St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-01
THE CHARGE CLINCHED
Absolute and Undeniable Proof That
Lovely Was Copperhsad in Wis
consin During the War.
Judge Ira E. Leonard, Formerly Residing
at Watertown, Gives Direct Testi-
mony to This Effect,
His Language Being Very Emphatic
and Not Capable of M1scon'
structiOn.
"Lovely Was Particularly obnoxious
as Virulent and Bitter Cop
perhead Partisan"

The charge of copperheadism against John
A. Lovely will lose him hundreds OF votes IN
the Fifth district the old soldiers beng
very pronounced in their opposition to him.
Mr.. Lovely has denied that he ever was
copperhead; and has brought the evidence
of former provost marshal at WATERFOWL.
Wis, (where he lived during the war;, and
Hiram Barber ST., IAN official in the United
States land Office at Mitchell, OAK, VINO
also lived at Watertown during the war.
These two men are rabid Republicans and
of course are willing to strain point to aid
Lovely to get to congress. There is to be
meeting at Albert Lea tonight at which
desperate effort will be made to disprove
this charge of apprehension, Hiram Bar
Der, Jr., being announced .as one OF the
speakers. This will be one of the special
objects of the meeting. and it is hoped by
this demonstration to check the revolt
against Lovely in the ranks of the soldiers.
Barber will give his testimony, and it is
hoped that
LOVELY WILL BE INDICATED.
The GLOBE is in possession OF bit OF
evidence, however, which will convince
any just and fair-minded man that Lovely
was copperhead at Watertown during the
war. The gentleman who gives this testi-
mony is the peer of Barber, the provost
marshal. or any other such man in the United
States. He is Republican, too and has
no political ends to serve. He is a pronli-
nent and well-knOwn man and reputable
-, ffiaiar ~
tee of the truth of what he affirms. He
resided at Watertown, Wis, for number
Of years-during the period of LOvely's
residence there-and was one OF the leading
members of the Wisconsin bar. Some time
after the war he removed to Missouri.
where he was elected a district judge, serv-
ing several terms. He has been at SOcorro.
N. NJ, for several years. engaged in the
practice of law, where he stands high
among the oldest attorneys of the territory.
The gentleman referred to is Judge Ira E.
Leonard. His testimony in regard to
LovELY's CoPPERHEADIsM
is as follows:
IRE e. LEONARD, Fl. B. HAMILTON.
Law Office OF
LEONARD & HAMILTON.
soooREo, N. NJ, Oct 25, 1886.
Editor Globe, ST. Paul MINI.
Dear Sir: Yours of the 10th inst. concern
ing the political antecedantS of John A.
Lovely came duly to hand. Mr.. Lovely never
was partner OF mine. He was in my office
lat WATERFOWL, Wis., as a student, and was
so virulent and bitter cOpperhead that he
and had personal difficulty on account of
his disloyalty at that time, as the principal
cause He was a young man then, and was
particularly obnoxious as bitter copperhead
partisan. Yours truly, IRA E. LEONARD.
This letter speaks for itself and is GER
tainly better evidence than that of Mr..
Barber or the provost marshal, who are
partisans seeking to elect partisan. This
letter from Judge Leonard is published at
this late day owing to the difficulty in
learning his postotfice address, lie left
WatertOwn fifteen or eighteen years ago
and Missouri a long while ago. 1t was re-
ported that he had died, and there was
delay in tracing his present whereabouts.
The GLOBE does not spring this on the
eve of election in the hope that it will
prove effective because there is no time to
answer it. The letter only reached st.
Paul yesterday, and the dates will show
that it has not been held back for the pur-
pose of securing any anfalr advantage. 1t
is printed as soon as received, and it will
tation is above reproach, and the citizens
of WatertOwn remember distinctly the
personal difficulty" alluded to i'll the
above letter. Mr.. Lovely probably
HAS A VIVID RECOLLECTION
of the speech made by Leonard when the
case was before the courts. In addition to
this letter of LeOnard's. there is ample evil
dence at WatertOWn of LOvely'S copper
head sentiments, which he openly eX
pressed. He made speech at Clymen. a
small village about nine miles from Water
town. on the 18th of July, 1864, in
which he advanced cOpperhead argu-
ments and disguised number of war
Democrats. who left the grove. Mir.
Lovely probably remembers it, although it
was twenty-five years ago. If he does not
it may refresh his memory to remind him
that before his speech the Declaration of
Independence was read by a young man
named James Foley, who is now connected
with the large Warren Manufacturing COM
panv. of Boston. Mr.. Lovely certainly re-
members it now Don't he also remember
that before leaving for Clymer he wanted
to read his manuscript speech to DR.. Spauld-
ing who refused to listen to it, and that
after he returned he openly boosted Of his
approval of comprehension in the speech
he had made that day? This is merely a
corroborative incident in connection with
the letter of Judge Leonard. HIS copper
headism is well remembered by the citizens
of WatertOwn. The fact is clearly eStab-
Iished. and the GLOBE would not have al
l,doJ 10 ouoir1 lint for this letter from