Daily globe., 1882-09-27

~
y settlement, men withtheir families Ell
~ gagged in legitimate business pursuit
having good and cnfortable homes,
ir number of whom he roceeded to nam
describing the length residence, natur
4 of business, etc.
j, In answer to the gqernor Mr.. Hartle
- said the soil was sandythe timber princ
pally aspen with someyhite oak. As fin
vegetables were raisedas he ever saw. @
which he had bought hndreds and hun
{. reds of bushels He hould think ther
we re from 300 to 500 atual white resident
Will in radius of ten niles of Grand Rapid
with probably from fft to seventy-five In
dians. The character q the residents fo
business integrity and general probity wa
the equal of that of an other section O
the state. al I'd much betsr than some othe
portions of TIE Fifth dis srict.
Afr. Hartley then folloFed the governor
through the names of he different peti
tions poin ting ont those whom he knew OF
his own knowledge to be esidents, describ-
ing their business, etc. and designating
enough in ali the distriss asked for, ex-
cept perhaps Winnebigshish, to Justify
the granting Of the prayes:
In concluding his stteines,ts as to
the several petitions Ms, Hartley
said that he had poken to but
one in the two counties irlrefereieee to the
pending political contestant that he did
| not come here in the intGest of Kindred
or Nelson, but simply In the interest of
the actual residents of the counties. a
| number of whom had vtitten him with
reference to the matter. sstI with whors he
had been identified by actkal residence at
one time, and still was by large business
interests, amounting to many thousand
dollars yearly. He knew hem to be bona
tide residents and entitled Ito the exercise
Of the right they asked for and he did not
wish to see them defraudG as was nro-
posed,
Later on Mr.. Hartley clilched his state
ment by saying that he stood ready to
make affidavit that more thin the number
required by law attached to each petition.
except perhaps as to Winnebagoshish, were
actual residents, and to suffer the conse-
quences if he made false statement.
Mr.. Hartley was frequently interrupted
and cross-examined by Gorlon and Gil
man as to his knowledge of certain parties
to the petition, and to his knowledge of
certain localities, but the general force of
his statements, and especially the clincher
as to his willingness to make affidavit as
stated, was not weakened.
The only other statement during the
afternoon was by Geo. A. Nells. of ST.
Paul, timber examiner for the Northern
Pacific railroad, who briefly se-,;4;os and
knowledge of the different ~ nar+;o,
confirmed Mr.. Hartley in n,.yet sefe at Grand
Rapids, fn mentioning by name several
farmers, and giving it as
his opinion, that there were at least $50
residents in that immediate vicinity.
The question of further proceedings
then came up, when Col, Johnson said that
when he left Brainerd he had no idea that
such a hearing as that now undertaken
was to be had, but as it had commenced,
he did not desire any postponment, and if
the other side had any affidavits or facts
to refute the statements of the petitioners,
they might as well be heard now as any
time
Gordon-We have the defense When
the affirmative are stronger with their
case we will present ours.
Col. Johnson argued that the opposite
was the position of the two parties
to the controversy. The citizens of
the respective localities covered
the privilege of exercising the franchise,
alleging by their signatures that they
were bona fde settlers, and entitled under
the law to such right, thus throwing the
burden of proof upon those who came
in here to deny them that right.
laundering Gordon proceeded in his
usual loud and windy style to argue the
opposite, claiming the governor must
know of his own knowledge the petition
ers were actual residents. No such proof
had been furnished, the names of the
petitioners not even being certified to as
correct, an omission that disqualified the
petition as evidence before any legal tri
bunal.
He was proceeding in this strain, when
the governor interrupted by saying he
would bring this point down to focus.
The law does not require an affidayitto ac-
company such petitions. The positions
were presented by a respectable gentle
man, who said the signatures were those
Of bona fide citizens. In my opinion. un-
der these circumstances the bur
den of proof rests upon those who seek
to have the prayers of the petitioners de-
MED.
This assertion focused the argument of
Gordon to the little end of nothing. and it
was dropped.
Mr.. Holmes then suggested that as Mr.. |
Billson, an interested party, had request |
ed to be heard, that the further hearing be-
postponed until to-day, and no objection |
being made, the governor so adjourned it
until o'clock this morning.
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
New York to Retain the Secretaryship At