St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-20
JUMPED ON BY JOEL,
Chairman Heatwole Explains
the injecting Of the Re-
publican Committee
So as to Protect Himself
Against Unealled-for Abuse
of Opponents.
Jo9lDenies He Has Been Man
ipulating in His Own In
tePestS.
Stearns County Lawyers Ea-
ger to Provide a Few Va
can't Judgeships.

Chairman Joel p. Heatwole, OF the
Republican state central committee. is
pronounced in his opposition to the re-
election of Senator Davis, and he does
not seem to care who knows it, but he
does not propose to have Tie friends OF
the senator intimate that he is using or
will use his official position in working
against Mr.. Davis. Although Mr.. Heat
wole declares that he is out of politics,
and thoroughly devoted to the peaceful
and, this year, lucrative occupation OF
farming, he dropped the pillow handle
Yesterday and came to st. Paul to tell
his friends why he did not call meet
ing of the Republican state central com
mittee several months ago, when that
question was being agitated by some OF
MS opponents.
There have been more conflicting re-
ports he said, Tin regard to meeting of
which was discussed some weeks ago.
think in justice 10 myself, a statement Of
facts should be given to the public
what are the facts in the matters:
Eight or nine weeks ago. continued the
portly state chairman, II received letter
asking Tor a meeting of the committee, and
the reason given in the letter was that there
seemed TO be considerable inactivity on the
an expressed wish for a joint session of The
executive committee an& the stale league
After the receipt of this letter there was
some newspaper talk in relation 10 meet
ing for which was in no way responsible
and the mails brought me protests
from prominent Republicans. After the
requests and protests were received l
addressed letter to each member of the
committee, asking him whether or not he
wanted a meeting There are twenty-five
members OF the committee, and an express
sion was received from nineteen; TWO wanted
an immediate sitting and one thought there
should be n gathering i'll month or SIX
weeks: the remaining sixteen. including my
self. who expressed themselves dio not think
IL advisable to precipitate political cam
paign at this time, and therefore were not III
favor of calling a special meeting.
~ here have been some unkind and I'M
warranted Misrepresentation i'll regard 10
The decision Of the committee went Oh Mr.
Hcatwole, and / make this statement merely
TO show that no one tried TO influence any
member. Further wish 10 have 1t dis
timely understood that have not and will
not AT any time use the position OF chairman
to carry out my personal wishes or promote
the interests of any other single. individual
] believed then, and now believe. that there
was no necessity for q meeting of the COM
mittee There seems 10 be q feeling among
three fouTlhs of the committee that the best
interests of the party cannot be subseryed by
inaugurating a semi-campaign fourteen
months before an election IS held. / am
ready at any time TO call a meeting when
majority of the committee request ii. IN rot
calling meeting of the committee eight or
nine weeks ago acted upon the advice OF Il
majority of the members
''What do you think of Knute Mel
so1's chances for the gubernational
nomination next year ~
II don't Know answered the North
field editor.
WHO will be the Republican nomi-
moo fc,. UuVprpCr 90
Il don'tknow,n responded Joel. with
Out smile.
WHO will be elected United States
senator?"
u don't know" said the Northf2ld
man again.
What TEeaneth This.
What does Chairman Heatwole'S
lengthy interview at this time mean?
Does it mean that the Republican
party leaders are aRaids to have a meet
Ing Of the Committee held on account
offaetiaiial differences, or does it indi-
cate That there is 10 longer any interest
taken by the people in the dOngs and
management OF the once all-powerful
Republican party of Minnesota?
There is no question whatever that
the Republican party of Minnesota is
to-day in a badly demoraliZed state.
L
ers, but there is not one who can com
mand the support of all elements of the
party. In many of the counties of the
state there are hardly enough Republi-
cans to make complete organization,
and the situation has grown worse i'll
spite of the good crop, which was to i'm
press upon the farmers the beniticent
effects of the Mckinley tariff law. The
farmers in the strong Alliance counties,
where they have been able to get to-
gether and discuss questions of politics,
have redoubled their efforts against the
g. o. p. simply because they regard the
claim that they, like pigs, are content
when they are well fed, There are
whole townships in Northern Mime
sofa in which a Republican cannot be
found.
Under such circumstances it would
seem to be good politics to commence
the work OF organizing for the next
campaign as soon as possible, but the
magnitude of the task has evidently
scared the present state committee, the
members of which no doubt realize the
difficulty of working for defeated
discredted, and. in fact, completely
disorganized party. Work by the Re
publicans at the present time in Mime
sofa would be as frultless as it was 6
year ago. 7 he farmers who went TO the
Alliance and Democratic parties on the
tariff question. for eXampleS year age
would laugh at the Republican
politician who would tell then
that the Mckinley tariff &c
was responsible for the large crops o
this year or for the prices at which they