Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 25, 1900, Page 1

oe wood 1% * Vor IX.—No, 4. GRAND Raprips, Irasca County, Minn., Saturpay, AuGust 25, tgoo. Energetic End-of-August Selling Sidi kbdok dh dededdbdodokddcd SRE SARE ME SH Ste a he ea aE RE AE EE CIO ES But there’s every reason why the latter half of August should be busy selling here, for there’s ever, indt ment to tempt the shrewdest purch be no lessening of your inter keep it alert, and so, for end-of planned some splendid good s values, as you'll freely ackuowledge. 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Tools made of it will be « but that will be their only re- quality. en yoo ligeta Bons of any kind, a good vet something that will W. 1. & H. D. POWERS ss eGroceries Arriving Daily During the last two weeks not a day has passed but what we have received a large shipment of groceries of some kind. We guarantee our stock to be absolutely the freshest to be found in the Es village “and our prices are as low as the lowest. Eel Fst : : Gent’s Fine Shoes This is something that we wish to call your especial attention. We have an elegant line of the latest styles in light. weights for the summer season. You will be surprised at the low prices we are asking for these. We have also a fine line of Cruiser’s Boots and Shoes which we guarantee in every particular. Come in and see our stock. a J. D. POWERS ‘emt ii ee Sie SORES SSS CANDIDATES CONSIDERED. Matters political are beginning to warm upa little. ‘fhe Republicans have already held their state and congressional conventions, and the enthusiasm attending them has died out, bat the Democrats and Popu- lists are still to hold theirs. The Democrats bold their congressional convention at Aitkin on the Sth of Septémber, and the Populists meet at St. Cloud for the same purpose the same day, while the state convention of both parties will be held at Min- neapolis on the 6th. The candidate favored for congressman here is Senator C. O. Baldwin, and members of both parties believe he is a win- ner. For governor, Hon. Jobu Lind will be unanimously and enthusias- tically renomioated, while men little less strong anf popular will be picked for the remaindet of the wicket. The legislative conventions for the Fifty-second district will both — be held at Grand Rapids—the Republi- can on the 12th, and the Democratic on the 20th. Senator McCarthy holds over for two years more, so that there are only two candidates to be nominated. It looks as if the Re- publican nominees would he O. N. Mauston of Aitkin, and W. H. Noyes ef Carlton county. The Democrats will probably put up some goed Cass county man, while Itasca county will get the other if it so desires. The Democratic county convention will be held on September. 15th, and the Republican on September 20th. Both parties realize that there is a best men forward. The Demucrats have ratner the best of it, as, with one Or two exceptions: all the présent ott s of the county ure of that party, and to the record‘made by these we can truly “point with pride.” Farrell, the present county auditor, was elected two years ago, and the manner in which bis office has been conducted during that time makes his re-election certain. He is the best auditor the county has ever dad and his sole purpose bas been to look out for its interests. Mr. Far- rell is obliging and painstaking and hasa hospof friends in all parts af likely be M. J. Baker, at present clerk in the store af John Beckfelt, and formerly manager of the Wells- jStone Mercantile establishment at Laprairie Mr. Raker’s candidacy is not regarded with much seriousness up to Gate and he will probably con- clude to let well enough alone. County Treasurer C. C. Miller will be a candidate for re-election... He is one of the most ‘popular men in the county and eminently fitted for the place he occupies. His position has been a harder one to fill than that of any of his predecessors in office, and the manner in which he has disposed of the enormous amount of work thrust upon him proves him to be the right wan in the right place. His opponent will be S. J. Moran, until recently clerk at the Hotel Pokeg- ama. Mr. Moran is a: fine fellow personally and no doubt capable of filling the office, but as he is “up against” a man with a record as well zs cne of the best single handed campaigners in the county, his chances are shiny. A. B. Clair will again try for the office of register gf deeds, and this is equivalent to saying that he will get it. Mr. Clair has been twice elected over particularly strong candidates; he bas proved an. excellent official, and no one Can see avy reuson why he should not be continued in the posi- tion. Mr. Clair is a good campaigner and enjoys a large persona! acquaint- ance which has always proven too much for his opponents. iced: Luther or Charles Kearney will pro- bably try conclusions with bim this time, the chances beiugin fayor of the former. ‘The office of sheriff is at present held by a Republican, Mr. W. C. Tyndall, but the next olection will change this. Mr. Tyndall will bea