St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-04
HEPBURN AND REED
May Make a Fight Against Sena-
tor Wilson.
Special TO the Clone

Special to the Globe.
DIES MONIES, To-, Jan. 3.-The rea-
sons that influenced Senator Wilson to
take an immediate journey to Iowa to
look after his reelection has been dis
covered here to-day. During the past
ten days systematic and secret can
vass of the senatorial preferences of the
members of the legislature has been
going on in the interest of Col. Hep
burn. Confidential members have been
visiting the members personally and
getting their views: First, as to their
attitude toward Wilson; second, as to
their feeling toward Hepburn; and
third, as to their choice of third candi-
date. While this canvass has resulted
In the discovery of but a small follow
ing for Hepburn, it has established the
fact of strong sentiment against Will
son, especially among the granger ele-
ment of the legislature. This leads to
the question of concentrating upon
third candidate and to-day it is
talked among the members already here
that Judge Reed will be the man. His
candidacy would supply the demands of
those who have urged Hepburn on the
soldier issue, for Reed has a good mill
tary record. While by no means as
brilliant as the colonel in debate, he is
considered his equal in all the other
requisites OF successful senatorial
career. He also comes from the Mis-
souri, slope, section of Iowa which has
never had United States senator, nor
its fair share of other official favors.
Western Iowa is the stronghold of Re-
publicaniSm, and under the apportion-
ment has much more than an equal rep
presentation i'll the legislature. A we'll
dpfnp6 mnNpmpnf n
of locality an issue is diScernible, and,
i'll case it succeeds, it will be damaging
to Senator Wilson's chances. Judge
Reeds friends are claiming that he has
been prevailed upon to qualify his de-
clSlOn not to be a candidate so far as to
declare that ii nominated he will accept.
They expect in a few days to be able to
announce him as openly in the field
against Senator Wilson.
PIERCE'S CONTRACT EXPIRES
And the Pioneer Press Refuses to
Renew.
Special to the Globe.
JAMESTOWN, OAK, Jan. 3.-A posi-
tive statemant in yesterdays Fargo Re
publican said that ex-Gov. Pierce had
severed his connection with the Pioneer
Press, and would go into the banking
business at Bismarck; also, that the
Dakota edition of the Pioneer Press
would hencefOrth be under the super
vision of Gen. N. N. Tyner. Gov.
Pierce, interviewed here to-day, said in
reference thereto: Il do not expect to
go into the banking business at Bis
marck or become an officer of the Con-
solidated bank. Probably this report
grows out of the fact that l aided in
making the consolidation referred to.
My continuation with the Pioneer Press
depends upon whether our present con-
tract is extended OF new one agreed
upon. We are now in correspondence
upon the subject. There is no change
regarding my residence, and there is not
likely to be, at least, not for several
months"
THIS IS MORE DEFINITE.
FARGO. OAK, Jan. 3.-While Tyner
will not talk for the GLOBE, these are
facts you can rely on: The Pioneer
Press has been dissatisfied with Pierce's
work some time. 1t thought he did not
earn his salary and did it little good.
Tyner lately worked Helena to their
satisfaction, went to st. Paul and Sc
cured Pierce'S place at somewhat less
salary. While he was there the Pioneer
Press wrote letter to Pierce that as
his contract had expired they had con-
cluded not to renew it. This letter had
probably not reached Pierce when he
telegraphed last night that his continu-
ance was a matter of negotiation and
not settled. The letter was a surprise
to him no doubt This is Tyner's YER
sion. He probably does not state all
the means he used to get Pierce out and
himself in.