Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-09-14

person or that should be appointed ex
ira stenographer at a certain compen
sation,' the record is barren when II
comes to matters of public benefit OF
public interest. In fact during all
those years there is no record to show
that on any of the great questions that
we're Of vital interest to the public
and Of benefit to the masses of men
that he introduced or advocated a
single measure that was of benefit TO
the general public.
From 1889 to 1898 Mr.. Buchanan
held no Office except that of ''candi-
date and practically ever since he
arrived In Minnesota he has been q
candidate for some office either elect
i've CT appolntive, preference always
beng given for those positions that
paid the largest salary or afforded the
most abundant opportunities for re-
turn.
During the period between 1889 and
! SO Mr.. Buchanan was a candidate for
surveyor general of logs and lumber,
which he failed to receive and after
wards made application for the Office
of collector of customs, which was al
so turned down. During all this time
he claimed to be stalwart republic
can and was republican candidate
for the appointive Offices which he
sought but which he failed to receive.
In 1898 he again became q republi;
can candidate for the state senate.
Mr.. Fuller of Little Falls was also
a candidate for the same Office and the
contest was carried into every voting
precinct in Morrison and Crow Wing
counties. AS result of this contest
in the latter part Of September the
Republican County Convention of
Morrison County assembled in Little
Falls to select delegates to the senat-
orial convention to be held in Brain
erd. There were 70 Republican dele
! gates in this convention. Mr.. Fuller
received 40 and Mr.. Buckman refused
to accept the verdict Of the republican
convention to whom he had submitted
his cause and announced that he
would not submit to the same, but
would appeal to the people of the dis
trict When the senatorial conven-
ton was held at Brainerd it was de.
monstrated that Mr.. Fuller's victory
in Crow Wing county was even great.
er than in Morrison county and Mr..
Buchanan Immediately repudiated the
action Of that convention and declared
himself an independent candidate for
the state senate, thus boiling the
regular republican convention, and
proved to form q combination with
the leading democrats of Morrison and
Crow Wing counties, and by vigorous.
~ attacking tho record of Mr.. Full
LEI, who voted against the Anderson
bill for the taxing of railroad lands.
succeeded in being elected. A few
quotations from the Little Falls
Transcript during that campaign out
of many columns that were published
will give the public the opinion that
Mr. Fuller had Of Mr.. Buchanan al
that time.
The Transcript Of September 30th,
1898 contains the following: 1.-THE
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you of in support of mongrel ticket
does not deserve your further support.
He is an unworthy leader
The Little Falls Transcript of Nov
ember 4, 1898: "A political trickste,
(refering to Mr.. Buckman) who will
combine with the opposition to gain
votes for himself and sell out hi.
party will sell out his constituent!
when he has a chance.
During that entire senatorial camp
align the Little Falls Transcript
teemed with charges against Mr.
Buchanan of being a political trick
ster, an migrate and ready at all times
to sell out his party and his constitu
ents.
It is true that MIR. Fuller is now E
supporter Of Mr.. Buchanan, and W.
give these quotations to show how
Mr. Fuller regarded Mr.. Bucl1mar
/ before and after taking q postofice.
On the other hand Mr.. Buckman,
openly charged Mr.. Fuller and his
supporters with going out throughout
this senatorial district and by unfair
and underharded methods Of corrupt
ing and bribing hesyoters and deli
berately thwarting the public will ir
order to secure his OWE nominaticI
for tbs stats senate.
Now the supporters OF Mr.. Buck
man can take whichever horn Of the
dilemma they choose. If Nj. Fuller
told the truth. then Mr.. Backman il
not entitled to any support from tht
,repuhi1caps of this district, on thu
grounds of LOYALTY to the republican