Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-25
SOCIALISTS PROPOSE
HERON FOR LEADER
Suggested That He Be Their Can
didate for President in
1904.
SAYS THIS is TOO EARLY TO WIN
Radical Iowan VIII Not BE Tried 70,
Iieresy hut for Lack of Moral
Character-snubbed In
Now York.

New York, April 25.-The friends Of
George ID. Heron of Iowa, the former
Congregational minister, now social
list, whose Wife recently obtained di-
vorce from him, rendered him a dinner
at Civic hall in East Twenty eighth
street DR.. Herron's friends are a
group of socialists, of which Ernest II.
Crosby and Darwin j. Meserole are
members, and who, With others, have
formed a committee of fifty to help
DIR. Heron in the propagation of his
views. The dinner to him was arranged
by this committee. Outside the men,
bership of the committee there was
present other persons holding radical
views including Emma Goldman. In
all there were about seventy-five per-
sons at the dinner. 1t was not open to
reporters, but 1t was learned from per-
sons who We're there that there was a
liberal interchange of radical views and
that those emanating from DIR Heron
were of such a nature as to even win
applause and "bravos' from Miss
Goldman. The substance of Professor
Herron's talk was that it was not re-
form this country needed. but revolu-
ton.
Some OF Professor Herron's friends
1t is said. became SO convinced that he
was made of the right kind of stuff
that they proposed him then and there
as the head of socialist ticket in 1904,
which Professor Heron declined on the
ground that success could hardly be
exnected SO soon, but might come four
wears later. Plans We're made at the
dinner for course of lectures to be
given by Heron at Carnegie hall, Mrs.
Rand, whose daughter it is said he is
to marry. offering to stand good for the
rent.
The disclosures concerning DIR. Her
ron brought out by the divorce suit,
have created rather unfaNorable
sentiment against him in Brooklyn,
even among those who believe In a
free expression of honest opinions
For Lack of Moral Character.
Grinnell, Ia April 24.-Professor
George ID. Heron will be tried by the
Iowa Congregational association, but
II will not be on the charge of heresy
and socialism, but for the conduct "un-
becominga Christian and gentleman.
The req orts from New York, evidently
inspired b yHerron's friends, that the
church would seek to eXpel MN from
membership because of his heretical
and socialistic teachings are pro-
nounced here absolutely false.
That the church should do so is eX-
actly what Professor Heron has been
wishing for years, and he would well
come such action now more than at any
other time, so said Rev. Il. NJ. Nittum
| a prominent Congregationalist here
when interviewed on the subject. The
Congregationalists are mad and do not
| propose that Professor Heron shall
pose as a myrtyr to his faith when the
objection to him is solely that OF lack
| of moral charact
The Congregational association will
meet at Baxter, April 80. AT this time
1t is proposed to bring the matter up.
| The method of procedure will be this:
Charges Will be made and Il church,
probably the Grinnell church. will be
| instructed to form council In the
making up of this council Prof. Heron
will be invited to join. This council will
have charge of the trial, which will be
based entirely on the decision of the
court at Algona. and will have nothing
whatever to do with Prof. Herron's
alleged heretcal teaching.