St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-19
HUGE POLITICAL SCANDAL.
How the Republican Party Is Be
hind the Great Scheme.

The Republican party in the state of
Minnesota is connected directly with
the big wheat steals and II is alleged
that the Pillsburys. Candidate Fletcher,
who Is SAID to be 4 stakeholder in the
trust company. and other combination
people control absolutely the Repub-
lican machinery Of Minnesota, and are
now supporting knu1e Nelson. The Re
publican candidate for Cover nor. and
debating the entire policy Of that DO
litical party. 1t Is stated that the affairs
OF the Republican party are settled in
PillsbUry'S home, and that he and those
associated with him. control GOV. Mer-
Ram and Induced him TO pardon out Of
the penitenlary The young man Hol-
combe. whose admissions Of thieYery
have heretofore been given. It is al
legged that Holcomb was merely a
seapegoat for wealthier and more influ-
ential people, and that he is said to
have received so, 900 fer spending in
Saltwater penibentiary a term which
would have amounted 10 one year had
not Gov. Merriam pardoned him out. 4
lettsr from the warden OF the Saltwater
peDlteDTlary Is printed showing that
no petition was ever filed for Holcomb's
pardon, and that this act of Gov. Mer-
Rams was by the secret influence of the
wheat combine.
Ii is also broadly limited that United
States Senator Nashburn paid $500. 900
TO be elected TO the United States sen
ate, and from casual reading OF the
book ii appears that the wheat combi-
nation absolutely controls not onlv the
warehouse and railroad commissioners
and all the machinery OF that political
office. but also the Minnesota state leg
islarure itself. A prominent railroad
man, alleged 10 have been In the COM
bine, Is stated TO have said that it costs
less 10 Duy members of The legislature
who are farmers than to buy any other
class Of Legislators, for the reason that
the farmers pTlce IS usually the mort
gage which he has on his farm. As TO
the evidence OF the trusts domination
OF the railroad ana warehouse maehln-
cry, minority report by E. J. Moore.
a member OF the Minnesota legislature.
IS given, and also 4 letter written by c.
c. Wolcott 10 z legislative committee
which met in St Paul Ia March. 1892. TO
try 10 ascertain whether it could get
any evidence OF tie existence Of the
wheat combine. a is stated that
me letter Of Wolc0tt was never
read before that committee. and the
lnumau0n Is made that majority Of
the committee was bought OF. and it is
stated that the minority report Of Moore,
winch showed me existence OF the COIN
bine, was suppressed IN all the news
papers IN the Northwest through the
trusts alleged influence The letter
written by Moleoft TO the investigating
committee states that he lost wheat in
large quantities by stealing IN termi-
nal elevators, and that he devised
scheme 10 ascertain where the stealing
occurred He says that he got state
weights on wheat put into an elevator
owned by The PIllsburys, and state
weights out Of that elevator. and that he
got state weights on ldentealiy the same
wheat INTO an elevator owned by Sena-
tor NashbuTn- and state weights out OF
that same elevator. and that the weights
OF the Two elevators varied TO a very
large and extraordinary extent. showing