St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-03

correct ly reported every man OF them
defeated aSpirant for the hoUOr awarded
to MIR. Merriam lit was a grand honor.
-''every man of Jnem conscious tina .
his defeat probably marks the end of hi
political career"
The article proceeded to charge the
three defeated candidates with entering
into conspiracy to defeat the nomi-
mated candidate. and having read it Mr..
Scheffer proceeded to open ont on Fred
Driscoll. He had known him intimate
ly from 1860, when they were both en-
ployed by the firm of E. d. Ingersoll,
Mr.. Scheffer had $500 per year; MIR.
Driscoll $40 per month. He had also
known Joseph Wheelock at that time.
remembering him in the state treasury
department. where, as young man
with a bushy head, he recited Shake
speare. have known him, intimately.
since. l have known MIR. DriScoll
since. l have had business relations
with him, and on one occasion we hap
pened to be in the room of a private
citizen at hotel in this city. There
were some two people present. A
prominent citizen there
BECAME EXCITED AND ENASPERATEO
at my distinguished friend, Mr.
Driscoll, and told him then and there
what he thought of him. He said;
Erred Driscoll, you would sell your
best friend. Yes, you would sell your
father for Is cents in open market, ii
you had nobody else to SELL Loud
cheers. Mr.. Scheffer detailed how the
scene was furnished to ID. p. Hall, Of
st, Paul, who was then publishing the
GLOBE. Mr.. Hall was waiting his
chance for some twelve wears to take it
ntrt Of Mr. n,.,r Io,,C
attack when he was reporter of the
paper. MIR. Driscoll heard that Hall
was going to publish the scene, and he
personally asked Gen. Sibley to inter-
fere. Gen. Sibley could do nothing, and
then Mr.. Driscoll betook himself to Ar.
Scheffer. The scene was as follows:
''Mr. Driscoll rushed into my Office,
took hold of me with both hands, and
said: Albert, there is just one man in
this city that can prevent Hall from
putting that article in his paper, and
you are the man. / beg of you, save
me from that ant Gle; make it a personal
interest,""
Mr.. Scheffer told how he did make it
personal matter. secured Halls word
that the article would not appear, and
he went and informed Mr. DriScoll,
when, if ever received a hearty shake
of the hand, and if ever heard express
Sions of gratitude, l heard them on that
always been friend to me. You have
done me the greatest favor of NV life.
| shall never forget your friendship.
Whenever have "a chance to do you
favor, call on me
AND 1 WILL RESPOND.
Mr.. Schetfer said he never asked for
any favor from Mr.. Driscoll, but, later
still, had done him anO her service.
That was in securing the passage of the
new libel law, the Pioneer having been
almost ruined under the working of the
old law. For all this the paper had
done nothing but throw dirt and
abuse him. What were they abus-
Ing him for now? It was
simply because had said in private
what hundred of our best citizens right
here III ST. Paul. and perhaps number
of thousands of good citizens of the
state, Republicans as they are, have
said, namely: That they cannot and
will not support William r. Mer-
riam for governor in this campaign.
Loud cheers am a Republican. and
Shall vote, as | stated, the entire Re-
publican ticket, with the single eycep-
ton of the man that receives his nomi-
nation, as | understand it, by
means that no honest man can indorse.
Loud cheers Now, then. if | took
that great privilege, must have learned
it from the Pioneer Press itself.
Mr.. Scheffer recalled the numerous
instances the Pioneer editor had bolted
the Republican ticket; how they at one
time lifted candidates up in the seventh
heaven, and then cast them down to the
depths of he'll. Mir. Scheffer then
turned his attention to Mr.. Merriam,
saying:
''Seven years ago there was little
scheme before the legislature, the de-
tails Of which it is hardly necessary for
me to elucidate here. Mr.. Merriam was
the man who furnished the money
TO CORRUPT CERTAIN MEMBERS
of the legislature on that occasion.
Applause. was then in the private
bank of Dawson d Co. He proposed to
assess that bank $1,000. | stated as
long as l had anything to say
in that bank not one dol
lar-not one cent-wouId 20 to
corrupt members of the legislature.
TCheers. What was the answer OF
this young statesman that has risen so
suddenly in the estimation Of the peo-
pie of the state that they turn out with
torches and banners and brass bands, on
small scale at least! [Laughter.l
What was his answer? oh" says he,
''you darned Dutchman, don't you know
these grangerS came down here to be
bought, and unless we do it somebody
else will get at them. You are a fool
if you don't do these things" l
won't have anything to do with 1t, said
l, and so far as know he did not get
any of it, When l got through | called
friends. He was youngster; he had
certain points in him that liked. l
looked him squarely in the face
and said: "My friend Will
iam'' - we were on intimate
terms, as we are now-[laughter]- +
''you are still young man, and l hope
this is your first work in that line. L
warn you, my friend. let this be the
last" "Oh! you Dutchman," he re-
piled, ''you don't know anything about
these Matters The next morning
Billy came around. He looked as if he
had not slept particularly we'll that
night. He came and said: "Albert, l
want to make an explanation. 1
want to tell you candidly you were
right when you warned me about cor
rupting voters. This was my first case.
If tell you the man that asked me for
tIldI lliolley you Woulu pG SuIpTlSeu,
says L: Never mind who asked you
for it; you should not have given it,"
Mr.. Merriam proceeded to tell Mr..
Schetfer this should be the last time,
and Mr.. Seheffer said he believed that
the young man would reform. He re-
counted his fight for the legislature,
which cost him $4,000, and the man that
he defeated became dlsgusted and
threatened to come before the grand
jury, or have legislative Investigation,
and for some reason, best known to him
self, he
DID NOT FIRE A SHOT.
Some said that perhaps a considera-
ton was given. but he knew nothing of
that. At that election Mr.. Merriam pro-
,nicad re xuhn ai6ad him, ~, crnf