The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1914-11-27
GORDON GIVES
LIST OF PLEDGES
Speakership Candidate Gives
Out SIS Names and Claims
Enough More to Win.

Sam Y. Gordon today challenged the
claim of H. H. Flowers, his rival for
the spcakership Of the Minnesota
house, and made the first definite
showing Of strength in the race. Mr..
Flowers again today claimed that he
will have 70 votes, and said that he
now has 81, OF clear majority of
the house, absolutely pledged.
Mr.. Gordon sent out letter to
house members, giving the names of
81 men pledged to him, and stating
that he has additional assurances from
enough to give him a majority. He
added to his pledged list today and
made it public.
1--WE now have 81 actual and definite
pledges" said Mr.. Gordon, land sew
eral more are coming in a day or two.
have positive assurance from dozen
or more men claimed by the other side,
5i1at they are not tied up, so it is i'm
possible that Mr.. Flowers can have as
many definite promises of support as
l have. At no time has he made pub.
&c the names Of his supporters or of
my part of them"
Gordon's New List.
MIR. Gordon made public Sc names
cday, with the statement that six 9TH
RS have signed but requested that
heir names be not made public for
ne present. The Sc names announc-
d are:
A. S. Larson, Sandstone; Theodore
Christensen, Dawson; A. F. Telgen,
Montevide; Albert Hauser, Sleepy
Eye; Andrew Olien, Clarkfield; J. H.
Erickson, Clinton; Ole A. Pikon, Elbow
Lake; Paul W. Clifford, Minneapolis;
John Swanson, Minneapolis; T. J..
Johnson, Fergus Falls; C. H. Warner,
Altkln; A. +. Pratt, Anoka; Elmer F.
Adams, Fergus Falls; B. L. Weld,
slayton; liver ]. Lee, Starbuck; w. +.
Norton, Minneapolis; A. V. Anderson.
Goodhue; Elias Nordgren, Sunrise:
Tobias Hoganson, stewartville; G. B.
Bjornson, Minneota; Gilbert sorhaton.
Austin; H. 0. Thompson, Amboy; O..
I. stenvick, Bagley; P. J. Marvin,
Minneapolis; C. L. Stevens Warren:
:. E. Southwick, Wells; Knute Knut-
:on, Benson; John B. Sanborn, St..
Paul; Henry Holmes, Big Lake; Carl
A. Void, Alexandria; T. T. Morgan,
Crookston; P. H. Frye, Willmar;
Thomas Tollefson, West Concord;
Leavitt Corning, St. Paul; William L.
Bernard, Duluth; Paul Marschalk,
'"arroad; H. A. Putnam, Battle Lake;
q. A. Bjorklund, St. Paul; George P.
Latin, Freeborn; George M. Finn,
Medford; George w. Grant, Window;
.ars Teigen, Jackson; G. w. Dealend.
:Horthington; Gus Roehmke, Holland;
Sam Y. Gordon, Browns Valley; Thorn
IS Kneeland, Minneapolis; L. w. Vas
ally, Little Falls; J. w. Woodfill,
Two Harbors, John B. Homne, Deer
Creek; P. H. Konzen, Hallock; C. E.
Hubert, Eden Prairie; Anton Peter
son, Mora; J. E. Madigan, Maple Lake;
Magnus Johnson, Litchfield; J. w.
Wilson, Minneapolis.
Fight Settled Says Flowers.
1--WE have 81 members now absolute
Y pledged" said Mr.. Flowers today,
''and none Of the 70 we have claimed
have gotten away. The fight is settled
Mr.. Flowers attended a meeting of
members at the head of the lakes Sat-
urday night in Duluth, where of seven
present, five voted for Flowers and
two for Gordon. Three of the St. Louis
county delegates were absent.
Both candidates are holding forth to
day in their headquarters at the Mer-
chants hotel, St. Paul, where their
supporters are reporting.