New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1906-09-05
CHALLENGE DOESNOT CHALLENGE
congressman Fight Shy Of Each
Other in Debate.

Hon. j. T. McCleary of the Second
congressional district has issued a
challenge to Gilbert Guttersen his OPP
ponent for the nominotion on the re-
publican ticket for congress, and this
has been replied to by Mr.. Guttersen.
The challenge and the reply are as
follows:
Mr.. Gilbert Guttersen, Lake Crys-
tai MINI.
Dear Sir:-Through the newspapers
I learn that you are a candidate for
the republican nomination for the Of
flee of representative in congress from
the second district of Minnesota. AS
you know, am candidate for the
same nomination.
In one of your different platforms,
you say that you propose in the near
future to discuss. more fully with the
voters the issues of the day. That is
my purpose also, and I have arranged
for public meetings for this week.
After that I have no appointments,
except for the morning of Labor day.
In order to save the time of the peo-
pie, as we'll as yours and mine, and in
order to save money, of which [ have
none to throw away, suggest that we
hold our meetings at the same time
and place, having series of FONT de-
bates.
You have good health and a strong
body. So have I. By arranging
promptly for the debates and then
holding two or three meetings a day,
we can reach large percentage of the
voters of the district before the prim-
aries. The people naturally desire to
support the one who can and will best
serve their interests. Having got
through the hurry of the harvest, they
can now take time to hear and weigh
the arguments.
shall be pleased to hear from you
soon. Yours truly,
JAMES T. MCCLEARY.
Lake Crystal, Mimi, Aug. 20, 1906.
Hon. J. T. McCleary,
Dear Sir:-Your letter of August
twenty inviting me to engage
in a series of joint debates with you,
was received yesterday. In view of
the fact that my plans for the remain
ing twenty days of the ante-primary
campaign were made some time ago,
and that have not at my disposal a
force of government clerks to take
charge of my campaign headquarters,
and the further fact that I have been
discussing the issues set forth in my
platform with the voters, individually
and collectively, for months past, I
cannot accept your seemingly fair
offer.
[ have been an avowed candidate
for the congressional nomination since
April first. and on the fourth of said
month, made my through
the papers of the district, and prior to
that time filed for said nomination and
wrote you thefollowing personal letter.
Porter, Mimi, March u, 1906.
ssHon. J. 7. McCleary, Washington,
D. G.
Dear Sir:-I have decided to become
a candidate for the republican nomi-
nation of congressman from the second
Minnesota district, and assure you
that it will be clean fight as far as
am concerned. Should you not be a
candidate, shall expect to receive
from you as loyal support as have
extended to you in the past.
81 once promised you to notify you
if resigned from the rural service,
and you may consider this such notice.
Respectfully,
sc. GUTTERSENo.
In view of the above facts, it seems
strange to me that you have seemingly
just discovered Through the papers,
| that am candidate. Had you made
this challenge early, ] could have ar
ranged to accept it.
Yours truly,
G. GUTTERsEN.