St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-05-02
HAS BEEN THE MOTTO OF THE RE.
PUBLICANs DURING THE CAM
PAIGN.
COMBINATION WITH ScANNELI
ONLY ONE OF THE QUESTIONABLE
METHODS WHICH DORAN HAS
EMPLOYED.
FACTS AND FIGURES.
But They Couldn't Get Back of the
Records in the City Clerks
Omce.

The campaign which is now drawing to
close has been conducted by the Republican
managers and Doran followers in a most
openly malicious and despicable manner.
This style Of campaigning. however. is neith-
er new nor novel to the &. o. p., except that
the managers generally keep In the back
ground and allow the hired help to do the
dirty work. This spring there has been CO.
operation of the plug-uglies, gamblers, con-
fidence men and ward heelers with the prin-
cipal candidate on the Republican ticket This
combination Of talent has been on the CO. at
times divided. and when the occasion de-
manded. united. for the past three weeks.
One end of the combination explains how the
laws will be strictly enforced, and relates
with much JUNCTION what he has done In the
past for good morals and what he will do In
the future, providing things come his way.
The other end OF the combination follows a
very different method Of procedure, but with
the same end In view to secure votes.
With plenty of money advanced by candi-
dates for future political honors, the man.
ayers of the Republican party have distrib-
uted the cash with lavish hand. No money
has been spared to help on the cause Of re-
form CD, as 1t is called by the party organs,
and those having votes or influence to ex-
change for cash have found a ready market
at the committee rooms, in the Endicott ar
cade.
The committee headquarters are open day
and night, and glance over the crowd which
is gathered there will convince the most
skeptical citizen that with such band of
'reformers" behind him the candidate for
mayor is alive to the best interests Of the
city. Nit"
For months before the opening of the CAM
paign the forces which on the day OF the Re-
publican convention Capt. Castle mildly, and
with considerable forethought, designated as
the "under current" were at work fixing
things for the candidate Of their choice and
making his nomination a certainty. So power
full was this under current" that two hours
before the calling Of the convention to order
Hon" Nels j. Ness boldly proclaimed that
they had 141 votes in the convention and
would be able to dictate not only the nomi-
nees but also the platform to be adopted.
How we'll this prophecy was fulfilied the de-
tailed report OF the proceedings OF the cons
vention will show. Not satisfied with the
nomination of their candidate, the wire pulls
ers of the Republican party secretly and with
the aid Of money and other promises con-
spired to assist the election Of their candi-
date by unlawfully purchasing the nomina@
tion OF certain candidates to be placed on
the official ballot, hoping by division Of
the vote against them to secure the coveted
prize. The recent decision Of Judge Kelly.
however. made impossible this transparent
scheme and the men behind the conspiracy
are out of pocket the amount expended In
carrying forward what was thought would ba
a winning card.
The promises made by Doran and his leu
tenants have been SO numerous that space
will not permit publication. The superin-
tendent Of the Pinkerton detective agency has
been taking an active part in the campaign
and in confidential bursts Of excitement and
exhilaration has announced that he knows
who is to be chief of police II Doran Is
elected. II being suggested to him that he
might not be so we'll informed as he thought.
he offered to wager 1000 that George War
rem (who has, 1t is understood, promise for
the position mentioned) could not show in
writing such promise. So much talk among
the rank and file of the party did the Pink
erton agent make by his grand stand plays
that for the past few days he has been kept
in strict seclusion for fear that his plug
ging" for Doran would make bad matter
worse.
The effort has been made by the fool
friends" Of Mr.. Doran to boom the Sixth
warder as the friend Of the laboring man.
Circulars pretending to give dates of meet-
ings In the council, on which occasions Mr..
Cullen is falsely accused Of voting for legis-
lation detrimental to the laboring man. have
been put aioat. The best refutation Of these
charges and one that is convincing Is the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Doran himself
in the assembly on Oct. 2, 1893. and for which
both he and Mr.. Rearion voted, fixing ths
wages Of the men on the street and sewer
force at s1.2O per day. The official documents
are published in this paper in another col
umn and show that while posing friend
OF labor Mr.. Doran has been just the OPP
posite The methods taken by the friends
of Mr.. Doran to secure his election have
been exposed to the public, and the contempt
ible tricks resorted to proving a beom-
erang to his hopes. Citizens who have here
tofore been interested in the success OF the
party which Mr.. Doran claims TO represent
are now convinced that his actions in the
campaign have demonstrated that he is nelth-
er the man to represent them as party cane
didate nor as mayor Of the city OF st. Paul.