St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-31
'sS JOHNSON is ON DECK.
North Dakota's Congressional
Delegation Seeks to Appease

Delegation Seeks to Appease
Him.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, N. D., May 3O.-Washington
dispatches day or so since announced
that the North Dakota delegation had
about decided upon nominee for the
Fargo land Office, and that man named
Davis from somewhere in the western
part of the district was the choice. To
those on the inside this dispatch was a
trifie amusing, bubto the general public
and to the host of applicants it had
about the desired effect-to raise an un-
merciful howl-and no doubt when the
following letter, which will appear in
the Argus in the morning, is perused the
murmur of astonishment will be still
more audible. From reliable informa
ton it is authoritatively given out that
Col. E. G. Gearey, Waldo NJ. Potter,
Gen. Capehart, 0. V. Davis and
the other aspirants for this position
have one and all been promised the
place, and that, too, by the self-same
representatives in Washington. AS
these gentlemen begin to get on speak
ing terms and compare notes the feel
ing engendered is slightly ''offensive,"
and the idea that they are being
worked" gradually dawns upon them.
That Hon. Nj. n. johnson is STUN
bling block in the way of the present
delegation in Washington Is generally
acknowledgement none knows this
better than does Hon. Johnson himself.
With johnson in the field, with large
following, it begins to dawn upon the
crowned heads that he must be ''seen"
or the combine would run the chance Of
dismemberment. Following is the let
ter:
DEVILS Lake, N. D.. May 20, $780,
TO the Argus: Similia similibuS Gu
same dog will cure the bite" The ap-
plication of this homeopathic axiom has
Just been tried on the proposed Nelson
county candidate for congress. Last
year at Fargo M. n. Johnson, whose in
tended course in the pending cOnven-
ton had not been declared, but who was
DESTROYS of succeeding to the then va
cant land office at Grand FOrks-which,
if obtained, would, to some extent at
least, retire him from active politics for
some years-was, as he declares, prom
ised by one of the candidates for con-
gress, that if he Johnson would aid
him (the candidate) in his endeavor,
then if the latter we're successful john
son should have the vacant land
office at Grand Forks. Whether
this had any influence on Mr..
johnson or not, is not known to the
writer, but it followed that he supported
the candidate above referred to, became
discharged the duties admirably. The
convention, however, had no sooner
completed its business, the essential
features of which turned on a majority
of but one vote, when Mr.. johnson dis
covered that the
PROMISE OF A LAND OFFICE
| had been made without the least inten-
ton of fultillment; that it had, in fact,
already been otherwise disposed of for
political services rendered in behalf of
the same candidate. Soon thereafter,
as will be remembered, Mr.. johnson. in
one OF the Grand Forks newspapers,
published a card, in which he called at
tention to his recent expectations in re-
gard to an Office that had been "other-
wise appropriated" and declared his in
tention in consequence to enter the field
as candidate for the United States
senate. That was his exposure to
| miasm, which developed into chills and
fever at Bismarck later in the year.
| Various remedies were offered him to
| take-consulships judgeships, etc.;
but he (the patient) shook his head and
threw physic to the dogs" and said to
| those who prescribed he'd see them
! later. Now comes resort to the famous
sssimilia similibus curantur." There is
| another land Office vacant, at Fargo this
time, and it is proposed to Mr.. johnson
| to mend the broken bones caused by the
one with healing plasters from the
| other: veritable hair from the same
! dog. A few days ago political travel
ing man for the firm of Miller, Hans
brough & Co., called on Mr.. johnson to
examine as to his complaint, and re-
membering how it originated at
| Grand Forks, and how remedy ex-
listed at Fargo, informed Mr.. johnson
that he (the eXaminer) was authorized
from WASHINGTON to prescribe Fargo to
| cure Grand Forks; and that if he John
SOM would not further expose his health
in undue eXertion to obtain a congress
| sional nomination, he should be imme-
| diately named for the Fargo vacancy;
and this the examiner would guarantee.
pledging thereto all his earthly posses
sions, and declaring that if such nomi-
nation we're not made within very few
| DAYS he would turn in and assist with
| all his influence Mr. johnson to carry
| Ramsey county against Hansbrough.
| Mr.. johnson states that the offer had
all the appearance of good faith, and to
| Col. Gearey, Gen. Capehart. Hon. Waldo
| M. Potter, Mr.. Davis and others it sug-
| gests the questionable policy of seeking
to placate ones enemies by giving all
that man has, while trusting to the
| fidelity of friends for their willingness
to stay out in the cold. johnson has
mot quit"