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 . Stutsman
County Farmer Who has known
Judge knauf ultimately Nearly
Quarter Of = Century.
u,Evs,ASn. y. -. sept ~. .u6

CLEVELAND, \, u sept ~. ui
To Edward Engerud. Fargo ~ H.
Dear Sir | read in the Forum your
dictated statement of your reasons for
refusing to attend "a session OF the
supreme court at Grand Forks recent
~ 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 for
this office MIR. knauf has resided la
Stm,slnan county foI twenty three
years. He has never been sued has
client on ~ retaining money collected
for his client lie has never tasted
Intoxicating liquors ian his life, and his
personal habits and morals are abSc-
lntcly above reproacl His credit is
good among the business men and
the banks in his own county. and his
clients are from among the best peo
pile here. In this respect. then. the peo
pile seem To have made no mistake
IN their choice, or the governor ia his
appointment, audit Especially crafty
ing TO his friends here that your crti-
cal eye can lind nothing tu4uestion in
this regard IL seems that mud-sling
ing is to-day the rage, andnuone'S per
senal character who happens l" bc in
public life is exempt. When people
seek to do a man up that, II seems. it
is usually the first point OF attack and
70 lind Z. man like Mr. knaut, Clean
minis life, temperate la his habits. true
To his clients. honest i'm his business
dealings even under the most exact
ing critics. is indeed something the
people Of this state may wellcongratu
late themselves ON. have known
Judge I<nauf fur twenty three years
Have done business with him, been ad
yised by him, have been i'm his home
and know In, wife and his children,
and know what am talking about
Judge knauf got his early educa
ti"n at The jamestown high school. the
jamestown Presbyterian college, aud
later took the law course in Ann Ar
Dpr, Mich. In what respect has Your
own early training, college and law
course exceeded this II 50. i'm What
way, Mr. knauf has beeL admitted
aud ia the active practice OF law con
tinuously since 1892. He has been en-
gagged II, many important cases and
has been Very successful Has your
| own practice or experience or success,
exceeded his, IT 50. in what way
You agree that Mr.. knauf personal
Character and habits are not 70 be
with his, Mr. knauf has always paid
his debts and always been true To hi,
clients. Have you. Some time ago the
journal Of Minneapolis made the
statement that your illwll toward
Mr.. krlatlf was because of some Old cot
lection he had against you tor Il Mr..
Plunkclt. II stated that you had col
lecled from some school district salary
due " him and refused u account
and pay same over. And it IS said
lhai this teacher, Mr.. Plunketr. had
empioAed MI. knauf u collect lli,
money him, and That, after repeated
dunning and some judicial proddlny.
sou finally paid same. And that be-
cause of this old controversy you were
preIuiicca against Mr. knaui. Is
thi, 50.
Is yonr reputation for paying your
debts as good a, i, Mr knauf,s ~
N9n believe that a Judge OF the SUI
preme court should be honest in his
if. o. is not this needed. In the face
y all these facts. don't you really
think that Mr.. knauf is IS compe
tent for Judge as yourself.
am only voter: one Of the many
II TINS state may s. assuming .