St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-18

LIE Sueur. 8, Scott 49,. ...... q
Mcleod. 7ISibley Z
In view Of the contest in Renville
there will be but So votes cast in the
preliminary contest, OF which ~ will be
a majority. In case the Reed and Will
son forces reach this number the defeat
OF ueatwOie Is certain. hut 1t Is hatdly
likely that they will have more than 81.
divided as follows: Reed. Dakota,
Mcleod aud from Meeker, total of
is; Wilson. GO0dhue II aud Meeker 2, a
total of 10: or together. less than
majority of the unc0nlestrd del
egates. Both Reed aud Wilson are
claiming votes in Carver and Sibley.
but the HeatWOle men are conf
dent that they will control all the votes
b from these counties. AT any rate there
lis enough OF uncertainty about the re-
/ suit. that, added To the bitterness exist
ing between Reed and Heatwoie. the
convention is certain to be the most
exciting held in Minnesota since the
Detloit convention. where one faction
Nominated the present governor. knute
~ Nelson, and the other Z. +. Kindred.
A New Nun Demanded.
The serious condition of affairs In
case HeatwOle gets the nomination has
called out a vigorous demand in many
The LiIchtield Review, in its last issue.
speaks of the bad bioOd' that has been
stirred up, and says:
The Third district congressional con.
ventiun Will be held at Chaska next
Thursday. There will certainly be
hot contest for the nuInipaliun, and al
though MIR. Heatw0le claims that he
will get the nomination on the inst
ballot, it will not he surprising il he
does not get the nomination at all.
Reed will 90 into the convention with
good many votes, and +. NJ. Wilson. of
Red Wing, has his delegatlOn-seven.
teen voles-s0lid, having selected the
delegation at the Goodhue county
convention this week. The Goodhue
delegation will work for MIR. Wilson or
some other GOOdtue county man, or
Reed, but will not go TO Heatw0e under
amy circumstances. II Mr.. Reed and
MIR. Wilson have a majority or the
voters III the convention tity will unite
their forces, and one of them, or any
person they may decide upon. will get
the nomination. 1t is also reported that
Gen. S. p. Jennison, of Red Wing, is a
possible dark horse. and also that eX-
Gov. Hubbard would not refuse the nom-
nation should il come 10 him. Unless
Heatwole has votes enough to nominate
him on the first ballot he will no tget the
nomination. Mr.. Reed, we understand,
thinks his chances for receiving the
nomination are good. Many Repub.
licans throughout the district believe it
would be for tae best interests of the
party 10 give the nomination to some
good dark horse" at the convention on
account of the fact that the bitter war
waged between Messrs. HeatwOle and
Reed has stirred up considerable bad
blood.
Joel an Easy Mark.
The Heatwole managers have been
going around the district during the
past ten days declaring that their can.
uidate Is the man most feared by the
Democrats. TO those wi;O will scan the
returns of the contest between Con.
gresham Hail and Heatwoie TWO years
ago, the abSur,!ity of this will be APP
parent. Two years ago when he Sc
gle Mr.. Heatwole ran lar behind his
ticket, and that he will do So this year.
ii nominated, there can he no doubt.
So would Capt. Reed for that matter,
although he would get the votes of many
old soldiers who have been disguised
with the slurS circulated against the
Glencoe veteran by the ueatwole
organs.
The Democrats propose to reflect
Congressman Hall. whoever the Repub-
ticanS may nominate, but the weakest
man is the one who is most likely 10 win
Tie nomination.