Daily globe., 1882-10-05
APPEAL FUR KNUTY.
The Plea of the Pine Ring Thieves for Their
Pal-They Want to Elect Him to Continue
Their Plumber

The Plea of the Pine Ring Thieves for Their
Pal-They Want to Elect Him to Continue
Their Plumber.
Especial Correspondence st. Paul Globe
BRowN's VALLEY, Traverse Co., Oct. 8.
EDITOR ST. Paul GIG pa:4Thunderine
Gordon's forty-six page pamphlet signed
by Gilman is before me, in which he eulog
ICES Knute Nelson.
From beginning to end of this long
winded campaign document written by
this shyster lawyer who was dis
charged from the U. S. land of
flee at st. Cloud for stealing about
ten hundred thousand dollars worth OF
pine land and was absolutely Kicked out f I
highway robbery, and signed by Gilman
for crooaedness, he endea~ors to convince
the voters in the fifth district how Nelson
secured The regular nomination in tent.
A man hke.. Gordon, who is disgrace to
the Republican party and e representative
of the Fine land ring is indeed fit charac-
ter to writeup Nelson's record as their
candidsse. Gordon was put into the land
office by the pine land ring
for purpose, and unfortunately
was NIT removed until he had stolen
enough to make himself rich. He appeals
to the voters to vote for Nelson because he
went Through the late war and served as
brave soldier entering the list as ''high
private" From Gordon's report of Nelson
as brave and intelligent soldier, who
serveG four years in the army, one would
naturally suppose he would have come out
a aasVor general, bzst it seems he was mus
tered out as s'high private"
After returning to Wisconsin it seems
Mr.. Nelson attempted the practice of law,
and finally attempted to figure in politics,
and failing in bothihe desired to give up
the practice of Law, and moved to Alexan-
dris, so Gordon says, and ''took a home
stead.'
Mr.. Gordon tells the truth when he says
he seok a homestead, for he did from poe,
old man Kilboarn and turned the old man
out in the world poor and penniiess,
and Nelson still lives on this
homestead he ''took." The voters of Treav-
erse county will vote for Mr.. Nelson to stay
at home. Perhaps Mr.. Gordon does not
know that the voters of this county are ae-
qua;nted with the character of Pine Load
Thssres who are to-day Nelson's hackers
and supporters.
II. L. Gordon al ex-U. S. Land ficer.
Tom Presnell an ex-U. S. Land officer,
of Duluth, fred eat for crookedness in his
Office.
c. A. Gilman, an ex-Uuited States land
officer of the 81. Cloud land office, who
fixed matters int}is office once in a hurry
and resigned thelnext day.
L. K. Aaker, Of Douglas county, is also
an exEUnited States land officer.
John Cromb, sof Crookston, is nowsin
the United States land office with Paul
Sletton. Mr.. Sletton is not holding thepo-
sitiOn because he is qualified to
fill it, for it canllss proven that he dare not,
and has not at any time since he has held
this official position, written letter, or
made single report to Washington. These
are the pine land ringsters supporting
Knute Nelson.
Gordon stated publicly, and it was pub
lished IN the p. P.,July 18th, that if 'sNel-
son did not have money enough to run the
campaign with, he would open his barrel"
Perhaps Gordon wants the "ring'' candi-
date elected, so he can help steal the re-
naming ten million dollars worth of pine
land. On page nine he says in his little
pamphlet: well ,dcne, thou good and
faithful Little Norwegian Go up to coz
gress and look after eur interests there.'
GBB.