Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-22

al. me- el date to which subscription Is paid
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FRIDAY, AUGUST %, 1913
PUnDY COMES TO THE RESCUE
The Minneapolis journal Of Sunday
+ho ,,+h contains an INSIDE story
about Minnesota s share in the baltl-
more convention, as told by +. A.
purdv Of Minneapolis. The story IS
interesting, because it reveals what no
one has so far charged. The Herald
few weeks ago published the following
ed;toria]. which seems to have agltated
and disturbed Purdy, Lynch, ct al:
"Ou1 friend of the Waseca Herald IS
m;sinformed, or he would no longer re-
neat the legend about somebody keep
inc the Minnesota delegation in line
for wilson at Baltimore. Such a
statement is not only unfair to the
Delegates, but is absolutely without
color Of truth. The. majority CT the
delegation, thanks to the work done
at the Duluth convention, was such
that it could not be handled by any
one. which was extremely fortunate,
for it was at one time proposed to
swing them away from Wilson and
the Droposer was the very person the
Waseca Herald lauds. Some legends
acquire sanctitv with age, but this
particular one of great service at
critical time, will not bear honest
ANALYSIS and is decidedly unfair and
a reflection on the Minnesota delega-
tiOn.''
In the first place, Purdy ought to
make known how it was that he be-
came the nominal head Of the Wilson
movement in Hennepin county, tell to
whom he was indebted for this prom
inence, and also how he shamelessly be-
trayel the men who had given him,
the accident Of an accident, the oppor-
tunity which might have gone to 9th
ers. If he would only tell the facts
about this, it would be a fitting
commentary on His statements.
Puray says in the Journal statement
that the Herald gave circulation to
the statement that Fred B. Lynch tried
to deliver Minnesota 8 vote at Balti-
more to Underwood. He says, that
tho only purpose of the negotiation
with Underwood was to stiffen up the
Underwood delegates and prevent them
from going to Clark. To do this the
Underwood men were assured that
Minnesota would 60 to Underwood if
the Wilson forces broke.'' "The
only time I saw Fred Lynch blue was
after the thirteenth ballot when Clark
had received 5541@ votes, the majority
Of the convention, while Wilson had but
356 aud Underwood 115%. Coming
up to rs he said, well boys it looks
kind Of tough But turning to Stock
well, who had moved over from the
Wyoming delegation, where he was
trying to change vote, he said, But
we will stick and we must get busy
with the Underwood people and urge
them to stand pat. If his vote goes
to Clark it is all off,
Immediately Williamson was dis
patched to friends in the Alabama dele
cation, while some Of the other boys
waited on members of other Under
wood delegations, and Lynch himself
went to Senator J. H. Rankhead of Ala
bama, who was Underwood's campaign
manager. He urged them to stand pat
for Underwood and rot to switch to
Clark, using the argument that if ever
the wilson forces broke, Underwood
would be the gainer.''
Tins Purdy. These statements made
10 managers of the Underwood
e Candidacy are known to be false by
every member Of the Minnesota dele
CATION. At no time was there ever a
thought Of going to Underwood. There
was no mention nor any thought Of
Underwood's candidacy in the Herald
article referred to, and the first
intimation that Minnesota democrats
have that any conspiracy was entered
into to deceive the friends of Under
wood is uncovered in the Purdy state
ment. We were shooting at differ
ent bird, as will be shown. later and
the uneasy conscience Of Purdy, ct al,
discloses another.
Will it be denied by Mr.. Lynch and
his associates in the Underwood
bunco game that he proposed to
prominent members of the Wisconsin
and Minnesota delegations that he
give this state IS vote to Clark; that
he stated to them: t'Wilson is all in ;
[ ana an opportunist, and I am going
to take the Minnesota delegation to
Clark These remarks were made in
the presence, among others, of man
now member Of President Wilson Is
cabinet. For these remarks, he was
severely rebuked by loyal Wilson
delegates, and told that he did not