Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-19
VAN LEUvEN's vlNDICATION.


He Retutes the Dispatch" Islander IN a
Way Thot Sheet Val Despise-He Talks
With Con. FEetCer at Coz. Hubbdrd's So
tic;tation-Tbs Secretary of the Repubti-
can Comssttsee Harmed for Their Ticket
Editor of the Globe:
The Daily GLOBE with an article therein
headed "Republican Defeat Conceded"
and the st Paul Dispatch, with its strict
ures upon the notorious Sheet" the
Spring Valley Vidette, are both before me,
desire space in the GLOBE for brief re-
ply. 1 am Republican, who has never
faltered in fealty to the party; and have
given evidence of my devotion to liberty
and law, by an army record, and service,
into which challenge the closest scrutiny.
To begin with, was invited by the Hon
orable mayor and common council of st.
Paul to attend the Willard celebration,
and went to st. Paul to witness the mag
nifcent ceremonies. At the Merchants
Hotel one evening, talking with ex-con-
gresham n. q. Deering of Usage, Iowa, 1
met Gov. Hubbard; and entering into
conversation with the Governor, he asked
me infinitely concerning the political
outlook in Southern Minnesota" We ex-
changed views freely, the talk lasting
nearly half an hour. Governor Hubbard
warmly requested me to see General Flow
er, the secretary of the state central COM
mittee, before 1 left st. Paul. In the
presence of w. ]. Cremer of ST. Paul he
urged" me to be sure and call on Flower.
did so. l called upon q. S. Marshal
Denny, and that gentleman went with me
to General Flower and introduced me, and
remained hearing every word that passed
between General Flower and myself
This Statement! Marshal Denny will say is
true.
Talking with Flower, he said warmly
Mr.. Van Leuven I am glad you called,
and l want you to be free to confer with
me, and to give NE suggestions time af-
tor time" l will state right here that
General Flower agreed with me in every
particular as to the desperate exigencies
Of the campaign. He as we'll as myself
felt alarmed at the situation, and in re-
Spouse to Flowers request gave him the
dinaVian of Fillmore, as a good man to
consult. This is not all that passed be-
tween General Flower and myself. but it
is all that relates to the matter under CON
sideration. l returned heme and in good
faith wrote General Flower as he had re-
quested me so earnestly to do, and that let
ter is referred to by the Dispatch, "as be-
seeching," "blusteriug," and 'blackmail-
ing" 1 ask now, and demand of General
Flower the publication of that letter, the
only one / ever wrote him. And ask
Flower to state if what have written is
not the whole TRUTH
AS to writing to "certain candidates."
this is true. 1 have corresponded with
''one" candidate and have his letters on
file, and say now that am willing, per-
fectly willing, to have him publish what 1
have written. If have ever attempted to
wrong him, I ask him to SO state. And
now this, is the sum and substance of my
relations to the "Central committee and
to "certain candidates." Marshal Denny
will bear witness that General Flower
agreed with me precisely; that he asked
me to write him and if he has ever said to
Capt. Castle, that he did not answer my
letter, for any reasons therein contained,
he Is not the gentleman L took him to DO.
| told Flower that Bierman stood chance
to be elected, that he would probably
carry the first congressional district, and
/ believe that now. Where l sinned, if
cid sin, was in expressing frankly in my
paper, what | talked to Flower before |
Denny. But when this Dispatch puts me
IN the attitude it does, it wrongs me- and |
Inisstates the facts. like General Hub |
bard and have hoisted his name for Gov
ernor, but 1 am not blind to the fact that
he has got to fight fer an election. As the
campaign progresses, shat notorious
Sheet" The Spring Valley Vjdette will
likely state other truths, and it will then
be in order for Castle to howl again about
''beseeching," 'blustering,' ''blackmail-
ing" letters.
FL G. VAN LEUvEN,
Editor Vidette