look very well in print. There is
one thing, Mr.. Chairman, we have got to do
more than work. That means money. A
good many thousand dollars. The Democrats
will furnish 100000 to run their
campaign. We need nearly that
to run our campaign. 1t means
meeting the enemy with his own weapons. 1
think the wrongs Of the farmers are mostly
imaginary, and they are produced in the
main by demagogues, but they do say that
they have just cause for complaint against
the Millers' association. = think the best thing
we can do is to put the record OF DR.. Ames
into the form of campaign document.
Mr.. Searle-A good many farmers say they
will vote for DIR. Ames, but l think If his
record was put into print, it would bring
them around. He has been one Of the boys
and he is good-hearted fellow and all that,
but he has spent more money in riotous hv-
ing than in doing good. We may lose 200 or
800 votes In our county, and they are not all
Gilman men, either.
E. c. Huntingdon. of Windom-The Farm
ers' alliance doesn't have much influence in
our district. But there is an undercurrent
of opposition against the r publican ticket
We have settle ment of MenuOniteS. bu it is