St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-06
Issued Yesterday for Effect
by the Republican State
Committee,
But Privately the Members
Admit Their Goose Is All
Cooked.
The Republican Colonization
Schemes in the First and
Tenth Wards.
Differing Effects Of the Cam
paigns of Lawler and Dom
nelly Respectively.


Republican state central committee is
trying to save the day with game OF
bluff. 1t is holding bob-tail flush
and is trying to make the people be-
'lieve that it is flush royal. The party
has never been put to such straights be-
fore, and it is green at the game; so,
like novice at freeze. out. it is giving
its hand away by extravaganza. These
are the figures the committee gave pub
LEFTY to yesterday:
Nelson's vote, 100000; LAWYERS vote,
100000; Donnelly's vote, $4,000; Deans
vote, $4,000 For Congress-Tawney, in
the First district, $500 plurality; Nc
Cleary, in the Second, 5000 to 10000;
Heatwole, in the Third, 1000; Kiefer,
in the Fourth, $500 to 5000; Fletcher,
in the Fifth, 5000 to 1000; Searle. in
the Sixth, 5000 to 5000; Feig. in the
Seventh, 1000 to 1880.
How can this committee expect peo-
pie to believe such raw figures as these?
They have killed their case by eXtraya-
gance. But this is not the height of
their folly. They assert that Buck and
CAVITY, the candidates for the supreme
court of the Democratic and Populist
parties. will receive but $4,000 votes.
They make the insane statement that
fusion has been repudiated, and that
the Republican electors who are opposed
by the four fusion electors VIII receive
10000 plurality, while the others will
receive 10000. They state that Wander
burgh and Dickinson, the Republican
candidates for the supreme court, will
receive 10000 Republican and $4,000
Prohibition votes. An they make the
bold statement that the lower house OF
the legislature will have a Republican
majority of at least IL and probably 70.
The most amusing statement OF the
committee is that:
"The total vote two years ago was
100000. Compared with the vote of 1888
there was a falling off of $4,000? Of
this vote rs per cent was Republican"
Where the Vote Went.
Everybody kno VS. the statement that
seveniy-five per cent of the falling off
was Republican is absolutely untrue.
The great many of those who failed to
vote were Democrats in the Second dis
trict, where there was no congressional
ticket. Others stayed away from the
polls because they believed that Thomas
Wilson was an Orangeman, and the
bitter enemy Of Catholics. The Repub
lican state committee Seht out circular
on the eve Of election, stating that Wilson
was an Orangeman, and giving pur-
ported instances of bitter things he had
said against Catholics. The circular
was distributed over the state SO late
that it could not. be cOntradicted by the
Democratic state committee The effect
upon the Catholic Democrats was just
what the Republican committee intend
ed it should be. Nearly 10000 Demo-
Gratis stayed away from the
polls. The Republican committee
was so elated over the success
of their roorback that they had jolliti
cation meeting at which was pretty
good gathering of prominent Republl-
cans. In that state campaign the Re
publicanS held out as their largest cam
paign card the record of Gov. Merriam
during the preceding two years, and as
serted that he had made the best gov
ernOr Minnesota ever had. Their claim
found a warm response among staunch
Republicans from one end of the state
to the other. 1t was winning war cry
among Republicans. But it didn't catch
the sentiments of the people who were
HOG llcu SUBSTANTIALLY W any poity, anu
the Republicans discovered 1t. SO they
put out the great roorback to save the
State. Tams Bixby became lion by it,
and was rewarded by being elevated to
the position of secretary Of the gov
ernor.
Real Republican Views.
No, the game of bluff does not go. 1t
is too transparent, and the Republicans
themselves are laughing at it. A very
prominent Republican, after he had
read the statement of the committee,
looked up from his paper and smiled.
"Well," said he, ''of course these
figures are wild; but they are all right
to send out in the country. They will
catch good many of the country peo-
pie. Such things as that have to be
done for effect; and it's all right"
A prominent member of the commit
tee was overheard yesterday afternoon
giving this statement to Republican
from another city:
"Donnelly will fall $4,000 short Of
Owens vote of two years ago. But l
am frank to say that | believe the four
fusion electors may be elected. And l
am very much afraid Buck and CAVITY
will be elected. We are putting forward
the best front we can, and giving out
somewhat different statement in print"
The committeeman saw that news
paper man was standing near, and
walked into one of the rooms with the
gentleman to finish the conversation.
Afterward the newspaper man called
upon the gentleman and questioned him
concerning the matter. His replies to
the queries were materially different
from what he told the gentleman he
H.. I'D, I'D hot fb,
Republicans could not carry Polk
counties in the north and north
west part of the state; also that
four counties in the southwest part of
the state were lost. But he claimed
that the other counties would more than
make up the loss. He claimed that Du-
Iuth would go Republican.
A prominent Republican who is not
member of the committee was seen in
the committee rooms and asked his
views. He frankly admitted that he
believed the four fusion electors and
Buck and CAVITY would be elected.
Asked concerning the legislature. he
said that he very much feared the Dem
ocratic and Populist members would
materially outnumber the Republicans.
A good many prominent Republicans
were seen, anu lOG Ollt Was COuuOCHt VI
electing more than five Republican
electors and the state ticket. Many of
them frankly admitted that they ex-
pected nothing more. Their names can
not be published, as they expressed
themselves in confidence. The politi-
clans connected with the campaign all
expressed the utmost confidence that
the Republicans would sweep the state;
but they do so with an air OF bravado
which Indicated plainly that they were
not sincere.
The game is up. so far as legitimate
means are concerned, and they know it.
There is nothing left for them but to re-
sort to tricks. Here are some which are
already on foot in st. Paul:
John Copeland. the chairman of the
Republican county committee, is resi-
dent of the First ward. As is well
known, he is the superintendent OF
bridges Of the Omaha road. 1t is also
we'll known that the registration in
the First ward shows an increase
of about 240 votes over the reglStra-
Z tjOn in thn cpvinu when there WAS the