New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-10-26
OVATION GREETS Mr.. DUNN
Speech Last Night Makes Favor
able Impression.
Defends His Record and Ridicules
That of Johnson.
Enthusiastic Crowd Fills House to
the Very Doors.

the Very Doors.
Robert c.. Dunn, republican candi-
date for governor, was given recep-
ton at the Opera house last night that
was nothing short of an ovation. The
capacious room was packed to it's very
doors and hundred and more were
forced to stand.
General Joseph Bobleter, chairman
of the county committee, introduced
the speaker and amid laundering ap-
plause Mr.. Dunn began his speech.
It was not eloquent, but as a plain
forceful speech it won votes. His
principal theme was his own public
record as opposed to John A. John
sons.
The whole fight, said Mr.. Dunn, is
on the head of the state ticket. 1t is
charged that he is railroad man,
but it was he who recommended to the
Legislature the gross earnings tax bill
which in the form of constitutional
amendment was defeated by the people
at the polls. This, said Mr.. Dunn,
would have compelled the railroads to
pay in taxes 100000 more than at
present, and yet he is being charged
with being railroad candidate.
The speaker expressed himself
vigorously on the subject of passes.
No one, he said, not railroad employee
should be given a pass, and if elected
governor he would send a message to
the legislature on the subject that
would make the ears of the members
| Jingle.
The merger was treated to a few
brief remarks, and passed as dead
issue, having been settled in the
courts. The speaker stated emphat
| ly that he was willing to be judged by
his record and asked that Mr.. Johnson
be also. His opponent, he said, had
never favored any great measure in
the legislature which had been of
benefit to the state. On the other hand,
he had opposed several. A short time
ago he had challenged Mr.. Johnson
| to state one single measure and he had
failed so far to do SO.
| The most notable measure his op-
ponent had opposed was thatproviding
for the state board of control. This
| board had saved to the state $500, 900
and at the same time paid higher
wages to the employees and given the
state charges a better living. Under
it's administration, he explained, the
| state prison Irvine factory had made
profits that had paid for the plant.
Another bill Mr.. johnson has opposed
was that providing for the reclamation
by the state of public swamp lands.
| Mr.. Dunn then enumerated and dwelt
upon measures he had advocated as
state auditor which had been of great
benefit to the state. The bill giving
the state board of equalization power
| to raise individual assessments was
his recommendation. This had reached
many corporations. 1t was his recon-
mendation that secured the bill re-
quiring the lumber barons to pay the
taxes on timber lands before they
could cut the timber.
He was responsible for the bill pro.
iding for the assessment of wheat
where ever found, thus reaching much
wheat in country elevators owned by
big concerns which had previously
escaped.
| Mr.. Dunn then took up the matter o:
the Duluth Iron Range land grant
When John Lind said in recent ad
dress that he, Dunn, had caused the
people of the state a loss by his recon
mendation of this grant, he was mis-
taken. The state would never los,
a dollar by it.
AS to the charge that he had had tx
apologize to the officers of the rang
railroad for his attitude in this mat
ter, it was absolutely false. He hat
never apologized to any railroad am
never would.
The speaker closed by paying hi
compliments to the Twin city paper
which are opposing him and he saie
he gloried in their opposition.
After Mr.. Dunn's speech Congress
man F. G. Stevens addressed the ga
thering.
Large delegations were here fror
Sleepy Eye, Springfield and Hanska
PLEASANT AND MosT EFFECTIVE
] T. j. Chambers, Ed. indicator, Ii
Lo.4u Taxaa uritor Daa anAa