St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-28
From Mayor Ames' Congress
sional Committee and the
Johnson Letter.
Numerous Other Lies Prop
erly Branded by Chair
man Lawrence.
Cheering News From West
Observation-Disclosures From
Along the Line.
SILLY STORIES
Being Banned About by Two IRE
SnnnCihIa GhanfC

Being Banned About by Two IRE
spOnsible Sheets.
About the silliest and most trans
parent campaign method is that EN-
plOyed by the morning and evening edi-
tons of the Duplicate. issued from the
Tribune building, and which consists
of continued references to supposed
fight between the Ames and
anti-Ames wings of the Democratic
party. The object is very apparent-to
keep alive alleged differences-but it
will not work. The morning edition
attempts to make out that Mayor Ames
has appointed a strictly anti-Wilson
congressional committee; while the
evening edition goes farther, and says
there was great fight at the meeting of
the committee in st. Paul, ever
the ID. Is. Johnson letter. Both
statements are lies, pure and simple,
and Will deceive nobody. The Duplicate
will discover, about election time, that
the Democracy is harmonious and
united and the majority in Hennepin
county will tittingly rebuke the silly
lies with which these little organs at
tempt to bolster up their failing cause.
Chairman j. w. Lawrence, on his re-
turn from st. Paul, laughed heartily at
these publications when they were call
ed to his attention, said he: 1.-The arti-
Gle in the Tribune concerning the con-
greSsiOnal committee and that In the
journal about the state central commit
tee show a prearranged plan
to create ill feeling between the
old Ames and antl-AmeS
Democrats. The Dave johnson letter
is off the same piece. As matter of
fact they are tissue of lies, made out
of whole cloth; not accidental lies, but
prearranged lies. The congressional
committee is a good one, active, ener-
getc and great workers. Our state
committee is as earnest in the efforts
to elect Rice as the congressional
committee can be. We shall coop
crate with them, and have not the
slightest doubt In the world they will
with us. Equally untrue is the asser-
ton that the Hennepin county COM
mittee is untrue to the state ticket. We
and thev are cordially working together,
and for the whole ticket. AS to the
talk about trouble in the state central
committee in st. Paul to-day, there was
no word of doubt or row of any kind
No reference was made to the johnson
letter, nor was there any talk whatever
about withdrawing Mr.. Johnson from
the stump. On the contrary, we are
thoroughly satisfied with Mr.. Johnson.
He is doing good work and loyal. Nor
was there any talk about whipping
Ames into line, OF any suggestion
that it was needed. But it was
stated that the doctor would make
some speeches in the campaign. These
stories are all off a piece with the stories
of the 100000 national committee
money and the $4,000 said to be con-
tributed by Mrs. McNair. | wish the
latter story were true and mourn they
are not. 1 want the public to under
stand what is the truth-that the state
central committee has no time or dis
position to quarrel with any county or
congressional committee. We are glad
to work with them and have them work
with us. And we are going TO elect
Wilson and the state ticket, solid
Democratic congressional delegation,
and the Hennepin county democratic
ticket will follow the lead"