New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-17
iHEA TWOLE AND MERRIAM.


~. HEA TWOLE AND MERRIAM. +,
A travelling mar, who is reported to
have large acquaintance with the peH-
ticians of the state, said to the editor of
the New Ulm Review the other day:
''The scheme Is to make Heatwole gov
+ernor and Merriam United States SEN
ator. Mark the prediction The pre-.
diction is marked; the event will be
watched for The Free Press is not on
the ''inside'' of Mr., Heatwole, but it
gives no wei ght whatever to the pre-
diction of the aforesaid travelling man.
In other words we do not believe that
Mr.. Heatwole or Governor Merriam
are into any so.called scheme to
control the positions of governor and U.
S. Senator, much less lending them.
selves as principles to such slate.
"Mark the prediction. ''-Mankato Free
Press ~.
The Review would be pleased if the
above predictions from Mr.. Hunt would
prove true. 1t would be glad indeed if
such matters, as the control of governor
ships and senatorships were left alone
to the people. But MIR. Hunt knows as
we'll as anyone, that, as long as there
are offices to secure, men will he found
who will ache to fill them, not from par
~ love, but purely personal motives.
AS to the so-called ''scheme," the Re.
view, as we'll as the Free Press, IS not
OF the opinion that there is anything IN
it, Particularly is it led to this be-
lief by the past record of Mr.. Heatwole.
Ia season and out of season that gentle
man has been known as Jealous party
worker - one who was independent in
his utterances and who cared more for
party principles than the good will of
all the scheming politicians of the state.
he has never hesita:ed as yet to con-
denim an unworthy act in an official
and by his efforts to bring the people
through large conventions to more
closely interest themselves in politics
has shown a desire for the supremacy
of party above individuals at all times.
He may be opposed to Senator Davis,
but anyone will admit that it would be
be poor politics for him to attack one
who is solid with the people, were he
simply seeking preferment either for
himself or for another. Least of all is
it reasonable to accuse him of forming
an. alliance with Merriam, for whom,
the writer has good reason to believe,
he has no more love than he has for the
man who represents us in the senate.
The strained relations that were known
to exist between Merriam and Heat
wole during the last campaign are not
apt to be easily forgotten, and when the
proper time comes we predict that the
latter will be found where all true Re.
publicans belong, fighting against the
election to the senate of an aspirant al
together untitled for position of such
dignity and great requirements.
@ As far as the Mortified editor is con.
.cerned therefore, the Review is satisfied
that there is no scheme on his part to
help out Merriam in order to make him.
self governor Merriam no doubt is
ambitious of being senator, and it is
quite possible that Heatwole may covet
the executive chair, but, were he really
anxious to do so,, he has been in the
newspaper business long enough and is
popular enough with the editors of the
state to know that there is a support
that he can claim, that is far stronger
than any that can be given him by Gov.
Merriam. That support, however, is
not to be obtained by denouncing Sena.
ator Davis in order that Merriam might
succeed him, and Mr.. Heatwole, we be.
lieve, is wise enough to know 1t.