St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-30

science of every man to say what shall
be done. l have shown what will be
the result in slight degree if the fr;
is indC rSed. If you should rebuke the
corruption by your votes it could have
its elect. If the party escape by a
slight majority it will be taken as a
hint. but if the rebuke should be SO
severe and complete as to result in the
election of FOn +. NJ. Wilson IprO-
lcnged cheers or Brother Harrison. what
effect would that have on the balance
of the ticket. The crossing out of one
name or the defeat of any one does not
affect any other one OH the ticket. The
defeat Of the head of the ticket would
not remotely affect the electoral ticket
or any other part of the ticket. The shot
would Kill the one fellow and not hurt
the multi1u c. The seal of cOudemna-
ton would be set on him and that class
of business for all time. Pm not advis-
ing You what to do. Each must decide
for himsely. but | want to say | regret
to be compelled to say it, and as many
prominent men of the PARTY will say
that
TIE CHARGE Is ENTIRELY TRUE
and the story has not been told by half.
As you ali know or can surmise; the
buying of votes for money in ccnven-
tons is not done openly. The open
transfer of greenbackS is lie eeS3arily Sc
cret, and it is hard 20 prove
1t by eye witnesses. But in that kind
OfwOrk, circumstances and various In-
cidents which tranSpire throw much
light, and sometimes show up every
thing. L have cOnverSed with many
who were familiar with the working of
that convention. Gov. McGill says
boldly that he has no doubt that
it was a bought nomination, pro-
cured by corrupt use of money.
de says he has direct information that
large sums of money were refused by
his delegates. Hon. Albert Scheffer
makes the same statement as to both
cases ana says he is satisfied his dele
gates were bought and paid for by Mer-
riam. He knows large sums of money
were refused by many. In one instance
a blank check was presented to dele
gate and he was urged to name his own
sum and fill out the check. All of the
candidates believe they can easily prove
In any court of justice that the absolute
buying and paying for delegates was a
systematic and wholesale transaction.
and they can bring proofs thrt delegates
were taken one by one to diSburSing
agent in the Giifillan block and there
PAID FOR THEIR VOTES
in the interest of Merriam. 1t is said
that the occupants of adjacent offices
were first surprised, then mortified and
indignant at the Republicans who
marched in there and out again on tie
second day of the convention. A dele
gate from a northern county has twice
said to different men that he received
$1,000 in greenbacks for portion of his
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divided. |, myself. know of delegates
who indicated early in the season that
they were in my favor, as they had rea-
son to be, but that were manoeuvered
with, and that they received drafts
from st. Paul through the summer
and kept me notified of the
election of delegates. These delegates
were for me until the third or fourth
ballot. when they all went the same way
under the same influence. There re-
gretS Wele prOfuSe. but their votes were
scarce as helping me. / was riding on
the cars one evening with prominent
Saltwater attorney. We spoke of these
matters, and he said he was passing the
Merchants hotel on the day of the con-
ventlon with young man. The young
man was drinking little, and said he
knew there were some delegates who
NOulO OC WIFI Il Illllt IIOlby.
Il have been over to Merriam'S bank"
he said, 80 d many times. and rot
so much money. Pm ashamed to 90
again, and | wish you would go" A
young Minneapolis lawyer told me one
day that
MONEY WAS PLENTY
at the convention, but lie supposed we
would have to swallow these things. 1t
struck me he was rather severe over this
corruption, but he went on to say they
were pushing money on him to reach
his up-cOuntry friends. This is simply
to show how plentiful money was there.
Now, l only intended to 90 into this
matter in general way, but as was
sick and could not be very explicit,
L have determined to make you under
stand the case, and l think
you do. propose myself to go right on
voting the Republican ticket as usual.
and for every honest candidate upon it,
ard L ask none of you to vote for or
against anybody. As citizen / would
say what | have by high sense of
duty. If held my peace / would feel
as though l had committed a crime
against you, myself and society. | NAV
have wounded the feelings of friends,
but have done what | have done with
my eyes wide open, and am
RESPONSIBLE TO MYSELF ALONE.
This newspaper attack on me is an
insult to every free man in the state. /
have said TO Stanford Newell, the chair
man of the state committee, Just what |
have said to you, and am only sorry
that have not had the opportunity to
say it to Merriam himself. 1t | have
transcribed in speaking to you in my
home who can throw stone at me? If
L have enjoyed constitutional habit of
kicking over the traces what prominent
Republican can find fault? Let him do
it and l will show you either man
who has either bolted Inc or who is in
the employ of
THE BOODLER ELEMENT.
What Republican paper in the SANITY
city can blame me? Which one? Look
at Senator Davis now Stumping for the
state ticket. remember when we nom-
mated Gov. Ramsey in caucus fairly
and squarely, and Senator Davis bolted
him in defiance of the caucus. Who
casts stones at him? Who cast stones at
Gov. Hubbard when he bolted? In COLI
clusiOn, Gov. Gilman paid tribute to
Knute Nelson and intimated that they
understood each other in all things.
The meeting then broke up with cheers,
and his friends crowded about the gov
ernor to congratulate him upon the
stand he had taken.
OUTSTANDING HIS STRENGTH.
The Plumed Knight Keeps Him
self Indoors.
Special to the Globe.