The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1910-03-23
Or. AIdriCh Gives His Side of Election
Dispute at BeIView.

The Gazette received the follow
ing communication when it's columns
were already pretty well filled up,
but on the ground that DR.. Aldrich
had been attacked by his home paper
and could not reply in its columns
have allowed him to tell his side of
story that might better be left un-
told altogether. We advise our Bel
view friends, now that they have
freed their minds. to boost for Bel
view and quit any further recrimin-
ations of this sort.
Editor Redwood Gazette-Dea Sir:
respectfully ask that you print in your paper
this communication, which is written as a reply 0
the numerous one-sided, misleading and untruth-
full articles which have lately appeared in the Be-
view Independent regarding our recent village
election.
Had there been any semblance of fairness Z r
truth in them would not have answered Their,
as do not believe the general public is interested
| in newspaper controversy of whatever nature,
but when untruths are printed about public Off
Gals in the discharge of their duties, it is per-
haps only right that their friends know the facts
in the 50 that they may be the better able to
judge.
In order to get at the true state of mind of Edit
Tuttle in this matter, it is necessary to go back
to the village election of one year ago, when he
was defeated decisivey for president Of the vii
lage council of Beview by the writer of this ar
ticle
That circumstance was the, cause of the sore toe
which he has exhibited from that day to this
This sore toe which he so carefully nursed
throughout the year received fresh bruise when
the village council met and. in pursuance of their
duty, appointed officials to conduct the spring
election, who did not meet with Editor Tuttle's
approval, although they were appointed without
word of objection from any member of the vii
lage council, and the editor himself says the drys
had two members on the council. Coming little
nearer the election time, Editor Tuttle carefully
avoids telling of the dirty work done by him and
his henchmen at the caucus, when they voted a
non-compos and two rank outsiders who
had no more legal right to vote here than Fiji
Islander would have, and. when demonstrated
with for their unfair tactics. we were only met
only with outlaw such as one hears in the
parrot department of circus.
However, they were warned at that time that
the above mentioned parties right to vote would
be questioned on election day.
This seems to have put them on their guard for
one of their illegal voters could not be dragged to
polls on election day for fear of arrest
The non compos mentis had ballots carefully
prepared for him and was duly chapercned to the
polls by faithful dry, only to be turned down BY
the judges
This no doubt is the ''barc-faeed misuse of the
power of an election board Editor
TuttIe refers to. Another such instance Of the
misuse of their power which the editor does not
tell Of was when he interfered with man who
had been declared by the Judges to be Ineligible to
vote Editor Tuttle. might also say Postmaster
Tuttle, blocked the doorway and attempted to hold
the man in the room. only desisting when ordered
by the election officials to step to side and a.
low the man to depart. Probably this action on
the part Of Tuttle was a duty Of the local post
master. II 50. be did It to perfection.