The Redwood gazette., 1904-10-26
AN OVATION FOR DUNN
(From first page.)


in 1902. 1t failed of adoption for the
reason that the proposition did not re-
ceive majority of all the votes cast at
the election. This gross earnings tax
proposition is in the nature of consti-
tutional amendment and it requires a
majority of all the votes polled at the
regular election to carry it. There
should not be single vote against it
on the 8th day of next November.
my position and sentiments in re-
gard to the merger have been grossly
misrepresented. am opposed to, and
never have favored any plan or propo-
sitiOn involving the merging or consoli-
dation of competing and parallel lines
of railroad.
II have said, and repeat here tonight
that the question that vitality affects
the public in regard to railroads and
their supervision by the state govern
ment is the question of rates. The
state railroad commission and the
United States interstate commerce
commission should be vested with am
pie powers to regulate railroad rates,
and if their present powers are not
sufficiently broad then i am strongly
in favor of increasing the powers of
those bodies that they may be-able to
deal effectively with the regulation of
rates.
II made fair, honorable fight for
the nomination and won. 1t is claimed
by some of my opponents that | was
nominated by unfair tactics. l hold
in my hand a certificate signed by
Charles w. Johnson, secretary of the
recent republican state convention,
which certified that on the test vote /
had $685. votes, while the combined or
position had only 4503 votes. In other
words, 1 had 334 votes more than a
majority of the whole convention, and
therefore 333 votes more than enough
to nominate.
"If the voters of the state see fit to
ratify the action of the republican state
convention by electing me governor, /
shall conscientiously endeavor to dis
charge every duty that may devolve
upon me to the best of my ability and
without fear or favor, in the interests
Of the people,"
Congressman Fred G. Stevens of
St. Paul, who followed Mr.. Dunn,
devoted himself to very thorough
explanation of the real issues in
volved in the defeat or election of a
republican candidate for governor
in Minnesota. He declared that
there was neither logic or fairness
in the claim that there is no relation
between the national issues and the
state issues.
1.-The election of Mr.. johnson to the
governorship would be fraught with
far-reaching results of menace to the
Republican party. 1t would mean
first of all the throwing of vast polit.
ical patronage into the hands of the
Minnesota Democracy to use in
strengthening the organization in this
state This would mean that every
Republican candidate for office in Min.
nesota would have harder fight two
years from now. Encouraged by the
victory the Democrats would perfect .
state organization, and 60 forth in two
years materially STRENGTHENED to make
a determined fight for further con
quests. III Mr.. johnson should be elect
ed governor and either of Minnesota
senators should die there would be /
Democrat sent to the United States
senate to oppose Republican policies
and therefore to misrepresent the peo.
pie of this state.
fsThe election of Mr.. Johnson would
mean a determined effort to defea
Senator Knute Nelson. 1t would b