Daily globe., 1882-09-28
And Render His Decision in the Case
To-Day.

To-Day.
And I will take the matter under ad-
visement."
With these words Gov. Hubbard at 1:10
yesterday P. m. announced the close of the
public discussion upon the subject of the
creation of election precincts in the unor-
ganized counties of Cass and Itasca
The hearing as on the day previous took
place IN the governors room. The personnel
of those in attendance embraced in addi-
tion to those present on the first day, Hon.
w. W. Billson of Duluth, candidate for the
state senate in the legislative district to
which the two counties named belong,
and ". W. Hartley, Esq, of Brainerd, with
large business interests in the coanties, and
therefore a strong advocate of the
creation of the districts as
asked for. For the opposite
only H. L. Gordon appearing, his coat tail
appendage, G. A. Gilman, of st. Cloud
who gave him such Jealous and unpreiu-
diced {? assistance on the first day being
absent.
III DO'A-'I-7o OShNhENOED'
Though the adjournment of the day be-
fore was to a. m. yesterday, it was $50
when Gov. Hubbard announced that I'VE
will now proceed with the matter in hand"
With the announcement, Hon. W. W.
Billson, stepping to the center of the room
and addressing the governor, expressed his
warm thanks at the adjournment OF the
day before to give him an opportunity to
be heard. The first intimation he had that
such hearing as now in progress was to
be had was on Monday, and fearing that
the real merits of the question might
be Overslaughed in its consid-
Grafton from its sole bearing
to the congressional canvass, had
been his reason for asking to be heard
The question of giving the people of the
counties named an opportunity to exercise
the franchise, was no new thing. 1t had been
considered for months by the people of
contiguous counties, who generally under
stood that there was now large voting
population there which had never
been brought out owing to the
great distance between the two
polling places heretofore established. The
people were now more deeply interested
in having convenient polling places estab-
ished than ever before, from the fact that
matters vitality affecting the future settle
ment and development of the counties were
TO be brought up and passed upon at the
coming session of the legislature.
Speaking of the legal propositions
invol7ed Mr.. Billson said they were very
simple. 1t became the duty of the COVER
nor upon the presentation of petitions
signed by ten or more legal voters to fix
the districts. The law was generous in its
terms and was made so intendedly. that
citizens In unOrganized counties might be
given an early opportunity to exercise the
franchise. It was nonsense to talk about
the establishing of such precincts opening
the door to fraud, as had been heard from
the other side. The law threw the same
safeguards around the ballot box in such
districts as it did in others. The only
thing to be considered was whether there
were ten legal voters in each of the dis
tricts asked for, and, if so, establish the
districts, and leave the people to protect
their rights IN the premises, just
the same as was done elsewhere. In Itasca
there was not single polling place, but
for twelve years it had been accorded a
delegate in all state and district conven-
tions. At the time of my nomination to
the state senate IL years ago, the nomina-
ton turned upon the vote of Itasca. and
yet now, after years of growth.
1t is proposed to refuse
her people suffrage. T ne village OF
Grand Rapids is one of the oldest in that
part of the state, and its business men
are well known to the wholesale men OF
st. Paul. 1t is also we'll known to people
familiar with the locality that there are
many good farms in that vicinity already
and that others are being opened up. The
vote OF the humblest citizen of these
counties IS entitled to the protection OF
the Law, and it is the duty of your excel
lency IL this case to grant the prayers Of
the petitioners, and give them an opportu.
nifty to be heard, especially in the legisla-
tive halls of the state, where most weighty
matters affecting their interests are TO bt
acted upon.
THE AFFIDAvIN.
Col. Johnson following, said he wished
to withdraw the qualification he made YES
terday as to the Winnebagoshisb petition
He had labcred. under mistake in sup
posing the petition was signed by Capt
Wanser, in charge of the governmen
works, whose family resided in St. Paul
when in fact the signer wa
his brother who resided with his family a
the lake, and had for nearly year pas
We then called for the presentation of tn