St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-30
A New Prague Democrat En-
phatically Asks for Less
Bossism,
And Makes the Point That the
Party Cannot Afford
1t.
Charley Gilman Indorses
Knute Nelson's Vote in
Vigorous Fashion.
Significant Changes in Scan
dinavian Journals to the
Tariff Reform Cause.

To the Editor of the Globe
In your issue of Friday las under the
caption The Fight Is On," [ notice
that you give the most prominent place
in the GLOBE to reported statement
from one j. p. SchmitZ, whom you style
the leader of the Democrats of the
Fifth district" and in which Mr.. Doran
and myself are assailed after the most
approved GLOBE fashion. [ deem it
proper and justifialde to all concerned
10 inform the people of the state Just
who this man SchmitZ is. Schmitz be-
longs to that quite numerous class
known as disappointed federal office
seekers. Numerous for the reason that
for every federal Office within the state,
there was from half to two dozen ap-
pIicants, and from the fact that but one
candidate in each case could have his
ambition gratifed. The disgrunted are
now quite numerous. There were
enough of them two years ago to hold a
convention of their own, at which the
'bOSses," who had been unable or un
willing to aid in the qualification of
their desires, were roundly censured.
The desertion of one of the leaders be-
cause an opportunity presented itself
of securing a nomination elsewhere,
and the
CONSEQUENT DISGUST
of Donnelly, the ablet of the lot, and
his re-entry into the Republican field,
rather put quietus on them for time.
These kickerS seem to have but one OBJ
ject in view, and that is to crafty their
vengeance on Messrs. Kelly and Doran,
to whom, it is needless to say, many of
them are willing to promise the most
devoted service, provided always, they
would secure for them appointments.
Now they are terribly Mortified by the
thought that there is ''boSs," then
they were only too anxious to have
"the bosses" aid them. This term
"boss" they apply to any one who hap
pens to be in position to have had any
thing to do with the recommendation of
their successful rivals: so that at every
convention the cry of ''down Doran" or
"Kelly," and ''down the bosses," is
taken up, and the entire crowd shout it
In one acclaim, like the howl of pack
of hungry wolves on the trail of vic
tim.
One of the latest accessions to the
ranks of these kickers is this fel-
low Schmitz, and without any at
tempt to go back of the time
when he proclaimed himself candidate
for postmaster of Fergus Falls. l will
state as briefly as possible the facts con-
nected with his case. Not that l con-
slider him deserving of so much notice,
except that you have given him so such
prominence in your paper. About a
year ago Schmitz
CONCEIVED THE IDEA
Of securing the appointment of post
master, and to this end he succeeded in
getting up petition signed by num-
Der of his townsmen, and brought it to
me. And without any investigation,
but acting on Schmitz's representation
that his appointment was satisfactory
to large majority of the Democrats of
Fergus Falls Iacquiesced in hisIndorse-
ment by Messrs. Kelly and Doran, and
having thus promised him my assist.
ance | did not feel like withdrawing it,
although urged to later by numerous
influential Democrats of Fergus Falls,
to whom l said, having promised
Schmitz, l cannot go back on him
His petition was forwarded to Washing
ton, and shortly after which, to my sur
prise, we commenced to receive
numerous protests AND were
Informed that similar ones
and strong af1idavits making serious
charges against him had been filed will
the postoffice department and also will
the senate committee on postoffice, etc
Schmitz assured us that there was moth
ing to the charges and that they resulted
from
SOME LOCAL JEALOUSY
and that they would all be refuted
During the contest for election of dele
gates to the late state convention, the
recommendation of SchmitZ by Mr.
Doran was resented by the people o
Otter Tail county by the election o
Rnti-Doran delegates to the convention
as a protest against Schmitz's appoint
ment. Notwithstanding this, Schmit
sought to explain the matter i'll variou
ways, and attended the state and na
tional conventions as visitor, and as
sured Mr.. Doran he was his friend, an,
of course obtained his confidence.
Mr.. Doran visited Washington, and
calling upon the president, requests
SchmitzS appointment, and upon tn
papers in the case being sent for by tn
president, it was discovered that tn
charges made by Mr.. Schmitz's owl
ueighbors against his character were G