St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-20
EATON is ENGULFED.
Merriam Was Too Heavy a
Load for Him to Carry
This Year.
The Defeated Senator Now
Flirting With the Demo-
Gratis Of Wright.
A Republican Papers High
Tribute to Capt. W. H.
HarrieS.
Meeting Of the Executive End
of the Oemocpatio State
Meeting Of the Executive End
of the Democratic State
Committee.

The anti-Merriam men have captured
the Republican organization of Wright
county. At the county convention held
in Buffalo last Saturday Senator A. Y.
Eaton, Gov. Merriam's principal sup
porter in the county, was routed horse,
foot and dragons, and the man who
worked for Knute Nelson delegation
to the Republican state convention last
June made clean sweep, nominating
full county ticket and throwing the
senatorial nomination to W. III. HOulten,
of Sherburne county.
This overwhelming defeat of Senator
Eaton for a denomination seems to
prove the assertion of the anti-Merriam
men who earlier in the year made the
statement that Wright county was
against Gov. Merriam. The fight last
June was bitter one, the Merriam
forces being led by Senator Eaton, who
was reinforced by Secretary \. Ii. Ber-
tram, of the dairy commission, and sew
eral other state officials. The opposi-
tion had as leaders Editor Frank Stacy,
of the Howard Lake Herald; F. E.
Lathem, j. n. Hoven and a num-
Der of well-known local politicians.
After hard fight the Merriam
went for the governor in the state con-
vention. This defeat of the bucolic
element stirred up fractional fight. the
fiercest in the history of the county.
Stacy, Hoven. Lathem and the rest
took up c. E. Oakley. banker of Buff
falo, as their candidate tor senator
against Eaton. The fight was carried
into every precinct in the county, and
resulted most disastrously for Mr..
Eaton. His views of the convention
which cast him aside may be gathered
from the following clipping from the
last issue of his paper, the Buffalo
journal:
Never before in the history of Wright
county was there witnessed such disgraceful
proceedings as in the Republican convention
held in Buffalo last Saturday. Old politicians
who were present. and who had attended
conventions Tor many years, said they never
saw anything half so rotten and corrupt. To
say that the convention was packed, would
be TO put ii mild. 1t was not only packed but
1t was solidifed. Steward and Hoover had
spent weeks travelling over the county. pack
ing caucuses and fixing delegations. Stacy
was making frequent visits TO Buffalo and
other parts OF the county. and even the
county treasurer is said to have gone out in
the last few days to help work the Scandi-
navians. The most disreputable and dis
honest means were resorted to, falsehoods
and ISLANDERS were their chief reliance, and
where these means failed they did not hest
tate to resort to other means still more debas-
ing and corrupt
Early in the morning the delegates began
to arrive, and as they came they were noticed
to repair at once to the court house for their
final instructions. The evening before there
had been held in the auditors office con-
ference of the chief conspiratOrs and the
final arrangements had been made. The day
before the convention kilograms were sent
In to the court house from the south side of
the county announcing the results of the
caucuses that were being held in The towns in
the southern part of the county, and that
evening they were able to announce that
they had it all solid.'' This report was not
generally credited here. 1t did not seem pos
slble that this court house combination could,
by the dishonest means they were known to
employ, SO deceive the people of this
county as TO bring about this result.
The friends of Senator Eaton have al
ready started movement in favor of
citizens legislative ticket, to be headed
by Eaton for senator, and filed out
with Democrats tor the house, but it is
very doubtful If this scheme will go
through. The Democrats have named
popular county ticket, and they most
likely will decide to allow the Repub-
lican factions to fight their own quar-
relS, while the Democrats corral the
offices. The defeat of Senator Eaton is
stunning blow at the governor III
Wright county. and will send that
hitherto strong Republican district over
to the Democracy.
Editor Frank Stacy, of the Howard
Lake Herald, holds his end of the beam
well up in his fight against Merriam in
Wright county. In the last issue of his
paper he cleverly answered the criti-
cIsms of his Republican contemporaries
as follows:
In reply to the criticisms of the Times
Eagle and MIR. Eaton. because the Herald has
declined to support w. r. Merriam. we give
hrst, the statement of the Times in its issue
OF July "A, that five out of six Republicans
in Wright county are anti-Merriam; second,
the statement of Mr.. Eaton in the preceding
campaign, that Merriam was a boodler and
vote buyer and paid men to buy votes and
pack caucuses in Wright county; and third
the statement of the Eagle in its issue of
June %, that the nomination of Merriam
was an Endorsement of the everlasting
Doodle practice, and IAN insult to honest
voters
The executive committee of the DEM
Ocratic state central committee met in
Room of the Merchants last evening
ahd Informally discussed the subject of
headquarters. The three Ramsey coun-
ty members. Messrs. Aberle. Lawler
and Campbell, and Mr.. Guldbrandsen.
of Minneapolis, were present. 1t was
decided todevOte some time to-day to
looking around for suitable working
rooms, and to hold another meeting this
evening. The secretary will probably
retain his room at the Merchants, while
the working force will be located in
some more rOomy and retired building.
DR.. j. FL. Murphy, the Citizens AL
llQnna 70 no %lo
Third ward, has not yet made up his
mind to get out and rustic for signatures
to his petition that must be secured to
get his name Oh the official ballot The
doctor is just a little sore at that ele-
ment in the Republican party which
prevented his nomination in the party
convention. and if the Alliance people
secure the requisite number of petition
ers, he will undoubtedly make the run.
Capt. w. H. Harries, the brave and
able veteran nominated for congress by
the First district Democrats, is making
things lively far his opponent, Congress-
man Dunnell. Every paper iu Houston
county save one is supporting him, and
they are nearly all Republican papers.
too. Here is what the Hokah Sun has to
say of Mr.. Harries:
1t is with unlimited satisfaction that we
hoist the name of that true-blue coDrade, W.
ii. Harris. of Calendonia. tor congress. We
have known him for thirty years. first as a
clerk in the dry goods establishment of Van
Nalkenburg in the city of La Crosse. Wis,
then when the country called for men to
defend the old flag he was one of the first to
enlist in her defense going out with the La
Crosse Light Guards Capt ColWel After
four years of hard service in the Army of the
Potomac, Comrade Harris returned as cap
tain of that company Capt. Colwell having
lost his life on the field of battle), and Capt
Harris did not go unscathed, but carries in
his body to-day, as a gentle reminder of his
soldering, leaden messenger sent from
the rebel lines.
We are Republican, have been Repub-
ican all our life and have always supported
the Republican ticket, and now. although
Mr.. Harries was placed in domination bv
the Democrats of the First district, we feel
II and honor to be able TO cast ballot for so
brave soldier and able a man as to repre-
sent the old First in the congress of the
United States, Comrades, stand by your
coiors, and with your ballots touch elbows
again with this old veteran Ha ic q GOOD