St. Paul daily globe., 1890-06-23
PREPARING TOSTRIKE.
The st. Paul Citizens Com
mittee Studying Out a
Plan Of Campaign.
It Is Resolved That Prosecu-
tions Must Be Brought
About Soon.
A Delegation Is Pretty Sure
to Wait Upon the Attor-
ney General,
Who Will Probably Issue a
Positive Order to Eugene
Hay to Act.

A quiet Sunday succeeded tempest
uous Saturday. The people of st. Paul
contented themselves with reading the
newspaper accounts of Saturdays oc-
eurrences, with quietly discussing the
issues in their complex phases, and
prophesyng the probable outcome.
While there was an absence of excite
ment on the part of everybody con-
nected with the citizens organization,
there is that determined expression in
every word uttered and every action
taken which clearly evinces that there
will be no cessation until the matter
of the alleged Minneapolis census frauds
has been adjudicated by competent
federal tribunal. But to bring about
this end. That is the problem that eX-
cites the citizens committee and its
array of legal talent. The United States
district attorney, in answer to direct
question whether he will prosecute the
alleged violators of the United States
census laws, has given the citizens COM
mittee the laconic reply, 'No" Yet
the committee is resolved that the prose
cution be brought about,
No Matter What the Cost
or the expenditure of time and jealous
energy. 1t is a federal offense solely,
and the state tribunals cannot under
any contingency interfere. The prose
cutiOn, if at all, must be conducted by
the United States district attorney, and
that official peremptorily refuses-un-
less, however, he is directed to do so by
the attorney general of the United
States. At the conference held Satur-
day it was decided to communicate with
the attorney general, with the hope of
engaging his attention and obtaining q
positive order from him to Mr.. bay to
issue a process of conspiracy. A fund
is available to meet the requirements
of this exigency. The impress
sion that obtains among certain
element that Mr.. Hay is himself in the
conspiracy is unquestionably without
foundation. The documentary evidence
is beyond question still in his control,
and the alarm created by the rumor
that Mr.. Hay had turned those sacks of
enumerating blanks over to the Mime
apoliS people was premature. The story
was very likely started by some one who
has morbid appetite for the sensa-
tional, with view to adding
A Further CO1Oring
to the complication. "Mr. Hay is surely
in an embarrassing predicament, urged
a prominent attorney last evening.
''lf he fails to prosecute he neg
lects the sworn duty of his Office,
and must depend upon the protection
that can be thrown him by the mighty
egis of Senator Washburn and Con-
gresham Snider, and if he prosecutes
he will be denounced as a traitor to his
own city," This attorney, however, it
is thought by others who overheard the
comment quoted, had no intention of
implying that either Senator Washburn
or Congressman Snider would protect
Mr.. Hay in a neglect of his duty if they
actually knew it was neglect. 1t was
said upon the hypothesis that those
gentlemen would be misinfOrmed as
to the facts, and would be led to be-
lieYe that the purposed prosecution
would be a persecution, and without
justification. Again, Mr.. Hay, 1t is also
said, will receive the Endorsement of a
large contingent of the law-abiding,
conscientious citizens of Minneapolis if
he enters into the case without bias or
local prejudice. 81 place no credence
in the report that the Minneapolis cen
sus supervisor has been given those
blanks captured in the raid" observed
n M aVu1pr IUhnn nnnGtjOn nd
last evening. "That would be entirely
too improbable. Mr.. Hay would not
give any one access to them
without Mandate
from court having jurisdiction. Mr..
Lawler added that nothing had been
done in the premises further than was
fully related in these columns yester-
day. A meeting of the committee will
be held to-day, he said, when it will be
determined just what course will be
Mr. Hay to issue the processes asked?''
inquired a reporter of another attorney
"Oh, yes" he returned. "An appea
can be made to the United States attor
ney general for mandate, and, If is
sued by him, Mr.. Hay would not dare
to treat it with contempt. But | hardly
think such an extreme measure will be
necessary. l believe that, after Mr.
Hay has given the subject thought ant
consideration, he will issue the proc
esses." At to-day's meeting it will be
settled whether the United States attor
ney general will be communicated with
by mail or by representative delega
tion. The latter will more than likely
be decided upon for various reasons
It would be exceedingly difficult to ex-
press all that should be said by CORE
spondeuce. and the delegate plan, it i:
thought, will prove more certain of de
sired results,