The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1891-07-16
Mcdonald VS.. keller.

The Times of Tuesday has bitter at
tack upon Senator Keller, and underlying
it there is doubtless the old feud which
has existed for long time. Mcdonald
does not like Keller-Keller does not like
Mcdonald. The Times never permits an
opportunity to roast Keller pass by un-
improved. The Times says:
1t is true, as reported by the Chairman
of the Commission, that Coy. Merriam
stated that Senator Keller and Represen-
atlves Capser and Linneman urged him
to order the investigation; but Keller
swears that he don't know anything
about it" and never heard OF it until a
week or ten days ago. As between the
Governor and Keller, we prefer TO believe
Mr.. Merriam. Messrs Capser and Lin
neman testified as to their visit to the
the talking" but say that they were
urging an investigation as to Schaps' in
sanity, in order to get him released from
the asylum. As will be observed, ques-
tiou of veracity between the Governor
and our members has arisen. Who is
telling the truth?
Our own opinionis that Gov. Merriam
did not order this Investigation upon
Schaps' affidavit alone. We believe that
he acted in good faith, upon the strength
representations or petitions presented
to him. Who. then, was engaged in this
scheme, which seems to be the real and
only conspiracy" in this whole matter?
Injustice to himself, Gov. Merriam should
explain the circumstances which led him
to order the investigation.
Meantime, Judge Bruener might rest
well satisfied in the fact of his complete
vindicltion from each and every one OF
the charges against him, wereit not that
he, as an honest, upright and faithful Of
fcer, keenly feels the fact that. charges
should be entertained at all. and especial
ly upon the affidavit of person of un.
sound mind. Senator Keller sconnection
with the Bruener investigation is any
thing but creditable to him. 1t is very
evident that he at first intended to avoid
going before the commission, and it was
reported that he had skipped out for
Winnipeg" This is mistake. He only
got as far as Grand Forks There he
learned that Representatives Capser and
Linneman had stood their ground, and
testified that when they were before the
Governor keller did most of the talk
ing" Mr.. L. said that Keller told Gov
Merriam that Schaps "had a hard set to
deal with" fmeaning Kulzer, Diedrich.
Lehner and others). Keller appears on
the stand and swears that he didn't know
anything about the investigation; that
he never heard oft until a week ago Sat-
urday, etc. He also denied remembering
a conversation he.had with Judge Brue-
ner, in which he told the Judge that he
had been to the Governor and told him
that the charges were all popecock. =
Intact. Keller didn' remember ANYTHING.
The past was all blank to him. II
asked, he would probably have denied
knowing that there was session of the
legislature last winter.
The Times inclines to think that Sena-
tor Keller has NOT forgotten halfas much
as he pretepds to; that he knows more
than he has seen fit to tell; that the Gov
ernor told the truth when he wrote that
Keller was one Of the parties who urged
the investigation, and that the Rose
bud Senator" has made very bad ey-
l1ibif;ou al himself