St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-27
'The Central Pacific Ring Aided
in the Nefarious
Work.
Union Pacific Cpedit-MobiIiep
Was an Ally to the
Plot.
The ''Publie Be Damned" De-
pew Helped the Bad
Work.

The Tribune ceased to feel confidence
In Gresham'S nomination as soon as it
discovered the power of a few great or
crooked corporations in the conven-
ton. From the moment that railroad
attorneys and lobbyistsIfrom California,
Nebraska. Iowa, Wisconsin and New
York took their places in the conven-
ton and made their first display of
strength in electing Thurston, the
Union Pacific lobbyist, to the tempo
rary chairmanship, GreSham's chances
became clouded.
When availability was thrown over
board and the agents of Gouldism in
fused into the delegates the foolish no
ton that the ultra-high tariff plank
would elect anybody, no matter how un-
popular, and pointed to Oregon in sup
port of the stupid assertion, the Trib-
une saw who was pulling the wires.
Yet while the
CROOKED RAILROAD ATTORNEYS
talked about the tariff plank electing
any one, even wooden Indian. their
acts belied their words. Some days ago
the Tribune said the real pl oblem with
the representatives of Gouldism in the
convention was show to defeat Gresham
and yet secure a candidate who could
be elected" So it proved. They sought
to perform the work of their employer
in accomplishing the political assassina-
ton of Gresham, and yet wanted to Sc
cure themselves against the charge of
betraying the Republican party to a
crushing defeat.
Some of the most powerful forces in
the convention might be enumerated
thus:
First-Jay Gould and the Wabash
wrecking crew, thirsting for revenge
against Gresham for removing from
control of the system" Gould'S right
hand man, Gen. q. NJ. Dodge, formerly
of Iowa, who was on the ground early
and was deep in the secrets OF every
anti-GreSham caucus. Little seen by
the public, no man exercised a more
potent influence on the result than
Gould's most efficient and capable lieu
tenant.
GOULDISM AS ARRAYED
against Gresham represented s200,000,-
600 of capital.
Second-The Central Pacific Stanford
Grocker-Huntington ring, with its able,
plausible attorney, Creed Raymond, at
the head of the California delegation.
This firm has in its possession Sl50,000,-
GOO of railroad plumber which presi-
dent of the Gresham stamp might CON-
pei it to disgorge. Naturally it fought
hard to prevent the nomination of any
such man.
Third-The Union Pacific credit-mo-
bilier crowd, represented by Lawyer
ThurstOn, who is shrewd, brainy and
nervy, and packed delegation grossly
misrepresenting the granger state of
Nebraska. The ring has S15O,000,OOO
worth of railroad credit mObilier and
other
DOODLE TO PROTECT.
1t is deeply in debt to the government,
draws dividends Oh debts which it never
intends to pay during the lifetime of any
human being now in existence. 1t wants
David Litler'S fIee-and-easy eighty-year
bill passed, which it Knows Cleveland
favorS, and it feared that Gresham never
would, as he is not that sort of man.
Hence, it fought him to the death, using
the power of the granger state of Ne
braSka, nine-tenths of whose population
indorse him. to defeat Gresham. 1t now
laughs like Mephistopheles over the
success of its schemes.
Fourtn-Chauncey M. Depew, the
railroad attorney and official head of the
with its 800 millions of capital and its
policy of 1.-The public be id" With
Depew as helpers were Tom Plat and
WOod-Pulp Miller.
Fifth-The great Wisconsin railroads
were represented by Senator
JOHN C. SPOONER.
the Weli-trained railroad attorney, who
manipulated the Wisconsin delegation
and put their votes where they would
do the ''mOSt good" And the populgr
sentiment of the state for Gresham was
ignored and dlsregarded with the ut
most sang-froid.
These were the leading representa-
tiveS of corporate railroad monopoly,
but with two or three exceptions there
was hardly & delegation without
sprinkling of railroad attorneys and lob
byists. The land-grant rings were also
represented. They argued that presi-
dent like Gresham would have dis
charged Lamar and retired Sparks, and
thus caused them to lose millions of
acres of public land which they had
grabbed in violation of law. Like all
the GoulditeS who Swarmed in from the
East and West, they wanted no i'd
nasty particular honest candidate. as
they called Gresham-no man born in
log cabin and afflicted with homespun,
Granger notions about honesty and in
tegrity. What great schemes of pelf
and plumber might not a man upset if
Entrusted with the mighty powers of the
presidency? The Wabash decision
showed Gresham's spirit, and it was
time an example was made of him for
1e effect it would nave on other judges