The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-29
properly presented no proper effort will be
spared to secure every just and legal ad-
vantage for the Orinoco company.
WHO IS L. D. WILLIAMS?
Who Assumes to Speak for "the
TeIegraphers' COmmittee?"

TeIegraphers' COmmittee!'
On par with the Holbrook letter,
aimed to line the United Commercial
travellers up against Gov. John Lind,
which proved such a horrible fiasco,is the
latest effort of the same conspirators, a
circular letter headed IAN Appeal to
Telegraphers," which is signed by IL.
d. Williams"
Who 81. D. Williams is is more than
the directory of St.Paul tells, and as it is
not dated, it is likely that the Repub-
lican state central committee were
afraid there might be an L. d. Williams
somewhere who would repudiate 1t, if
they happened to put the bogue petition
er in his town.
The circular is a fake. SO far as any
merit or weight or truth is concerned,
but 1t is printed herewith in full just
to show the kind of campaign rot the
Republicans rely on to catch few votes.
1t is as follows:
John Lind, the candidate for governor,
publicly and privately denounced teleg-
The following are the facts: In 1898,
John F. Kelly Ga telegrapher since 1853
but from 1857 to 1889 occupied the circuit
and supreme bench, and fol. while In
congress and the author of number
OF law books), was on the same ticket
with John Lind, for attorney general
ing, chairman of the Democratic state
committee, insigated by Tom O'Brien
Minnesota,s member of the national
other things, that Mr.. Kelly was noth-
ing but telegraph operator and should
be pulled off, John Lind ''ordered7
Otter Tail county. substituted "
On Oct. 1-3, 1898, John Lind came to
St: Paul, and for three days conferred
With with Mr.: Rosirg and the Democratic
leaders, especially Tom O'Brien, for the
purpose (amongst other things) of 'puI-
ing Off Kelly for the only reason that
ne was "a telegraph operator"-and
thereupon the newspapers on Oct 3, 1898,
stated something of interest tosthe tele-
graph attorney may come out of Lieut.
Llnd's three days conference with the
this evening: The. report from Oind
and the Democratic leaders, is that
John f. Kelly, the candidate for attor-
other man substituted Kelly was placed
on the fusion ticket as the representa-
tive OF the Populists, which the Demo-
crats accepted, but from that day to
THIS, the Democrats have not mentioned
hellys name in connection with their
ticket John Lind himself is the chief
obJector to Kelly's presence in the camp
nothing but telegraph operator =
shortly after this Mr.. Rosing, chairman
OF the Democratic state committee in
compliance with Mr.. Lind's orders. de-
manded of Mr.. Clark, chairman of the
Peoples Party state committee, that Kel-
~ TO be pulled off and DAILY substituted,
ROSinp
OF kelly's. good character learning and
ability. whereupon Rosing sent q. Austin
"a clerk under Lind's administration to
MI kelly's house, who suared to Mr.. Kel-
ly that he was sent by the Democratic
committee meaning Mr. Rosing) to de-
mand his resignation, and upon refusal.
said that the committee would force him
Off the ticket and attack him in the
newspapers as being nothing but a teie-
graph operator (using the manner ana
language Of contempt, thereupon Mr..
A hAelly opened the door and ordered him
out, with the expressive language which
he will not forget 49,
:. On Oct: H. 1898, John Lind made a pub
nc speech In Moorhead in which he Stat
ed that he recommended all the candt-
dates on the fusion ticket except one
and When asked whom he meant and
why ne replied that he meant Kelly,
the candidate for attorney general who
was nothing but a telegraph opera tor
The Democrats accompanying him Cespe
cially Tom O'Brien) made the same dec
laratlons in public and private Mr. Lind
and his Democrat companions made the
same declarations at Graceville and Her
man and at every opportunity through
out the state, and the Democratic state
committee (meaning Mr. Rosing) issued
inStructions to vote against Mr. Kelly
On Oct. 1S. 1888 the ST. Paul anG MIN
neapolis newspapers fiourished and o. rnt-
ed editoriially and otherwise this one
exception of John Ind & Co. and con-
t1nued 1t with f1endish satisfaction to
tnree Tee days days. after the elction:
is that If John Lind and his Democrat
raTag managers fs attacked { John F. Kelly on the
no telegrapher has any right to seek no
litical preferment with these people, who
should be denounced, condemned and ex-
terminated. Mr.. Kelly's good character
and recognized learning and ability was
and is established by authenticated rec
Qrds, and Lind Il Co. could have learned
this truth by applying to the st. Paul
Telegraph office or verifying the publish
eol, ed o credentials Hence it conc1usivelv
nominee on the same ticket with him
On the ground that he was a telegraph
operator they will assassinate any teie-
graph operator, and therefore they should
vote against him as a matter of self-pro-
lection.
BY order of the telegraphers' commit
tee, L. D. Williams
A number Of the telegraphers who have
received the circular are looking for VIII
hams, and at last reports the best clues
seemed to be leading them to the locality
of the Endicott Arcade