The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-11
USES FRANK in
SELF.BOOST|NG
Congressman NoIstead Worried
Over Possible Results of His
Reciprocity Position.

Special to The Globe.
REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, March 10
For man who has been in congress. only
a little over three months, Hon. A. j.
Volstead, representative from the Seventh
Minnesota district, is catching on to the
curves of a statesman's life in pretty
good shape Mr.. Volstead sprung into
the glare of the lime light recently
through the medium Of his speech oppos-
ing Canadian reciprocity. His next move
was to employ his franking privilege to set
up the pins for denomination
For some time there have been runnors
throughout the district that possibly Mr..
Volstead NAV have opposition for a re-
nomination at the primaries THIS year.
Since his recent speech theseFrumors nave
grown in frequency, inasmuch as one OF
the principal planks of his leading oppo-
nent in 1902, M. j. Bowling, was reel
procity with Canada. The report has even
been circulated that an attempt might De
made at the district convention at orion
vile to pass resolutions opposing Mr..
Volstead's stand on reciprocity, the
Browns Valley Tribune, strong Vol
stead organ, in it's last issue, having given
the rumor tangible form. These reports
have evidently come to Mr.. Volstead
ears. for he has just sent out appeals TO
his personal and political friends to try
to help him out by watching the conVen-
lions and seeing that nothing but the
VoIstead brand of resolution is to be per
mitted. The following is copy OF the
letters that were mailed at washington
on Friday. March 4:
House of Representatives.
March 8, 1904
My Dear Sir: Certain Twin City in a.,
terests are planning. / am told, TO pass III
the district convention resolutions con-
demning my stand in opposing the free
importation of Canadian wheat and other
farm products. To prevent this am
urging some of my friends to watch the
caIIcuSes and conventions to be held in a
few days I hope you are Interested ana
that I may count on your active support
in the matter With kind regards, am,
very truly yours, "A. D. Voistedu
These letters are sent out under the
congressmans frank" and number OF
them have been received by well known
Republicans in Redwood county 1t is
believed that the letter has been scat
tered broadcast over the district. The
letter is written in the congressman's own
hand The ranking of these appeals Tor
political support has caused many smiles
in this locality.
The sending of these letters is not the
only thing Mr.. Volstead is doing to
save himself The Redwood county mem
Der of the Seventh district congressional
committee chosen by Mr.. Volstead him
self. has put in some time during the past
ten days, feeling" of prominent Re
publicans in different parts of the county,
in the attempt to find out whether it will
be good policy to try to pass, in the eoun-
ty convention here next Tuesday, reso-
luton indorsing Mr.. Volstead. In some
quarters this proposition has met with a
frost. The present outlook is that the at
temnt will not be made. So far as can
be learned no attempt has been made IN
Redwood county to pass any resolution
condemnatory of Mr. Valstead's stand on
reciprocity. 1t looks as though Mr.. Vol
stead was badly scared at a creation OF
his own brain.