The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-13
HAYDEN SUPPORTED
cause OF MERITS
Friends Of Blackjack Candidate for
J State Senate Aroused BY Attack Of
Sentinel Thompson Indignant.
WILSON CAN FOREsEE DEFEATo
Uses Mud Singing Methods in Effort
to Gain Favor in Losing Fight for
Nomination, Says Commissioner.

Nomination, Says Commissioner.
1T seems to me that Candidate
Wilson in his desire to grasp last
straw, feeling that his nomination
for the state senate is gradually
growing less probable, has made an
other grave mistake by his effort to
cast reflections on his opponents and
their supporters, said j. C. ThOmp-
son of Blackjack, member of the
board of county commissioners, who
is criticised by the Bemidji Sentinel
because of having formerly been in
1.-THE saloon business and now is do
ing his utmost to assist in the nom
inatiOn and election of Charles Hay
den for the state senatorship.
Has Brilliant Record.
Since his election to the board of
county commissioners two years ago,
Mr.. Thompson has established a rec
ord for accomplishments and is re-
garded highly by the residents of the
county because of his energetic and
successful efforts
Commissioner Thompson is sun
porting Mr. Hayden, following an
acquaintance of more than twenty
years, it being twenty years ago that
Mr.. Thompson built cabin for Hay
den on his homestead Their friend
ship since that time has continually
grown, and friends of both take ex-
ception to the nasty fling as being
absolutely uncalled for and counter
acting in nature - ~. a.
| Was Unanimous Choice.
| 1t. is true that Mr.. Thompson was
in the saloon business, a fact that
he does not deny. He was nomina-
| ted for county commissioner at
mass meeting held at Blackjack, at
tended by fifty-seyen voters, being
the unanimous choice and was later
elected by majority of 100 out Of
field of three candidates. His sa-
loon ownership career was brief and
the business was operated in connec-
ton with his hotel
~ am in favor of dry town and
should the liquor question be put to
the voters of Blackjack at another
election, l would spend my money in
an effort to keep the saloons out"
said Mr.. Thompson. "All my life
1 have been more or less interested
! in the prohibition movement, and in
the county in which I was born,
Fayette, in Iowa, voted dry in the
election that has since kept the sa
looms out of that county. While |
| was resident Of Aberdeen, South
Dakota, voted dry in the election
that has since kept the saloons out.
am supporting Mr.. Hayden because
of his great ability, and many quail
fications for the office and the in
situations that he is not sincere
in his county option campaign is
nothing more than direct attack
to injure the possibilities of his
nomination.
No Law to Prevent.
; There is no law" he continued,
(which prohibits newspaper man
from heralding his own qualifications,
whether true or otherwise, but I do
not wish to cast reflections on Mr..
Wilson so he will not say more. l
am confident that Mr.. Hayden is the
best man for the position. His po-
sition is always known, no matter
on how serious proposition and no
man can question his sincerity. He
will be credit to the district If
elected s-
Every Inch Man.
''Not single friend of Mr.. Hay
den or Mr.. Thompson will allow the
attack of the Sentinel to go past I'M
Needed was the comment of A. r.
Whiting, one of the most prominent
business men of Blackjack and presi-
dent of the Commercial club in that
village. 81 feel that it was abso-