Daily globe., 1882-10-05
APPEAL FOR KNUTY.

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. 3.
EDITOR ST. PAUL laundering
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. IS. land Of
fee at st. Cloud for stealing about
ten hundred thousand dollars worth OF
pine land and was absolutely kicked out fo1
highway robbery, and signed by Gilman
who was also fired out of the same Office
for crookedness, he endeavors to convince
the voters in the fifth district how Nelson
secured the regular nomination in tent.
A man ike: Gordon, who is disgrace to
the Republican party and a representative
of the pine land ring is indeed fit charac-
ter to writelup Nelson's record as their
candidate. Gordon was put into the land
Office by the pine land ring
for purpose, and unfortunately
was not 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 a ''high
private" From Gordon's report of Nelson
as a brave and intelligent soldier, who
served four years in the army, one would
naturally suppose he would have come out
a major general, but it seems he was mus
tered out as ''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 both he desired to give up
the practice of law, and moved to Alexan-
dria, so Gordon says, and ''took home
stead"
Mr.. Gordon tells the truth when he says
he took homestead, for he did from poor
old man Kilbourn and turned the old man
out in the world poor and penniless,
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 &C
quainted with the character of Pine Land
Thieves who are to-day Nelson's hackers
and supporters.
II. L. Gordon an ex-U. S. Land officer.
Tom Presnell an ex-U. S. Land officer,
Of ,J,,fI ont co.. ~, I;
Office
G. A. Gilman, an ex-Uuited States land
officer of the St. Cloud land office, who
fixed matters in his Office once in a hurry
and resigned the next day.
L. K. Aaker, of Douglas county, is also
an x-United States land officer.
John Cromb, of Crookston, is now in
the United States land Office with Paul
Sletton. Mr.. Sletton is not holding the po-
sition because he is qualified to
fill it, for it can be proven that ne dare not,
and has not at any time since he has held
this official position, written a letter, or
made single report to Washington. These
are the pine land ringsters supporting
Knute Nelson.
Gordon stated publicly, and it was pub
hshed in the P. p. July 18th, that if ''Nel-
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: SWELL done, thou good and
faithful Little Norwegian Go up to con-
gress and look after our interests there"
G. B. r.