St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-05
Prompt and Effective Means Must be
Taken to Overthrow the
Conspirators.
Fraud and TrIckerys

H6 T6SulI VI G1o TcIuTUS VI ltlo UdiIOtS
already received has driven the Republican
state central committee to secret schemes.
Secret conferences were the order nearly all
day yesterday. AS soon as Chairman John
S. Pillsbury and K. G. Evans came down
from Minneapolis. the executive committee
got together In this executive committee
Newell, Joel P. Heatwole and D. B. Searle.
From noon until late at night the
secret chamber at Republican headquarters
in the Wilder block contained these gentle
men, r. B. Langdon, of Minneapolis, I'll.
B. Willis and Samuel ii. Nichols. of the
Republican congressional committee. and
several railroad magnates. among whom
were President W. Ii. Fisher, of the st.
Paul & Duluth, j. G. Boyden, of the
Milwaukee, and President James
j. Hill, of the Manitoba road. 1t
was also admitted that E. w. Winter,
of the Omaha, and Messrs. Odell and Ives,
of the Manitoba, had been in the gather
ing. Word was sent to Vice President
Oakes of the Northern Pacific but up to
D. III. he had not. so far as known, made
any appearance. State Auditor Braden,
who is member Of the state canyasSing
board,
WAS CALLED IN
and took an active part in the discussion.
Every return which has been received by
telegraph was laid upon the table and Joel
p. Heatwole, with large tabular blank be-
fore him, filled in the figures as fast as they
were read, noting down the majorities for
each gubernatorial candidate in columns of
figures by themselves. The votes were
carefully counted. and when it was ascer-
tanned beyond question that, no
matter what the result of the coun-
ties not heard from might be,
the election would be close either way. the
gentlemen in conference set their heads to
thinking what scheme it would be feasible
to work to bring about majority for
McGil. The scheme was not fully con-
sidered until both IL. B. Willis and Samuel
II. Nichols and the Republican county COM
mittee were severely ''cuSSed" for allowing
Ramsey county to poll up such aston
ishing maiorites for Ames and Rice.
They were criticised for not watching
more carefully over the city organization,
and not having enough counters and
workers at the polls Then the gentlemen
turned their attention to st. Louis county.
It was suggested that if Ames received
only small majority in what counties
were heard from, 1t would be necessary to
take steps to
DOCTOR THE RETURNS
from some of the prominent counties not
oI,a fhnr ctlffi fi.1in fIr7
TO turn the ballot in favor of McGill. The
suggestion in plain words, made by the
person at the head of the table
was that the great necessity for tampering
with the ballots of the people should be
recognized by the Republican managers,
and the efforts of the committee must be
Immediately directed toward Duluth. where
the count had not been commenced until
Yesterday morning according to report. A
telegram was sent to Duluth at once. 1t
read:
See that McGill has majority: make it in
the thousands if you can. PILLsBURY.
This dispatch was sent to the chairman
of the county committee OF st. Louis
county. Two gentlemen were given in
structions with great secrecy to go to Du-
luth as soon as possible. The railroad mag
mates were unanimous in asserting them
selves ready to do anything
to secure the election of McGiu.
The word ''Steal the returns or fix them'
passed from mouth to mouth. At this mo-
ment a well-known Republican of st. Paul
tried to open the door and found it locked.
1t was opened just enough to admit him.
The information that reporters were ull-
comfortably close by was carried into the
room, and the
SECRET CONFERENCE
was pursued in the farther end of the room
in whispers. Senator Clement. of Fari-
bault, Gen. Mark d. Flower and Capt
McCraney, of Minneapolis, were in the
gathering.
When finally Chairman John S. Pills
bury came out of the room, he was asked
what was done in the meeting. At first he
pretended not to hear his inquisitor. Upon
the question being repeated, he answered
that nothing but general business was
transacted. When asked what was the
reason for all the great secrecy OF transact
ing general business now that all OppOr-
tunity of influencing voters was at an end
he replied shortly that he was mot
aware that all the private matters
of the committee should necessarily be
made public especially to reporters. MI.
Pillsbury was then accused point blank of
an attempt to have the returns OF the state
neddled with unofically. He pretended
Indignation and disdained to answer.
Neither Stanford Newell. Joel p. Heatwole.
Il. G. Evans. S. FL. Nichols nor FL. B. Will
lis would state what the object of the Sc
cret meeting was for. They denied that
there was an attempt to doctor the returns,
but they looked with
GREAT SlGNIFICANCE
at one another and many private whisperings
were indulged Ill. Mr. HeatHoie and Mir.