The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-03-30

Co., for Is feet of the right Of way
which lay through its property. Any
how, it was not necessary to make
the grant one of perpetuity. A lease
for stated term of years would not
have been so bad.
Il have told you about the franchise
matter. Is that an issue? l have told
you about the filter question. Is that
an issue? l have told you about the
expenditures under the two admin
istrations. Is that an issue?"
Mr.. Bangs then discussed at length
the gas question and concluded by
warning his listeners to beware of the
tricks and cries of gangism, machines,
state politics, ETC., that would be used
during the next three or four days
for the purpose of diverting the
thoughts of the voters from the real
issues. During his address the speak
err was literally applauded.
After hearing a selection Rally
Round the Flag" by the band, Chair
man Howard introduced "our coming
mayor of Grand Forks" The re-
mark was a signal for an outbrust
OF enthusiasm.
Mr.. Dinnie proceeded to state to his
listeners the reasons why he wished
to be mayor of Grand Forks. The
matter of expenditures and the burden
of the taxpayers appealed foremost
to him. Under my administration"
said the speaker, the cost of conducting
the city's affairs, as the previous
speaker stated and as the records
will show, was less by SOS a day than
under Mr.. Duis' administration. am
a taxpayer along with the rest of you
and | wish to see the best interests
of people conserved" Mr.. Dinnie then
read figures compiled from the records
in the offices of the city auditor and
city treasurer, disproving the reports
published in the Duis organs to the
effect that there had been a deficit of
$4,000 in one year under the Dinnie
administration.
ION the other hand" continued Mr..
Dinnie, during the Duis adnlinistra-
ton thousands of dollars have been
lost to the city through the lack of
good judgment in the sale of city
bonds. Bonds which the school dis
trict is able to issue at 4 per cent
with premium, the city has been
ulopOSAAEo VI "AIAOuS pl ClAluA tt1lu
with interest at the rate of Az per
simply neglect and lack of care and
good judgment.
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~ nm. In favor of municipal +.
, ownership. 1 am as much In favor
Of n commercial lighting plant today :
I, first Instructions to the council will :
be to take up this natter
1T hurts me 1T, to have m!helf
Wo1Ia like 20 to ii kno %s Il I'll tsers IL nm.
: other man In the city who has done ,
more to. compel the gas company 10 ,
"Who are the gas people support
ing today: III tell You-they are ,
supportins Geo. e. Duis. I want :
ON this gas and gangfsm business. +,
''''''
Il am proud of our present fire de-
partment, even though it has cost a
lot Of money, and IF l am elected, l
promise to retain the present chief
II want to state now my position in
the controversy between Mr. Sorley
and myself. l talked to him last fall
before going south about my candi-
dacy. He assured me of his support
and he was one of my workers at
the opening of the present campaign,
sent for me and these are the words
he used; Now, Dinnie, have a SER
ious question l want to ask of you. l
want to know, if elected whether you
will be with the gang or with Winship.
l then said to Mr.. Sorley, l want you
to distinctly understand, sir, that l
am with no gang. But they have
seen fit to spread this kind of talk and
inject it into municipal politics. If
am defeated, and 7 don't for a minute
believe that l will be. it will be be-
cause of this, and not because I did
not conduct the affairs of the city
economically during my administra-
ton.
Il am not hostile to the gas COM
pany, as has been reported. but
want the interests of the city con-
served. Duis'is the gas man. and the
gas people are supporting him.
| Il made my money in this city and
l always have and always will spend
it here. l have spent dollars in this
city, where those fellows that stand
on the platform abusing ME have spent
cents. This talk of gangism makes
me tired"
Right here the speaker administered
scathing rebuke to John NJ. Ander-
son, the university student who is
stumping for .Duis, and whom Mr..
Dinnie stated did not even have a vote
in this city. II hate to have him abus-
ing Billy Bulge and it hurts re al
most as much as it does him." was
Mr.. Dinnie's closing remark on tlrfs
subject.
Il want to say" continued the
speaker. ''that this is the first political
speech l ever made on the platform.
| am highly pleased to note that
ladies as we'll as gentlemen are pre-
sent. 1t may sound conceited, but
believe If the women had a vote next
Monday, l would be elected by a
majority of over thousand. My re-
marks my be rough and unpublished but
everyone who knows me, knows that
/ mean right and will do right when
put to the test"
Lets see that Jack Dinnie is elect
ed mayor of this city," were the re-
marks of Chairman Howard in, clos
ing the rally.
Mr.. Dinnie during his address, which
was certainly clear and concise and
sure to win him many votes, was in
corrupted repeatedly by the applause.
That he is popular with the mass of
the people would seem very evident.
ROBBERS STILL UNCAUGHT.