The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-21

When 1t comes TO tarl11 reduction, leaNe
! it to the party that is friendly to pro-
| lection.
Senator Nelson said that the second
district is represented in the house by
one of the most efficient, energetic and
able men in congress. We owe it to him
more than to anyone else that we have
sound money. You will want to return
him to congress with an increased ma
jority, for he is good and capable con-
gresham.
Senator Clapp is an able, energetic and
efficient senator, and for one who has
been there only four years has made his
mark and progressed as thoroughly as
anyone could. 1 am glad that the state
convention nominated him again.
Senator Nelson said that he had
known Robert c. Dunn, the republican
candidate for governor, intimately and
well since 1882. The recent state con-
vention had been strenuous. There had
been two candidates that were well
known to the people of the state, for
neither had hidden his light under a
bushel. Both had been in public service,
and it can truly be said that never a
word was whispered against the integ-
rity or character of Dunn until he ran
for governor. Four years ago, when Lind
claimed credit in certain matters, the
speaker said, if any one deserved credit
it was "our own Bob Dunn" Two years
ago, two arguments were used in asking
for Van SAINTS re election, that he had
started the merger suit, and that Dunn
had given the most reliable and effici-
ent administration that the auditors Of
flee ever had had.
If Dunn had not been a candidate for
office he would have gone down into his
tory as the best of all auditors because
he ran for governor, the flood gates of
SANDER were opened upon him. 1t is
said that he did not collect enough tres
pass money. He collected more than ten
times as much as all the auditors before
him. The first trespass suit in this state
was started on the motion of Dunn. He
also was instrumental in starting suit
when the speaker was governor, that re-
suited in the collection of $4,000, in
Guiding costs. He and others got reso-
luton passed to investigate trespasses
on pine land under a Bierman permit
and the state recovered $1,000. These
were not all.
The northern part of the state until
men had from the very beginning been
trespassing on state and government
land. If brought into court they would
claim that it was all mistake and that
| they did not know where the stakes were
set. Fires made it difficult to tell how
much timber had been sawed, unless the
trespassers could be caught in the act
How, with only three OF four cruisers
could Dunn keep track of all the tres
passing? The legislature should have
given him a dozen cruisers. The wonder
is that he did as well as he did. Be-
cause, owing to the swearing of lum-
berjacks in court, he was unable to col
lect more than actual damages and not
double or triple damages, they say he is
a rogue and unfit to be governor. "Oh
it makes me sick-all this villainy and
slander!" declared Senator Nelson.
Senator Nelson punctured the story
printed by an Albert Lea paper, which
claimed that Dunn was drunk when he
was there with Fairbanks, the republi.
can candidate for vice president. Fair
banks, is temperance man and never
drinks, said the speaker, and never car
ries liquor in his car. Dunn was on the
train with him all day and went with
him to the Peoples church in the eve
ming. Senator Nelson said that he sat
next to Dunn in the church and that
Dunn did not have q breath of liquor
upon him any more than did any woman
or child in the audience. He was as sober
as he could be. He was called upon to
make few remarks and he was slightly
embarrassed, trembled, suffered and
stammered-so they had the gall to say
that he was drunk.
The senator said that Dunn has not
taken drink for two or three years
past, and when he knew him as a young
man he seldom took drink.
"Dunn is honest and loyal as any man
that ever lived, and there is not bit
of the CRATER about him." said the
speaker ''He does not part his lair in
the middle, nor does he wear swal-
low tail coat, and he would not figure
well in drawing room, but he would
figure well in a governors chair"
p Senator Nelson said that he had a spe-
cial reason for desiring Dunn's election
Some years ago they elected little Nor
wegian governor and now they should
elect a good, warm hearted Irishman.
St. Peters Thief Located.