The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-11-01
DEl1oC1sATe HOLD SHORT RALLY

Donahue, the candidate for attorney
general. and lesser democratic ornce-
seekers. :.
The candidates failed to arrive on
schedule time. being delayed at Gil
bert and othe y range points. Pre-
ceding their arrival the Mohami
Band. led by, Director Eugene Lau-
| gier. gave many airs on Chestnut
street and also held a short meet
ing in front Of the Fay Opera House.
The speakers arrived on the Iron
Range train and by auto. A. n.
Thompson presided as chairman AMI
ably introduced all the speakers, pr
senting w. Donahue as the fi:st
speaker of the afternoon. The initial
talker told Of the various panics ex-
perienced in this country, and alb
solved his party from all blame In
..lacing the United States in financial
difficulties at various times In is
history. The German and Mckinley
tariff BILLS Of the 'so's were explain
ed and the republican adminlstra-
.tions charged with Ringing on -
the panics occurring in this country,
including the T. r. panic in 1907.
The speaker told Of the democratic
platform adopted ut Baltimore. and
claimed his party would be returned
winners next Tuesday with the aid
Z few republican progressives. H.
strongly endorsed Woodrow Wilson's
candidacy, and told Of the 1851 cor
poration charters cancelled during
the past year by the New Jersey gov
ernor. He also referred to the
initiative and referendum, giving Mr..
Ringdal credit for being the first one
to introduce that reform in this
country, he doing 50 in 1895. He
related the political record made by
the democratic candidate for COVER
nor, and told Of the important meas
ures backed and made into state
laws through Mr.. Ringdal's work
in the state legislature. and while a
member Of me railroad and ware
house comn.:3s1 and the state
board of control.
James Natiahan was referred to as
the democrat running on the re-
publican ticket" speaking on the
same platform as Governor Eber-
hart, but supporting the initiative
and referendum to che chagrin Of
the states present executive" The
present state administration was
soundly raped by the speaker, who
closed his address by asking for Re
support of the voters 1:'esent
Peter NJ. Ringdal, the next speak
or, advocated the sale of the Vir-
ginia bonds for the benefit of settlers
who could use the Atate money at a
low rate of interest ON sufficient Sc.
curity: promised his support of the
employers liability law, and then
launched into rather long address
on the initiative and referendum
which he claimed had been. originat-
su in Switzerland over 500 years
ago. The reform was thoroughly ex-
planned. and Governor Eberhart
charged with failing to support the
measure and lodging the bill, which
the speaker claimed was the princi-
pal issue of the campaign. He
claimed the initiative and referen-
dunn would do away with the legis-
lative lobby. correst the good fel-
low" of6ce-holders and result in
vesting real political power in the
hands Of the voters. The guber-
Material candidate failed to make a
strong impression at ~Ae start Of his
address. but towards the close he
became more eloquent and was fire.
quently interrupted by long out
bursts of applause.
c. ]. Buell.. James Manahan's op-
ponent for congeessman-at-1ar
told of his FIRST visit to the range
eighteen years ago. and explained
the various tonnage tax bills in ef-
feet during his career in polite.
He claimed his party would make
the large corporations pay larger
and more just tar. and closed his
talk with an endorsement of John
Jenswold. Jr's candidacy for con-
gress, and asked for the support Of
the voters in the state and national
T lights. ~ Vessel. the state treas
urer made short talk, asking cup
port for the other state candidates
| in his party, who were not present