Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-07-05
delegates had cast q vote. Mr.. Doug

delegates had cast avote. Mr.. Doug
las has served SO acceptably in his
two years incumbency Of the office
OF attorney general that there has
never been a thought Of any other
candidate. Chief Justice Start and
Judge Collins were renominated out
Of respect to the unwritten law which
holds a just and upright Judge to the
bench as long as he retains his judg-
ment and vitality.
The Republican state ticket is a
strong one and the platform is no
less strong. 1t places the party
sguarely upon record Oh every vital
issue, points to the long and proud
record of successful administrations
before the ragweed of Popujism had
taken root in the state, pledges the
party and candidates to the faithful
discharge of public duty and the
practice of the most rigid economy
consistent with a proper administra-
ton of the affairs of the state. 1t
recognizes the rights of labor and
capital alike, and places the Demo-
cratic party on the defensive in re-
gard. to, it's. attitude as to trusts. It
indorses Senator Nelson for re-elec.
ton, unreservedly firms the nation
al platform and in passing arraigns
the state administration for it's fail
ure to accomplish any reform or i'm:
provement in the administration of
public affairs. 49,.
The Republican nominees for the
railroad and warehouse commission
are all one could desire. A farmer, a
practical railroad man and a lawyer
will constitute the next commission.
This, as every one must admit, is ex-
actly what the commission requires.
Mr.. Staples has been so long and so
prominently identified with every leg
islative movement to promote and
protect the interests of the agricultu-
raj classes in the matter of railroad
transportation, that it was expected
and predicted that the railroads would
oppose his nomination and possibly
accomplish his defeat. His name has
been in the mouth of every farmer in
the state for dozen years as their
most ardent and successful champion
in and out of the legislature. The
farmers will not have to be told be-
cause, they will know, that every in
terest of theirs will be safely guarded
with Mr.. Staples on the commission.
Joseph G.. Miller is practical rail-
road man, familiar with every detail
of the railroad business, from con-
struction to transportation and has
worked in nearly every branch of the
business. He had the absolute unan-
imous Endorsement of every labor or
ganization in the state and represen-
tatives from every trades assembly
and labor union were at the conven-
ton demanding his nomination. They
pledged themselves to the last man to
stand by him and will give him thou
sands of votes more than they would
have given any other candidate. Judge
Ira B. Mills is a specialist in his pro-
fession upon legal points likely to be
raised in connection with the work of
the commission. To have made up
commission without lawyer in it's
membership would have imposed up
on the state the necessity of employ
ing counsel for the commission at
cost that would have amounted to
more than the salary of one of the
for the legal work in
with the commission is
outside the province of the attorney
general. Judge Mills has sat upon
the bench as we'll as in the commits
sion, and is thoroughly informed up
on every point of law likely to be
raised before the commission. So
sound is his Judgment and so thor
ough are his methods of dealing with
questions of law raised before the
commission that there is no case on
record where his judgment has been
overruled by a court of appeals in
cases acted upon during his incum-
bency of the Office, He represents
the great Red River Valley, whose in
terests are more directly touched in
matters of transportation than any
other section of the state and the fact
that he was candidate of that Sec
ton is evidence that the people had
confidence in him and wanted him.
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