St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-09
INDORSING THE GLOBE.
An Accurate Review of Third Dis
trict Politics Makes Capt. Reeds
Chances Hopeless.

An Accurate Review of Third Dis
trict Politics Makes Capt. Reeds
Chances Hopeless.
Special to the Globe.
NoRTHFIELD, June s.-As far as the
third district Republican congress
sional nomination is concerned this
year, the political aspirations of Capt.
A. II. Reed, of Glencoe, are likely to
come to naught.
This statement can be recorded as
literal fact, for, with all their pretended
loyalty and favoritism to the gallant
veterans Of the war, the Republicans
will have nothing to do with Capt.
Reed.
Four weeks ago it seemed, from all
outward appearances, that the captain
would have an easy walk-over to secure
the empty honor. There were no con-
teStants for the place in the field and
the captain had the sympathy of the
majority of the Republican voters. Now
all is changed, and the transformation
has been brought about by the holding
of the county conventions to choose
delegates to the congressional conclave
at Red Wing.
Capt. Reed has not committed any
grievous error which should cause the
voters to turn against him. He has
and his nomination seemed certainty.
But he has been undermined. The fine
Italian hand of the old ring which he
has SO often opposed, but which has
controlled the Republican party in the
district for years past, is again visible
everywhere and unless some unforeseen
power interveneS, Capt. A. III. Reed
cannot hope to secure the much coveted
prize.
But why cannot Reed secure the
nomination even though he has at
tempted at times to oppose the old ring,
since he is the only candidate in the
field, you will ask?
Here is an illustrations: At the Rice
county Republican convention held at
Faribault recently, vote was taken to
ascertain the preference of the Rice
county Republicans for congressman.
Out of 5S votes cast, II. B. Strait, of
Shakopee, received SO; A. E. Rice, 3; j.
P. Heatwole, 2; S. P. Jennison, 1.
What of this?
This simply means that Horace B.
Strait, of Shakopee, wishes to return to
congressional life, and with that object
i'll view the conventions have been
manipulated in his interests, notwith-
standing his seemingly earnest protesta-
tions that he does not care for the
honor.
But this is only a straw. There are
further proofs:
First-The delegation from Swift
county is instructed to vote for Hon. ID.
S. Hall, of Renville, for congressman
As Halls own county is for Reed, this
looks little suspicious on the surface,
and an investigation would probably
reveal the fact that this is but a repeti-
ton of Straits old tricks. His scheme
has ever been to get local candidate
in every county for whom the delega-
ton would be instructed. At the
convention these would all throw
their strength for the Sha-
kopee man, who would thus
secure the nomination. Hall has al,
ways been staunch friend of Strait
| and this move of instructing the Swift
countyites for Hall is looked on by
political wiseacres as nothing but a
| repetition of the old scheme.
Then take the Goodhue delegation.
1t is known to be opposed to Reed and
such men as Tams BlXby and M.
| S. Chandler have always stood by Strait.
There is no reason to believe that they
will do otherwise this year.
EX-PoundmaSter LeavenS, of Fari-
| bault, leads the Rice county delegates.
He is an avowed Strait man, and the
convention noted heretofore is enough
to show whom the Rice county men will
support.
Ex-senator Greenleaf. of Meeker
county, says that Strait will be the COM
ing man. Greanleaf has always been
counted on as being a power in Meeker
county politics and he probably knew
whereof he spoke when he made this
statement.
Then there is Carver comfy. One
member of the delegation is known to