The Minneapolis journal., 1904-09-15
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. a.
Luverne, MINI, Sept. 15.-The means
which Congressman McCleary's friends
will stoop in their efforts to win in the
contest in this district between him and
Herbert J. Miller Of this city, were
clearly demonstrated last evening, when
the mails brought from McCleary's s head
quarters at Mankato hundreds of print
ed circular letters, purported to have
been taken from the Mankato Journal,
in which is made upon Mr.. Miller s pri-
vate character one of the most vicious
and unwarranted attacks ever known
in this part of the state. 3
. The circular, printed in double-col-
umn measure, bears such mendacious
headlines as: "Miller a Self Confessed
the Herald - "Miller a Partner in
Crime with the Bucketshops! "With
His Eyes Wide Open to the Awful
Work They Are Doing, Miller Helps
Them Ensnare New Victims.'
What Inspired It.
This flamboyant circular is based
upon advertisements of two grain COM
mission houses in the Rock County Her
aid, of which Mr. Miller is editor. Mr..
Miller is charged with inconsistency
to arms against these bucket Shops" "
and later accepting their ADVERTISE
ments. The recipients of the circulars
are requested to "help on the work of
exposing this rascally work. by mail
ing late copies of Miller's paper to the
| Mankato headquarters of Mr.. McCleary.
The advertisements in question are
of two Minneapolis grain firms, one of
which at least is member Of the Min
neapolis Chamber of Commerce, and is
one of the best known concerns of the
kind in the northwest. The advertise
ments Of the other appear in hundreds
of papers in the northwest.
The brash statement that Senator Mil
Ter is abetting bucketshops and swindles
upon the people is certainly gratuitous
and is hotly resented by every person
who knows him, and will be q boone,
rang for the campaign of McCleary.
Protest from Citizens.
So strong is the feeling against Nc
Cleary's campaign tactics that repre-
sentative citizens, all in past years sup
porters of Congressman McCleary, met
and adopted a formal protest against
this method of campaigning by one re
publican against another This pro
test asserts that Mr.. Miller s character
needs no defense and that "no language
can be framed strong enough to express
disapproval of this unwarranted at
tack.' This protest is signed by the
SiCIAO1lo VI WILL
community:
P. E. Brown, district Judge; John Kel
ley, chairman republican county com
mittee; C. S. Bruce, county auditor; P
O.. Skyburg, county treasurer; J. H
!; Adams, register of deeds; O. E. Fergu
son, clerk of court; Martin Webber
judge of probate; John P. Haug, chair
man board Of commissioners; j. E
Black, sheriff; B. 3. schuck, cashie
Security bank of Luverne; Harrison
White, department commander G. A. r
Minnesota; G. E. Young, city schools
3. H. H.uCanfeld, county attorney; Axe
Berg, merchant; S. A. d. Kennedy, mer
chant; Charles O. Knight, MD; w. J
Kinne, grain dealer; E. A. Brown
mayor; Jay A. Kemmott, attorney a
law; A. Ross, president Security bank
c. 0. Halves, general merchandise; A. j
Daley, attorney at law; J. A. Harroun
merchant; William jacobson, presiden
First National bank; William jacobson
Jr., assistant cashier First Nationa
bank.
Mr.. Miller is absent and knows moth
ing about the receipt Of the slanderou
circulars or the protest prepared by citi
zens of Luverne. He has conducted hi
campaign on a high plane and is dali,
gaining strength.