St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-25
NOMINATION OF GEN. BECKER
And Some Facts in Regard to
His Attempted Be-
trayal.
MAKES A VAST DIFFERENCE
Some Things Congressman
Hall Night Have Been to
Lienau.

of Minnesota week from next Tues
day if he receives the support of the
loyal Democrats of the state.
This loyal support he is entitled to by
every consideration OF honor aud JUS
tice.
The trouble in this campaign is that
the rank and file OF the Democratic
voters do not know the manner in which
Gen. Becker became the Democratic
leader in this contest. and some of the
very men who helped to persuade him
not explained the matter to the Demo-
Gratis Of Minnesota.
In other words there are traitors in
the camp who are willing to allow the
most outrageous falsehOods to be scat
tered regarding one of the nobIest men
and most faithful and consistent Demo-
Gratis in the state because it serves their
ends.
And it is just this element that is be-
hind the Nelson move in the Demo-
cratic camp. The men in the deal are
few In number, and some of them have
always been mighty poor Democrats
anyway. The party can afford to lose
them. but when they go the Democrats
OF the state will be informed as to their
identity to prevent them coming into
another Democratic state convention
and then selling out to the corporations
Oh the other side.
False and They Know 1t.
The story has been sent out to all
parts of this state that Gen. Becker was
nominated to help out Knute Nelson
and all kinds of intimations have been
made 10 damage him with Democrats.
Every member of the old Democratic
state committee knows that this is false.
Every member more than this knows
that Gen. Becker's name was never
mentioned until nearly IL o'clock of the
evening before the state convention on
the 5tn of last month. Several we'll.
known Democrats had been asked to
allow the use of their names, among
this number being Hon. E. r. Champlin,
of Blue Earth; Hon. w. S. Hammond,
of Watonwan; Hon. II. w. LamUerton,
of Winona, and Hon. Andrew Nelson, of
Rochester. From various causes none
of these gentle men saw their way clear
to accept. and the name of Gen. Becker
was brought up and. after some discus
sion, committee was sent to see him
and secure his consent to the use of his
name. Gen. Becker had already retired,
but he received his callers. and. ON
hearing the object of their visit, he said:
A Manly Statement.
"Gentlemen, would rather see some
other Democrat selected, but will say
this. il nominated by the Democracy Of
Minnesota for the high office of gov
ernor, shall accept and make as Wig
orouS and complete canvass of the
state as l am able. l can ill afford to do
this. but no true Democrat can afford to
disregard the call of his party at time
like this"
innate friends of Gen. Becker, know
the sacrifice the acceptance of this
nomination meant to him. But he ac-
cepted, like the noble. high-minded,
loyal Democrat he Is. Too poor to him
self advance the expenses of cam
paign, the men who ought to have
turned in and assisted by contributions
have not only not done so, but in some
cases they are doing their best to aid
the notorious Brown and Clough firm
of political traders to seduce the Demo-
Gratis of the state.
In spite of all this, Gen. Becker has
gone up and down through the state
telling Democrats just where he stands
and asking them to give the state tick
ct nominated by their representatives
their loyal support. He points out the
fact that not man on the Democratic
state ticket was a candidate for a nomi-
nation. Every one accepted at the call
OF the party.
Benedict ArnOlds.
A Democrat who. under these clrcum-
stances. says word against Gen. Beck
er deserves the condemnation of every
honest man, regardless of the party to
which ho may belong. Individual Dem
ocrats have the right to cast their votes
for whomever they please, but the men
VINO asked Gen. Becker to accept the
nomination for the sake of the party
have no such right.
These men who are now Joining
Clough and Brown in their crusade
against the cause of Democracy as rep
resented by Gen. Becker are the worst
kind of traitors, and the Democracy of
Minnesota will hold them to account
for their treachery. They are, fortu-
nately, few in number and their in
f1uence is smaller than their numbers.
1HCy WClC dSdiuSG uldhluR d Call
against the wheat and railroad COM
bines two years ago, and some of them
were even then such good Democrats
that they were decidedly lukewa in
the advocacy of Dan LaWler.
They are violent Democrats at con-
vention times and whenever they have
axes to grind.
But they are spotted. The Democrats
OF Minnesota are getting ION tor them,
and they will figure In on the outside
hereafter.
The Democracy of Minnesota must
purge itself of traitors.
And every leader who aided in nom-
mating brave and loyal Gen. Becker and
Is now whispering to his friends and
followers 'Vote for Nelson" or "Vote
for Owen" Is traitor.
Hurt by the Exposure.
rhe GLOBES exposure of the crooked
work started in Minneapolis day before
yesterday created no small amount Of
comment in the Twin Cities. Democrats
everywhere were greatly incensed at
the attempt Of would-be leaders to turn
them over to Nelson. hose who under
stand the situation and how the noble
manner In which Gen. Becker placed
himself at the service of his party were
stirred to greater exerti0ns and are now
Becker STOPPED over In st. Paul a few
hours yesterday On his way to Little