The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1915-04-28
Beltrami Only County Of Booster A.
ISOLATION Not to Appropriate Money
for Development Work.
TO INVESTIGATE HIS DEFENSE
Vote Will Be Taken to Ascertain
Whether Ninety Per Cent Of Third
District Citizens Sustain Action.

posed to his voting in favor OF tbs
small appropriation of $3.50 for
furthering the work and support Of
the Northern Minnesota Development
association, Commissioner Hayes
from the Third district voted no.. and
: the four other commissioners yes.
when roll was called on q motion ia
voring this appropriation Tuesday af-
A committee of business men asked
the board to reconsider this prppo-
sition, as the matter was turned
down by Hayes the last time it came
up for passage. According to the
state law, the unanimous vote of the
board is required, but stubborn Mr..
Hayes refuses to do as (by his
own admission) his conscience die
tates., "Ninety per cent Of my con-
stituents are opposed to 1t and I'll
have to do as they want me to-" said
faithful" comrade Hayes. "&l.
though I would favor it myself i
Hayes Placed on Record.
After the proposition was well ex-
planned by F. s. Lycan, one of the
committee, Mr.. Hayes said: II don't
wish to change my stand at ALL" The
vote was then taken in order to
place Mr.. Hayes on record, the mo-
ton having been made by Commits
sioner Lennon of Kelliher. =,
what is your objection?" asked
H. E. Reynolds of Mr. Hayes. Then
Mr.. Hayes reluctantly admitted
that 80 per cent of the constituents
in his district were opposed to Il.
II have made lots of inquiries Of men.
in my district, and I have been all
over it, pretty near, and have yet,Aa'
lind one who Is In favor of e: Lots
that I: didn, t#speaA so RAID u M0n1&
come up again and that should on
pose this proposition. am = pef568=
ally in favor of It," said Mr.. Hayes.
Would Give One Dollar.
How much would you gtve?"
asked Mr. Reynolds. II would give
one dollar" replied Mr.. Hayes. Mr..
Reynolds then explained the advan-
tage Of Beltrami county doing its
part and clearly showed where d.
rect benefit would be derived by resi-
dents of Mr.. Hayes district, as wel1
as the rest of the county. Messrs.
Rako. Lennon, Thompson and others
took a firm stand, favoring the ap-
preparation Of $3.50 in an endeavor
to swing Mr.. Hayes. but he failed to
swing.
Attention, Third District! :.
Attention, voters! who live in Mr..
Hayes district. The feeling through
out the county is that there are just
as loyal bunch of boosters in the
Third Commissioners district a. In
other districts. Mr.. Hayes can't ind
them, although he has been pretty
near everywhere" First q word
about this appropriation.
| Beltrami county is the only county
in the association which has mot
voted it's share toward the support
of the work for 1915. This year 1t
is asked for $3.50, considerably less
than previous years, and is the only
time it has not responded. The whole
Northwest has heard of Bemidji and
Beltrami~ county through this or
ganization. Thousands of new SET
tiers have been brought here through
it's efforts. Beltrami county is tho
parent county of the association, and
to think that it cannot vote through
the board of county commissioners.
it's share, because one obstinate men,
Der votes against it.. The value de-,
rived and to be derived through hold
ing the winter meeting in Bemidji
cannot be measured in dollars and
cents Where the county gives $3.50
it will receive in return ten times
this money in actual beneflt.
To Secure Sentiment.
In order to get at the sentiment In
the Third Commissioner district,
The Pioneer has decided to make the
following offer: A three months
Subscription free to the Weekly Pio-
neer to all who will cut out the cou-
pom on page and send 1t to this Of
fee during the next ten days. Vote
Eeither way you like. II you think
that this county should boost this
development movement to the e1tsnt
of appropriating $3.50, vote yes. II
mot, vote no.
TO Show Ridiculousness.
! The idea of taking this vote ID not.
to place men on record 90 much %
to show the righteousness OF Mr..
Hayes statement, which was that 90
per cent of his constituents In the
Third Commissioners district were
Iopposed to such move and that no
had seen nearly all Of them shout
e.