The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-15
Home of the Roycroft, Where All
Should Be Peace, Is in a
Turmoil.

3 men, winch mas caused inc dreaming -
all political and social relations be-
tween them, their families and friends.
1t is a four cornered affair, and con-
sequently has become feud OF an un-
usually bitter character. Personal am
billions, political and social, together
with East Aurora and Buffalo politics,
have combined to precipitate the ,trou-
Bic. All parties concerned have strong
outside influences, and in order to pro-
mote personal ambitions it long since
became the desire of each to be the un-
disputed boss of, little East Aurora.
A dozen years ago all was peace at
!. East Aurora, both, politically and 50,
matters pertaining to the village. He
was president of the only bank, town
supervisor, village president, dispenser
Of political patronage and boss Of the
republicans of the western end Of the
state.
Minister with Boss Instinct.
Along came John A. Sayles, a New
England man, fresh from college, young, |
active, vivacious and a democrat Of no
as he called it in East Aurora, but he
ded d in io his I91 own n makeup. IL saw an
opening. Gilbert Hubbard was smart
ing under defeat. He had wanted the
village presidency to help add Il to ms ms
down. ERA Elbertus' Hubbard and
Mr.. Persons severed their personal re-
lations. Their animosity toward each
other has never been appeaSed. sayles
leaped into the mess, defied Persons ana
whose star, in the "litt tie minister,,s'
Judgment, was fast waning. Then they
waited for an election.
Meanwhile Persons extensive bust
ness interests had lifted him from the
him away from East Aurora much Of
the time. Sayles had taken up Hub
bard s grudge against Persons. so
Sayles and Fra Elbertus, when the next
election for corporation :: offices 9h Was
out losing 50 much as a tuft of hair.
Persons said: They. are, welcome to
what they have got, ,, and they said:
sWhat we've got Wen hold! ~
But last spring the high school had had
sayles, being president Of the board of
education, was blamed by the Persons
element. School meeting time came.
The night will never be, forgotten in
East Aurora. Four hundred men and
women, numbered among them oelng
farmers, retired citizens and laborers,
/ gathered. They had heard that an OPP
position ticket had been pitted against
Sayles' men, The high school was
the or q lively DdGGlo VI VOGoo dIlo
hot words Fra Elbertus stood by the
Universalist preacher for the last time
He aid so because Sayles was fighting
back Persons, who was leading his men
to recapture control.
Hubbard Wanted a Scalp.
Hubbard, wanted Persons scalp.
sayles had set up Herbert P. Blssell,
linguist, one of western New ork s
greatest democrats and silver-tongued
orator For purposes Of his own, Per,
sons Endorsed Bissell, placing nm AT
the head of the anti-Sayles ticket. But
fhe other names differed, 50 there, had
/ to be fight. At the last minute Bissell
realized that he was too big man to
mix with a village row, and Withdrew,
but the senator backed him. declaring
stand, and Bissell was elected. :.
Sayles elected his other two canda-
L! dates Bissell was angry over the az
/ fair because it had developed too much
1 animosity, 50 he refused to accept the
office. =, ,.o+b
that Mr.. Bissell would not accept: III
had been pretty picture to East Auroc
rans as Mr.. Bissell was classmate OF
President Roosevelt at Harvard, vice
president Of a railroad, promlnenft Or ora
tor end of th1 bFofg Wth Bis
sell, and then Bissell fell out with
saTles. Each to his friends gave the
H. other the lie and the whole thne
caused much unpleasantness. Every
body seemed to break with everybody
else. Hubbard and his wife mad len,
d hand to Sayles in hope that he might 2:
beat Persons soundly. They were indigg
nant at the minister because they !as
i approved of the way the school meeting
was conducted, and charged Sayles witt
causing Bissell's withdrawal from the
+ sayles- Hubbard ticket. .-. . a.. a.
Preacher Turns Politician.
EEL Hubbard's friends in the Universe
f list church rebuked the minister fol
/ getting into politics and the genera
= row became so serious that Hubbard
is Immediately notified Sayles that he hat
withdrawn his financial support from
max. Sayles resigned his passionate
I declaring he would enter politics ant
90 into some business where his act
Would not subject him to criticism
IS Things grew warm in East Aurora, am
Gilbert Hubbard doesn't like trouble
tination, saying only that when the at
mosphere cleared up he would return
SO out Of the school meeting, a eli
max to dozen years of political tight
ing, has grown a bitter feud between
four prominent people, conspicuou
either Tor what they have done OF 70
what they are trying to do, and SIT
gularly enough not one Of the quartz
Il cares whit for the other. altho
few years ago all were close friends.
Society leaders have been drawn int
the imbroglio, and now pass each othe
without speaking; children abuse tn
erstwhile pastor, John Sayles, as b
walks the streets, women quarrel owe
their husbands affiliations, and tn
peace of quiet and suburban Eas
Aurora seems to be lost forever.
A Berlin landlord has not only sue
L. tenant for loss sustained thru her e,