St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-03
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.

toheip in the solution of an interesting
mystery. presents herewith the evil
dence thus far presented bearing on the
question:: Did KNUTE NELSON dine
with JAMES j. HILL at the Minnesota
club III st. Paul on the day of his nom
fnation for the governorship by the Re-
publican party?
The st. Paul Dispatch, Republican
newspaper, in its issue of July %, 1892,
said:
Mr.. NELSON will remain in the city until
tomorrow lie dined at the Minnesota club
today with j. j HILL. Judge SEARLE and
Banker MENDENHALL, of Duluth
The Dispatch is adm tilted to be good
authority on questions of polite society
aud the movements of the ariStocracy,
and this would seem 10 be valuable
testimony in favor Of the view that Mr..
NELSON did dine with Mr.. HILL. espe
cially as the Pioneer Press, also Re-
publican Newspaper. confirms it III its
issue of July 80, 1892, by stating:
Mr.. NELSON dined at noon with friends at
the Mimi sofa club yesterday
Gen. JENNIsoN's paper, the Red
Wing Republican, moreover, claims to
know thing or two about what is
going on in the world, and it haStens to
supplement the contributions of its
contemporaries of the Republican faith
by remarking:
He tKNuTE NELSON called on President
HILL of the Great Northern railroad. with
Judge SEARLE. upon legal business pending
i'll Judge SEARLE's court; and the railroad
president, the lawyer of the opposing party
and the judge went 10 dine OF lunch at the
ST. Paul club restaurant.
So FAR SO good. The witnesses up to
this point seem all to be on one side,
and the GLOBE ventures the opini ion
that any Jury would promptly render
verdict to the effect that KNUTE MEL
son was guilty as charged, but would
also recommend him to mercy. What
they would do with judge who went
to litigant'S Office to talk over case
pending before him, is more open to
doubt. But as this issue is not clearly
presented by the pleadings. they would
probably not be called Oh to pass
upon it.
The end, however, is not yet. In its
issue Of the 30th Of August, 1892, the
Pioneer Press publishes this extraor-
binary statement:
The Pioneer Press has taken great pains to
ascertain the exact truth of the matter.
meaning the matter of the dinner with Mr..
HILL = The weight of testimony
goes to show that he JAMES j. HILL, dined
there lat the Minnesota clubl on the Goth of
July. 1892. 1t also appears that at the sa me
day and hour KNUTE NELSON and D. B.
SEARLE lunched or dined at the club. Butt
they ale their = meal at a different ia
bic from that AT which Sat Mr.. HILL.
BY Which it is disclosed that the lead
ing Republican newspaper Of the North
west had for some reason devoted a
month to the investigation of this oues-
ton, and after great palms, had lighted
on the gratifying intelligence that
kNUIE NELSON had not been contami-
mated OH the oath of July. 1892, by any
closer contact with JAMES j. HILL
than is implied by being IN the same
room with him. This being established,
il jublantly announced that "another
lie was nailea." The Republican state
central committee took new heart. and
the campaign, which had been knocked
silly by the first report. was resumed
with some show of hopefulness and
courage.
The GLOBE does not enjoy mysteries,
and was glad to have this one laid at
rest. On the 30th of August it went to
bed with mind freed from worry as far
sa the banquet Issue was concerned. To
be sure, 1t did not quite understand why
the Republican press was so sensitive
about Mr.. NELSON'S intimacy with MIR.
Hill, but was willing to waive this
point for the sake of quiet life, and
hoped that the whole subject was
finally disposed of.
Unfortunately, however, Hon. D. 3.
SEARLE, who is at once a district Judge
and candidate for congress, got gay al
st. Cloud on the 1st of September and
consented to an interview on the "NEI.-
| son HILL SEARLE Minnesota club
lunch" First he said that it was all q
Democratic roorback for campaign pur
| poses, which was rather rough on the
! st. Paul Dispatch, the Red Wing Re.
publican and the Pioneer Press, ia view
! of their distinguished services in giving
it currency, and then he added:
feel at liberty to meet and dine with any
| reputable gentleman in any reputable place,
be he Democrat, Republican or Populist
| without the necessity of an ex planation to any
! person or party. The facts are NELSON, MEN
DENIAL. HARTLEY and myself were at the
| Merchants when HARTLEY invited US to
| lunch with him at the Minnesota club. We
| accepted, and on the way met Mr.. HILL, who,
| after salutations, said he also was going to
lunch at the club aud was invited by HART
LEY to join us. The meeting was purely &C.
| cidental.
This is simply maddening. To start
with, the learned judge is dreadfully
| Swagger, and asserts his right to ea
his soup with fork if he wants to with.
out apologizlng to any one; and then
with the most discouraging inconsist-
ency, proceeds to apologize in the very
next breath. He declares that the
whole story is democratic rooI back
for campaign purposes" and yet he adj
mits that it is true.
The GLOBE confesSes that its head
aches over this confused situation, but
it has vitality enough left for two deli
cate offices. 1t extends its sympathy tC
the Pioneer Press for having taker
great pains" for month, only to ar
rive at intelligence which Judge SEARLI
states to be entirely inaccurate. And i
wonders what there is in KNUTE MEL
SONS career which throws the entir
Republican party into a condition o
nervous prostration when it seem.
likely that people will believe he one
dined with JAMES j. HILL.
There is nothing the mattor witt
JAMES j. HILL. What is the matte
with KNUTE NELSON?
| HANGING back in the rear rank
doesn't win battles. Come forward an