St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-06
HIS RAILROAD RECORD.


HIS RAILROAD RECORD.
Explosion of the story by Which
Lovely Captured the knights of
Labor at Winona.
When Lovely was making his canvass to
secure delegates to the congressional con-
vention at Kasson he laid great stress
with the laboring men and farmers-upon
the valuable service he had rendered the
people by his numerous fights against the
railroads, and the vast sums of money he
had recovered for his clients in the way of
damages. His particular object was to I'M
press his hearers with the idea that he had
the interests of the people at heart; that he
made the fight against the rail-
roads on principles; that his clients received
the benefit of the amounts recovered, and
that his service was rendered through the
most disintereSted motives. Lovely worked
this idea with conspicuous success in
Winona among the Knights of Labor, and
this fact, more than any other, was respon-
sible for his securing the delegates from
that county. Now, Mr.. Lovely has ap-
peared as attorney in a number of suits
is true. and has secured number of ver-
diets against them. But this has never been
looked upon by the people here as labor
of love on the part of Mr.. Lovely, nor has
it been the prevalent impression that he
cared particularly about the rights or
wrongs Of
THE LABoRING MEN.
His neighbors have always labored under
the belief that Mr.. Lovely was looking out
solely for No. 1; that he took all the cases
or most of them-on shares; and that for
his services. he received large proportion
of the amounts of damages recovered.
How this particularly benefited his clients
or entitled Mr.. Lovely to claim the honor
of being the unselfish champion of the
laboring men it is very hard to comprehend.
He was working solely for what he could
make out of it himself. In what way does
he deserve any honor or special credit? The
records of the court of Albert Lea show that
Lovely. or Lovely & Morgan, have appeared
as attorneys in the following railroad suits,
and the amounts of the judgments recev-
cred are as specified. Those marked with an
asterisk (~) are personal injury suits. The
dates are also given, and the name of the
railroad against which the suit was
brought:
*Frank S. Hardy VS.. Minneapolis & st.
Louis railway, March 10, 1886, $95.O4; *B. G.
Tierney VS.. Minneapolis u ST. Louis and Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern railway,
July 10, 1884, $40, 1853; D. A. aud NJ. E. Getz
vs. Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern,
June 80, 1884, S347.42; Sired G.. Herrick VS..
Minneapolis st. Louis May IL, 1884, 81, 085. 81:
*John j. Green VS.. Minneapolis & st. Louis,
Dec. Is, 1888, S6,355.95; *David c. Perry VS..
Minneapolis & St. Louis, March II, 1882,
S3,094.15; School District rs VS.. Minneapolis &
st. Louis, March l, 1882, 2.93; J. G. Sibel-
rud vs.. Minneapolis & st. Louis, Sept.g Is.
1881, S6S9.15; *William Freeman vs. Minneap-
oils & st. Louis, Sept. 6, 1881, 81, ISL. 40; Ell
lery Isaacson vs. Minneapolis & st. Louis,
July 81, 1880. S345.95; Charles Beckford VS..
Minneapolis & st. Louis, March Is. 1879,
SS64.54; Harris Peck VS.. Burlington, Cedar
Rapids & Northern, Oct. 20, 1888, S340.96;
James Lang VS.. Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern, July Is, 1882, S19s.75; Sarah NJ.
Sturman VS.. Chicago, Milwaukee g. st. Paul,
Dec. 16, 1886, S5,3S0.50; %William Clark VS..
Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul Feb. 20, 1888,
81 ,O66.03; sole H. See vs. Minneapolis & st.
Louis, Dec. 8, 1855, S275; Giles Bros. VS.. Min
neapolis & st. Louis, Nov. 20, 1885, $3.50; z.
Iverson vs.. Chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Paul,
Dec. 3, 1855, $3.50.
WAS 1T ON SHARES?
In all personal injury cases it was I'M
derstood by the people of Freedom county,
and so talked on the streets-and never de-
MED by Lovely or his friends
that he had taken these cases on shares,
generally one-half. Since the Tierney
Judgment was paid it has been developed
that Tierney's brother made contract, be-
fore the suit was commenced, with Lovely
& Morgan, that they should have only so
per cent. of the amount collected. That is
has fhar rn1 fD
be incorrect. 1t came to be so understood
by jurors and was discussed in the jury
room in the Tierney case it is asserted On
the authority of one OF the jurors himself
These cases are on record at Albert Lea,
and Lovely's nelghbors understand that he
appeared in all of them on shares-neyer
less than One-half, except in the instance
noted. If this impression is wrong Mr..
Lovely can have the use of the columns of
the GLOBE to make denial. But. in order
to satisfy the voters, he must give particu-
lars in each instance and tell just what
amount of money he did receive and on
what terms he took charge of the cases
He cannot pose as the champion of the
people and the laboring men as against the
unless he can show that his services
were rendered with no sOrdid motive. but
solely in the interests of the people
An attorney who takes case against a.
railroad company with the distinct under
that he shall receive at least half
the amount recovered, is not looked upon in
the Northwest as establishing his title to be
known as conspicuous enemy of the rail-
roads or generous, disinterested friend of
the people. The labOring men and the far
merS won't be likely to take much stock in
such gauZy story. Mr.. Lovely now has
the
CHANCE TO EXPLAIN
his connection with these Freedom county
railroad cases. 1t is probable that the
Knights of Labor in Winona, whom he de
ceived, would also be glad to hear from him.
At one time an effort was made by the
friends of Lovely to impress upon the
farmers and working classes that Judge
Wilson was being backed in his candidacy
by the railroads and corporations; that he
was the representative of the rich, and
would not take proper interest In the af-
fairs and needs of the poor. As the records
of the two candidates are brought to light
the fact is made apparent that Lovely is
the candidate of the railroads and CORPORA
tions, and that Judge Wilson is
meeting with the determined OBJ
position of these elements because
of his bitter fights against them in a long
both in public and private life. It
is known to most people who have given
the subject any attention that Lovely is the
candidate OF the Milwaukee & st. Paul
and is being backed by that cor
poration. Almost every conductor and
every employe Oh the line of the Southern
Minnesota and the Milwaukee & st. PAM
in the First district are
SUPPORTING LOVELY
and doing everything possible to advance
his candidacy. Mr.. Lovely is also being
backed by the La Crosse wheat ring. headed
by Hyde q Corgill, whose interference IN
the affairs of the district Is plainly percepti-
bic. immediately after Lovely's nomina.
ton he went to La Crosse and held a con-
with the Chicago. Milwaukee, A.