Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-08-09
Congressional-The Barber Witness At
foir

Hon }. Allen Barber takes excep-
ton to our leader of last week enti-
tied Congress and the Issue in
Grant County" and requests us to
publish the following over his sigma
ture
Editor of Grant County HERALD I'm your
| issue of the ID August you say edtorially.
"Ws have il from the best of authority that
"Mr. Barber said to a citizen of this county
sslnce the commencement of the present cam
"paign, that he did not expect to be- nomina ted
"for congress, and the object of his being a
"candidate was to beat Hazelton in Grant
"county, and give the nomination 10 Mr.. Will
| "l1nson or some one outside of the county,
| In reply would say the statement of your
| informant is a misrepresentation of my position
and motives, and can only account for such
statement on the supposition that he heard
only part of my conversation at some time
when | was speaking of the charges made
against me, charging that did not expect to
be nominated and was only running to defeat
Hazelton and secure the nomination of Wilkin-
son or some other one.
never entertained such motive, or said TO
any one that such was my motive in being .
candidate. J.ALLFN BkRRFRe
It is our aim and disposition to
give every person a fair hearing, and
we cheerfully comply with Mr.. Bar
ber's request to publish his letter,
and propose that it shall go before
the people for what it is worth. In
the leader OF last week we simnlv
published what we believed was
warranted by the facts, which was
understood and believed to be the
motives Of Mr.. Barber and his sup.
porters in the contest-that the aim
was solely to defeat Hazelton that
they well knew that division in the
county on candidates would only
result in giving the nomination to
some one outside Of the county.
Subsequent events have not in the
least shaken our belief in what we
stated in last weeks HerdId-that
the sole game of those who are sun
porting Mr.. Barber is to beat Hazel
ton and help Wilkinson. Go to
Platteville, right under the nose of
the Witness, and the leaders there do
not disguise their intentions at all.
There is no mistake or misunder-
standing about the matter in Platte
vile - the fountain head of Mr..
Hazelton's opposition.
We publish in this connection the
statement of Mr.. L. ID. Holford. a
citizen Of Bloomington, touching the
conversation with Mr.. Barber refer
red to last week. Read it:
STATE or WISCONSIN, County OF GRANT
l.. ID. Holford, being duly sworn, SAYS that
he resides In the village of Bloomington. in
SAID county. That since the commencement
OF the present campaign for Congressman he
heard j. Allen Barber state in his office. al
Lancaster, that he did not expect to be nomin-
ated tor Congressman and that the object OF
has being a candidate was TO beat HazeIton in
Grant County and give the nomination to Mr..
Wilkinson or some one outside That he
wanted 10 see Hazelton beaten.
L. ID. HOLFORD.
Subscribed and sworn to this thirtieth dav OF
July, A. ID. 1870. GEO. II. CHAMBERS.
Justice of the Peace.
Mr.. Holford is a man of integrity,
grown up from boyhood in the com
munity whore be now resides, and
his statements arc considered where
he is known as unimpeachablo. He
has no interest whatever in this
congressional fight, other than that
OF citizen and republican. Let the
people Judge.