The Mankato free press., 1893-03-31
MR.. WEAVER'S CARD.

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the people. He would make out tha
whoever voted the Republican ticke
, is owned body and. breeches by the
FREE PRESS, simply because this
, paper, in the performance Of it's duty
to the party, is supporting the nomi
Dees of the Republican convention tC
the best of it's ability. Had any other
ticket, composed of good, consistent
Republicans, been nominated it would
have been no less loyal to the party in
its support Of the ticket. The pub
lished card of DR.. Andrews in last
nights FREE PRESS is sufficient ref
utation of the claim that he was put
forward by this paper or those con.
nected with it,
Mr.. Weavers card contains one or
more statements which are contra
dicted if not diSprOven by the eyi-
dence of others. He states, for eX-
ample, that his candidacy was con-
Quoted wholly by friends without con-
sulting him, and that he had no
knowledge of signatures secured to
published 10y the FREE PRESS" The
gentleman who drew up the petitions
informed the FREE PRESS that he
was hired Saturday morning by Mr..
Weaver to draw up the tpetitions to
himself asking himself to become a
nOnpartisan candidate for mayor. And
yet Mr.. Weaver says that he bad no
knowledge of it until he read it IN
Saturday evenings paper. The certi-
ficate was filed and the money was
paid in before the FREE PRESS was
printed or had ever referred to his
candidacy. Here is question of ver-
acity which we leave the public to
Judge of.
Mr.. Weaver further states that the
editor of this paper cOerced delegates
to vote against him in the Republican
convention by the threat of refusing
to support the ticket if Weaver was
nominated. We challenge Mr.. Weav-
er or any other man to name single
delegate who was coerced to vote for
DR.. Andrews or against Mr.. Weaver.
This statement, like many others in
the card, is utterly devoid of truth
and intended to create division in
the party.
This talk about the dictation of the
FREE PRESS is the sillieSt kind of
slush and is repeated for the purpose of
covering up, If possible, the traitor
Gus act whichMr. Weaver performed in
going into fair convention and then
bolting the action taken because he
could not run it to suit himself with
only ten of the thirty three delegates
under his control. Because he could
not rule the majority of the party
with a small minority he would tear
down the organizatio 1t is rule
or ruin act which we do not believe
the people of Mankato will endorse.
We propose to let the public know in
due time why Mr. Weaver is so an
xious to hold the Office of mayor at
this particular time.
A very curious circumstance con-
nected with Mr.. WeaverS campaign
is the fact that the saloon element,
those who were never known to work
if they could possible avoid it, and
the rag-tag and bob-tail generally,
flock SO eagerly and spontaneously
and naturally to his banner. This is
circumstance which business men
and property owners and all interest
ed in the city's welfare will view with
alarm. 1t has a significant meaning
which we leave to each man to inter-
pret for himself.
One thing more in this connection.
Mr.. Weaver last fall was given auth
ority to select policeman for service
upon the state fair grounds. OF all
the men whom he could have picked
out in Mankato he chose l, Thomas
Griff, the Champion lawn ''moar."
Were such an unfortunate chance to
occur THAI he should have the power
of selecting officers for this city, the
public might well have grave appre-
tensions for the good government of
the city and the safety of property.
We say this without limiting at any
thing at all derogatory to Mr.. Griff's
usefulness as police officer. 1t is
also generally understood that Mr..
Weaver, who seems to be possessed
with great admiration for this man,
was one of the leaders in getting uI
the parade last summer which added
to Mr.. Grlff's notoriety. Some people
may look upon these actiOnsas a man
Hesitation of good, sober judgment
such as should become the mayor OF
Mankato.
THE belief is growing that Senator