St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-14
RICHARDSON'S RuSE.
The Mayor Of Grand Forks
Pools Issues With Sem
ator Pierce.
Both Are Chronic Officeseek-
ers, and They Will Pull
Together.
Candidate Johnson Plays Fast
and Loose With His Party's
HustlerS.
ALI the Prospective Offices
Farmed Out in Advance
Of Election.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe
GRAND FORKS, n. D., Oct. ia
deep-laid scheme, the results of which
are intended to be far-reaching. has
leaked out, though it is vet unknown
except in very small circle. People
here were somewhat surprised the next
morning after Senator Pierce's visit to
the city at the sudden advocacy of his
reelection by the PlaindeaIer. The ed
ltor of that paper is almost stranger
here, having arrived from Kansas but
few weeks ago, and probably never met
Senator Pierce till that gentleman's ar
rival here OH the 5th inst. Ii was not
clear why the late KanSan should've in
such haste to ignore his own city and
the Red river valley-which are Ger
talnly entitled to representation in the
SeDate-and fly to the support of man
from the opposite corner of the state.
1t was well known that Grand Forks
has several choice pieces of senatorial
timber. and, if fastidiGus taste could
not be gratified at home. Fargo. Graf
ton, Wahpeton-and even Pembina-
could enlarge the number of candi-
dates to choose from. without travel
ing 275 miles to pick up an
ex-federal official who would never have
seen the territory had not a fat commits
sion brought him here. There was evil
IDENTIFY something behind the move But
what? Only this: Mayor Richardson
who has bad case of chronic Office
ltch-havlng tried in vain to work the
different papers here into his support
for any Office. from United States sena-
tor down TO poundmaster; having
through certain agencies got himself
elected mayor of Grand Forks as po-
lltIcal starter. and then having sue
eeeded in squatting heavily on any am
billions George WinShip may be sup
posed to have entertained, and thus
gotten the latter out of the way, his
DOnor has mad recourse to another game,
of which this Pierce boom is one move.
HIS honor once had friend named At
wood. in New York state, who went to
Kansas and engaged in the newspaper
business. Meanwhile some of the
stock of the Plaindealer hung heavily
on the hands of its owners-and
has ever since the said owners
allowed Rev. Mendenhall to induce
them to purchase it. Mr. Richardson.
hold of $1,000 worth of this stoek-in
the name of his Kansas friend, Atwood
with the understanding that he fRich-
ardSon) should should be allowed to
control the political course of the paper,
and MIR. Atwood was installed as editor
on this condition. Then came deal
with Senator. Pierce. Richardson agrees
TO throw all his strength, including the
influence of the Plaindealer, for Pierce's
reelection to the senate. If Pierce
succeeds himself he is to use ali his
influence for Richardson as the sue
ceSSor of Senator Casey, two years from
now. But should this scheme fail and
Pierce pot have sufficient strength to
elect him. he is to deliver all his politi-
cal goods to Richardson, who, in turn,is
to support Pierce for Casey's place two
years hence. In any event Casey is to
be sacrificed, and Richardson and
Pierce are 10 become the grand moguls
of the state-if they can. This deal is,
of course. profound secret, and is to
remain such-if it can be kept quiet.