The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1888-06-21

POLITICAL AFTERMATH.
Murder will out, and it is out this
time. The Hon. c. A. Gilman was the
man who defeated Gov. Barto. Gilman
protested TO be Barto's friend, and took
charge of Mr.. BIS caucusing and man.
aged his work, while Mr.. BIS friends
stood back, recognizing that Gilman
was the ablest politician, and also that
he owed Mr. Barto debt of fifteen years
of faithful services. Barto has stood by
Gilman's side since 1868 and fought his
battles and now the knife is run through
his heart as payment in full. After the
nomination half dozen of Mr.. Barto's
friends made careful canvass to ascer-
tain the facts. The delegates were will
ling to talk and so were the defeated
candidates. Gilman had promised Cor
liss his nomination and Corliss has let
tiers to show the fact. In the meantime
Gilman has always avowed his inten-
tons to see Barto nominated and prom
ised him the Nelson influence. In spite of
all this Gilman was putting up the pins
for Mr.. Comstock. The first county to
break away from Barto was Todd. 1t
cast one or two ballots for Nelson and
then came back to Barto. Then Doug
las broke away from Barto and Todd
followed. 1t was Douglas county that
naturally obeyed the bidding of Gilman,
looking to him as the representative of
Nelson. When the break commenced Gil
man went to the Otter Tail county dele
cation and urged them to break for Com
stock, but they would not. 1t was
Douglas, Morrison, Benton and Mile
Laos, the counties where Gilman has the
most power, that went over. In the
evening all this scheming came to light,
and the name of Gilman is blackened be-
yond recognition. Nelson's friends were
vehement in denouncing Gilman and in
avowing that Nelson would not further
the work. This business ends Gilman's
political career. There are hundreds of
his old supporters who totally repudiate
him. The idea is that Gilman had a
right to support whom he pleased, and
if he had simply said he was for Com
stock no one would have cared; but his
assassination of Barto and Corliss by
falsehood will never be forgiven, and the
goes out of politics. This action is SIM
ply astounding. Many cannot believe it
feeling over it will never cease until Gilman
but it is fact. Now, so far as Com
stands high in the estimation of his par
ty, and he will be elected by 10000 ma
jority, and no man will work harder for
him than Barto and Corliss. Comstock
did not know anything about Gilman's
work and would certainly have repudi-
ated it. That there was no feeling in the
fight and that Comstock had the good
will of all republicans present, can now
be seen. 1t is also patent that Gilman,
by one bold stroke, has put Barto and
Buchanan out of his way, and that he is
now after Judge Collins scalp. But he
will not get it.-St. Paul Dispatch.
Mr.. Gilman makes the following state
ment in the Pioneer-Press
am being complimented beyond my
deserts. have done very little during
the convention beyond renewing and en-
joying old friendships. 1 have assumed
toeffect but little and to control nothing
and nobody. My purpose has been to
give loyal support to Gov. Barto so far
as possible without encroaching unrea-
sonably upon the interests of other old
political associates. l know what l
have done and what I have not done,
and feel well-satisfed with my conduct,
which is not designed to satisfy enemies
or those who will not be satisfied. The
charges of reprehensible conduct in the
Dispatch were commenced by adversely
interested parties here several days be-
fore the convention assembled, and are
unwarranted by any act of jnine. Es-
pecially I wish to say had nothing to
do with any act of the Douglas county
delegation. I believe that when Gov.
Barto and Mr.. Corliss correctly under
stand the facts neither will blame me.
Perhaps the allusion made to scalps was
suggested by the fact that certain par
ties have failed in a recent attempt in
that line, and the effort to involve Judge
Collins is uncalled for. These attacks
are not pleasant, but I do not propose
to remove the cause by removing from
the state.
Buckman's hopeless candidacy rem
dered Barto's nomination impossible.
Had the Benton county man not come
into the field at the eleventh hour-when
he had no earthly show-Barto would
have been Observation-Disclosures Union.
Senator Buchanan has no reason to find
fault with his Mile Laos or Todd county
friends. He repeatedly informed them
that he would not be candidate for the
republican congressional nomination in
the Fifnh district. His friends in Mile
Laos and Todd counties took him at his
word. Gov. Barto came out squarcly as
a candidate and asked for the support of
the two counties and he received their
support-they stood by him until the
last gun was fired. Now, some of Sena-
tor Buckman's rattle-brained friends pro-
pose to "get even" with Mile Laos and
and Todd. Call off your dogs, Senator.
The sooner the better Princeton, Union.