St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-03
sTIVERs' INV EsTIGATED,
Towne's Connection With, the A.
p. a., and Tells What He
I,earpe6

p. a.. and Tells What He
Learned.
Brainerd Journal, July 6.
In recent issue Of his paper, Editor
Stivers, of the Brainerd journal, tells
of visit he made to Duluth and the re-
suit of his investigation there into the
relations of c. A. Towne. the Repub-
lican candidate for congress in the Sixth
district, with the A. P. A. He says:
All who were interviewed, including
some of the most prominent men in
both parties, made statements subStan-
TALLY the same. and there appeors to be
no dispute at Duluth about the matter.
1t appears that Mr.. T0wne is not a
member of that order, but is syInpa-
thizer with it, and had its solid support
at the Republican caucuses. Prior to
the caucuses he WAS Endorsed by the A.
p. A.. organization as the choice Of that
1t does not appear, as far as we could
learn, that he had made any definite
pledges to the A. P. A., or that any
were required Of him. as his well-known
sympathy with their principles was
deemed sufficient. One OF Duluth's
most prominent Republicans said to US:
every precinct where the A. Z. A.
influence predominates sent a Tow. e
delegation to the county convention,
and every precinct where that influence
does not predominant sent q Kinney
delegation. The line between the ill.,
terests of the t wo candidates was thus
distinctly drawn. There is no difference
OF opinion about this in Duluth, where
the facts are known"
We found that the A. P. A. people
were making no secret of the fact that
TOwne was their candidate. The Lib
erty, the A. z. A. newspaper at DI-
luth. says in its issue of last Saturday:
'Charles- "A. Towue, OF this city, owes
to the American Protective association
the delegation which is to support him
In the Republican congressional con-
vention. The Republican ring of st.
Louis county was knocked out at the
primaries by the efforts of men who be-
! long to this order"
1t will be observed that the A. P. A.
of that order In st. Louis county as be-
ing members Of the county ring" We
found that the Republicans there who
do not belong to that order are decid-
eddy tired of that kind Of thing, and do
not propose to stand 1t. Several lead
ing Republicans expressed themselves
to.us substantially as follows:
when we go into convention and
are legitimately beaten, we will accept
the result gracefully and support the
candidate who wins; but when re-
ligious test is introduced, it is not
legitimate politics, and we will teach
these fellows at the polls that it docs
not pay. There is no other way to
down this kind of folly. and a heroic
remedy might as we'll be applied BOW
as at any other time"
None Of the men who expressed them
selves in this way are Catholics, but are.
supporters of the old Republican county
organization. which the A. P. A. fellows
are pleased to call the st. Louis county
Republican ring. We are fully eon-s
WINGED that they will not submit tamelye
s, A. P. A. dictatiOn and abuse, and
that they are preparing a very elegant
surprise for those who think they will
They do not expect. however, under ex-
listing circumstances. to defeat TOwne
for the nomination. We learned, too,
that the A. P. A. people are not entirely
satisfied with TOwne's vigorous denials
that he Is q member of the order. or
that he has made any specific pledges
to the A. p. A. The denials are tech.
nically true, but are somewhat more
emphatic than becomes man who has
sustained such Intimate relations with
that order-emphatie enough to be al
most reproachftl. Thls attempt to carry
water GU both shoulders has displeased
the A. ?. A. so far that some Of the
members declare that If the Pop
ulists nominate Rev. Robert Forbes.
of Duluth, for congress, the A.
?. A. Will go oysE, to Forbes in q
the A. ?: A., and ls strongly favored
by the 1'opalists of Duluth as candi-
date For congress. A cohtingencyo this
kind would leave ToWhe Without any
Duluth support whatever. The Liberty
of last Saturday demands in very
positive manner an explanation from