The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-06-06
Given Full Power?

Given Full Power?
Charles Scheers, editor of the
Akeley Herald Tribune and candi-
date for the state senate from the
Hubbard and Becker county district,
was chosen chairman of the resoll-
tons committee at the N. M. D. A.
meeting at Thief River Falls Thurs
day morning, not F. A. Wilson, as
stated in last evenings Pioneer. We
make this statement of correction in
fairness to our readers and with
apologies to Mr.. Scheers.
Information brought from the
front by returning delegates who
passed through Bemidji Friday even
ing further condemns the following
article run as the first paragraph o.
the lead story in this weeks Sen
tinel, Mr.. Wilson's paper, and brand
it as false. Upon reading over the
- resolutions as passed and accepted by
the convention, we fail to find any
reference to state land money at
three per cent. The following is the
paragraph:
Money received from state
land should be used to develop
Northern Minnesota districts
through drainage and roads and
betterment of schools, this
money to be loaned at per cent
according to resolution pre-
sented by F. A. Wilson, chair
man of the resolution commit
tee, and passed by the Northern
Minnesota Development associa-
ton, at the meeting of the as
sociation at Thief River Falls
yesterday afternoon. The ap-
pOintment of Mr.. Wilson is
signal honor for Beltrami coun-
ty, inasmuch as he was given
full power"
We find three distinct statements
in it, all three of which are untrue.
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manner Of informing the public or
rather mis-informing them has not
yet meen made known.
The first statement says: Money
received from state land should be
used to develop Northern Minnesota,
etc, this money to be loaned at three
per cent, according to a. resolution
presented by F. A. Wilson, etc." We
have been reliably informed that 40
such resolution ever reached the
resolutions committee, but was killed
in the subcommittee by a unanimous
vote.
The next statement reads: "F. A.
Wilson, chairman of the resolutions
committee According to several
members Of the resolutions commit
toe, Mr.. Wilson's name was not men,
toned as chairman on the floor of
the committee room. 1t was not
even suggested. In fact he was pres
cnt Cn'y for short time after the
committee had met, say those who
were there. One of the first things
done after the election of the COM
mittce officers, was to appoint chair
men of the subcommittee. Mr..
Wilson was not even suggested as
subcommittee chairman. What could
have been his motive in publishing
such apparent and deliberate false
hoods?
Third: And passed by the
Northern Minnesota Development as
sociation." This association as a
body never knew of the existence of
such a resolution and never had the
opportunity to vote on it.
The second sentence. or fourth
statement in the paragraph we will
not attempt to explain.
''lf that is a sample of committee
work of which Mr.. Wilson is capable,
| don't see how the voters of the 62nd
district can afford to take a chance
of sending him down to the legisla-
ture,' said a prominent member of
the committee last night. ....E
Mr.. Wilson left Thief River Falls
and is now securing the north end
OF the district and is not expected to
return to Bemidji until Sunday. We
will then be able to get the details.