St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-28
TRIUMPH OF TRICKERY
Lovely Accused Of Securing His Nonina-
ton in the First District by Trad
ing Right and Left.
BE Took in Steele County in Exchange
for Votes for Hickman for the
Judgeship,
And Got the Delegation From His
Own County by Promising to
Help Farmer Gibbs.
Sketch OF Col. Bobleter, in Whose
Bonnet the Treasury Bee is
Busily Humming.
A LoveIy-Hlckman Zeal.

Special to the Globe.
KAssoN, Aug 26.-The Lovely Repub-
leans of this place are wearing very
heightened countenances since the Demo-
cratic congressional convention. and the
unanimous nomination of Hon. Thomas
Wilson as the opponent of Mr.. Lovely for
congress in this district. The common re-
mark of the Republicans is, II thought
Wilson would not accept" and it is evil
dent from their conversation that had they
known that he would be the candidate,
some other Republican would have re-
ceived the nomination. The candid men
of the Republican party. and those who
believe there is honor in politics as in
everything else, are highly elated at the
nomination of Mr.. Wilson, as they think
him sure to be elected, and this will prove
rebuke to the methods employed to secure
the nomination of Lovely. The action of
the Republican convention and the course
pursued by the leading Lovely men in this
place, is causing widespread dissatisfaction
in the party, and the leaders are being
soundly berated for their dishonorable
course, as will be evidenced by the follow
ing vigorous letter OF j. White published
in the Dodge County Republican of this
date:
Editor Republican: The Republican con-
j
is receiving extended and unenviable notice
throughout the country. not only because Of
its long duration and the obstinate fight which
resulted in l26 ballots, but for the question
able methods employed by some of the dele
gates to accomplish their ends. 1t has been
asserted, without contradiction, that the
Dodge county delegation pledged themselves
to the Steele county delegation that if they
would vote for Lovely they would use their
influence for the nomination of Judge Hck-
man of Owatouna, at the judicial convention
to be held at that place on Sept. "a. On this
assurance the Steele county delegation voted
for Mir. Lovely on the 126th ballot, securing
him forty-four votes. Who delegated to these
political bosses the power or right to buy
and sell these offices. which alone are in the
gift of the people? To what depths must they
have sunk when, not content with the trade
and barter of those positions of a political
and pecuniary value only, they must needs
invade the sanctuary of the judiciary and be-
Bmirch that high land should be pure) place
with political filth. Do they carry the wishes
and votes of the people in their pockets, to
be delivered to whomsoever they will? Is it
not time that the people, the voters, rise in
their might and sit down upon all such cor
rupt and cemorallzing practices? 1t behooves
Rll good citizens to be up and doing. that their
birthright be not sold for a mess of pottage.
j. WHITE.
Mr.. White is a radical Republican, of
character and standing, an old soldier of the
famous Iron brigade" an interested spec
tator Of the convention, and his utterances
will have great weight in this community,
where he is so we'll known, and he simply
voices the sentiment expressed by very
large portion of the Republican party of
this county. The bane of our American
system of politics seems to be the too great
majorties of our party and the subserviency
of the people to party, resulting in the ele
walton to official position of those who are
utterly unworthy, because of their ability,
through INSCRIPTIONS and dishonorable
means, to control the primaries and conven-
lions, thereby securing a nomination, but
the people seem inclined through independ-
ent action to rebuke those engaged in such
methods, and defeat those whose nominal
tons are secured through such means. and
thus secure better officials and public men.