The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-10-06
new ATTACK OF lee
ON MACKENZIE FALSE
Charge That Bemidji Man Authorized
Printing of Political Posters Meets
" With Positive Denial.
SHEERS MAKES STATEMENT
Shows Real Reasons for Defeat of
Long Prairie Man Who Wanted
to Go to Senate. =

With, the open declaration that
he intends to retire w. R. Mackenzie
of Bemidji, secre airy of the North
ern Minnesota Development associa-
ton, in disgrace as member of that
organization, Rudolph Lee, editor of
the Long Prairie Leader, and defeated
republican candidate for state sena-
tor from the 53rd district. not only
continues to spread reports charging
that the Association is dominated by
the brewery interests, but now makes
the bold assertion that Mr.. Macken.
zie authorized the printing of certain
political posters denouncing; some
of the things which Mr.. Lee stood
for.
Mr.. Lee claimed to have informa.
ton from Charles F. Scheers, editor
of the Akeley Tribune Herald that
Mr.. Mackenzie gave instructions for
the printing of the posters.
Editor Scheers was in Bemipii
last night and he emphatically
denied the Lee charges, declaring
that Mr.. Mackenzie had given
him no instructions of any sort
and had opposed Mr.. Lee only as
he opposed all candidates who re-
fused to sign the Northern Mime
sofa Development association
pledge.
- Editor Scheers made the follow
ing voluntary statement: .*2
F. .'Pol,tics, and some Of the
peculiar methods employed by
some Of the politicians in the
Fifty-third district are distasteful
to me, but have been quite active
in the recent movement for fair
play and justice for Northern
Minnesota and the work of the
Development Association, which
is absolutely non-partisan in
politics.
The statement of Rudolph Lee
in his address, associating the De-
velopment Association with the
brewery interests, was manifestly un-
fair, and as untrue as it was unjust.
Those who are familiar with the
work of w. r. Mackenzie assecretary
of the Northern Minnesota Develop.
ment Association, know that st has
been his consistent aim to have all
candidates for the legislature sign
the pledge required, regardless Of
their political affiliations, without
participating in any of the contests:
yet it was the purpose and inten-
ton of the congress held at Crooks
ton to support only those candidates
who would sign the pledge required.
Candidate Lee attributes his de-.
feat to the personal efforts of Mac
kenzie, while the facts will reveal an
entirely different situation. MIR.
Mackenzie had absolutely nothing to
do with the result in Hubbard
county, and no one knows this
better than Rudy Lee.
1t is true that large placards
we're conspicuously posted in the
precinct of Akeley, but in that pre-
cinct alone, endorsing Johnston,
Rice and Ryan, but without the
personal knowledge of Secretary Nc
kenzie. The one factor that defeat.
ed Mr.. Lee in Hubbard county was
the latter's personal attack upon L.
H. Rice, in associating him with the
brewery interests. and in Mr.. Lees
persistent advocacy of the Stone
candidacy, which was not in accord
ance with the wish of large ma
jority of Hubbard county voters.
Park Rapids is the home of both
Rice and Stone, and the vote there
resulted asfollows: Rice 215; Stone
81.
Akeley precinct: Rice 249; Stone
129.
Rice's friends merely resented
Lees statements and defeated him
Rice lis the premier booster o.
Hubbard county, and president Of
the Development Association Of thai
lcounty. Naturally be would be en-