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

y The most enthusiastic gathering of
adherents of the republican candidate
for mayor of Grand Forks-Honest
John Dinnie-that has been held dur
ing the present municipal campaign,
was that of Thursday evening at the
Metropolitan opera house. The attend
ance reached about thousand. and
included in this very excellent repre-
sentation of the voters were quite
number of ladies. The lower part of
the house was completely filled and
the balcony more than half
Incident to the opening of the rally,
which was presided over by c. H.
Howard as chairman, the Grand Forks
City Band furnished several very ex-
cellent musical numbers.
When the speakers of the evening,
George A. Bangs and John Dinnie,
took their seats upon the rostrum,
the utmost enthusiasm and good will
were manifested.
Colonel Brown, before the first
speaker was introduced, announced
that the band would render the Star
Spangled Banner" and suggested that
the audience rise to its feet as mark
of respect. The suggestion was obeyed
with alacrity.
Chairman Howard, in introducing
George A. Bangs, acknowledged the
honor rested on him and told story
of his coming to Grand Forks 16
years ago. 1.-The day l struck town"
said he Il started out to look for a
job. and the first man I struck was
John Dinnie but was informed that he
did not have any work for me. He
didn't do anything for me then and he
has not since till tonight, but dur
ing the years Of my residence here l
realized that he was constantly work.
ing for the interests of the city and the
taxpayers, and mine as we'll. l have
watched him, noted his progress and
success in both public and private
life, and l want to say right here that
l esteem it a great pleasure to be
able to do and say what / can for
him at this time.
But to the point-you came here
for information and we are here to
give it to you. There never was a
time when we needed more to know
and learn what is right and what is
the best thing to do to promote and
forward the welfare and interests Of
this city. Now gentlemen. am about
to introduce to you man who is
well qualified to speak to you on the
issues at stake in this campaign. He
will not talk from heresay-as he has
held the Office of city attorney for
this city number of years. l refer
to Attorney George A. Bangs. I take
great pleasure in introducing him."
G. A. Banxs' Address.
The speaker settled to business at
once, taking up one at time, the
several issues of the campaign. The
substance of his remarks was as fol-
lows:
The Importance of the issues of
this campaign, ladies and gentlemen
for l observe with pleasure that there
are a number of ladies presents
my only excuse for being here The
principles involved are far-reaching
and upon correct solution of those
principles depends in a large measure
the position which this municipality is
to have in the future among the
municipalities of the northwest.
we are here tonight for the pur-
pose of ascertaining the correct state
OF affairs and the truth, and of learn
ing the issues, in order that we may
render correct verdict next Monday.
"ln an honest ambition for power
there is no place for shouting gangism,
fraud, etc. l say that it is not right,
nor honorable, toe spread broadcast
false reports and base insinuations,
such as are now flying about the city,
unless there is positive proof, of which
both you and l are we'll aware there
is none. We have had most peculiar
campaign. Sometime ago | received a
letter from the non-partisan candidate
for mayor which was in effect that
we must support the writer, and
promising dire vengeance in case of
failure so to do. l will not read this
epistle, but suffice it to say that l be-
lieve it was the opening gun of the
present fight. On the strength of that
missive all kinds of lies, falsehoods and
deceits have been practiced.
IF there is to be gang and a
machine within this state of North
Dakota-and you republicans ought
to know, as we democrats have nothing
Of the sort (applause)-t evidence
at present being that if there is one
gang there are two, why then there
will have to be, but that has no true
place in the present municipal scrap.
my Indignation is hard tN control
when think of some of the members
of his own party, without cause, cast
ing the insinuations and telling the
lies that they do about John Dinnie,
the republican candidate, man whom
l have known personally for twenty
six years, the very idea of charging
him with being the tool of the gang!
HE is man noted for his absolute
and indomitable independence!
The speaker went on to show numer-
GUS acts of public:,spiritedness on the
part of Mr.. Dinnies notably, his fight
against the bill for the creation of a
capitol commission, which bill was
known and referred to all over the
state as 'gang measure The idea
conveyed was that If this were a gang
measure and John Dinnie is being
backed by the gang, why did he make
the fight on the bill.
When John Dinnie became aroused
over the capitol commission matter"
continued Mr.. Bangs, "he didn't stand
round the street corners and gossip,
but, with others organized in this city
and took up the matter. He went to
Bismarck himself He staid in the
fight until. finally, the. supreme court
knocked out the bill, declaring it to
be an Illegal act.
Mr.. Bangs also tarried briefly on the
4Sorley incident" describing the his
Tory Of Mr.. Sorley's Benedict Arnold