St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
A Strong Organization Al
ready Perfected Against
Senator Davis.
HeatWole Wants a New Deal
ALI Around in State
Politics.


and the whole truth in regard to the
matter, as ex-senator ''Dave" Clough,
for instance, could do if he were so dis
posed. Secretary Louis BiXby, too,
could shed little light on the subject
and narrate story in regard to the
conduct of the recent Republican state
campaign that would place matters in
quite a different light, and, perhaps,
bring one or two very promising poll
ti3ians rather abruptly to the end Of
their political careers.
To state the matter plainly, there was
trouble in the Republican state COM
mlttee from the very beginning of the
| last state campaign. There were two
factions in the body,and oneiof these ac-
| cused, and still accuses, the other with
being
Indifferent to the Success
of the state ticket, or, more particularly,
| Gov. Merriam. To the smallest of these
factions belonged the head of the COM
mittee, Editor HeatwOle, Ond IN the last
| days of that strange campaign Senator
''Dave" Clough, of Minneapolis, took
| entire charge Of the machine, and it is
| to him that Gov. Merriam attributes his
election.
This action of the higher powers was
| felt deeply by the Mortified editor, al
| though he said nothing and continued
to spend portion of his time around
the state headquarters as though moth
ing had happened. His opponents de-
| clare that he was not in a position to say
word, and claim that he
Took No Interest
! in the success of the head of the ticket,
citing as proof of this the fact that be-
fore the ballots were counted in Novem-
Der he was on his way to New York.
carrying along with him the idea that
Gov. Merriam, as we'll as P. j. Mcclure,
had been defeated. At Chicago he tele-
graphed his congratulations TO Senator
CIough. giving him credit for his serv-
ices. Upon his return, however, Chair
man HeatWole commenced as a promi-
nent Republican has said, Ito show the
cloven foot"
His action in starting the fight against
Senator Davis has not helped matters
and only increased the number of the
Rice county mans enemies. The Mer-
riam men are sore about the last cam
paign and the followers of Davis over
the fight that has been so early started
against their leader. Both are
ThErsting for the Gore
of the state chairman, but neither Of
them is saying anything at present.
Should Editor HeatWole call meeting
of the committee and resign, or resign
without calling meeting of the COM
mittee and setu in politics as a martyr,
all sorts of dire predictions are made.
One of these is nothing less than
threat to make known some inside facts
in regard to the campaign of 1S90-in
short, to tell why Senator Clough took
charge of things towards the close of
the campaign. That this will make a
most interesting story, no one doubts,
but the effect of its becoming public
may not be so great as imagined.
Under the circumstances a safe pre-
diction is that Chairman HeatWole will
not resign.
DeVIlish Sly. You Know.
81 am out of politics" is declaration
that Chairman HeatwOIe is very fond of
making these days, both in his paper
and whenever he IS interviewed in the
cities, but no one who has watched his
career takes any stock in this declara-
ton. Joel is an Indiana man, and, like
the majority of politicians who learn
the science of politics in HOoSlerdom,
he is
"Laying His Pipeso
while his less active rivals are sleeping.
He is at the present moment in posses
sion of more elements of strength than
any other Republican in the state. He
is popular. and deSerYedly so, with the
editors of the state, for, despite what
his enemies may say, Mr.. HeatWOle is the
newspaper mans friend, and this lie was
before he ever entered politics for him
self. The influence of the country or
local newspapers in moulding public
sentiment, and, in this way controlling
public sentiment, cannot be OveTesti-
mated, and these papers are largely on
the side of the Mortified statesman.
For long time Chairman Heatw0le
has not been thoroughly and heartily
enthusiastic over the management of
the Republican party of Minnesota. He
was not In favor of the Pillsbury-wheat-
ring combination which backed Gov.
McGill. nor Of the influences behind
Gov. Merriam, and he made great mis-
take in taking the Craftsmanship of the
state committee last year, as he now
realizes.
New Deal
is what Chairman Heatwole wants, and
he has not been slow in saying so. His
fight against Senator Davis was really
commenced quietly two years o,and it
would be a genuine surprise to the
politicians if list of the prominent
anti-Davis men who are behind Mr..
HeatWOle were known. They are
legion, and they are among the best
politicians in the state.
Some wiseacres in the Republican
ranks affect to believe that Joel is a
candidate for governor, others that he
wants to go to the senate, and still
Al, hot ho 20 JO
ond On the next state ticket. None of
these Surmises are quite correct. If
things turn out as he desires, Chairman
Heatwole will take any of the
two nominations on the state ticket,
Quietly bide his time, meanwhile
tightening his lines. His face is set
towards Washington, and, in true Indi-
ana style, he proposes to get there.
While Joel himself is ambitious, he
is UNNECESSARILY surpassed in this re-
spect by his wife. She is not only de-
sirOus of seeing her husband advanced
In political life, but she is able to help
him. She is woman of great tact. and
is really frst-class politician. With
the training she will get in the next
few years she will be an equal of Mrs.
Thomas A. Hendricks in this regard.
Another point not to be lost sight of is
the fact that she is possessed of
a fortune of fair dimensions which
| it is said she will be willing
| to spend for a seat in the United States
senate for her husband. OF course the
old-time wire-pullers laugh at the idea
of Mr.. Heatw0le aspiring to the senate,
| but they had best restrain their merri-
ment. The Mortified editor is young
and vigorous, and has the reputation of
| caring for his friends, and if he were
| sent to Washington no one member of
congress would ''get away with him.
| on anything. He would secure as many
| good fat berths for the workers as the