St. Paul daily globe., 1888-10-12
A few POLITICAL CHATS.
Gossip With Politicians Now in the
City.
HIXS0N IS NOT FOR SALE.
Republican Campaign Samples-How
the State Fight Goes
On.

JOHN L. McUaugney, the cdnuludtC
for lieutenant governor Oh the late farm
and labor ticket, discussed the with
drawal of the ticket very freely yester-
day. He said: 81 am glad the ticket is
out, for it was uphill work trying to
make canvass with nothing to make it
on. Donnelly put up what little money
we had and as there was no general dis
position to help US out, the whole thing
went by the board. / stand now just
where l did before. There was just
cause for a protest ticket, but the means
were lacking, so l will vote for Hugh
Harrison"
You do not believe, then, with Don
nelly, that Merriam is the friend of the
farmer?"
No, and cannot see by what process
of reasoning he reaches that position.
When | roasted Merriam at Turner hall
DOnnelly sat there and tacitIy indorsed
it all. They may say what they please,
but Merriam'S prison labor record can
not be wiped out. His house and the
convict work on it will stand against
him."
According to the visiting statesmen
from Fergus Falls, the Merriam man
ayers are making desperate efforts to
buy up Senator HiXSOn, but without
success. Charles Allen. of Fergus, was
visiting at Senator Hixson's farm when
the letter came. 1t wanted to know how
much HiXsOn would take to come out
for Merriam and take the stump. HiXSon
replied that no money could induce him
to support the Doodle candidate, and it
is not probable that all of Merriam's
money would avail anything in that di-
rectiOn.
The unfairness of Republican papers
at present, is some index to the anxious
state of their minds. Rev. w. W. Safer
lee gives an instance of this: 1.-The Re-
publicans are guilty of the worst duplic-
ity in the temperance question and the
papers help them out. A short time
ago the Tribune contained an open
letter to me on the subject of the third
party. l wrote reply, but the Tribune
held it for nearly two weeks and finally
published it, but they had cut out half
of it and changed the rest; but no stars
were used and it went out with the i'm
preston that il was just as had written
it. l call that reprehensible in news
paper. 1t is cOwardly trick no reput-
dDlS newspaper WOulu D6 ullIN
-
Nothing can be gained, in politics, by
Misrepresentation of party. The
Tribune makes no way in attempting to
belittle Democratic doings, and only
cOnVictS itself of miserable lies. When
it says a meeting was failure, and
those present know 1t was success,
their only conclusion is that the reporter
is an imbecile and the paper falSifier.
For instance, the Tribune said there
were not 200 people present at the Will
son meeting at Washington rink, while
the Pioneer Press said there were over
1000. The Tribune said there were not
5000 dresent at the barbecue. while the
Pioneer Press said there were 5000. In
each case, the natural conclusion of one
who read both statements is that the
Tribune lied. such course is marked
by neither good sense nor good politics.
A Republican, as well as Democrat,
detestS liar.
H. l.. Wizard, editor of the industrial
Vidette, at ClOguet, was in Minneapolis
yesterday sizing up the political situa-
tion. Carlton county," he said, lis in
good shape. 1t is not only Democratic,
but will increase its majority quite
handsomely this time. The withdrawal
of DOnnelly will help Mr.. Wilson some,
as many of our laboring men, who could
not support Merriam, might have gone
to DOnnelly. Now l think Wilson Will
get them solid"
Senator Buck and Mayor A. r. Pfau,
of MankatO, spent the past two DAYS in
Minneapolis. Both are very enthusiastic
and report many conversions down in
the Blue Earth country. 1.-The tariff is
working all over those parts of the state
l have visited" aaid Senator Buck,
''but as only the thoughtful are affected
by it." the full results will not be ap-
preciated until the vote is counted"
~
Mayor II. Z. RawsOn and j. P.
SchmitZ. of Fergus Falls, are here look
ing up Fifth district politics. "rhe
outlook for Canning" said Mayor Raw
son. lis very promising, but we believe
jim Hill will put fresh lot of money
into the district to defeat him."
II have heard lots of the inside of the
Merriam Doodle racket" said Mr..
Schmitz." and expect to get some de-
tails we'll authenticated that will make
somebody's hair stand on end"
Last night Hermonia hall was the
scene of Redublican rally. The hall
was comfortably filled, and in the eSti-
nation of Carmen Smith, and other en-
thusiastic Republicans, there were 600
present. There were several prominent
Republicans upon the stage. Gen. Un-
derwOod presided, and after song by
the glee club, introduced J. ID. Burr, an
old soldier from Colorado, who spoke.
T w Huffout A. l. Rlpthen and others