St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-17
T.REED pULLSOuT
The Pressure Proved Too
Great for the Glencoe
Veteran.
GOODNOW DID THE WORK,
While Sam Phillips Acted as
Messenger. and Claims
Credit.
HALLS ELECTION ASSURED
Ex-senator Child Outlines the
Situation in the
Third.


trict. He took this action late yester-
day afternoon, after enduring siege
lasting for nearly month. Pressure
such as few men could withstand was
brought TO bear, and he finally yielded
after five-hour conference with John
Goodnow, of Minneapolis. In taking
this action, however, nothing could in.
duce Capt. Reed to withdraw the charges
he made against the methods used to
bring about his defeat. A letter pre-
pared by S. A. Phillips was presented
for his signature, but he refused. This
letter was ap Endorsement of Candidate
,Heatwole. and incidentally gave the
Northfield mayor q certificate of char
acter.
II have withdrawn nothing l have
said against Heatwole and his friends
and their methods" said Capt. Reed,
when he was asked regarding the Phil
lips letter. "While l do not know how
the fact got out that such a letter was
presented to me-" he continued, II
have no objection to stating that re-
fused to sign it,"
GOOdnoyy and Sam.
The final work of pulling Capt. Reed
out of the race was done yesterday by a
committee made up OF John Goodnow,
Sam Phillips and Charles II. March, of
Litchfield. a nephew of Capt. Reed.
From the time Capt. Reed announced
himself an independent candidate he
has been besieged day and night. Every
string possible was pulled by Heatwole
and his managers: promises were dis
tributed iayishly right and left to those
who were supposed to have influence.
and the Glencoe veteran was nearly
worn out inhis conflict.
When Capt. Reed arrived in st. Pau
OH Monday evening he found Phillips
and string Of Republican leaders wait
ing for him at the Merchants, but the
announcements in Sundays papers had
the effect of making him more deter
mined than ever TO stay on the track,
SO nothing could be done. Yesterday
morning Candidate Heatwole made
another strong appeal to Chairman
BiXby, of the Republican state commit
tee. and Tams unwillingly ordered John
Goodnow, of Minneapolis, into the
breach. Messrs. Phillips and March
went to Minneapolis and notified Mr..
Goodnow, who dropped his business
and appeared at the Merchants about
noon. A conference began with Capt.
Reed which lasted until nearly clock,
at which hour Capt. Reed agreed to
pull out. Later in the evening MI.
Reed issued the following statement:
Lfenau Failed Him.
expected the support of all the DEM
Ocratlc opposition To D. NJ. Hall. but
har NJ Ia i,,a -
it was SO bitter that they feared my
candidacy would elect Hall.
did not fully make up my mind to
withdraw my candidacy until this after
noon. and after seeing Mi. lienau, of
the VolksZeitung, and ascertaining that
his support could not be obtained. |
knew that Mr.. Lienau's opposition to
MIR. Hall weuld tighten party lines and
take from me lookcd-tor Democratic
support, and. learning that my petitions
for nominations could not be withdrawn
after today at O'Clock p. m., | sent
kilograms to each of the county audit.
Ors of the Third district, reading as
follows:
herewith with
draw my congressional petitions and fees.
Letter follows. A. IL. REED.
About $50 p. nj. l wrote the following
withdrawal notice:
GLENCOE. MINI. Oct. 16, 1S94-To the Elec-
tors of the Third Congressional District:
herewith withdraw my name as an inde-
OF congress IN the Third congressional dis .
trict. do so in the interest of the success
OF the Republican patty at large after con-
sulting with my friends. A. II. REED.
Thus Mr.. Goodnow accomplished in
four hours what Col. S. A. Phillips was
Ia to l,rin in,
During the time Reed and GoOdnow
were discussing matters. Mr.. Phillips
was circulating between the Merchants
and the Republican state headquarters.
During brief intermiSson he prepared
the letter for Capt. Reed to sign, which
is referred to at the beginning of this
article. Reeds refusal to sign it WAS
the only slip in the entire proceeding,
and rather seemed 10 dampen the en-.
thusiasm of Goodnow and Phillips.
Reed 10 His Friends.
When Capt. Reed was in st. Paul a
week ago ne agreed, at the solicitation
of many of his friends, to consult his
followers as 10 the course he ought TO
take. He accordingly issued a letter in
which he said that in view OF the possi-
billty of his withdrawal, he felt that he
ought to consult his friends. The
manifesto" he said, declaring nv
candldscy, gave as part of my reasons
for my course, which were, the CO rrupt
caucus and convention system by which
dishonest political tricksterS foisted
themselves onto the party, and by such
corrupt and dishonest system subverted
the will OF the majority.
al so declared myself, not solely for
my own interest, but in the interest OF
purer and more honest politics, which
cannot be expected until the present
baneful system is abrogated. which
tends TO breed corruption and dishon-
esty among our fellow citizens. Also
to impress upon the Republican party
that the old Republicans of this state
must be recognized and given places in
councils OF the party, and that the men
who barred their breasts against rebel
bullets and upheld the honor of our
flag must be allowed rights of Ameri
can citizens.
Skin-Decp Republicans.
"a great source of complaint is that
the older men who have made the Re-
publican party what it Is and have stood
by 1t through good and evil report have
been Systematically pushed aside by an
element whose Republicanism runs but
skin deep and | am lead to believe
that there is an organized effort to that
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