New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1894-08-08
COMING HOME TO R00ST.
The Globe Article on Lind is Traced to
It's Source.
The Minneapolis Writer Throws the Blame
on q: G. Hays.
HAYS Didn't Have Nerve Enough to Father
the Lie Outright.

It don't always work to get somebody
else to do your dirty work for you. 1t
will he remembered that last week an
article appeared in the Globe from
Minneapolis correspondent which stated
certain things intended to injure John
Lind and clear up the fog of disrepute
that hovers about S. D. Peterson. The
article was as follows:
'Unless grapevine reports are unusu-
ally incorrect. one of the biggest politi-
cal explosions ever known in the state IS
billed to come off in Browncounty when
the senatorial convention for that dis
trict meets. 1t will be reoollected that
in the last legislature Senator Sam d.
Peterson, Of that county, distinguished
himself by voting against c. X. Davis
and i'm favor of John Lind for United
States senator. Davis friends freely
circulated the charge that Peterson had
sold himself for money consideration
Recently there has been some difference
of political opinion between Sam and
the silver-tongued ex-congressman OF
New Ulm, which has strained their rela-
tons to the breaking point. 1t is now
given out that Sam will take the stand
at the senatorial convention mentioned
and reveal some things, which, while
they will not reflect much credit on Mr..
Lind. will serve somewhat to relieve Sam
from the odium which he has uncom-
plainingly borne for the two years last
past. The nature of the revelation which
Sam will make is said to be of this kind
and it is claimed that he has letters from
Mr.. Lind to prove it.: That while Mr..
Lind was posing as friend of Davis, ne
was secretly in plot to defeat that gen
tleman and secure the seat for himself;
that, at his request Mr.. Peterson with
held his vote from Davis after he Davis)
had been nominated in the caucus, and
gave it to Mr.. Lind in the hope that there
would be enough more votes withheld to
tie the thing up in a long contest which
might and probably would have resulted
in the election of Mr.. Lind. The writer
is informed that these are the facts in
the case and that they will be fully sub
stantiated at the forthcoming senatorial
convention in that dlstrict.'
On Thursday, the Sleepy Eye Dispatch
was published. Hays, the editor, appar-
emily grasped at this piece Of political
gossip. as though it was news to him as
we'll as to his readers, for he at once quo
ted the articles and went off into the fol-
lowing stretch of exultation.
1T is a we'll known fact that until a
couple of years past Messrs. Lind and
Peterson have been the very warmest OF
friends both political and otherwise and
to Mr.. Peterson Mr.. Lind owes very con-
siderable for his political advancement.
They were confidential friends in fact
and any political deal in Brown county,
to be successful, must have the endorse
ment of each of these gentlemen. Mr.
Lind also posed as personal friend Of
Senator Davis and during Llnd's canvass
for congress the last time Davis deli.
vered some speeches in Limbs district
and when Davis was making his canvass
for the Senate Lind delivered speeches ii
some of the larger cities. All this time
Lind and Peterson were very friendly
and when it came to voting for Senator
Mr.. Peterson stuck by his friend and vot
ed for Lind. Sans vote was the only
one John received and Immediately
Lind's personal organ opened It's wine
batteries on Senator Peterson. Lind''
personal FRIENDS joined the cry and they
have kept up the fight increasingly eve
since. In fact they fought witfra bitter
ness which seemed born of despair; as /
it was necessary to kill off Peterson tt
save themselves. All this time Senator
Peterson has been silent. In fact thu
more silence from Sam the more fgh
from Lind's forces. Now we begin tx
see reason for so much silence; SAM
iron was net sufficiently hot. If wha
the Globe says is true we may presume
that about September Goth the silence
will he broken and the truth regarding
the senatorial fight Of 1892 will be giyel
to the public. We are informe.