The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-08
WHY PASTOR WAHLUND, OF IsAN.
III COUNTY, WAS TURNED
DOWN
HIS DIGNIFIED STATEMENT
DID NOT SEEK POSITION ON mann
OF CORRECTIONS AND
CHARITIES
BLOCKED BARKER's SCHEMES
incurred the Enmfty of Renuh,icon
Machine Politicians, and Was
Sacrificed at First
Opportunity.

rev. GustaVe Wahlund, pastor of tba
9"eulsn Lutheran church at Snrfno.
Lake, lsanti county was in tho cit4
Yesterday He was lately a member -oP
me board of Corrections and Charities
@ anu WouIo have been still, but for the
~ +t pl lne senate in refusing to approve
vi the reappointment to the position a.
the expiration of his term Former
Governor Lind appointed him in tbo firs+
pace and felt justified in reanpointine
lllln' out the senate saw it in a differ,
ent light - " inner
"A reporter of the Globe called upon
Mr. Wahlund yesterday, and aItboneb
solheWnat reluctantly. he consented to
give his views on the recent action -
the senate. He said:
dldnt enter the fight. either for
the appointment or confirma ton. 7 had
the honor to be appointed a member oF
the board by Gov. Lind 1 have the
nohor 10 be rejected by a Republican
What were Senator Barker's reasons
Tor opposing your confrmation?" was
asked was
We'll, I think he had reason to do
So have opposed him on several oc-
caslons, especially at the time when he
ana some of his political friends tried to
BOND our county for $4,000 for rail
ROAD. helped defeat that I am sus-
tanned by the Taxpayers of Isanti county
and honest people elsewhere. We got the
for it,
How is Anoka county interested?"
Anoka county? That's part of his
ddstrict. Anoka county politicians want
ed the cutoff road to the town oF
Ahoka. 1t runs to Coon Creek The pro-
position was to benefit some Anoka poll
ticians and bond Isanti county for If
hn ion
tolks longer, by some miles, to the Twin
Cities. VIZ
Mr. Barker said I am slow Of speech
and thought, maybe of action. But some
speech and thought and action, slow or
otherwise, were responsible for the fact
that MS Democratic opponent carried the
Republican counties of Isanti and Anoka
Sheroourne and Mile Laos, where We
he and 1-are not known came to his
rescue, and he was elected by a small
majority. You see, Mr.. Barker was
promised the nomination for senator bv
Anoka county politicians, and he got it,
although he didn't get the bonds"
GROUNDS OF OPPOSITION.
Upon just what grounds did Mr..
Barker oppose you?''
Upon personal grounds had moth
ing to gain and nothing to lose The
once carries no remuneration. Mr..
BARKER sald L was not liked by the
BOARD of which 1 am a member I think
ne is misinformed The relations exist
IN between me and the board have al
ways been friendly. I was a new mem
Der and student, rather than a debater.
lie said L had not proper qualifications
am glad to have higher authority with
regard to my qualifications than Senator
Barker. He is not qualified to judge.
I appreciate his estimation of the quail
ncauons required for a member of the
board. l have not attacked him on ac-
count of his politics. That Is his per-
sonal matter. But he is, from what I
can judge, a slippery politician. He has
not distinguished himself in the state or
community so conspiciously that he
should be entitled to special considera-
ton"
This, then, Is not new differe9<e
and abused me through the newspapers
as long as they dared. They stopped
when [ told them that 1 would sue them
for libel
1T is said-or Mr. Barker claims
that the members of your church are
against you in this matter?"
well, I think he is misinformed On
Thursday the senate rejected me. On
Friday evening. every member of my con-
gregadon of 700, who could possibly come,
surprised me at my house, and did not
talk or act as if they were against me.
They talked as if their sympathies were
with me. In regard to the petition,
which, it is alleged, was signed by
Isant county people, asking for my re-
moval can only say that I never saw it.
nor have I ever met anyone who had.
I have heard that the senator himself
drew it and asked parties at Cambridge
to sign it,