St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-23


reason 10 require of this committee an
investigation.
| append TO this a comparative table
OF the votes cast for Mr.. Cleveland aud
myself in 1872, and for governor i'll
1881, in the eight counties constituting
this district. and the vote cast at the
recent primary. showing an apparent
Increase of over 300 votes; and this in
crease is mainly in the counties of Fay
cite, Franklin and Sct,tt. The increase
IN The county of Franklin. which is
nearly So per cent, accounts for the plu-
rality received by my competitor in that
county, rs does the increase i'll the
county of Scott. which is about 80 per
cent account for The majority received
in the county of Scott; and almost, but
10 quite so miraculous, an increase i'll
the county of Moodford. explains the
majority received there. This increase
can be accounted for only by the fact of
II illegal vote received by the judges
at the various precincts: and the APP
parent plurality received by w. G.
Owens is the result of this fraudulent
additional vote, and will be SO under
stood by the party in the district and by
the state. and the declaration of his
nomination will be accepted as the tri-
umph of This fraud.
But ander all the circumstances L do
not feel called upon To make a formal
contest. or to oppose the declaration OF
his nomination upon The face of the
returnS. For wnile ! repudiate the
claim that the result as shown upon the
face of the returns ought always to be
accepted us one. the admission of which
necessarily results III causing additional
frauds by holding Out inducements to
their preparation,
Accept the KesuIt
in this election rather than enter upon
Il contest which. III my Judgment, would
result in the election of a Republican
i'll this district. in permanent estrange-
ment i'll many parts of the district, and
the preparation of a strife which
threatens the peace of many neighbour.
hoods. | have not the slightest doubt
that the contest would result in a
declaration of my nomination; but this
Is not enough to Justify me in entering
upon such a contest while other re-
suits would undoubtedly follow. l
therefore take this means Of notifying
your body that | do not intend TO con-
test the declaration of the nomination
based upon the face of the returns.
| would feel hat | had not performed
lilC uulN 1OhC W lily lllJllQS tNelt-
where, but especially III Scott county. if
L did no enter My protest against the
action of the committee of Scott county
in this primary; ~ i'll that the app0rtion-
ment and appointment of the judges of
election was only rectlGed after | had
appealed to this committee; (2) against
its refusal TO forward the proofs upon
which it acted to this committee; (3)
against lis wholly ~ineXcuSable refusal
10 permit me to obtain a copy Of the
names OF the voters Ill Georgetown at
the late primary. so that l might make
such Investigation as | desired and as
was my right.
| charge upon that committee the de-
liberate purpose to defraud me out of
the no;nlliatiOn, and
ENoE Fut Upon Record
in this way these proofs, so that the
charge and the proof may remain a part
Of the permanent record OF the political
history of this district and that the party
and the country may know that the
nomination would not have been OBJ
tanned if an honest election fairly con-
Quoted had beer held in the county of
Scott.
No man can estimate the Importance
of each Democratic vote on the next
house of representatives. | have given
many years of labor to the cause of
Democracy, and especially to the re-
vision Of the tariff, and L am hot willing
to endanger the supremacy OF the
Democratic party in tile next house,
V e though l am the victim of fraud
committed in this district. | believe
also that wrong can be better righted
within The party without the rupture vi
the party than by its rupture.