The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-10-23
They Were Pledged.

We do not for moment think that
brother Talboys, of the Burnett county
Sentinel would make other than what
he believes to be a true statement on
any point touching the late Assembly
Convention, but we also think he has
been misinformed, or does not under
stand fully the situation all around,
else he would not have replied to our
article of two weeks ago, as he did in
his paper of last week Mr.. Talboys
admits that his understanding of the
situation was that Burnett county was
to say the least, in favor of Mr.. Cat
lin as against Mr.. Taylor. Yes, and
others understood it the same way.
The Sentinel then says no pledges
were made or instructions given. We
know instructions were not given, but
pledges were made. To say the least
Mr.. Anderson and Mr. Maxwell were
personally pledged to Mr.. Catlin. Mr..
Anderson was not at the convention.
Who held his proxy, and was it voted
according to instructions? Mr. Max
well was there, and for some consider
alton, what we know not, broke his
word with Mr. Catlin and went over to
Mr.. Taylor. Mr.. Maxwell admits this,
and told US after the convention was
over that he had broken faith with
Mr.. Catlin, and he was sorry for it.
Why was he sorry? Because he saw
when the vote was counted Mr. Taylor
had eighteen votes whereas seventeen
would have been enough, and there
fore he might haye kept his word with
Mr.. Catlin and yet defeated him.
Judas was also sorry after he had be-
trayed his Lord, and haying still more
manhood left than Mr. Maxwell, he
threw away the price lie had received
and went out and hung himself Here
then was two personal pledges Again,
when the Burnett delegates arrived at
Spooner, they informed Superiorites
that they were "all right for Mr.. Cat
lin except one proxy which was to 90
to Mr.. Taylor" What further pledge
would any candidate ask Of delegat-
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pledge would be to doubt their honor
without cause. Mr. Newgard, on being
taken to task about the matter after
the convention, smilingly admitted
that he said he was going for Mr..
Catlino but that he meant all the time
that he was going for him the other
way, i. e. by voting for Mr.. Taylor.
How sharp How honorablel How
noble! This sublime explanation of
his treachery almost caused the boys
generally, to weep because cf their
own lilliputian intellects Here then
was the entire Burnett delegation
pledged to Mr.. Catlin, save one, out of
their own months.
Again, we find in the Sentinel of
October Sth this local item:
wv. +. Maxwell, John Newgard,
and A Gudmanson, started for Spoon
er, Tuesday to attend the Assembly
convention, the first two as delegates,
and holding proxies for the other
-four"
Now we do not believe brother Tai
boys put that item into his paper at
random, but we do believe that he
knew just what he was writing, and
wrote it correct. But what do we
find? This, that on the the way to
Spooner the trio fix up a plan by
which they can get the interloper
Gudmanson into the convention. Just
hn, +t,fs I,,
learned, but assuming that the Com
mittee on Credentials were honest men,
the credentials must hare been tanner
ed ,pitb, as Mr.. Gudmunson was never
elected by his people as a delegate.
BY this move Maxwell unloaded two
of his proxies, to try and lessen his
shame. Clearly the committee on
credentials had no right to admit Mr..
Gudmanson, and the question of his
admission was not submitted to the
convention. We charge that Mr..
Gudmanson had no right in that con
vention, and that he got his seat
through fraud and deception. Mr..
Maxwell told Us personally that the
people of Burnett county did not want
Taylor, hence our assertion that the
delegates voted against the wishes of
their constituents. Brother Talboys,
it was clean sell out, and what is
known in political parIance "a dirty
piece of work" and as a friend we
would advise YOU not to try to cover
It up. You can't cover it deep enough
to keep it from sinking, and your own
clothing may become polluted with
the stencil. Let us say in this CON
nection that Mr. CatIin is in no way
responsible for what the TINES NAV
say, or for the vote its editor may fin
ally decide to cast, and further that we
never squeal oyer an honorable defeat,
but political chicanery, whether in the
Republican or the Democratic party
we despise.