St. Paul daily globe., 1888-10-19
MAKES Them VINCE.
Republicans Investigating the
Detection in Dakota
County.
Democrats Accused With
Sowing the Seeds Of
Discomfort.
Representatives Of Both Par
ties Agree as to Their
Tickets.
Busy Notes Of Preparation
Heard in the Hostile
Camps.
BELITTLING THE BOLT.
Action of Dakota County Repub.
licans CauSes Uneasiness,

IlCduS SduStS OnedStutSSs
The disclosures of dissatisfaction in
the ranks of the Dakota county Repub-
licans, as exemplified by the action of
the South st. Paul League club refusing
to support Messrs. Donnelly and Mer-
riam, was the chief topic of con-
versatiOn in political circles yesterday.
Fair-minded and unprejudlced Repub-
licanS, as well as numerous coterte of
politicians of the same political creed,
were open in their expressions of sur
prise at the action of the club, but ad-
mitted that the proposed dish of crow
was difficult one to swallow. They
were truly aStonlshed to think
that the South st. Paul Republican
club possessed collectively sufficient
manhood to stand boldly by their con-
victiOns. Opinions were not la cking
that the diSaffection which was so free
IL expressed at the Wednesday even
ing meeting would spread throughout
the county, and that as natural result
Mr.. DOnnelly would not only lose his
coveted seat in the legislature, but Mr..
Merriam would find himself in the
hopeless minority, as far as Dakota
county was concerned, when the votes
were counted on the 9th of November.
About the Clifton, where those inter-
eSted in county and congressional poll
ties most do cOngregate, there was an
attempt made to belittle the result of
bolt. One prominent county commit
teeman said that ''the club could not
control vote outside of its own mem
bership." 1t was conceded on all sides,
however, that disaffection in any club
was seriously to be deplOred, and that
in Dakota county the bolt would as
sumo proportions of greater magnitude
with the lapse of time.
At the state central committee head
quarters, however, the powers that be
put their heads together and started in
to investigate the cause or causes which
tended to bring about the action of the
club. From inside sources it
was learned that they in
tended TO inaugurate a guerilla
warfare and endeavOr to retaliate by
counter charges, and claim that the
Dakota county bolt was instigated by
Democrats. There is to be a surprise
sprung upon the political world to-day
if Republican state central conf
mittee room talk is to be trusted.
The story as whispered about
last evening, is to the effect
that certain distinguished unknown
was several days ago passenger on a
railway train, and happening to take a
seat directly behind one occupied by f..
G. Libby and John F. Norrish, had no
cumpunctiOnS about playing eavesdrop-
per. He overheard the former tell his
travelling companion that there was
a chen On' in Dakota county
and that in the fullness of time as the
result of the fowls indefatigable
energy full fledged plot would be
Matched. The South st. Paul Repub-
lican club would be brought into line
ana would go through the motion of de-
manding that lnasmuch as neither Mr.
Merriam nor Mr.. Donnelly were fit ma
terial for the club to support they
should be denounced.
Il tell you, we know what we are
talking about, and have not been in
vestigating this matter for nothing"
said a prominent committeeman last
evening. 1.-The man who overheard the
conversation is no NEUROLOGICAL divin-
ity, and he will be brought to light to-
day and is ready and willing to make
affidavit as to the truth of his state
ments. We have gone to the bottom of
this affair and know whereof we
speak,"
1t is, however, far beyond the range
of probability that there is shadow Of
foundation for these rumOrs which but
show that the Dakota bolt was subject
of serious concern about the state head
quarters. No man would seek the
publicity of a railway train, within
range of any eavesdropper, tOpOur state
secrets into the ears of a friend. The
story that Mr.. Libby is alleged to have
told to John +. NOrrish is an absurd
one. But meanwhile the public waits
with bated breath for the affidavit of
the distinguished unknown.