caiididate to succeed himself and will be opposed in convention by John A. Browu, the present county surveyor. The Democratic candidate will he either John Rellis of Swan River, or D, W. Doran of Grand Rapids. Mr. Rellis seems to have the lead over his opponent, and it is altogether likely that he will be the chovice of the party. Should this prove the case, he will be elected bya good, substantial majority. r. Doran, also, would prove a formidable ecan- didate. He has lived in the county a long time, and has a strong personal following, which, added to his regu- lar party vote, would be sure to elect | hin. hard fight at hand and will put their |» /It looked for awhile as if the oppo- | | sition would not put upa candidate \ against County Attorney J. R. Dono- hue‘ but indications now point to C.L. Pratt as his opponent. This will not matter greatly, however, as his record will assure him an endorse- ment at the hands of the people. He has been zealous in bis watcbfulness of the county’s interests, and no measure not strictly correct’ in every Tespect has been allowed to pass when submitted to him. BF. OF. Price has also announced himself as a candidate befure the Democratic con- vention and will appear with many delegates in his favor. The office of clerk of court is also held by a Pepublican—I. D. Rass- mussen. This is a four year office, and Mr. Rassmussen thus:escaped the general Democratic landslide in, the county two years ago. He was elected four years ago as an inde- pendent Republican candidate with a Populist endorsement. He tried for the Republican nomination but failed, ran independent and - won Out in a four cornered race against unpopular candidates. He will be a candidate to succeed himself, and will receive the Republican: nomina- tion. On account of his run four years ago, Mr. Rassmussen is con- sidered a strong man, butat that time the vote of both the Republi- can and Democratic parties were scattered among three other candi- dates, making his success easily pos- sible. T. J. Austed, one of the editors of this.paper, has been men- tioned as his possible opponent. Judge of Probate “‘T. M. Brady will ask a renomination ‘at the bands of the Democrats and will probally receive it. His oppunent will very likely be Justice of the Peace J. L. Barnard, and the race will be close. For couuty superintendent of schools three candidates are io the field thus far—Mesdames O. L. Mather and W. E. Neal for the Democratic nomination, and Miss duction, Hattie Gibson for the Republican. Mrs. O. H. Stilson, the present etfi- cient superintendent, will not again be acandidate. Any of the ladies mentioned are well qualified for the position, but whoever gets the Dem- ocratic nomination will have the ad- but no doubt some one will come forward for the ‘place and fill the tickets. ! The availability of candidates for the five commissioner districts is being very seriously considered by taxpay- ers who are interested in the county’ 's welfare. The’ commissioners’ duties are more exacting and important than many people consider them to be. ‘The prosperity of the entire county is dependent upon their wisdom and in- tegrity, and it is* the plain duty of all parties to nominate the very best men that can be found: District No. 1 is now represented by A. Di Brooks of Deer River, who will probably be a candidate before the Democratic con- vention for renomination. C. W. Robinson of the same village, will also be a candidate before the Democratic convention. A. A. Chase is a Repub- hican possibility. Frank S. Lang of Rainy Lake, is the present incumbent for district No. 2. While Mr. Lang has served but ashort time he has given excellent satisfaction. It is said that his name will be presented before the Democratic convention, but there will be others. Clarence Buchauan has been a resident of No. 2 for a number of years and is personally acquainted with about nine-tenths of the voters thereof. He is very popular, indus- trious and “possessed of excelleat judgment. Mr Buchanan is a Demo- his name he will very likely receive his party’s endorsement and _ be elect- edin November. Dave Cochran and Ed Johnson are mentioned by the Republicans, Chairman John Rellis of the board of county commussioners will no doubt be the Democratic candidate for sheriff, and. Ins place must be filled by anew man. Henry Hughes and Maurice O’Brien of Cohasset, have been mentioned by the Democrats, while N. Washburn ot Trout Lake, and D. A. Dunn of Cohasset, have received some Repub- lican consideration. H. D. Powers is the present efficient representative on the board for No, 4. .He can easily be reelected, and it only remains for him to permit the use of his name. Mr. Powers 15 classed as a Democrat, but his partisansiup is not’ of the ‘of. fensive kmd. ‘Thomas Trainor is also bemg mentioned as a Democratic possibility for the position. Commis- | sioner C, A.. Buell from No. 5, can} also be reelected, and no doubt he will be the Demogratic nominee. Moses Manston is talked of by the Republicans. but it is said that he will have opposttion