St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
UAkUIA'S GREAl klNG
How the Imperial Mckenzie
Destroyed Prince Pierce's
Crown.
The Senator, Backed by the
Strongest Lobby Of Office
holders
And Corporation Corruption
lists, Powerless Before
Alexander |,
Part Played by the Demo-
cratic Contingent and the
Leader.
Hansbrough's Pledges on the
Force Bill, Free Silver
and Tariff.

Special to the Globe.
BUXTON. n. d., Jan. 27.-Of all the
conditions that ever came together in
electing a United States senator. that
which has just transpired at the little
town of Bismarck, to develop II. q.
Hausbrough, is perhaps the most
peculiar.
it would take good sized volume to
give all the details, but a few outlines
of 'just how 1t happened Will
be of interest to some people, if
not interesting. Whether 1t was acct
dental or intentional, the whole world
will never positively know. IL is suffi-
cient to say, "he got there with both
feet7
Hon. Gilbert A. Pierce was the only
candidate against him or any one else.
He is the present occupant of the seat,
which he has held but a brief year, and
his friends say, has filed with credit
and distinction.
The only complaint against him was,
he did not please
The King-malxers
This was his fatal mistake and error.
Had he pleased the kingmaker, not a
voice would have been raised against
him, His nomination would have been
rendered him, as before, on silver
saIver, mid the huZZas OF an admitting
people. And to strains OF music he would
have marched away from the sweet
perfumes of the Missouri slope to six
years term at Washington.
But the kingmaker said no-with-
hold the crown from the head of Prince
Gilbert and put it on another. A
stronger lobby never gathered with
more money and better wine than that
which backed the prince. Wealthy cor
pOrations, the federal government and
all the officehOlderS stood back of him:
And the king stood out against them all
alone. He called to his assistance but
one, mighty i'll strength and counsel;
and this was Farmer
w. w. Erwin, of st. Paul.
and him he kept shut in closet during
the day and let him out only at night to
survey the field and give counsel rs to
the situation. The king showed his
wisdom by picking Farmer Erwin Tor
chief adviser; and for three long weeks
they labored together silently and pray
erfully over the situation. They were
without money, and had no sword or
armor-only that of genius.
There were siXty-nine Republicans
of Prince Gilbert's faith and twenty
four Democrats, as it turned out, large
number of which did not seem to have
much faith in anything.
The king and his counselor had not a
single man.
But they said to each other, as Donnie
Hannifin came in with handful of
sand off of 10 Mullen's grave, LET US
see what the lord will do" And
The Lord Spake
unto them and said, "Uncrown Prince
Gilbert" and with light in his eye and
laugh in his voice when the kings
chief counselor heard this message he
spoke unto the Lord with the tamiliari-
ty and confidence of fellow compan-
ion, and said, "How shall we do it, good
Lord?" and the familiar spirit" said,
First send for Walter Muir, president
of the Farmers Alliance, and fire his
brain with the wrongs OF the farmer
and ambition to become senator; then
call together the Knights OF Labor and
lecture to them on their wrongs; then
call Col. Smith Stimmel, another farm
ers' friend, cousin of Hon. James u.
Blaine. and fire his ambition; then call
Col, LOunSberry. an old soldier, and put
is a man broad enough and large enough
to stand on any platform of any party,
or go with any or all factions; he will
please the crowd, for he never got up
fire enough to make any one
Real Hot.
''He is mild but weighty. Then call
HansbrOugh, for he is man with many
grievances against the prince, and will
EfrI,4 n
his enmlty. Then call Hon. w. +. Ball,
the nobleSt Roman Of them all, and fire
him with the senatorial fever. Then
call Billy Bulge, A. g. johnson and
Jud La Moure, all people Of the princes
own faith, and set these men against
him to scheme and scramble for his
seat. This will divide the princes
forces and his enemies will be those OF
his own household, and he cannot
guard against them or subdue them, OF
get majority, because of their great
numbers and exceeding ambition; fol
no enemy is so hard to Subdue as al
ambitious rival in your own camp
Then call "honest" John Miller, wht
was once governor, friend OF hlgl
tariff, an agent of bonanza farmers, anC
man who looks
Like Gen. Grant:
call him and fire his brain. Place
him between the prince and Hans
brough, and flattpr him much. ROUSE
him to be stubborn, and make him be
lieve if he hangs on he will surely win
Then fill the lobby to overlooking will
other candidates. Call Jimmy Ander
son, of Grand Forks; McCumber, o
WahpeUon; II. F. Miller, of Fargo
Williams, of Bismarck, and from al
over the country call them, and Sc
them to scheming and aspiring for thu
princes crown. But keep your ey
well on the Democrats. They hold TIL
key to the situation. AS go the Demo
Gratis, so goes the election and tn
princes crown. Be sure that they Sc
lect weak man-one filled with mucl
personal vanity and political ambition
like the rest-one who oils his hair wei
and prides himself more on his goo
looks than learning"