St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-17
TROUBLE IN RENVILLE.
How u Friend of Capt. Reed Views
the Situation

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the Situation.
That the contest for the Republican
congressional nomination IN the Third
district has become very heated is made
evident by a communication received
by the GLOBE. The writer is a we'll
known citizen of Reuville county, and,
II his statements are correct. the COIL
vention at Chaska next Thursday will
have to listen to the taking of great
deal of very interesting testimony. This
communication makes some remarkable
disclosures. 1t follows:
To the Editor of the Globe.
AS nearly all the Republican papers
throughout the Third congressional dis
trict are filled with misstatempnts in
regard to the canvass going Oh between
Capt. A. Ii. Reed and Joel z. HeatwoIe,
in favor of Heatwole for the con-
gressional nomination., while they refuse
to publish facts in regard to that Of
Capt. Reed, and as the Dispatch and
minneapolis journal never let all oppor-
tunity pass to publish stories to pre]u-
dice the voters of this district against
him. while the Pioneer Press and Trib-
une refuse to publish facts that would
consign Heatwole to the rear, ask the
GLOBE to let few facts into the Third
o'S'iiSt IAN asS that ouent W opeH Inc
eyes of Republicans ami force
them to do simple justice to an
Old and hOnored citizen, a true
Republican and soldier whose patri-
otto service stands second to none in the
state. The Republican papers continu-
ally state that SIR. Heatwole took the
Republican nomination two years ago
with 5000 Democratic majority staring
him in the face" when no one else
would accept it, and that he reduced
that majority from 5000 to l,l63. and
some state to $50.
Now Tor facts, which no city Re-
publican paper will publish. and
make the statement from information
which believe to be correct.
Alr. HeatwOle accepted that nomina-
tlon two years ago under promise
made by the friends of Gov. Nelson in
st. Pa I'll that If Mr.. Heatwole would
take himself out of the way for gov
ernor, and not let his name come before
the convention, they would see him
nominated for congress in the Third
district.
Mr.. Heatwole offered some objection,
stating that he was not able to make
the canvass without help, and it was
there and then agreed that they would
assist him in raising a campaign fund.
MIR. HeatwOle now states that he re-
ceived no campaign fund that came
through any committee. That may be
true, for he stipulated that said CAM
paign fund should be paid into his own
hands and not pass through any COM
mittee. 1t was SO paid land ii the names
of parties are denied by Mr.. deatwole
OF his friends they can be given. Suffice
it to say that 1,50) was sent in from
Duluth by three corporation firms in
checks for $500 each. One prominent
politician in st. Paul put up $500; many
others put up S25 to $50 AMI SiU0 as ii
campaign fund for MIR. Heatwoie. ASK
some OF his neighbors at Mortified and
they will tell you that he received at
least $4,000. Now, for the ''phenom-
email" run he made reducing the 5000
Democratic majority to $50, as they say.
AT the November election in 1899
there were cast i'll the counties OF Good
hue, Dakota. Rice, Scott, Carver,
Meeker, Mcleod. Renvilie, Sibley and
LIE Sueur, the ten counties comprising
the Third Congressional district, for Mir.
Cleveland for president 1906 votes.
while Mr.. Harrison received Is, 2l2. Or 294
less only than for Mr.. Cleveland. Then
that 5000 Democratic majority dwindled
in the light OF truth and off cial figures
to 294, while MIR. HeatWole lacked 1,163
votes as many as given his opponent as
y. NJ. Hall. These Republican papers
make the above statements in Heat
wole's interest to deceive the people,
and to make them think that Heatwole
ran ahead OF his ticket. while official
figures prove that he ran nearly thou
sand behind. for Harrison was only 234
behind Cleveland, while Heatwole was
l,163 behind Hall.
All this lying and deceiving is done
to get tine Republicans To f0lSt Heatwole
again onto the Republicans as their
candidate. 1t is said that all of his boom
matter is made up in Mortified and
sent out to such low-down Republican
papers AS will publish them at SIS or
less per column.
Mr.. Heatwoe is determined to have
that nomination al all hazards to party
interests, if we Judge by the actions of
his friends in Renville county. All liv-
ing in Renville county know we'll that
nine out of every ten Republicans liv-
ing in this county prefer Capt. A. II.
Reed for the Republican candidate to
joel L. Heatwole, but, Notwithstanding
this his henchmen, like bowling of the
Renvllle Star-Farmer, WAC. being
beaten in his own town for delegate,
filled his pocket with proxies. and other
friends, with bogus credentials and
proxies, took possession Of the so-called
Republican convention held at Hector
Aug. 81, made the chairman, secretary
and committee on credentials. and brow
beat the honest sentiment of the party
down by fraud, vino sat disguised; ana.
after the bad element had adjourned
and left the hall, organized and elected
the following delegates:
q. Z. Christian, of Renvilie; G. &.
Peterson. IL. A. Paulson, Sacred Heart;
H. Ii. Oeson. Wang; S. L. Souther,
lNi, Ill
Joseph Smith. Morton, and John
Thompson, Camp. These will be
backed by a large majority of the
Republicans of Renville county.
Should Heatwole be nominated, many
Republicans of RenvilIe county will