in his own party. C. EB. search see Ps the county who will torn inand work |e = site 4 ‘ be for his Success. “His opponent will? County surveyor neither party. " has as yet a candidate in the field, FeAl ” crat, and should he permit the use of * Wadena, nor in ‘Aatkin nor in Grand _MINNESOTA Peeper | Two DoLuars A'YEAR _IN RE PARTISAN JUDGES. The Brainerd “Pispatch of August 17, contains an article written by W. S. McClenahan, Republican candi- date for the district judgeship in the Fifteenth judicial district, which pur- ports to be an answer to the article appearing in the Herald-Review of the week previous, headed “The Case of McClenahan.” If anything were needed to prove that Mr. McClena- han is a man of decidédly mediocre ability as a reasoner, the three columns of insipid stuff comprising his answer would furmsh it, His comparisons reflect upon himself; his arguments ave inconsistent and shallow; his sub- dued language incincere, and the whole production pregnant with con- ceittand egotism. Mr. McClenahan makes statements the trath of which we challenge him to prove, or stand branded as a _ cheap __ political charlatan. We should like to repro- duce the article in full to prove that thé writer would be an unsafe and dangerous man to elevate to the dis- trict bench, but we shall at this time have to content ourselves with notic- ing what Mr. McClenahan evidently considers the salient points of his pro- He starts out thus: ‘There uppeared in the Grand Rapids Uer- ald Review (populist) last’ week a lengthy article prepared by Judge Holland, and evi- dently intended asa formul presentation of his claims for re-election. “The Grand Rapids Herald Re- view ‘Populist.’” This, presumably, was intended as a slur, but. missing its purpose, simply lays bare the shallow- ness and narrowness of its producer’s mind. He evidently thought that to hurl the epithet “populist” at this paper would detract. from the import of anythiug contained in its columns and brand it asa sort of journalistic freebooter whose -pnrpose it is to pounce upon clean, irreproachable characters like this McClenanan and deprive them of. their good name: Some men would have put “Demo- cratic” aiter the paper’s name, but “Populist” seemed less genteel to his puny understanding, so it went. ~The masterful sarcasm of the expression Js lost on us, asin advocating things Democratic we advocate most things Populistic, and do not consider it a disgrace to be placed in the same category with the splendid men and papers compnising | uth very import- We wish here to state for the benefit of the. Brainerd Dispatch and Mr. McClenahan that the Her- ald-Review is not one of the papers that finds 1t necessary to call in the aid of outsiders in the wniting of its articles. All things appearing in this paper are chargeable to the men bear- ing the names appearing asits editors and publishers, and to «them alone. The attempt to lay the responsibility for anything we may see. fit to say upon any other party is futile, as we never have, do not now and never will publish anything the consequences for which we are both willing and able to stand. We demand that Mr. McClenahan prove his assertion that Judge Holland wrote the article in question. Of himself the judge had little to say, of h's Republican opponent, much. His re- sources were exhausted, in part, in an at- tempted demonstration that a man who voted for McKinley and accepted Republi- can doctrines in 1896, could be suceessfully indicted as incincere in becoming the nomi- nee of a Republican convention in 1900; and in partin derogation of Mr. McClenahan's ability. eer: “His‘Republican opponent,” who “voted for McKinley in 1896,” There is now, of course, no means of knowing who McClenahan voted for in 1896, but if he was at that time in favor of McKinley he kept suspicious- ly quiet about it. Not a paper in the city of Brainerd, not a paper in Rapids nor any other place in the district knew of the event, although Mr. McClenahan was enough of a figure to make his change of politics a matter of comment had it actually occurred. About the roth of Aug- ust, 1899, the Wadena Pioneer Jour- nal, a Republican newspaper edited by C. €. Eastman, contained the tol- lowing: © W.S. McClenahan, who ee been local at- torney for the Northern Pacific -in this city for some time, tendered his resignation the first of the month. His successor has not yet been appointed.