The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-10-12
Candidate For Governor Is
Greeted BY Large Thr0ng
Last Night.
Meeting At Opera House Most Thrilling
Function Held In Northern
Minnesota.

tor. He also spoke at some
length upon the charges made
against him by Public Examiner
Johnson relative to the timber
trespass cases, and showed con
clasively that in these matters
he had always acted for the best
interests of the state, collecting
many times more money during
the time he was auditor than
had ever been collected before
he assumed his duties as such.
Mr.. Dunn's speech was inter
rupted many times by hearty
appause, and when he referred to
the Minneapolis Journal as a
''mugwump Sheet the house
was almost lifted from it's founda-
ton and cheer upon sheer went
up signifying that the entire
meeting was heartily in favor Of
his views.
The Bemidji Glee Club after
the conclusion of Mr.. Dunn's ad-
dress rendered selection and
were heartily encored. They re-
appeared and sang s'Bob Dunn
Will VIM" and the house went
wild. Hats were thrown into
the air, people shouted, and for
five minutes the applause was
deafening.
Prof. Cation was introduced by
Mr.. Bailey, and in an eloquent
flow of oratory he outlined the
policies of the republican party,
tracing it's formation from the
time the Pilgrims landed on
Plymouth Rock to the present
day and eulogizing those men
who made it possible for US to
enjoy the privileges of govern
ment of the people, for the peo-
pie and by the people," He said
that those who have made our
country what it is today were not
picked from society, but when a
real crisis arose the people went
to men like Lincoln, Grant, An
drew Jackson and Bob Dunn.
Mr.. Cation was warmly applaud
ed at short intervals and his re-
marks were logical, to the point
and interesting.
U. S. Marshall Grimshaw was
next introduced. Mr.. Grimshaw
said that he was glad to have so
many ladies present at the meet
ing, aid was one of the few men
in Minnesota who believed that
the ladies should have equal
rights with the men, and ex-
pressed himself in favor of
woman suffrage. Mr.. Grim
shaw stated that he was a re-
publican first, last and all the
time, and ever since the time he
was big enough to vote had cast
his ballot for the republican
ticket. He spoke at some length
on the tariff, and said that he be-
lieved there were few things
that could be remedied in the
law, but that in the main it was a
good one and had made the coun-
try many millions of dollars.
He said that he was one of those
who, previous to the state con-
vention. had supported Judge
Collins for governor, but that he
was too good republican to turn
down the nominee Of the party,
and would vote the straight tick.
ct. While not unfriendly to the
democratic party, he said that
during their administration un-
der Cleveland the country had
been almost ruined, and asked
those present at the meeting
to take this into consideration
when their ballots we're cast this
fall. Mr.. Grimshaw spoke about
three quarters Of an hour, and
concluded with saying that the
right thing for any one to do was
to find out exactly what the dem
ocratic party was supporting and
Vote just the opposite. His re
marks were received with hearty
applause.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Grim
shaw's speech the meeting arose
in a body, and, after giving three
hearty cheers for Bob Dunn, dis
persed.
Messrs. Dunn, Grimshaw and
Prof. Cation left on the morning
train for Brainerd, where they
will make speeches this even
ing.