St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-28
UNCLE HIRAM'S GOOSE
1t Will Be Cooked Well Done
by the Democrats
Of Iowa.
Republicans Meet and Agree
to Use Doodle as a Last
Resort.
Pretty Plain Indications OF
MeKinley's Defeat in the
Buckeye State.
The Democratic Outlook in
South Dakota Reported
Very Rosy.

DIES MONIES, Oct. 27.-The Repub-
lican managers in Iowa are so badly
scared that they are attempting to re-
vive their courage by Sunday confer
ences. The exposure OF Candidate
Wheeler's record as grain gambler
caused large number of the local
leaders in various parts of the state to
take the first train for Des MoineS.
From up in Sac county, the candidates
home, came Boardman and Helsell, two
of his chief managers; from Cerro
Gordo came James E. Blythe,
member of the state committee
from the Fourth district; from
Muscatine came NJ. Kimball.
member of the committee from
the Second district; from down IN
Taylor county came Editor Cochran, of
Bedford, and from Adams county came
Editor Shaw. of Corning, and last, but
greatest of all, came Senator Allison. of
Dubuque. They all had all object in
getting here so quickly. Boardman,
who was first upon the ground, issued
Mr.. Wheeler's evasive denial, but this
was by no means satisfactory to those
who came after him. Shaw and Coch-
ran, who came from the anti-monopOly
section of the Southwest, where the
farmers are in the habit of
Speaking Their Minds
upon all public questions and of criti-
cising the records of candidates. told
Chairman Mack that unless Mr.. Wheeler
could disprove the charges made against
him there would be a landslide to BOieS
in the Eighth Congressional district
that would simply be startling in its
proportions. Mr.. Kimball was frank
enough to say that the farmers along
the banks of the Mississippi had more
serious objections to gamblers in grain
than to viOlatorS of the prohibtOry law,
and that Muscatine county could be re-
lied upon to double the majority it gave
for Gov. BoieS two>yearS ago unless MIR.
Wheeler promptly cleared himself of
the charges made against him. MIR.
Blythe spoke of the situation in Cerro
Gordo in equally discouraging tones,
while Senator Allison suggested that the
cornstalk canes might as we'll be thrown
away and the campaign abandoned, for
Mr.. Wheeler's defeat was assured I'M
less he explained the charges made
against him. Chairman Mack listened
to these tales of woe with a sympathiZ-
ing ear, knowing full well that what
they said was but too true. 1t was con-
ceded that Candidate Wheeler's evasive
denial was the best that could be made
under the circumstances. He recog-
niZed that the wicked Democrats had
possession of sufficient evidence to con-
Wet Mr.. Wheeler of deliberate taisehood
should he enter direct denial OF hav-
ing engaged in gambling OH the Chicago
board.
Hoo
There was but one thing to do, and
that was to attempt to capture in some
other direction the votes necessary to
make up the losses that will be occa-
stoned among the farmers. How to do
this was not so easy to determine, but it
was finally decided that raid should
be made upon the river counties, and
that desperate efforts should be made to
capture the votes of the "bootleggers''
and their immediate followers. Accord
ingly Chairman Mack dispatched last
night three confidential men to do this.
work. They are Frank ID. Jackson, for
mer secretary of state; Sidney A. Eos
ter, insurance agent, and Maj. A. w.
Clancy, president of the Young Mems
Republican Club of Des Moines and
state representative of the Ameri-'
can school book trust. These men
Chairman Mack and j. S. Clark
son. They left for Davenport last night
and will attempt to work the river
towns. jackson and Foster have been
engaged in work for the Republican
state committee throughout the entire
campaign, although they have been
travelling as the representatives of an
insurance company. Maj. CLANCY rep
resents powerful corporation which
looks to the Republican party for spe-
cial favors from the next legislature,
and which has without doubt contrib
uted literally to the campaign fund
Maj. Clancy's business is to see that
this Doodle is placed where it will do
the most good, but the Democratic
committee Is on his track, and every
man who accepts it will be spotted at
once. Mr.. Wheeler's election cannot
be bought. The voters of Iowa will see
to it that the ballot boxes are not cor.
rupted.