The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1915-11-08

Eestablished on his fafmGShe town 81
Buchanan, prosperous little village,
now ofabout 500 population. Though
the settlers in this section of Nor
rison county are mostly Germans and
their political affiliation is largely
that of the Democratic faith yet Mr..
Buckman asealways received almost
their solid support in seeking sany
public office.
In 1873 Mr.. Buckman held his
first local Office, that of Justice of the
peace. In 1881 he was sent to the
state legislature, serving two years
in the lower shouse,q and in51883s be-
came state senator, and was in that
body for eight successive years, and
was later elected for another four
year term. Mr.. Buckman represent
ed his district in. the .fifty-eighth and
ffty-ninth. congress and while. in
Washington served as a member of
several important committees.
- Since 1880 he has lived in the
city Of Little Falls. For twenty
years he was engaged in the lumber
business and builtla sawmil at Sauk
Rapids. AtoLittle Falls he gave the
city y&Hotel Buckman, a modern house
of entertainment, containing fifty
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He was also one of the principals
in the Little Falls Packing company:
He! is one of the prominent. men in
this section of Minnesota, and has
done much in the way of public SER
vice, and his appointment to the Of
flee of deputy, United States marshal
was one based upon his singular fit
ness for public position. rer4.' -,
No sketch of Mr.. .Buckman would
be complete without some mention of
those, personal, qualities which dis
tinguish him from, all others. Those
who know him best recognize in him
many distinctive traits. BY nature
he is somewhat aggressive, yet never
extensively so. During his long pub
lie career he made many friends and
it is but just to him to say that his
host still adhere to him in the pres
ent campaign. Diplomatic in his
conduct he has that unusual faculty
so necessary to man in public life
that of making friends even among
those who are opposed to him polite
ally. Possessed of the greatest op-
timism he is never discouraged by
defeat or adversely but has the SUI
preme faculty of rebounding after ev-
cry blow. AS a former member of
congress no request made of him by
his constituents was ever too small
or humble to receive his prompt and
careful attention; and by his ac-
complishments throughout the Sixth
district he was known as good
working congressman. This course,
Mr.. Buckman states, will again be
pursued by him if the people choose
to return him to that body. sag
Mr.. Buckman is not an alarmist
He does not believe the country is
fast going to +, the demnition bow
vows. He throws no scares into the
people in coming before them solicit
ing their support. He believes in
the future of the. great state of Min
nesota: and is most loyal to it. He
has never visited any foreign coun-
try and is not ashamed of the fact.
The United States is a good enough
land a big enough country for him.
Mr.. Buckman's activities in the many
lines of business in which he has
| been engaged through his many
years association with life here in
this state. have made his name famil-
lar to most people who have ,desided
in Minnesota for any appreciable
length of time-Littls Falls Tran
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