—Brainerd Dispatch. The above would indicate that Mr. Mc- Clenahan is getting ready to commence his campaign for the judgship of the Fifteenth district. sor along time it has been known that he would be a candidate against Jndge kind of 4 time may be looked for in that dis- trict. Mr. McClenahan isa leading member ot the bar,and is a maneminently well qualified for the position. But Judge Hol- Jand will have a host of friends who will back him, and the fight between the two men The fact that it was known last winter thagé both of these gentle- men would be candidates for judge made it all the more inexcusable og the part ofa number of our leading citizens for favoring will be a close one, the detachment of Wadena county from Leeman was downffrom Gass | that districtand annexing it to the Eighth district. This was done, and ag stated at the Holland, and@ as the latter will surely be a candidate to succeed himself, the liveliest time, the Pioneer Journal believes that a serious mistake- was made. Neither ‘Messrs. McClenshannor Holland are Repub- licans, and Wadena county could have trotted out a very popular judicial candi- date, and stood a very excetlent chance of winning, especially with two candidates from the other end of the district. But now all chances in this direction have been lost. Wadena Pioneer Journal. From this it will be seen that but ‘tittle over a year ago Mr. McClena- han was consideded a Democrat by the Republican editors to whom he was well known, If such was not the case, why did he not an- nounce the fact that he had repudi- ated Democracy? All the opportun- ity in the world was accorded him to do so. Ifthe was referred to by any paper in a political connection it was always asa Democrat. Why did he not correct these misstatements? He must have had a purpose in conceal- ing the fact of hisconversion. He either was or was not a Republican. If he was and-did not announce it until four years after the change took place, what was his purpose? Ac- cording to the Pioneer Journal, Mr. McClenahan knew for along time that he would be a candidate for judge. Did he at that time intend to become the Republican candidate? Ifso why did he not come out and say he was a Republican? Was he trying to straddle so that in case any considerable opposition to Judge Holiand manifested itself among the Democrats he could still be one of them and receive that party’s en- dorsement? These are questions that he may answer to suit himsels, but the people nave ideas of their own on the subject. Mr. McClenahan wants it under- stood that he is abeve all other things the “Repubiidan candidate.” He lays particular stress upon this fact and evidently considers it his chiefest claim to recogmition. Yet, according to himself, he said in his acceptance speech at Aitkin that ‘no man should support or oppose a judicial candi- date because of his political convic- tions.”- Then why ts Mr. McClena- han so anxious to impress upon the minds of the people that he is the Re- publican candidate? Why did he not, like his immeasurably greater oppon- ent, go on the ticket by petition and make his campaign on his qualifica- tions for the position to which he as- pired? He knew then and knows now thaty«withowt “the bah, pore pmoillnalaas ane as as an inde- pendent candidate on his record as a lawyer and a man he could not hope to even niake a respectable showing against Judge Holland. When Mr, McClenahan’s actions since the Ait- kin convention are taken into con- sideration, his language 1s proven to be that of a hypocrite. His every move belies that he would prefer that “no man should support a judicial candidate because of political con- vctions,” and his constant attempts to force upon Republicans the fact that as the candidate of their party he 1s entitled to their undivided support shows that he does not wish, as he claims to wish, to “be measured by the standard of merit,” and that alone, In thus persistently calling atten- tion to the fact that he is the Repub- lican candidate, Mr. McCleuahan would seek to convey the impression that Judge Holland is the Demo- crraic candidate, This ts not the case. Judge Holland 1s not now and never has been the Democratic candi- date. He is running independent, and an inspection of his circulated pe- tition would reveal almost as many Republican “as Democratic names. This 1s another attempt on the part of the Republican candidate to have nothing but the mezits of the two con- testants considered and all political considerations entirely eliminated. “J am the Republican candidate,” siys he, “while my opponent is the Democratic. All I ask is that we be measured by the standard of meri. without regard to our political affilia- tions.” When it 1s remembered that this district is normally Republican by. about 1§00, the insincerity of his protestations becomes glaringly ap- parent. The’ Herald-Review in its article stated that, there were few attorneys in the district but what would make fully as a good a judge as Mr. Mc- Clenahan. This that gentleman seeks to refute by saying that he has been in the forum for eighteen years, and wishes to know if he is not more qualified for judge than someone who has practiced law for three months or three years. Undoubtedly. When we made the assertion that there were “few” lawyers in the district but what would be his peer on the bench, we did so with a pretty thorough knowl- edge of the qualifications of the at- torneys at present resident within the constituency, and have as yet seea ne reason why our assertion should not hold. But to follow out Mr. Mc- Clenahan’s line ot argument ae claims that eighteen years a lawyer has quahfied him for the judgship. If such is the case—if time Se So oe ee ee eae ee i —