St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-20
nUNNELL Is WEARY.
The Strain of the Canvass Is Tell
ing Oh Him.

Special to the Globe.
DODGE CENTER. Oct. 19.-Mr. Dun
nell spoke here last night to large au-
dience, although goodly portion of it
left before he had finished, and he was
not enthusiastically received. To tell
the truth, Mr.. Dunnell is about worn
out. and his face and manners show the
killing effect of the strain upon him.
His earlier speeches were full of fire,
but much trouble and anxiety have
smOthered the flame ard wearied the
spirit that fed it. Campaigning in the
seventies, when every federal office
holder was at his beck and
nod, and campaigning now, with
memories to aid him or broken down
"reminiscences that once held office, Mr..
Dunnell finds to be two very different
things. The road to his Mecca is filled
with rocks and pitfalls. 1t was in 1870
that, after a somewhat exciting con-
VeutiOn at Rochester, Mr.. Dunnell was
nominated for congress, and a Mr..
Hodges, then a leading Republican. de-
feated. 4 Mr.. DOwd, of Rochester, who
at that time was a Republican light,
but now resides at Sheffield. Ala. came
over to Dodge Centre shortly after Dun
nell's nomination, aud in conversation
with John Dresbach, said:
"Well. Dunnell is nominated. They
took him because of his strong temper
ance sentiments"
Temperance sentimentS!' exclaimed
Dresbach. lies not temperance.
Why. | saw HIM take a glass of beer in
kaSsOn only the other day"
DOWd was considerably aStOnIShed at
this and went back to Rochester with
the statement that Dunnell was drink
ing man. The temperance people of
the district were aroused and divided
on the question as to whether or not
Dunnell had told them the truth. When
he was nominated he had assured them
that he was temperance in practice and
principle, and now they were told that
he was drinking in a KassOn saloon.
The agitation of his honesty or dis
honesty became so great that even his
denial that he had been caught, as
DreSbach asserted. had but little effect,
and the congressional committee was
forced to call meeting at Dodge Centre
to consider what should be done. While
they were in session one of the commit
teemen-a Mr.. NortOn-drOVe down to
John DreSbach'S farm and, without
telling him what was wanted of him,
asked him to come to town. DreSbach
consented, and after they were Oh the
road some way, Norton told him that
the congressional committee wished to
hear from his own lips the story of
Dunnell'S drinking.
"All right" replied Dresbach. "The
way of il was this: | was in a KasSOn
saloon the other day getting drink and
while / was at the bar stranger come
in, ordered a glass of beer. drank ii and
left. When he was gone the bartender
told me that it was Mark III. Dunnell.
Now did not know Dunnell when he
came into that saloon, but can identify
him If | see him again."
The two drove to Dodge Center, and
mp TO the hotel "a structure since burned
DOWN. While Norton was hitching his
horses, Dresbach ran into the barrOom
of the hotel. 1t was crowded with men.
Sitting in a chair close to the wall was
Dunnell. Dresbach walked up to him,
locked him full in the face and then
exclaimed:
This is the man. He is the one who
drank the beer in the saloon at KaSsOn."
That settled it and Mr.. Dunnell came
down off of his perch of injured innO-
cence and acknowledged that it was so.
No particular reference after that was
made to his temperance sentiments.
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