St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-24

tween the two political parties, thereby
removing Chairman Jewett's principal
objection. After accomplishing their
reorganization. the committee notified
Chairman JeWett of the fact, and to-day
received the following response from
that gentleman:
Gentlemen: note the contents Of your
letter of the 18th inst, notifying the Demo-
cratic state committee that the committee OF
one hundred had equalized its membership
between the parties, and asking a eontrlDu-
ton to the funds. Your committee is to be
congratulated on having, by reorganization,
strengthened its claims to public confidence.
You are to be further congratulated on having
secured the cooperation OF the committee or
safety, recently organized, and l have no
doubt that your joint efforts will succeed in
thwarting the EVIL designs of election rascals
of either party. However, the reason stated
in my former letter, namely that your COM
mittee is purely local in its operations, pre-
vents the Democratic committee from alter
ing its decision, as stated in that letter.
With cordial wishes for your success, am
yonr obedient servant c. L. JEwETT.
Chairman Democratic State Committee.
Since the Inauguration of this CORE
spondence there has been organized
what is known as the democratic COM
mittee of safety" which, while con-
tanning a prepOnderating Democratic
membership in this city, has extended
state, with explicit instructions that the
auxiliary county organizations are to be
composed of thirty members equally
representing the two great political par
ties. At the head of this democratic
committee of safety" stands the name of
Judge Alexander G. Ayres. president;
SilaS t. Bowen, vice president; L. z.
Moody, treasurer, and William Wesley
Wooden, secretary of the executive
committee, all well koWn and high
toned gentlemen. This Democratic
committee receives the cordial recOg
milton and support of the Democ ii
state committee, although it does no
yet appear to what extent said state
committee has extended financial
aid. 1t is publicly announced
OF this democratic committee of
safety will assess each member of the
organization in accordance with the
needs and demands of the governing
committee. AT their meeting last night
motion was adopted requesting the
United States marshal to appoint two
deputies for each of the 1,500 voting
precincts in the state. They will pub
licly offer rewards for the arrest and
CONVICTION OF ILLEGAL VOTERS
and will keep a record of all votes
sworn in with a view of prosecuting
the atlantis should the party prove a
nonresident. This committee also in
structs its auxiliaries throughout the
state to carefully keep record of the
names of all persons suspected of sell
ing their votes, so that they
may be brought before the grand
jury and compelled to inform
upon the persons buying their votes.
frha fhird a,1H a -t nrCra i1o ba
alleged purpose of securing a fair
election and an honest count in Indiana
is known as the ''Fair Election league"
Quasi-secret organization. But little
is accurately known regarding this
organization, which is said to be non
partisan and to exceed both the
others in membership, wealth and
territory. Gel. Samuel Merrill, who
was lieutenant colonel in Gen. Harri-
sons regiment, the SEVENTEEN Indiana,
is chairman of the executive committee
of this league, but the full membership
of this executive committee has never
been made public. 1t is claimed that
the ramifications of this Fair Election
league" extend into every election
precinct in the state and that the reason
for maintaining secrecy regarding its
local officers and members in each dis
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punishment of Illegal voters. The out
side public can therefore Judge some
what of the intense interest taken in
this campaign by the existence of these
three distinct organizations for the pur-
pose of
SECURING A FAIR ELECTION.
Never before were such elaborate
and intricate precautions taken by either
party to secure an honest result of q
presidential election. So far as the out
side public can judge, one party is just
as jealous as the other in desiring fair
and honest election. The existence of
these leagues and committees look
ing to a fair election is directly
attributable to the absence of a
registration law, as provided IN the
state constitution. Recent legislatures
having failed to pass such law, both
parties take these methods of securing,
or at least pretending to secure, an hon
est ballot The Republican Knights of
Labor and others having in charge the
demonstration to take place Thursday,
the 25th, known as Labor day."
report successful progress. The
chief organizer of this demonstration is
r. ID. Layton, of Pittsburg, an active
and prominent Knight of Labor, who
has been quietly canvaSsing Indiana
for two months in the interest of the
Republican candidates. A telegram
from Gen. B. T. Butler received to-
night states that he will be
UNABLE TO BE PRESENT
Thursday, owing to legal engagements
in Boston, but he intimateS that he will
visit Indiana before the campaign
closes. 1t is definitely announced to-
night that the outside speakers on that
day will be Senators Blair and
Spooner, Hon. William Mckinley, Con-
gresham Burrows, of Michigan; Hon.
W. S. Kenworthy, of Iowa; eX-General
Secretary of Knights of Labor G. II.
Litchman; Hon. Henry Hall, of Mercer,
Pa; Eccles Robinson, and a dozen or
more local speakers. Gen. Harrison
will review the parade, which it is
anticipated will be the largest ever seen
in this city, and has promised to attend
the Tomlinson hall meeting in the even
ing and make brief address. Two adj
ditional mass meetings will be held at
other halls. Next Saturday, the 9th,
has been set aside for the railroad men,
and has been named "RallrOad day."
A large attendance is promised by the
local railroad clubs. These demonstra-
lions will practically close Gen. Harri-
sons campaign.
REAL ESTATE.
James NJ B Williams ct al to Charles D