St. Paul daily globe., 1892-10-28
COUSIN OF HALVoRsEN.
The Man Assaulted by Nelson q
Relative Of the Congressman.
Special to the Globe

Special TO the Globe
ELBOW LAKE. Mimi. Oct. 27.-The
Republican candidate for governor has
not at any time had any show of carry
ing Grant county, or even getting
good large vote here, and his attack on
robin 0. Sauby Wednesday evening
has driven away many who did intend
to vote for him. This county has always
been the scene of a great deal OF Mel
sons political work in the past. and
until two years ago ne considered it III
the light OF 4 pocket borough. He has
a large acquaintance among the people.
and they had confidence in him until
the campaign of 1890. when he cham
pi0ned 5. q. Comstock. the railroad can
didate, against Hon. Kittel Halvorsen.
At that time Mr.. Nelson not only
champiOned Comstock's cause on the
stump. but he wrote letters TO hundreds
of voters in Grant and adjoining cOun-
ties begging them TO vote for COmStOck.
The people then saw through Nelson.
They knew that ComStock was the rail-
road candidate and that he was high
tariff man. and they wisely reasoned
that Mr.. Nelson was not sincere in his
tariff views when in congress or else he
had suddenly changed sides. His letters
did Comstock no good. and made it i'm
possible for the people who received
them to become very enthusiastic Nell
son men this year. The extent of his
influence in 1890 may be judged by the
vote east for his friend, Comstock. The
congressional returns follow:
Halvorsen..... Observation-Disclosures. I, 003
Comstock..... Observation-Disclosures. 413
W Mnlteman... lU4
But the few friends who vet adhered
to him in this county were diSgusted by
Nelson's action on Wednesday evening
When he went to the hall he was diSap-
pointed in the size of the meeting.
There were few present and these were
decidedly apathetic. His ill-humOr
grew as he spoke, and when Mr.. Saubv
asked him a question he deliberately in
suited him. This angered the audience
and there was hiss which made the
WOuld-be governor fairly wild. Sauby
insisted upon an answer. but Nelson
simply ordered him to ''shut up"
This provoked the audience more than
ever, and the Kissing became general
This was too much for Nelson. who was
enTaged that there should be a country
man of his who would dare TO refuse to
do as he desired. and. leAping from the
platform. he rushed for Sauby and
seized him by the throat. The meeting
was in an uproar in moment.
The meeting was broken up
and Nelson taken away by his
friends. Yesterday morning Mr.. Sauby
swore out a warrant for the arrest of
Nelson. but failed TO find him up to the
present time. The story that appeared
in the Pioneer Press to the effect that
if Mr.. Nelson had assaulted any one
the victim richly deserved it does not
impress Republicans here, who ali admit
that Nelson's diSgraceful behavior Will
cost him many votes.
Tobin o. Sauby is a well-to-do farmer
of Grant county and a cousin of Con-
gressman Kite lHalyorsen. He is a
strong Independent and did great deal
toward rolling up the tremendous
Owen vote cast there Two years
ago. His wife, Mrs. Martha Sauby,
was the Alliance candidate for county
superintendent of schools two years
ago. and was elected by handsome
majority. She is again candidate for
the same Office, and will be reelected by
much larger majority. The Republic
ans will make nothing by crying down
the character of Mr.. Sauby. Fair
minded men do not consider it a crime
TO ask a question of a political speaker.
and this was the extent of Mr.. Sauby's
offending.
The fact of the matter is that Mr..
Nelson was in great ill-humor at the
size of this meeting, and neither before
nor after the meeting spoke civil word
to any one. He looked both discouraged
and mad. and was longing for q chance
to break loose.