St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-04
TWAS A COLD BLUFF.
The Republicans Shiveringly
Wither on the Irish Cir
cular Infamy.
EP. Doran Scores the Halt
ing and Hesitating Re-
ply Given Out.
4 Rousing WinOna Meeting
Makes a Thousand Votes
for Wilson.
Affrighted Republicans Flood
the State With TPem-
bling kilograms.

bling kilograms.
FRI. "taned at the effects of the circu-
lar wnuch was designed to array the
Irish Catholics of Minnesota on the
side of Gov. Merriam III to-day's cleo
ton, the Republican state committee
and lis newspaper organs spent all day
yesterday in publishing and circulating
denialS and explanations that failed
either TO deny or explain. The wave OF
popular Indignation ran high, and even
the braZen evening organ of the gov
ernor was astOunded at the results of
its own iniquity. The more the organs
and managers sQuirmed and wiggled,
however. the deeper they sunk III the
mire of infamy that will in the space OF
few short hours OVerwhelm them.
The fact remains that neither the
Dispatch Printing company or Gov.
Merriam have denied that the out
rageous circular mentioned was printed
I'm the Office of the former and the eX-
pense of its printing and distribution
was charged directly to Gov. Merriam.
This accusation, although made two
days ago, has not been refuted or even
denied by either of the two culprits, for
Gov. Merriam is as much to blame as
the company which did the dirty job
an received its pay for it.
The uf WAS called.
Unuel the neading of "the bluff
called" the personal organ of Gov.
Merriam yesterday morning, offered a
reward of $4,000 for evidence proving
conclusively that the Republican state
committee either Individually or as a
body knew anything about the anti
Catholic circular. This fell under the
eye of Hon. NJ. Doran, who at once
wrote the following letter to TamS
BiXby, of the Republican state COM
mittee:
MIR. DOran's Challenge.
ST. PAUL, Nov 8, 1s9G-To Tams Bixby,
Secretary Republican State Central Commit
tee, st. Paul, Mimi Sir: l note your chal-
lenge in the Pioneer Press of this morning,
III which you offer S25, 900 to any person
who VIII furnish proof that the Republican
state central committee, either as Il body or
individually. were aware that the circular
(''To the Irish-American Voters of Mime
Sota''J was printed. or that the Republican
state central committee. or any of lis officers
or assistant lded in such circular, or that
such clrcula gaS seen or received or ham
died for mailing purposes, or for circulation.
in the Republican state central committee
rooms.
In reply. say that If you will deposit in
sum of S25.o0u on the conditions above
named by you, I will cover it with an equal
amount; and If fail TO prove that what you
thus deny is true, you may have my money.
If prove it to have yours. Please let me
know at once the bank you select
l further challenge you to make your affi-
daTit that you did not personally know of
the printing and circulation of This circular
from your office. NJ. DoRAN.
That is, Mr.. Doran offered TO prove the
Rharus thar thn RppnlliooD Ctata 0OiO-
mlttee knew of this circular, and was
party to it, under the penalty of for
feitihg $4,000. Now the average citi-
zen would have supposed that this prop
OSltiOn of Mr. DOran'S would have been
accepted only too quickly by the Re-
publican state committee, and espe-
cially so in view of the following offer
which was printed so conspicuOusly IN
the Pioneer Press yesterday morning:
If any person can produce evidence proving
eonclusively that the Republican state central
committee, either individually OR us a BODY
were aware that sucn circular was printed
before the fact was announced by Chairman
William NJ. Campbell of the Democratic
state central committee, or that the Repub-
Gcan state central committee or any of It's
officers or assistants aided III the circulation
or printing of any such circular. or that such
circular was seen or received or handled for
mailing purposes or for circulation in the
Republican state central committee rooms,
the person Offering aud furnishing such
proof will receive SO, QUO reward upon plac-
Ing such proof and evidence in the hands of
Secretary Tams Bixby, of the Republican
Btate central committee.
But did they make good their bluff?
Not at all. On the receipt of Mr..
DOran'S letter Chairman Heatwole sat
down and dictated the following evasive
denial OF the charge. as much as saying
that the famous $4,000 reward was
offered by the excited newspaper organ
without authority from the Republican
state committee:
Quite an Evasion.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 3, 1S9O.-Hon. Michael
DOran, st. Paul, Minn.-Dear Sir: Your let
fer addressed to Mr. Tams BIxby, as secre
tary of the Republican state central commit
tee. has been received and handed TO the
chairman.
AS chairman of the Republican state CEN
trai committee l desire to say that neither
MT. Bixpy nor any other member OF the com
mittee authorized the offersof S25 100 or
any other sum, for proof that certain cir
cular addressed 10 the Irish-American voters
OF Minnesota was genuine ana authorized bv
this committee. 1t is simply sheer folly to
give dignity to so puerile and childish an
incident In any event, but since your state
committee AMI yourself personally are striv-
ing TO fasten the publication of this circular
upon the Republican committee. viii stale
in the most UNQUALIFIED terms, that was not
cognlZant of the writing. printing, publics-
tion or circulation of the circular alluded to.
and do not believe that any member or any
empIOye of this committee was in any man
ner concerned therein.
j unqualifedlyaSsert that no member of the
Republican state central committee was in
any way responsible for the issuance of the
circular in question. / have been at these
headquarters every day, SUNDAYS excepted.
since the opening of the campaign, and do
not beheVe that any member or employe of
pOmm1tfnn Unrld 10 l-n tt,a u.
OF issuing circular of this or any other
character without first consulting the mem
DerS OF The committee who are active in the
work at headquarters.
AS chairman of the Republican state Gem
tIal committee of Minnesota, l desire to
challenge you or any other man to sustain
the charges you have made by Competent
and reliable testimony: The charges have
1een mace without any facts being given to
the public. Unless these charges are sus-
tanned by the men who make them the afore-
said men will be posted before the people of
the state of Minnesota publicly as falsifiers.
In behalf OF the committee l desire to state
that we are not making any wagers and
have not during this campaign issued any
circular or letter from these headquarters of
which we are ashamed. Permit me to assure
you, as well as the public that this cam
paign, upon our side, has been conducted in
a dignifed. honorable and high-minded
manner, and no unfair or unjust means have
been used to secure the defeat of our oppo-
nents.
In conclusion I wish to again challenge
you to produce the testimony sustaining the
charges which the Democratic committee
have made. / will make affidavit to any
statement herein made. Yours very truly,
JOEL 2. HEATwoLE. Chairman.
Now, fair question is, Why did not
The Republican state central committee
accept Mr.. Doran's proposition?
Simply because this committee knew
oil Of st-