Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-03
ANOTHER VIEW.
The Kindred Men In Stevens County Como
Back at the Scandinavian Gang Lively.

The Kindred Men In Stevens County Como
Back at the Scandinavian Gang Lively.
NORRIS, June ga recent communication
signed by Henry Foss and some eleven others,
regarding the political doings in Stevens
county prior to and at our late convention,
demands reply, for the reason that your many
readers might have been misled into accepting
the article as truthful and unbiased state
ment OF facts from the formidable array of
signatures attached. We must confess to
being at a loss how 10 account for some OF the
names that are signed to that article, appear
ing there, and think the parties referred to
must have attached their signatures without
knowing what they were endorsing. So
many false statements are made that we cannot
in justice to ourselves permit the article to 60
uncontradicted.
The men endorsing that article are for the
most part chronic office seekers and defunct
office holders DIETER known here as the old
court house rlpg,) who are pandering to the
scandinavian taste for the purpose OF advanc-
ing their own aims politically. IL is a recog-
nlzed fact here that the paramount considera-
ton with all scandinavians is nationality; TO
such an extreme, indeed, is this clannish spirit
carried that the Democrats of Stevens county,
who are largely in the majority, have only to
nominate Scandinavian and his election is
assured AT our last election the Republican
nominee for sheriff, man above reproach,
received but two votes in the town OF Franz
ness, which is settled exclusively by ScandIna-
VANS, while his opponent Scandinavian
Democrat, received upwards OF sixty votes.
Framness. it must he remembered, is settled
almost exclusively by Nelson's country
men. MIR. Stone, OF this county,
nominated in convention by Knute Nelson,
was most ruthlessly slaughtered by Nelson's
friends, and was offered up as victim to the
god OF nationality. This is the policy which
those men uphold, not from any love, but from
the dread OF receiving in the future the treach-
erons thrust OF the avenging poniard. This
is the policy which has Disguised all genuine
Republicans, and against which, as men Of
principle, they are now bold enough to CON-
bat. Nelson himself up to the Saturday be-
fore the village caucus, when he had CONVEX
satlon with Mr.. Stone, of the VERY cOnfiden-
tial order, believed that Stone and all his
friends would work against him for his treach-
erous conduct in the Brown canvass; and the
inducement which has been offered and which
led Stone and q few OF his friends to yield Nell
son their support will probably remain for
ever buried (among the arcana of the canvass)
"a marvel and q secret"
The first town caucus held in this county
was held In Swan Lake township, and Kin
dred delegates properly elected. Three days
thereafter one Ames, OF Douglas county, an
intimate friend ana former law partner of
Nelson's, drove out to that town and called
another caucus. The same game was played
in the towns Of Horton and Hodges, aud Mel
sons friends in the town OF DOnnelly held
| caucus for two hours, refusing to allow vote
to be counted after it was taken, threatening
bodily violence to any one who attempted 1t.
In the town of Scott where the entire com.
munitY, excepting some five or six Scandina-
VANS, was favorable to Kindred, few un-
prlncipled agents from Morris lied by
signer OF the previously mentioned
an hour before the time desig-
mated by the call and issued Nelson credentials.
This and much more was all known to Foss
and the others, and yet they have the brazen
effrontery to charge Mr. Kindred friends with
the preparation OF frauds and with BULLDOG
ing. The chairman of the county committee,
an avowed Nelson partisan, was compelled to
admit orenlyin the convention that there had
"been skullduggery on both sides,' yet he too
with FOss and the others) now has tie incon-
sistency to deny any fraud in putting up Gre
deDtials or the many other like tricks they
charge to Kindred friends. SO far as the re-
peated kilograms to the Sixth ward in st. Paul
are concerned, we only know that it was cur
rently reported that the Nelson men had
telegraphed to party there and upon his
arrival here, a credit Of one hundred dollars
in goods was offered by prominent Nelson
supporter. III all the true inwardness and
crOOkedness of the work done in Stevens
county were brought to the light, it would
place Mr.. Nelson'and his friends in very un-
enviablc position. We will not dwell upon
the unparalleled rulings of Sutherland In the
caucus or Stone in the convention, full and
correct accounts having been heretofore
published in the st. Paul dsilies. 1t Is suffi-
Gent to say that Nelson's orders were carried
out. He instructed his henchmen as follows
Arvtxr hi SnIl -
II you can't carry it, run In Dem ocrats; IL you
can't carry it with them, bolt" These orders
were delivered in the Central house, Morris,
and he even went SO far as to ask to be tele-
graphed, "My wife is sick" in the event
OF the county being carried against him.
AS to the claim that Nelson's friends had
made no effort to have their unblushing and
false statements published, prior to the publi-
cation of the article referred to, is not true:
they tried it, but reputable journals declined
with thanks. Contrast the dignifed action
of Mr.. Kindred in this canvass with that of
Mr.. Nelson, who is one day in Morris fixing
up caucuses, the next at Mendada organizing
a disreputable bolt in Traverse county, and
threatening through his friends to split the
party in twain if he is not nominated. 1t is
palpable to every intelligent voter that Mel
son. feeling confident that as an independent
he can draw off the Scandinavian vote from
the regular nominee is even now preparing TO
bolt at Detroit.
There are, however, enough true Republi-
cans In this Fifth district to emancipate the
party from the thralldom of lone man" rule
and all kinds of "bossisms,' and when the
ides OF November come the old court house
ring here and the wOuld-be scandinavian ring
OF the district, will realize their DOWNFALL
However, this may be all Kindred men here
regret, that the fair name of this community,
which is an exceptionally law abiding one,
has been blemiSbed by the publicity given To
the high-handed proceedings Of the Nelson
clique in the recent convention in this county.
A. w. Mars G E. Richardson
X. Z. Mars Charles Comstock
DIR. j. K. Freeman C.. w. Sutton
j. w. Leonard II. F. Peters
w. j. Murray III. II. Wells
Paul p. Boyden G. L. Brown
r. w Papdon Andx, d Tobc,nc