The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-01
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CHARGES ARE MADE IN HIS
SPEECH AT Valley CITY.
Colonel Hildreth Says Alex Mckenzie
| Is Trying to Pack the Supreme Court
He Also Accuses Him Of Keeping
FtheSIndependent" T Telephone: Company
Out of Fargo. ":...s 5:':@s,< @.s &:+-<
Special to The Journal.


Valley city, Mo-: N6vssg1 :z22Last ,evening
John Burke, demoerati, nominee for, governor,
and Colonel a. N: Hildreth ;nf, Fargo addressed
political meeting numbering fully 1000 per-
sons in the armory. For three hours the i'm
n'ense audience paid the most careful attention,
interrupting frequently with applause.
Mr.. Burke discussed the railroad control Of
the officials of the state. He declared that
they had been bought with railroad passes and
had been recreant in their duties, He called
attention to the illegal appointment of Colonel
Creel as adjutant general Of snfhey, state, and
declared t that It vas heeause TIE railFosas
Mckenzie after the. governor land the attorney
general had refused to act in the matter and
Alex had said that he did not anything
about Creel but the Great Northern wanted
him. '' - az. $500 2:
Mr. Burke pointed out many ways in which
the state officials were rem1ss IN their duties
| The enforcement Of the Ignite coal law
| and the failure Of the railroad commission to
enforce the establishment of rates within the
state We're instanced. 49,
The jamestown Alert had made the state
ment that the speaker had said that there
had been no reduction In freight, rates In the
state. This was false. He said she had Admit
ted that there had been IA trihihg reduction in
interstate rates.; but that the state. railroad
commission hads power to regulate local rates.
but had not done so, The statement that he was
a railroad attorney was false and that he rode
on pass was equally false. If, elected gov
ernor he would not accept a.. pass nor any
favor of the railroads and would show them
none They would get simple justice He
urged the republicans to support his ticket and
break the ring which, was neither republican
not democratic; but stood for Alex Mckenzie
and sthe railroads This could be proved by the
fact that the railroads paid taxes on the fol-
lowing percentage Of their valuations; as COM
pared with 5the public at large: Great North
ern, 1s1 n; Northern Pacific, rs; 500: 24 other
property 3S:s - ,;f - &',tj. ~" = ~,
Mr.. Burke'si address, was well received By
both republicans and democrats and made many
votes. He will poll ;, a large republican vote
here. - s'* >'T.. -''' a.,
Colonel Hildreth delivered an Interesting adj
dress. He dwelt upon the judiciary-> campaign
and declared that Alex Mckenzie was seeking
to pack the supreme court in order that he
might get thru his capital :: commission. act
which was baked before; BY: the supreme. court
He laid it., unon unql1estfoned authority that In
the event Eof the; election eef Knauf and the
resignation Of Judge Epgerid. that Judge w. Fl.
Winchester,scf the sixth7 judicial district! was
to be, rmnted2 as&~ss steeessor.S Both swould he
tools of Mckenzie and the railroads. He said
Senator L.. A.: sm,,s"n1 Of %Dicktnson. "a dis
barred attorney would succeed Winchester He
resented athe Interference Of Alex Mckenzie in
local affairs in Fargo. ALEX having said" YES
terday to. n humber of people In that, city that
the Independent Telephone company would not;
get Into the city as the common council would
vote rs he wished them to vote. - !!