Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1906-10-11
BOSS ENGERUD
this Traitor to the Party That Put
Tim in Office the Subject Of Some
plain Words from . Slut sman
County Farmer Who has Known
Judge knaut Intimately Nearly a
Quarter Of = Century.

CLEVELAND, y u. sept ~ M
In Edward Engerud. Fargo, ~ H.
Dear Sir read in the Forum youl
dictated statement, OF vour reasons for
refusing To attend Il session OF the
supreme court at Grand Forks recent
y am specially pleased To SEE that
You have no occasion for questioning
the personal character of Mr. knaut
whom You have seen tit To oppose fol
this office. Mr.. kilaut has resided in
Sthsmam county for twenty-three
Gears. He has never been sued has
never been accused of Throwing his
client OF Of retaining money collected
fol his client. lie has never tasted
Intoxicating liquors In his life, and lliS
personal habits and morals arc ,ll,So-
ilIicly above reproach Ills credit is
good among the business men aud
the banks it his own county, and his
clients are from among the best pco-
pie here Ina this respect then. the PEG
pie seem To have made no mistake
IN tlrll choice, or the governor Ia his
appointment, anditisspecialy CRAFTY
ing 10 his friends here that your criti-
cal eye can find nothing To question ina
this regard. III seems that mud-sling
Ing is to-day the rage, andno ones per
>pnal character who happens To be IN
public life is exempt. When people
seek TO do il man up that 1t seems. II
is usually the first point OF attack and
to lind a man like Mr.. kauf, clean
minis life, temperate In his habits, true
10 his clients. honest in his bu>lncs,
dealings, even under the most exact
IN. critics. is indeed something the
people 81 this state may we'll congraiu
late themselves on. have known
Judge knauf for twenty three years
Have dome business with him. been adj
SlScd by him, have been In his home
and know his wife and his children,
and know what am talking about
Judge knauf got his early cdile'l
lien AZ the .jamcstownhigh school, The
jamestown Presbyterian college. and
later took the law course in Ann Ar
bon. Mich In what respect has suui
own early training, college and law
course exceeded this III 50, in what
way Mr. knauf has been admitted
and in the active practice of law con
tlnufulsly since lsy2 He la, been en-
gagged IN many important case, ana
has been very Successful Has your
| own practice or experience or success,
exceeded his. II 50. in what way
Nouagree that Mr.. knaut personal
character and habits are not u ~.
questioned. Does your own compare
WITH has, Mr. knaut has always paid
clients Have YOU Some time ago the
journal 81 Minneapolis made the
statement that your i'll will toward
Mr.. knlLf was because OF some old cod
lection he had against you ipr Mr..
lnnAeit II stated that you had cal
lett'ed from some school district salary
due 70 him and refused u account
dIii pay same over And IL t, said
t.idt tills itdeIleI, Mf IIullktt' lidu
employed Mr.. knauf To collect tni,
money for him, and that, afterrepeat-d
du1ning and some judicial proddIne,
ASu finally paid same. And that be-
''aas' Of thi, Old controversy you "cre
pfeJGdced against Mr. knaui Is
tli, So,
Is Your reputation for paying Your
debt, a, good IA, i, Mr. knauf,, ~
you believe that a Judge Of the ,l-
prcme court should be honest in his
life, or is not this needed, In the face
pt all these facts. don't you really
link that Mr.. knauf is as conpe
tent for Judge as yourself.
am only IA voter: one Of the many
Of this state. may he assuming