Daily globe., 1882-09-28

the government dam at Lake Winnebago-
shish, Cass county, Mimi, and came direct
to the city of Minneapolis by the way of
Aitkin. That deponent had next prior to
said time been temporarily employed at
said Lake Winnebagoshish for two months,
and that there is not one bona fide civil
lied resident residing thereat; that there
are no persons residing at said place
by the name of j. A. McNal, P. G.
Donnelly, P. G. Putnam, Michael Fitzger
aid, James Mccarthy, VIM. Crook, 10
Grant, James Fl. O'Brien Or Jos. Coleman.
That Peter Mcdonald resides at Aitkin
and L. Mulligan resides part of the time
at Aitkin, and part of the time at Mime
apolis, but is not resident Of said region
of Lake Winnebagoshish. That A. Wanser
is not a resident of said region, but is
temporarily there in charge of the govern
ment works upon which many Indians are
| employed. That this deponent heard
said Wanser say repeatedly within TIE
past month, while under the infu-
ence of liquor, that he, said Wanser, was
going to elect G. F. Kindred to congress;
that said Kindred had lots of stamps, and
that they were going to have an election
at Winnebagoshish, and all the boys could
get So apiece if they would vote, and that
the Indians in that region were as much
citizens as anybody, and had right to
vote, and that he would 'be damned if he
didn't vote the whole band for G. f. Kin
dred." Deponent further says that all of
the white men employed on said dam re-
side outside of Cass county, and that some
OF them claim or pretend to be bona fide
residents of the region at or about Lake
W1nnebagoshish JAMES MURFHY.
Sworn to Sept. 25, before Eugene A. Ar
mold, Notary Public.
The others were by E. Barrows, Minaea-
polls, scaler of logs, as to which were the
seven endorsements as above; and H. n.
DeLaittre. of the same general tenor as
that by L. D. Day.
The reading was frequently interrupted
by Hartley and, Others, representing the
petitioners, disputing some Of the state
ments made, and quite heated discus
sions would ensue. At one interruption
Mr.. ". W. Hartley, to emphasize the unre-
liability OF the statements and affidavits
introduced by Mr.. Gordon, said that Mr..
Cook, who was produced Tuesday. told him
Hartley later in the day that he signed
Gordon's affidavit without knowing what
there was in it; that he signed it to accom-
modate Gordon, and that he was sorry he
did it. Gordon pronounced this assertion
false, and stated that Cook told him that
one of the Hartleys had been pumping
him. and to get rid OF him he had given
him little soft soap, but that if he Hart
ley) undertook to say he had gone
back on any of his
statements he Hartley was a ID liar.
This created buzz of excitement, and the
governor promptly called Gordon to order,
and reminded him that this was no place
for such language, Mr.. Gordon explained
the language was not hi ;, and finally ac-
knowledged he ought nos to have repeated
it.
There were sother exciting incidents,
but on no other occasion was the PROPOSE
ton entirely lost sight Of.
MORE ARGUMENTS.
Commenting upon his affidavits claimed
that all were made by men of character
and were unimpeachable, and that many
men of the same sort could have been pro-
cured had there been, time and made to give
a plea for the rejection ofsthe petitions
Col. Johnson IN answer called attention
to the fact that Mr.. Kindred was not repre-
sented by counsel in this controversy, but
simply by few friends. who could not if
they would, meet the sl1illfuf arguments of
Mr.. Gordon, whose laundering tones we're
known all over the state. Nor do we
think it necessary for we have the right
! IN sid nd 01l ~
and sophistry of the most cunning lawyer
| cannot obscure the one point in issue-the
simple question as to whether there are
the requisite number of voters in the pre-
cincts sought to be established to
meet the requirements Of the law. As to
Itasca, the point had been conceded by the
friends of Nelson in admitting to the nom
mating convention, before the split took
place, the delegate from that county,
though known to be a Kindred man. and
who if the break had not occurred. would
have had the dividing vote. In view of
this the action here at this time was the
most remarkable ever coming under his
observation.
KNOCKING THE AFFIDAvITs.
At this point the friends of the petition
ers introduced two witnesses to sustain the
claims for the creation of the
precincts, and to refute the
| assertions in the affidavits.
The first was D. NJ. Clough, of the Ium-
Der firm of Clough Bros, Minneapolis. Mr..
Clough said he had logged ON the Pine
river for the last six years, hauling from
fifteen to twenty million feet yearly.
He superintended the business, spend
ing more than half his time
there, and L know the people
thoroughly. As to the men making these
affidavits, I have never seen them tn ere.
They are numbering in another section en-
tirely, and do not know of what they are
testifying. 1 know personally six fami-
lies located at Nicholson, who have had
/ children born to them since living there.
! There is Al. Kimball, Geo,
Jenkins, A. G. Gould, L. n.
Lowell, H. Davis, and Others if I could
recall their names. Without doubt there
are thirty men in the proposed pricincts
the year round, men who have no other
! homes t have in nv ep1plov eiOht or