St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-14
BOB D0WNED KNUIE
A New Job for the Zig Ma
tional Committee
man,
Ut HE LANDED The GAME,
lided BIZ the Apists in the
Washington County Con-
vention.
LABOR IS AGAINST NELSON.
Where Democratic Speakers
May Be Heard This
Week.
LABOR IS AGAINST NELSON.

Senator WaSGburn sent Bob Evans
after The Republican senatorial nominal
ton III Washington coanIy. ana Robert
went back 10 Minneapolis with il last
evening.
The managers of Senator Wa>hburn
have at last luuhled to tiIe fact thai
Gov. Nelson Is really in the senatorial
fight. They allowed the last convention
10 escape them that they propose
10 some ten days ago. Yesterday the
Republicans OF Washington county met
in convention at Saltwater. after the
hardtst-:uught conteS; Ill ;he hiSt"fy of
the Republican party of the county, and
before !ne delegates IiniShcu They
treated The people 10 several genuine
surprises.
The Wasilburn candidate was W. c.
M4>tvrman. OF Saltwater; the Nelson.
OF uninssrurte,i, Hon. john Zelch, OF
Cottage Grove.
At the primaries Zelch carried thirty
one delegates. while Masternan only
scared nineteen: but here The funny"
wOTk commenced.
Fob" Evans ssas on Hand.
II. VI. LN0ilS, 1lslt pilsil Ili-t4i
from Minnesota. and Il fast friend o!
Senator WashbIrn, arrived IN Saltwater
about the lime the first d. legateS from
the country iuaGe their appearance,
ana. while his presence may have had
nothing 20 60 with tAe change of front
oi >GIne III the Ie:ch delegates. tie
friends and m .nagers OF the COTTAGE
Grave man claim 10 the contrary. aid
they ven go farther than this.
The \. ~ A. came in for a share of
the work and several Inacct'untable
changes are attributed 10 this ua-Amer-
lean influence. Mas:erman, il has been
CHARGED. Is Il member of he Saltwater
lodge of thi, order. Zelch carried
twenty-five delegates in lhr country
districts ANA nine III Saltwater. The
latter stood firm clear through the
fight, principally, il Is sad. nrcanse OF
their opposition 10 The A. Z A The
de eLatea fran one strong \. p. \
town. although friends of Zeich and
instructed for him, couii not with
stand this appeal OF tneir brother
ApaiSts an went to Mastcrman.
Viii ssc Eel: E.::cr.
Through he fight in the county
Z.ich went singlt-aanded ana alone,
making a clean AMI honorable TIGHT.
and his friend, are naturally fairly boil
ing over AZ the manner IN which he was
sold out and betrayed. They promise
To mak. their influence fell later.
White the nomination of Masttrman
is Il WashjUrn victory, it is likely Ia
prove very costly one. The friends 0i
Zt.cii iii The eDnMtry districts of the
county were so Disguised III The manner
in which TIE Y ashbur men attempted
u carry their towns that they went
almost soidly for Zvich Ia. condemn
such tactics. One delegate last even
inE told Of Il town where $40 was spent
III packing the caucuSes. Beer Went
into This town by the barrel aad kpg
and there WAS no lack Of whisky. Zslel
re:Gstd 10 enter into such Il contest ant
lost the delegates. bui Ills friends arr
just as indignant as though lie ilar
carried the town III question and thPI
lost it the night before the convention
as he did several others that he Carried
hands Down.
There will be music in Senator Sabin
OH baiiiwick during The coming thre
weeks.