The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-26
dunn GETS AFTER
HIS old OPPONENT
Defeated Candidate Of Two Years
Ago Makes Several New
Charges.

made his first and only speech in the
present state campaign in this village
last evening. He made vigorous ar
raignment Of Governor johnson for fail
ing to enforce the state timber laws,
and also devoted part Of his address
to defending some of the charges made
against himself two years ago.
81 charge Governor Johnson he
said, with having deliberately vio-
lated the state timber law, in manner
that cost the state thousands of dol
lars" Mr.. Dunn read from records to
| show that many pieces Of timber have
been offered for sale under the John
son administration, in which there is,
mo showing that the timber was in dan
ger of trespass or fire, as the law re-
quires. He said that fair price was
undoubtedly realized, but that the state
would have profited by holding the tim
Der five or ten years, when it would
be worth so or 100 per cent more. The;
only reason for selling the timber was
that certain lumber companies wanted
it. The record of appraisals, signed by
John A. Johnson, contains page after
page with no scratch Of pen to show
that the timber was liable to waste by
fire or other cause. 49,
I Johnson's Claims Cut.
Mr.. Dunn declared that only $2O,474
had been secured from timber tres
passers, instead Of 100000, as claimed
in Governor Johnson's speeches. AS
for the claim that steel trust properties
were raised $l5,000,000 on, their assess
ment, he said that was done by a gen
eral raise Of real estate in st. Louis
county, outside Duluth, Of which
100000 fell on the steel trust and
$6D00,000 on small holders. He re-
ferred to the Mabel Evans lease and
the decision Of the court, which he said
was proof that he had done nothing
wrong in making the lease.
Taking up the state board Of control,
Mr.. Dunn said the governor was an
enemy Of the system, and if he were re-
elected the board would become po-
litical body, and s. w. Leavett would
be forced out. He also criticised the
governor for his silence in the great
debate on the gross earnings bill in
1899, when the governor was a member
Of the state senate.
Trespass Cases Reviewed.
| Regarding certain trespass cases af-
1 fectings Minneapolis slumbermen, Mr..
Dunn cited the records to show how
fair to the defendant firms for the sake
Of making campaign argument. Along
this line Mr.. Dunn said: -
"Governor Johnson asserts that the
cases now pending for settlement will
bring 100000 into the state treasury.
The only wonder is that he did not say
$5,O0O,00O. These alleged trespass
cases pending, which have been period
ically and Systematically paraded in
the press by the governor 8 claquers fol-
year and a half, are not understood
,o~oro1 ,,,I1;o oor 1oo+ nv
plain by illustrating one of these large
cases, and I will select the $4,000 case
referred to by the governor in his Rec
.. Wing speech. n
a1 The shevlin- Carpenter Case.
i "Suit has been brought against the
4 Shevlin- Carpenter company to collect
; for trespass on section 16, township SO
4 range FL, $5l,324.42. Now, probably
= there is not a man in this audience bu
y believes that the Shevlin-C Carpenter com
pany, deliberately robbed that schoo
n section during my administration al
J state auditor, and that Sam johnson O.
Governor johnson discovered the tres
i pass Let me state the facts: At
Epublic sale held in the state capitolsao
q Nov. II, 1900, at which several hun
dred people were present, the timbe
on the section in question was ofere'
for sale and sold to j ohm E. Irwin TO
= the Shevin-C Carpenter company at S
4 per thousand, a big price at that time
q TWENTY-FIVE per cent Of the purchas
Il price, about 800, was paid down at tn
= time Of sale, and permit to- cut an
{ remove the timber was duly issued t
the Shevlin-C Carpenter company. A tin
Der permit runs for two years and ma
the tim5er board: This permit wa
: extended on May 7, 1902, for one yea1
The timber was not cut until the sea
son Of 1003.s The timber board had n
legal authority to extend the PERM
Il beyond one year. But the timber board
consisting Of Governor Van SAINT, Stat
i Treasurer Block and State Audito
Iverson, in view Of the fact that tn
!. Shevlin-C Carpenter company had pal
= one-fourth Of the purchase price at tn
time Of sale, unanimously agreed to a.
quiesce in the cutting Of the timbe
by the said company, provided the con
pany would pay per cent on the d.
ferred payments. This the firm agree
i to do and did so:
II Vi. Equities with Defendant.
tt.The timber was cut by the Shevli
Carpenter company and was paid fl
at the rate Of ST. per thousand, ar
interest at the rate of s per cent {
the deferred payments, in all mo
than $4,000. There is no question
to the amount Of timber and no que
ton as to price. The state claims tn;
I the Shevlin-C Carpenter, company we
trespassers because the timber was c,