Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-02-22
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DISTRIBUTING OFFICES:
While attending the peoples party
meeting at Minneapolis last week the
editor had the pleasure of making the
acquaintance of a number of active
workers from all parts of the state.
Among others we fell in with Mr.. D.
o. Westman, of Wheaton. In CONVEX
sation with this gentleman he referred
to a remarkable circular letter, or
letters, which he had received from j.
c. Hanley, secretary of the y. A. &
I. u, at St. Paul. He drew from his
pocket an envelope which contained
three circular letters. On our becom-
ing interested in the perusal of the
same, Mr.. Westman gave us permis-
sion to keep the letters and use them
as we saw fit. The most remarkable
OF these letters we reproduce below:
Office of j. G. Hanley, National Or
ganizer, State Secretary and Bust
ness Agent OF the F. A. &. I. u,
4OO-4O1, Baltimore Blk.
EXECUTIVE BOARD: L. G.. Long, II.
V. Poore, B. A. Swain, J. G..
Hanley, J. r. Campbell, Eric o.
son, G. II. Hopkins, E. A. Ruther-
ford, J. B. Dukes, A. G.. Barrett,
M. E. Johnson.
st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. /, 1898.
Mr.. D. o. Westman,
Wheaton, MINI. :" =
Dear sir:
At the National Farmers Alliance
and Industrial Union Convention held
at the State Capitol January 9th and
7th, at St. Paul, a committee was APP
pointed to secure list of "Represen-
tative Citizens of the Country Dis
tricts to represent their county or dis
trict upon the State Boards or State
Institutions which is now held by
representatives of the large cities.''
Your name was presented and en-
dorsed by the State Alliance, repre-
senting 40, 600 farmers, as a "Represen-
tative Citizen of your district.'' The
committee in charge desires to know if
you will accept such appointment from
the Governors hand or not? An
answer is requested inside of 10 days.
Please forward 81 90 with your appli-
cation for the ''particular Board or
institution you would care to serve
on. We wish to divide the 600 APP
pointments in such a shape that only
those who are candidates for said ap-
pointments will be considered. Fol-
lowing is a list of the Boards and In
stitutes upon which Country Districts
are not represented: State Elective
Positions, about II. salaries So, 500 to
S., 900 per aunum. Also would like an
agricultural representative in the
Legislature, from agricultural dis
tricts. This matter you will have to
deal with in your own locality and is
not the business of this committee. :.
State Appointive Positions, about
900, salaries from $50 to $500 per
month. State House Clerks, Boiler
Inspectors, State Military Staff, Hos
pitfalls for Insane: First Hospital, St.
Peter: Second Hospital, at Rochester;
Third Hospital, Fergus Falls: Mime
sofa Soldiers Home, Minnehaha Falls:
Hospital for Deaf, Dumb, Blind and
Feeble Minded, at Faribault: State
Law Librarian, State Capitol, State
Normal Schools, at Winona, St.
Cloud, Mankato and Moorhead; State
Public Schools for Dependent Chill
dren at Owatonna, State Prison at
Saltwater, State Reformatory at St.
Cloud, State Training School for
Boys and Girls Reform School) at
Red Wing.
Board of Auditors State Agricul-
tural Society, Board of Regents, State
University, State Board of Drainage
Commission, State Board Game and
Fish Commission. State Railroad
and Warehouse Commissioners, State
Capitol commissioners, State Dairy
and Food Commissioners, State Fair
Management, State Fish Hatchery,
Surveyor General of Logs and Lum-
Der, State Grain Inspectors, State Fire
Warden, etc. Above Boards and In
situations have few Country Represen-
tatives and NO FARMERS.
Select from these appointive officers,
Deputies, Assistants, Chief Clerks,
Superintendent, Guards, Stewards,
Nurses, Teachers, Inspectors, ETC.,